NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 1905; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 11 Aug 1905 Volume 39, Number 31 Items Local and Personal Miss Anna Port of this place is visiting friends in Altoona this week. Mr. Peter Delozier of Coalport called in to see us Thursday while in town on business. Samuel McClune of Johnstown, ex-treasurer of Cambria county, spent Monday in Ebensburg on business. Miss Mabel Marshal of Johnstown is the guest of her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Young in this place this week. Mr. John Hodenshartz drove from Wilmore on Thursday and spent the day in town attending to social and business matters. Miss Hilda Denny of the Mountain House was visiting her friends, the Misses Naomi H. and Mary Heslop of Johnstown Monday of this week. Miss Mancher of Lock Haven, Miss Mancher of Pittsburg and Miss Walters of Carrolltown were the guests of Mrs. John Finn in this place Thursday. Mr. Frank Gibson, an employee of this office, is off on a month's vacation and will visit Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other points in New York state. Messrs. Frank and George Hettler and Ernest Rudisil of Altoona visited relatives and friends in Ebensburg this week, returning home Thursday evening. Miss Laura Jones of Johnstown is visiting her father, Commissioner Clerk F. B. Jones and other relatives and friends in this place. Miss Jones' visit will extend over several weeks. James A. McClain of Spangler and Col. J. L. Spangler of Bellefonte were in Ebensburg on Thursday attending to business matters in connection with the extensive coal operations in Cambria county. Attorney Thomas H. Hasson and wife of Pittsburg are spending several weeks with Mrs. Hasson's parents on Julian street. Harry's friends and they are many are pleased to learn that he is doing well in Pittsburg. Miss Minnie Stewart, stenographer in the law offices of M. D. Kittell, Esq., of Ebensburg will leave Saturday on a vacation in which she will visit Pittsburg and later several points in New York state. She will be gone about a month. Late News of County V. J. Burns of Big bend who has been very ill has so far recovered as to be able to come to Ebensburg where he will remain with his brother, on Julian street, until he recuperates sufficiently to attend to his business again. Additional Personals Paul Fenton and wife of Philadelphia are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. John Fenton of High street. By coming in contact with the sharp end of a hatchet, John F. Kerr, undertaker for Luther, Lieb & Estep sustained a very painful injury to his right hand. Miss Mary Little of Corapolis accompanied by Master John O'Donovan of Shousetown, returned home Wednesday after having spent about a week with Miss Ella Byrne of the East ward. McKenrick Family Reunion The children and grandchildren of J. F. McKenrick, Esq., held a family reunion at their pleasant home on Julian street last week. Those present were Paul L., wife and children of Kittanning Pa.; Carl R., wife and child of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. James Dick and child of Baltimore; Leo F., wife and child of Ebensburg; Mrs. E. H. Davis and her four children of Ebensburg; Miss Lulu, Elsie and Ivan J., who are at home. This is the first time in five years that all were present at the same time. Sons of Veterans Camp Mustered In J. C. Stineman Camp No. 210 Sons of Veterans of South Fork was mustered in Friday evening by W. A. G. Lape, commander of Speer Orr camp No. 14 of Johnstown, who had been detailed by John Barr, division commander, assisted by the other officers and members. There were 54 charter members of which 47 were present to be mustered in. The remaining seven will be mustered in Friday evening, August 11. DEATHS Killed By Auto Atlantic City Boy Runs in Front of Johnstowner's Vehicle In a suburb of Atlantic City Monday evening, the automobile owned and driven by George W. Swank of the Swank Hardware company of Johnstown, struck and perhaps fatally injured a little four year old Philadelphia boy named Ruhland Van Dusen. The father had been away and was coming home on a trolley car and it was while running to meet him that the child met his injuries, the parent being a witness to the catastrophe. The little boy, it seems, ran directly in front of the auto in crossing the street and the machine, which was going at a pretty lively clip, could not be stopped or even slackened before it struck the child. Killed by Lightning Johnstown Boy Finds Death in West Taylor Township Dennis Sullivan, a 14 year old boy of Johnstown, was killed by lightning Sunday in West Taylor Township. Shortly after noon Sunday the Sullivan boy and a number of companions started to walk up the Benshoof Hill road to the Wissinger farm in West Taylor township to look at some pigeons which David Teeter who operates the place had been telling them about on Saturday. They had finished their inspection of the birds and were about to start for home when the sudden appearance of the storm caused them to hesitate in the barn. Dennis Sullivan and two companions were standing in front of a door leading into the hog pen when there was a sudden blinding flash. When young Sullivan's two friends recovered from the shock they were horrified to see their companion lying on the ground. He was dead. Eugene Blows Up Altoona, August 10 The big freight engine No. 2445 of the middle district of the Pennsylvania railroad blew up this morning at Bellwood at 6:55 a.m. as it was hauling a [word faded] train of coal and merchandize to Harrisburg. The explosion came without warning and as a result two men were killed and one injured while 14 cars were piled up and wrecked. The explosion is said to have been the result of the too little water in the boiler though no official cause has been assigned by the railroad officials. The dead are: Nicholas Murphy, engineer, aged 47 years of Altoona. J. A. Lucas, fireman, aged 25 years of Altoona. The injured are: J. R. Halligan, conductor of Harrisburg, sprain of the left leg. George R. Barnhart, conductor of Altoona, [bruises, words faded] The freight which left Altoona shortly before [faded] o'clock in charge of conductor George R. Barnhart and crew and was hauled by Engine No. 2245 with Engineer Nicholas Murphy at the throttle, with J. A. Lucas, as the fireman. In making up the train in the Altoona Yard, Engineer Murphy had engine No. 1994 put in a collision with a draft of cars, it was damaged and engine No. 2245 was substituted. Before they left the yard on the strip east, the cabin was derailed and after it had been replaced on the rails, the train pulled away from the city. It was running along at the rate of 15 miles an hour and when about 200 yards west of the tower at Bellwood, Engineer Murphy tried to put on the injector but there was too little water in the boiler so then came a roar followed by a loud report and the big boiler exploded. It rose to the air and fell a distance of 200 feet on the track. Engineer Murphy was thrown to the side of the tracks while his Fireman Lucas was buried clear across the tracks into a field. They were both living when picked up and were quickly placed on a train and hurried to the Altoona hospital. Lucas died enroute while Murphy reached the institution and lingered until 9:00 when he passed away. Conductor Barnhart was in the cabin and he was knocked down by the force of the explosion and received a number of body bruises. He was brought back to his home in this city. The explosion caused the wreckage of 14 cars of the train. Extra No. 2163 Eastbound ran into the wreckage on an adjoining track with but little damage. Conductor J. R. Halligan of Harrisburg, to escape injury, jumped and sustained a sprain of the left leg and body bruises. He was taken to this home in Harrisburg. John H. Parsons, a Pittsburg division engineer, had a narrow escape from death by the explosion. He was riding to his home in Tyrone on Murphy's engine and just before it blew up he started back over the train to the cabin. He had only gone over a dozen cars when the engine went up. He was slightly hurt by being struck by several pieces of wood from the engine cab. The officials stated that the only cause they can assign for the blowing up of the engine was low water in the boiler. An investigation is to be made to determine the exact cause. Engineer Murphy was aged 47 years and had been employed by the company for the past 20 years. He ran first out of Huntingdon but came to this city several years ago and has since run over the middle division. He is survived by his wife and five children. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Red Men and the Presbyterian church. John A. Lucas, the dead fireman, was a native of Centre county and was aged 25 years. He came to Altoona 12 years ago and had since resided here and for several years had been in the employ of the company. He is survived by his wife and one child, also by his parents and several brothers and sisters. David Kirkpatrick Mrs. George McPike of Altoona has received at telegram announcing the death of her brother-in-law, David Kirkpatrick, at his home on Coney Island. He was aged 60 years and for a number of years had been Chief of the Coney Island Fire Department. His wife, a sister of Mrs. McPike, died a year ago. George McPike, a well known printer, is a son of H. A. McPike, formerly editor of the Ebensburg FREEMAN.