The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-23
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|NGs
EXPLOSION INJURIES MANY
Big LadIe overturns, Metal Flows In<
to Water-Four Of the Burned
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F1fteen Workmen were injured, four
of them seriously, by a terrific OK.
plosion in the foundry department of
the Treadwell Manufacturing Company
at Lebanon. A ladle containing over
5000 pounds of hot metal was acct.
dentally overturned while being run
on a crane. The metal ran into a
"bosh" filed with water and the ex.
plosion resulted before the men
could get out of the way. The shock
of the explosion was felt all over the
city and window panes and doors of
houses in the immediate neighbor-
hood were shattered.
The engine of freight train explod-
ed in the Pennsylvania yards at Altoo-
ma, causing the wrecking of the train,
the death of two men, the injury of a
third and the damaging of the engine
of second train. The tracks were
blocked for hours. The train was
composed of coal and merchandise
cars and was going east. Engineer
Murphy was said to have been trying
the injector, which indicated that the
water was too low, when the boiler
ouuuChiy CApiouCuJ nulill5 lut GUSl-
neer to the side of the track and
throwing Fireman Lucas so yards into
a field. The latter died before he
could be moved, while Murphy expir-
ed shortly after reaching the hospital.
The train came to a sudden stop and
IA cars were piled up and wrecked.
A westbCund freight train ran into
the debris and the engine was dam
aged. Conductor Halihans feet were
sprained by the sudden stopping of
the train.
Unsuspectingly crossing into
Pennsylvania from Washington, d.
c., en- route to his home in New York,
George II. Proctor, promoter of the
defunct Summit Coal and Coke Com
pany, was arrested at Philadelphia
Saturday by Constable Milton Nor
ris of Uniontown and brought to the
county Jail on three charges of false
pretense. II is alleged that he de-
frauded local parties out of $4,000
in connection with the concern which
he was promoting. The three infor-
nations against him were made by
3. e. Dilliner, Levi Francis and
dropped out Of the concern and the
stock proved to be worthless, Proctor
returned to New York. He had moth.
ing to say about the charges.
The Latrobe Electric Light Com.
pany has purchased the plant of the
Derry Electric Light Company. 1t
is stated that the intention is to sup
ply the current for the Westmoreland
county street railway. Latrobe, Der
ry Bradenville, Loyalhanna, Maches-
newtown and other intermediate
points will be furnished with elec-
trio light from the Latrobe plant.
Horseshoers of Westmoreland coun-
ty are greatly perturbed over the we'll
authenticated report that glanders,
the most dreaded disease among
horses, has made its appearance in
violent form. Two valuable driving
horses belonging to a farmer three
miles east of Greensburg have been
killed and a dozen others are being
watched for developments.
Oliver Ritter, of Allentown, aged A
years, committed suicide after att
tempting to kill his wife. Mrs. Rit-
ter was choked into insensibility by
her husband, who rushed from the
house telling his children that he in
tended kill himself His body was
found later hanging to a tree some
distance from his home. Mrs. Rit-
ters condition is serious
Thomas H. Davies, of Chagrin
Falls, o., crawled under Lake Shore
car at Sharon and went to sleep. An
engine moved the car, and both his
legs were cut off, as result of which
he died in the hospital. John Viper
was doing at the South Sharon coke
plant when leveler struck him in the
side. He was taken to the hospital
and will probably die.
Edward Mcnamara died from injur-
les received in being run down by a
Pennsylvania lines train at Green
vile. He lay on the track all night
and was discovered at dawn. Two
weeks ago James Gunter was killed
at almost the same spot.
Rev. C. S. Tinker, Of Newark, N. J..
has accepted call to the pastorate
of the First Baptist church at Green
Vile. His first pastorate was in
Greenville and he later preached at
Sharon, going from that place to
Newark a few years ago.
P. Auslander a Baltimore and Ohio
telegraph operator at Cassel-
man was held up Saturday night by
two masked highwaymen and reliev.
ed of his watch, a diamond ring, and
all his money, which amounted to
1925.
Boys playing with matches set fire
to the stable of Stanton D. Sipe at
and the building to-
gether with fine driving horse was
destroyed. The horse refused 10 be led
1ut cf the flames by the fremen.
Prof. J. S. 2est. for several years
OF the North Hunting
don township schools, Westmoreland
county, has been appointed as a
government teacher in the Philippine
Stands.
Merchants of Manor, Jeanette, Ir-
win, Penn and Larimer held their an
nual picnic at Oakford Park. Stores
as well as industrial establishments
were closed and 5000 people enjoyed
the outing.