Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-02-15
ACCIDENTS.


When the rails on the steep grade
connecting S. Mexican ST. with Centre
Ave. are covered with ice that becomes
as dangerous piece Of street car track
as YOU can find Last Saturday morn
ing car. equipped with the old style
brakes, slid down the incline in hurry
and then few across the bridge and
over the B. & o. and crashed into car
| on the Centre Ave. track. That nobody
was hurt and that the car crossed the
B. & o. tracks in a straight line was
little short of marvellous. II can't do 1t
again.
Allie Curry a daughter of Edward
| Curry of Harlansburg, formerly OF Bnt-
| Ter. was burned TO death in Mrs XII
doos cellar. last Friday. Her parent 8
were visiting in Jacksville and had left
the child in Mrs Kildoo's care. but A.
lie found her way to the cellar, and set
her clothing on fire.
Engineer E. c.. Miller had leg brok-
en-, and three engines and some cars
were damaged by collision in the
| Bessie yards, east of town. last Thurs
day A yard engine with string OF
car backed out of a siding in front of a
double header
Peter Marchetti, an Italian laborer at
the Car Works, was struck by a p. r.
81 P. train in the cut near the Butler
brewery, last Saturday evening, and in
stantly killed He was 2S years Of age
and unmarried, but has three brothers
living here. The swiftly moving train
drew him under the wheels, and he was
decapitated.
Bruno Peggano, an italian laborer on
the Bessie fell into a car load of hot
ashes and Stag at Queens Junction last
Sunday and went through the car to the
track. He was so horribly burned that
he died at the Hospital few hours after.
This Stag is brought from the mills at
Pittsburg and remains hot for long
time. 1t is used for filling between the
ties
Ed. Reed, formerly of slipperyrock
twp was shot and killed by an Italian
at No. 8 mine, Mercer county, last Fri
day evening.
Beta Carnozoly. miner for the
Hamilton company, near billiards, had
his eyes blown out by the premature
explosion of blast, last week, and was
taken to the Mercer Hospital
Geo Joknuiski, a Car Works SIav,
was struck in in the stomach, some
days ago, and died of peritonitis, last
Saturday. at his home in Red Row.
While Mrs. Rose Birgbickler of
Summit twp. was driving the horses
operating a horsepower thrashipg ma
chine few days ago her foot slipped
and her heel was caught in the cogs,
manglIng it badly.
Mark Mckee of Institute Hill had the
fingers of his left hand lacerated by a
machine at the Phillips shop, Tuesday
Meal Cordi died at the Mercer hospi-
tai Tuesday morning of last weeA.
Cordi. while at work in a quarry at
Harrisville on Dec. 1G, sustained frac-
ture of the skull by being struck by
falling stone. Twenty days later he
was taken to the Mercer hospital, and
an operation was performed by DR..
Weidman. 1t was found that frag-
ments of stone and the fractured bones
had penetrated the membrane surround
ing the brain and lacerated and be-
come embedded in the brain tissue. The
man rallied from the operation, but lat
er the brain tissue protruded through
the wound and he became blind. A
second operation was Tesorted to as
last chance for saving his life, and an
ounce and half of brain were remov-
ed He rallied from the operation, but
his condition was such that no hope for
his recovery could be given and he died
two weeks after the operation had been
performed. The remains were taken
in charge by friends.