The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-30
KEYSTONE STATE CU[[INGs
ESCAPED FROM OFFICERS
Two Morsanza Boys Jump Out Of
Car Window While Train 10
Moving and Escape.

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Moving and Escape.
Two Morganza boys escaped from
State Parole Officer George M. Per.
mar at Transfer, 30 miles north of
New Castle, by making a headlong
dive through the car window when
the train was running 40 miles an
hour. Permar secured the boys at
Erie and had them manacled together
In the seat behind him. While he sat
talking with a friend Just after the
train had pulled out Of Transfer and
had attained speed the boys dove
through the window. The alarm was
given and the train backed to the
point of escape but the boys had dis
appeared.
After a short idleness for repairs
the Carnegie Steel Companys blast
furnace in Sharon resumed operation,
affecting about $50 hands. The COM
pany Is planning to install the Mon
nell, or direct metal, system at the
North works. At present the pig
iron from the furnace Is allowed to
cool, but with the Monnell system 1t
will be taken in molten state to the
open-hearth department. That sys-
tenn Is now working successfully at
South Sharon. The Fanny blast fur
mace at West Middlesex also resumed
to-day after a six weeks idleness.
A large frame shanty used by the
latorers employed on the straghten-
ing of the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks at Tyrone was destroyed by
fire. Many of the wardrobes of the
occupants were consumed, together
with money which most of them had
secreted in their lockers and trunks.
Over $1,000 in money was burned up.
Contractor H. S. Kerbaugh's loss Is
$500. The fire was caused in pecu-
liar manner. A gasoline lamp burn
ing In the shanty was blown out. The
next man to come in struck a match
and the escaping gas was ignited.
causing an explosion.
The New Castle forge and bolt
works was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire, throwing over 300
men out Of employment. The entire
forge department, containing valu-
able machinery, gas generators, etc,
burned having caught supposedly from
the gas. The engine rooms operat-
Ing the remaining departments were
destroyed. President G. ]. Kirk says
the loss will reach over 100000, with
Insurance of $4,000. All the de-
partments were called and it took
three hours to get the fire under con-
troll.
The eleventh annual reunion Of the
old Atlantic and Great Western rail-
road employees was held in Meadville
and the attendance was exceptionally
large. Kent, O., was chosen as the
next meeting place and the following
officers were elected: President.
Charles Bortz, Kent, O.; vice presi.
dent, M. II. Kicker, Gallon; treas
urer, John Eckert, Meadville; secre-
tary, w. E. Nichols, Meadville. The
secretary reported that there are
II, ,2S members of the organization on
the roll.
State Health Commissioner Dixon
has appointed the medical examiners.
of the Baltimore e. Ohio railroad to
be special railroad medical inspectors
in the department of health. They
will receive no salary from the state.
The commissioner is cooperating with
the chief medical inspectors of the
Pennsylvania railroad in guarding
against an invasion Of yellow fever
from every possible danger point.
The sawmill and company store of
Hyde & Routt, contractors for the
Grandin Lumber company at Eagle
Rock, IL miles east of Oil City, to-
gether with 5000 900 feet of new lum-
Der, were destroyed by fire Fire
men with steamers from this city
and Warren succeeded in checking the
flames, which started from the boiler
in the mill. The loss is estimated at
$40 900.
Plans for consolidating the Penn
sylvania and Mahoning Valley lines,
operating the local lines of Youngs-
town and New Castle, and the inter-
urban lines; the Sharon local and in
terurban lines and the Park and Falls
line of Youngstown, are ready, and
the proposition is to be submitted to
the stockholders.
An epidemic of typhoid fever has
| broken out in the vicinity Of Nc
Cleary postoffice, Butler county and
within a week % cases have develop
ed The first case was fatal. The
whole countryside attended the funeral
and within three days there were
seven new cases.
The general store of Jennings &
Artess at Bradleytown, which con-
| tanned the postoffice, was entered by
burglars Monday night and $120 worth
of stamps stolen.
Frank Adams Is in the Washington
hospital as the result of injuries in
| flicted by another boy with whom he
quarreled over the possession of a
| dog.
Mrs. Nancy Wilson was burned to
death at her home near Laurel, Fay.
ette county. A lamp she attempted
| to blow out exploded.
James X. Smith, a brakeman on
the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
railroad, was killed while making a
coupling, near Ernest.