Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-04
ACCIDENTS.

A young stranger who bought B. r.
& p. ticket to Montreal. last Wednes-
day, in Butler, stepped off the train at
Silver Springs. N Y and shot himself
through the head. He is said TO be
known in Punxsutawney.
A. J. Buchanan of Mercer twp. fell
from bridge into the Beaver river, a
few days ago, but was not seriously in-
jured.
r Geo. Scott. Bessie freight conductor,
was badly hurt by fall from a car,
last week, and was taken to the Hospit-
al
John Summerville of Worthington.
fell from building and was so badly
injured that he died, last week. He
was related to Prothonotary Clark, DR..
Clark and Mrs. DIR. J. w. Mckee.
Arthur Hovis, formerly of Butler.
was hurt by the explosion of boiler at
Marietta, O., a few days ago.
James Quigley, a switchman at the
Car Works. fell upon the track and had
| one arm cut off. He was taken to the
| hospital where the arm was amputated
near the shoulder. 49,,
| The Car Works here doesn't furnish
all the fatal accidents An Italian was
killed at West Winfield quarry, the
Saturday before Xmas, by the roof fall
ing upon him.
A young man named Campbell was
caught in the machinery of the flour
mill in Parkers Landing. Tuesday
| morning, and crushed to death.
Jos Daugherty, Jr., a brakeman on
| the p. r, r. had foot crushed in the
Allegheny yards, few day ago, and is
| being cared for at the Allegheny Gener-
| al r
Thomas Porter of w. Clay st. stepped
into pan of hot water, Saturday even
| ing, In his home and had his foot SC
badly scalded that the skin peeled of
when the woolen sock was removed.
A team belonging to Geo. Berkbicklel
Of Summit twp, left standing al
Walters mill, Saturday afternoon
took fright and ran away. The sprina
wagon to which they were hitched was
demolished The team, dragging the
wrecked wagon, was stopped in front Of
w. A. Fishers grocery by Chas
Liebler.
Victor o. B. Wise of W. North St, q
yard conductor of the Car Works. was
instantly killed New Years morning by
the fall of some steel beams upon him
He was walking alongside train a.
the time, the cars Of which were piled
high with steel, which jar caused tC
fall upon him and break his neck. Mr.
| Wise was formerly b. 81 o. railroad
man and came to Butler about five
years ago from Foxburg.
Henry Nameth, coal miner of neal
| Ferris, Venango twp, was found hang
ing, dead, to tree near his house. las
| Friday morning and frozen stiff.
number of miners, all foreigners, were
at his house the previous night, hat
been drinking and quarreling there
and Nameth was last seen, alive, about
midnight, when he is said to have beer
intoxicated. Murder was suspected bu1
the Coroner's jury could secure NJ
evidence to that effect.
| James Renno, -year-old sod o.
shot through the arm by Joseph Welnel
aged ten years. Tuesday after
noon.6 The boys were playing with 6
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The car works kept up its bad record
for fatalities by the killing of Michael
Zendri, hooker-on attending yaro
crane, Tuesday afternoon. After help
ing attach load Zendri walked beside
the crane as it proceeded along the
track. He stumbled and fell, the trucks
caught his clothes and pulled him under
the wheels. which passed over his
thighs, one leg was severed close to the
body Zendri was carried to the hos
pital room in the store room. where he
was attended by Father Bekovic of the
Greek Catholic church. His wife and
two little children were summoned and
he kissed them and bid them good
| bye He was taken to the hospital
| where he died. He was forty-two years
of age
VIM Winkler, Bessie fireman, had
some ribs fractured by fall from an
engine at Housewife