Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-07-14
ACCIDENTS.

"a bolt from the Blue" struck down
two horses for AL Shanor OF Muddy
creek twp, Tuesday.
John H Cumberland of Concord twp.
fell from height of 40 feet in der
rick in the Specify field, Tuesday
morning, and was so seriously injured
that fatal results are feared
During a storm Wednesday evening
last barn belonging to Harvey Park IN
Middlesex twp. was struck by hghtnlng
but was not burned. The house OF
Henry Crummy in Glade Mills was also
struck and Mrs. Crummy was knocked
down and rendered unconscious.
Ira Kaufman of Adams twp. fell
from a shifting engine at Gallery last
Sunday. was run over and instantly
killed. He was a brother of Alvin
Kaufman, who was killed by being
crushed between the bumpers of two
cars about two months ago, and son
of Geo Kaufman of Adams twp.
Geo. Schwillie fell from hay-loft,
Sunday, breaking his wrists and inJur-
ing his face.
F. S. Carpenter, manager of the New
Castle Street Car Co. was accldently
shot and killed while examining re-
yolyer in bank, last Saturday.
James Starr of Institute Hill had four
ribs broken at the National Supply Cos
warehouse. Thursday, by being struck
in the side by the end of hand truck.
S. d. limerick, a grocery driver was
thrown from his wagon, Saturday, by
a collision with a street car, which Kill
ed bis horse and crushed his wagon.
Geo. SNYDER, Bessemer trainman,
was killed at North Bessemer, last
week.
Arthur Foster, son Of Alex. Foster of
Parker, formerly of Chicora, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed last
Saturday morning, July 9th. He, with
some other young men, were building a
band stand on the knob" at Parker
when a storm came up and the boys
took refuge in stable nearby. Every
bone in the boys body was broken or
crushed by the bolt, and one OF his
companions was severely shocked
Arthur was a fine young man, was ID
his 21st year, and had almost complet-
ed a course in electrical engineering.
He was buried from the home OF his
grandmother, Mrs. Barney Frederick OF
Chicora, Monday.
While at work on a drilling well at
Rinehart, w. Va, July 1st, Charles
Schmick, of Clarksburg, W. Va. met
with an accident which caused his
death. He was a SON of Peter Sohmlck
of Institute Hill and had been success
| ful operator in the w. Va fields.
Although the sale of highly explosive
implements of celebration was stopped
by the police. Butler managed to run
up a rather large LIST of accidents on
| the Fourth.
Mike Parniski picked up a cannon
cracker and had three fingers blown off.
John Snodgrass of II. North st. found
! a bomb at the Park, took il home and
exploded it enjur1ng his side and arm
Willie Graham, 13 years old, N. Nc.
Kean ST. had his right hand burned ano
| one finger nail torn off by fire cracker
J. Dashbargh, Carbon Centre, wa:
| struck in the eve by q cannon cracker
and II was feared for time the sigh
of the member had been destroyed.
Herman Smith of Herman had his
arm broken in ball game.
Tuesday young son Of John Mine
/ hart OF Howard ST, had his left wris1
broken by falling from tree.
Henry johnson, a son OF Alex John
SON of E. Penn St, was knocked from
a crowded car and lit on the back OF hi
head. cutting it badly.
| Col. o. G. Redic had bis left leg bad
| ly bruised in pile of casing at Fox
burg last week.