The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04

| "A Nlel6 gasoline Motor Car, made In
Warren, has been placed on the s. x T.
Railway. The car was brought down
to Nebraska from Sheffield Monday night
and made Its first trip up the road Tues.
day morning. 1t has been having some
trouble from heating journals, but when
these difficulties are smootbed out 1t will
make a fine passenger service for the
road. The car Is 70 feet long and will
seat comfortably 4S passengers, but the
seating capacity can be increased In an
emergency. The makers of the car wish
ing conditions and have placed it on the
s. < Il. road for month. Whether the
y. * Il. management purchases the car
will depend on how we'll IL makes good.
During the storm which passed over
this section Sunday evening shortly after
nine o'clock lightning struck George
Mondays best farm barn located on the
right of the road leading to Hunters sta
tion, two miles below Tionests. The fire
that ensued consu med the stru ucture In a
very short time. Fortunately Mr.. Mon
day had turned his horses and all the
livestock out to pasture during the day
thus saving them from cremation, as all
the contents, buggy, two sets OF harness
and some farm implements, were burned
up, the fire being so fierce that these
articles could not he rescued. The loss
on the building is MT less than 500 on
which there was an insurance of $500,
The loss on con ents will total about S75,
fully covered by insurance.
The barn connected with the Maple
Shade Hotel, at Tylersburg, was totally
destroyed by fire which broke out about
2:3O last Saturday morning. When dis
covered the fire had gained such head
way that 1t could not be checked. The
property was owned by John Oudett,
who purchased the Central House from
Christ. Miller about year ago. At that
time he moved over to the Central, and
since then the Maple Shade property has
been vacant. The building was a one
story structure, about 50x50 feet. 1t con-
tanned nothing OF value and the loss will
not be heavy. We understand there was
some insurance. The origin of the fire ID
not known. The barn of George Brews'
ter, standing across an alley from the
burned building, was on fire but was
saved.
The criminal charges of involuntary
manslaughter, growing out of the break
ing of the dam at Austin, Pa, September
30, 1911, which resulted in the loss of 81
lives and practically obliterated Austin, 6
village of 5000 persons, was to have come
to trial against George c. Bayless. presi'
dent, and Frederick M. Hamlin, super
intendent of the Bayless Pulp and Paper
company, owners of the dam, at Wells
boro, Pa, on Monday. Upon the repre-
sensations of the defendants that fair
trial could not be had in Potter county,
Pa, where the catastrophe occurred, a
change OF venue was granted to Tioga
county year ago. Several times the
trial of the cases had been postponed, but
District Attorney Harry Nelson stated
that he will now insist that there be nc
further postponement. The Austin dam
horror occurred nearly two years ago and
the fact that the trial could be STAYED of
this long tends to show how lax the
authorities are in bringing to punish
ment those responsible for such catastro-
phes.