NEWS: Items from the Morning Tribune, February 12, 1891, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, February 12, 1891 Painfully Injured William Allen, who resides on Eighteenth avenue between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, employed in the upper shops, was the victim of a very painful, if not serious, accident yesterday afternoon at about half-past 1 o'clock. He is a carpenter under Foreman Thomas McKiernan, and while a number of men were raising a heavy beam, in some manner, it fell over, one end striking Allen in the right side, fracturing a rib and cutting a gash in his head. The ambulance was summoned and he was taken to the hospital. His injuries were dressed there and he was then taken to his home. Broke His Arm. On Saturday last Mr. John B. Boggs, who resides on the east side of the city, while walking in his back yard, slipped and fell on his arm, breaking the member. He was assisted to his house and a physician summoned, who reduced the fracture. Mr. Boggs is one of the oldest residents of this city and has a host of friends who sympathize with him in his affliction and wish him a speedy recovery from the effects of the accident. At the Mayor's Office. George Bender, who some time ago made the murderous assault on Officer Wynekoop, was placed in the lock-up again last night. He had been adjudged insane and sent to the asylum at Harrisburg, from which institution he escaped, coming back to his home here. Hospital Notes. The name of the patient admitted Tuesday was Lightfoot and not Lightner as it appeared yesterday. James Shafler, who was so seriously burned in the cellar at Cunningham's barber shop on Christmas night, was discharged yesterday. J. W. Benner, of 309 Seventh avenue, received attention for an incised wound of the scalp. He is employed as a brakeman in the yard under Conductor Mart Walls and was hurt by a pin snapping in two, one end striking him on the head. Newton Nowlin, a laborer in the yard, was admitted. He was engaged in cutting a rail when it broke before he expected it to, one end striking him on the left leg, causing a painful contusion. He boards at Ninth avenue and Eleventh street. E. E. Hagel, a flagman on the middle division, residing at 710 Fifth avenue, was treated yesterday for an incised wound of the head, received while he was turning a switch at the GD office by the stirrup of a car striking him on the member. P. M. McDonald, an employee of the freight shop, of 1112 Fifteenth avenue, had a contusion of the left eye dressed. The injury was caused by his being struck by a chip of wood which flew up from a piece of lumber which he was cutting down with an adz. A New Fire Company Organized. The Eighth ward is one of the largest wards in Altoona, both in population and in the number of buildings. There was a time when Fourth street was its eastern limit, but that marker has been passed and square after square of buildings have been put up. Its people have experienced considerable uneasiness relative to the absence of fire protection - that is they are of the opinion that the distance of the fire apparatus in other parts of the city from them is such as would necessarily admit of a conflagration attaining considerable more headway than it would if a company was located in their midst. For some time, therefore, the question of forming a fire company composed of Eighth ward citizens, has been agitated with the result that a meeting of those favorable to the project was called for Kline's hall last evening. The meeting came off, and was well attended and a company composed of forty members was formed. The organization will be known as the Hope Steam Fire Company of Altoona No. 8. The following officers were elected: President, A. R. Garrettson; secretary, E. J. Brant; treasurer, Samuel Hutchison. The new company is composed of good material. [Last page of this issue is unreadable.]