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Indiana Messenger, Indiana PA, January 20, 1869



MARRIED



Dr. Wm. STEWART, of Armagh, to Lizzie CLARK, daughter of

James Clark, Esq., of West Indiana, on January 7th, by

Rev. A. McElwain.



Thomas BUSHMAN, of Pittsburgh, to Mary A. NIXON, of

Indiana, PA, on February 6th, in Pittsburgh, by Rev.

Miller.



DEATHS



Elizabeth CONDRON died on January 17th, at the home of her

son, Marrion Condron, in West Mahoning Twp., at the age of

83(?) years. (NOTE:  might be 88 years)



Edith May FLEMING died on the 16th inst, of brain fever, at

the age of 1 year, 1 month, and 7 days.  She was the daughter

of John S. and Angeline Fleming.



MISCELLANEOUS



TERRIBLE DISASTER.--Early on last Monday morning, six miners

in the employ of the Cambria Iron Company, near Johnston, were

sent to an abandoned ore drift to remove the rails that were in

it.  The drift had not been worked for about one year.  Five of

the men entered it while one remained outside about ten feet

from its mouth.  When they had proceeded into the drift about

one hundred feet, Joseph BOLTZ being in advance about fifty

feet of the others, the hydrogen gas which had accumulated in

the mine was ignited from the miner's lamp which was attached

to his cap.  He was not injured, for as the gas ignited he fell

down, and the explosion passed over him, thus escaping its

shock.  The men fifty feet behind him received the shock and

were badly injured.  Conrad TESTER, just from Germany, was

fatally injured; Patrick MCALEER, slightly; Frank BOLTZ, father

of Jos. BOLTZ, mortally; James GEORGE, Wm. WILLS, and Frederick

MCINTYRE, slightly.  The shock was very severe.  The men were

principally injured about the head, by flying stones, gravel, or

sticks.  One man's cap was blown out of the drift one hundred and

fifty feet.  Stones and sticks were thrown out my the concussion.

Frank BOLTZ and Conrad TESTER are both death.