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r -<b- -*- SL+'flL. -„ •=r-:r:rr: M <s> m- A ij0\ ~t id- *F I I\ 'I I I • # fit W eMP* HECR: ARRESTED George F. Stew Charged With Manslaughter For the Death of Fireman Ryan at the Lehigh Wreck at Geneva Junc- tiou.-^Ee lei* BBs Post and _ lost His iBearings, Held for manslaughter l\ This is the pr#ietment that En- gineer George F. jShaw finds'himself in as a result of j the Coroners jury held Monday in Ji3a&t Geneva to de- termine the causef of death' of John Ryan, the fireman^ wbo lost his life in the wreck at Geneva'Junction early on the morning of fJune 10th. Coroner 0. H. |Wright of Geneva > was deputized by the Seneca County coroner to hold he inquest. \The facts wer.e thoroughly brought out-»by his apt and well glut questions with the above surpris!||* result. Th^'^tecfc'oecuped at 3:37-o l clock in thf nVorniDg. gA. long west bound freight train was Standing in the yard taking water whenj Engine No. 513 in charge of Engineer Shaw and Fireman Ryan came along sjjnd crushed into the caboose, killing the fireman and seri ously injuring Conductor Clear who was in the cab ooseiof the freight train. The wreck caught fire and when Ryan's body was |ecovered at about 6: o'clock that morning it was partially incinderated. f There were bpt two witnesses sworn but that was all sufficient to bring out all-the facts and both'were railroad men, one?ah official and the other an employe^ of the Lehigh Val- ley railroad. Engineer Sbawi vas first sworn and although cajationj^l by the coroner his feSf GonttBuea from 1st page- e At *fcW close of the adrtress the awaro%- ingoi^zas^aTid conferring of degreaa was made. Foltewidg is a programme of thje^dc6asi6n and th«> degrees conferred: '>*; '\. \ ' Music. •-••' Prayer. . ORATIOSI: \A Eagaft's Ideas of'Morality.'- , •' . WARREN WADE WAT. ORATION:. \ The_ Responsibility of College- ^^ced.Hea In Society, HERBERT HEJiOtT HEYWOOD FOX. ORACPPN: \'Mattnew tirnold-Tlie Poet THE TitBW NESTER.HOTEL., admissions were|} immediate issuiu his arrest which inquest was Ovetj man and feels hia Shaw testified 513, left Mancb '• suflicient for the of a warrant for , served when the He is a young |sgjrace keenly. at Vhis engine, No. ter at 7:13 on the evening before, and was coupled with engine No.»,f)16 asf a double-header to Alpine, a station \on the mam line near \Watkins B^s instructions were to run extra ba^k to Manchester which he started to do Without turning around. $)n the return trip his engine was pi&sed by extra train No* 765 at Lodi, le time being 2:12 A. |i. mis, engin^ 'followed this train ten minutes later |~ pinning at the rate wesfeiol. Variok, Sf §*w left the trottle to walk back to thi tender to see how the water stood inutile, tank. He told the fireman at tli&, time that he in- tended to catch ftp. with the train ahead and help it over the hill to Manchester. Shaw swore that at this time he lost his bearings in the darkness and did not'know whajjt part of the road he wa& on., He fad no ridea that he \was coming at a- high rate of speed into the Geneva yard. He had barely returned to tbe cab when he saw a few feet ahead th# outline of a freight train. , He reversed the lever but it was too late. The sand pipes were useless as they w<|ie behind the driv- ing wheels. Hf cast an instants Took behind and »|aw the firemen at tbe boiler head.wfth his back toward the § tep as thougl about to jump. Corner Wright^ then asked a few questions \ Are you in the habit of leaving your trot$e when pulling a train?\ \ t - '\ \No sir, We usually .have abreakman tp do that but thejre was none on fche •engine so I went myself.\ •=* 'Don't you een|ider it a rather dan- gerous thing to les^e your trottle and go back to the te,n|er,?\ « (T t turned out;to be dangerous? in this ease. We are subject to many dangers^\. r i Mghaw took a longtime to anawer. the questions tqf / *%1UC*L Foreman Bickford objected.,, tie \Objected tjo Ms hesitancy and faid that • the jury Wanted frank and open statements. Shaw continued,: p \I suppose I needn't have left'my engine at all. I tfotild as well have re- quested the fireman to- measure the water. . I bad no J>rd>y to push the extra to Manchester but tbe quicker the freight got over the division the better the company fould be pleased and besides I wosW get ta the end of my run, sooner? I lost my beam- ings on account?. o'f : being on the opposite track* « \ Coroner \WrightS;. <#s it not a faofc that you, lost jgjftjj? reckoning f on' account of goi3agb|i?»k*o the tank*?\ \That mig^l have been so?\ '\\ Pon i t.l^^-*^^Q 1| i8- :fi ' l ? ;B . b^lielte that it wonid~iave|ihefnf;b>tter- |adg- ment'tos|ieakj0 fc% ^mefi and let himmeasure ffie c ^nk wilha tr,pnb?i have an engineer, firemen and con- ductor. The wreck occurred at 3:55 A. M. It was very dark. The rules of the company require, a headlight on the tender, when running- back- wards. I did not have one because they would not give me any. I ap- plied to Superintendent Stevenson and told him it was dangerous, to run backwards without one. The Lehigh Valley has discharged me withput a hearing. Trainmaster, W. A. Stevenson a nephew of the superintendent was in the room during this testimony and in the recess he upbraided Shaw for saying that he was discharged wtihout a bearing. He recalled to the en- gineers mind a long list of questions put to him after the accident and that with the answers was hearing enough. The Roadmaster Was then sworn. His testimony follows; H knew John Ryan slightly. I was notified of the. accident at 4 A. M. and took the wrecking train from Sayre of. Geneva junction. I found both', tracks blookedj the caboose wrecked ^ith tKe tender on top </i of it and gome cars further • west\'oiF~*thf -./teicfc* I cleared the' wreck and had the body taken out. Our rule in regard to carrying lights running backwards is to hang out a white light on the tender not necessarily a headlight. Shaw called on me i n regard to a headlight as . it would be Useful to warn persons walking on the track and at crossings. Headlights are cf no Use to run by ; they are often c©ur fusing and were it not .for a warning to Others it would be as well to d o with- out them.\ <' In regard to the number of men required on an engine there is no law that our attorney knows of that re- quires more than an° engineer and a fireman on a single engine. I took a statement from Engineer .Shaw at the wreck and another at my office in Sayre. He admitted to. me that he was 1 careless. ' < I reported his ease lloifhe master macbanic and he was dismissed lor reasons: F|irst, the ra£e of speed run- ning on the main line; second, run- .•ning into the Geneva , yard with his engine beyond.' contabl, third,, for leaving hia post when he could have icalled to thf fireman. ; This w*S very poor judgment Thejre was no necr essity for finding ouij at that tfrne how mtfoh Water there Was'.'in fcT*e;iank»' \TH& Wflaok occurred; about *6.00 feet from thje beginning of the yard, t would not have had 1 any trouble; in Igetlingmy beatings there. Shaw'was running very fast as^was shown by the appearance of the wreck. When a collision oeeurs running slow ;the damage is to the front part of the train. Here it was all in the rear showing a quick impact. The jury returned the following verdict: \That John Ryan csme to .his death by gross negligence on the 'part of George T. Shaw %mL gross ^negligence H»n the part of the jLehigh Yalley railroad.\ = . • g . To-day the COURIER takes a pardon- able pride in presenting this week a fine half-tone cut of the-new Nester hotel. Our readers have been kept pretty well posted about the progress of the building and descriptions of the interior. In all that has been written only a casual mention has been made of William Bourn,\ under whose direction the building Was erected. He can point to the Nester as an evidence of his skill and con- structive ability and it is to him that its owner, S. K ; . Nester pays this high compliment. \ Bourn is the man Who built my hotsl. I left it all to him and in evtry particular detail it is/\a complete job and the plans are all honestly carried out, Bourn de-f Serves all the credit both for its ap- pearance and stabibility.\' The inferior wood work which has been so much admired was furnished by M. ,W. Patter^on^af JPenn Tan. This w^rt- is very-e\l|.bioit;a|o* especially on the^prstl floor/ iin jtj^^flice, and diniugflooms,and is v a. mooel of.., *ds«f (iie eabaetwork. This 'part o£ bonl Struetio^generally requires the lofcglll were|su4h||S%feh0 was abk to the! ^li^or^janish in a re short ijpace of time and keep up -witfi the p|a|||rers and«decorator3. J^VTHpR WHEELOOK MOULTON. ORAaiON'.: .f Tne College and theTJnlversity.\ . 'WILLIAM NEELEY GOLTOH. • ?*£**' C MUSIC. -nai!.pS5^LWQorf WORCHESTER, PH. D. 0-1? S^^TEPHSTSpS CHURCH, PHILADEL- PHIA. CHORUS FROM THE , ASTIGONE OF > ' ^ SOPHOCLES: Silntj ox. students under tne direction of' Prof. Jtosei TpE ^?g5ES8 OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, TH%fll'jiB'V'. NELSON So'nfRYILI.E, RULISON, D. D., Bisn& ot Central Pennsylvania and Fre&i- dentsOiTtne Board of Trustees of Lehtgn Unt- versf0 ; .' .. - THE r INDUCtipJsf OF THE REV. ROBERT ,ELLIS JONES TO THE PRESIDENCY. , : .' ', MUSIC. AWAltBlNS\ OF PRIZES. ! , CONFSRRIiSG OF DEGREES. BSNEDICTIOH. • ' ' 'iMtrsio. 1. ^MWfe Mad and a tra^i-Mfl^M Of yoii ? • \It wasi*n^t' ff ji^tely^necessary for m& to leWe lll^ferottle;.\ Shaw farther' MH tha| neter aii 4mfa #r In the in just the fo^itiol thatTie \W*B thjjt night. Onl|' W^ roc^nt^ Wfts never neceasia^ *© he^^ ^Ojtita^ engine. We alwafs %m a conduct or ft c6mpeiett</ pfr&flba m * law requires tb;*t each train sh* 'tyi: lraao ; Horner, proprietor ,^f \th. '.$|^|^^oui'Be/'Puito*n j '-W. V„ and oneo the $o|l%idely ^QWn^* hieh in the-statO was cured of 'rlie.ui%tiiini after^ tteee ^earsof sn^^mg.&'^fee,iays:I have not suffioient commaiat'fclp^aage to eonvey;- any idea of- thai?:^ : i^e|e|^.m^ phyKci^ told me that inothihi^^uTl :$&qn%tpiiai§ •and- m;f vrriMds- 'were;\ ful|y; \;feqiiv|Q^|' ithat. nothing!: but 'death .^oujtdvtelie|^^ )<fc My • \gufit0rjyng8. v -;-In. *run^-189^^^ 33vansi>tben i:gales:man- : for\thoi3Si^%|i Brag Coi, lecommend 3Paiu BaKu. -At this time m% foofr ^6) jlimb were swollen to more than double' thoir normal M^e, and it ^eeme/l tdf ^njenihy 1^ would hutst, hut soon aftSr I began psingthe Pailo Balm the swelling began W (feerease, Ihe piwn to leave/ aid ii^ * The ^lunani smoke which, was held in Collins KaK last -night was a huge success r J both in point Of numbers and entertain- hifntJ Tie tithe was occupied by hand- shaking and the renewing of ohi ac- quaintances. Professor G' D, Vafrpp- eeftedfa' *;ery good- musical J|»rograaHne,| amotfg those taking part being %, *R^ ; Vail, Eev. Townsend RtisseLt'S. G« Cor- nep^nd the Eobart |College 'Glee^Piub. Presidentelect Jones w&s iintroduc^d and- in a' short, but'bright address gave 1 those present a chance to hear the, ne^ presi- dent.. He was followed by Rev. Mr. Hughes, who for some time wais the Chaplain of Hobarc One interesting feature of the occasion was the diSerent class yell's, whieh were given in the early part of the evening. The assembly broke up at about 10 o'clock. The Kappa Alpha society\ entertained Jat their clubhouse last evening. Kapp's orchestra of Sy^icuse furnished the. mu^iei'.5Thew»*was-a large attendance an^ #in||^e^oyable time was had,; The salaeJevenlng^the Sigma-*!*^ and> 33»eta Delta Ohi societiesl held their banquets and reunion. ^Iafge^ninuher of the old Wenjjjj^ioljfeplh^oeletiew back for •the\evettt% ^^nwimiw ^ight the |Kappa Alpha society HiM ;|^3hei5 annual re^ nni6n r and banquet. ^e-re(^pfion?of the fa«3ial]ty^Ilbeh^,sy^e resfdeihee of' ^ofesfbr Bnrfe6^ospS|hJfcjat 8 o^fock- to b^ followed, hy ths batf6f!fhe senior, class at: '^heHi-i* : WrHjSBPEK'%-a DUT6 whis key, distaie,d„ from the best corn and rye^ ithat money can buy and from tni^urest\ •spring Water. It \ is- matured |||^ralily 'and not artiflcMy}-' It requires «o adulH teration to give it a Sfvor and : nouquetf •and it is aa rich and .^palatable as^ a thii, jold Sherry. It is'a gentlemen's \^S|key> koRby ' ' i)oxE .ft ;GLOVEBJ ;^ * June &&. '•' - : / •' 4 .,' Geneva,M^\^..^ • ' •\ • • '• J / • : ..< i \s.-.;••*::• • - - 7\mmt'. <•„;• • ^iJsfl^a;.|^a.co^ v * ; And sOfe theiha^who placeshk order forcotiw^ company.': |Qte coajctT^y afell is\ free from -foreign ^nattfer a6d ? fiaak<Ss a bright, lasting ^ie. : Ijnw-is thelamethe 4cohbmical.mptt-iays htJhiB'-w^^-w^mthi\^-' .':•\'• •• >iJ ' ; 'i : $4&?-$' .-\ : * ; ' ''©EH^A'COAE^CO:. ' \ Mention, Frank Pierce Whicher'. May- ville. Committee, Prof. Chas. J. Rose. In. English Literature, §50, William Neeiy Colton, Mt. Carmel, 111. Subject, The Novel of Purpose m the Hands of George Elliott. Honorable Mention,' WillCrandall Young, Watertown, Sub- ject, Dean Swift and His Titties. Com- mittee, Rev. H. R. Lockwood, D. D„ Rev. E. W„ Mundy, Syracuse, 5 ' SUTHERLAND PRIZE. Department of L'atin (Divided). ^15, Wm. Neely Colton, Mt.' Carmel, ^111.. Original Latin Composition, ^ifj, Fred- erick ; Davenport ^ Whitwell, Geneva, Latin Syntax. Committee, the ProfesSois of Lai;irr and Greek. . ^ACHMAN CLASSICAL PRIZE. Grepk.^o, Wm! Neely Colton, Mt. Carroll, 111. Honorable Mention, Arthur Wheejlock Moulton, Worcester, Mass. Comnkijtee, the Professofs of Greek, and Latin. .. DECEAMATION PRIZES. • is? |prize, f7, Albert Stettenbenz, Bu£ falo? |nd prj^e^J^, Julius Christian Sos- nowski, Bohicket,\S. C. Committee, Dr. L, L. Van Slyke, Mr. E. G. Salisbury, Dr. El R. Bishop, Geneva. As we go to press tha ? Alumni dinner is being held. \Frank E. Blackwell of 3SFew York city is toastmaster and a ex- cellent list of speakers have been chosen, and respond to the different toast. Attended an Electrocution.' O. H. Wright was in Anburnye morniqg and attended ^|he ,eleeti»ctitaoB of Guiseppi Constantino % i*he :^m chamber of the states iprison.. B*^| shocks .were necessary beeaua^f v |hginfe\ perfect eontaet of the : elfp!foffei «n,j:^i|| men's leg* The smell oft%nrnttlg ffesfc wm .quite^stinet 4n, thg '&Q$&$$!g£ the fitftshoeMhal. beligMn.. -^h^&o^, was buried in quiok limes Oonstantirio- murdered, a feliow' Italian in TJfcicaOtt Janua%?'40, IS9g; in a .quatrel.over ?& game of-'Mrds. V f / ? 7.\ simile algaatuis'i a J'orlnlaiits aaicl e^dtfen. ft' *'St.., Rednced Rates to Philadelphia* Rates of one fare for the round trtt> to\ Philadelphia,via theBefiigli Valley R.R.,- aeecunt Jieetifig of ' National- ;SSengep Bnud J-uh'e 19—Mth. Tickets on sale at^ all L. v\ Qffteies from ^une $9 to June 23 g&od for return to June 3f> v . PjullmaTi Sleeping and Parlor Cars'' %p'd I?a^ coaches, \fun through*on_eXpre3S 'trains.' 191—tf - -i # ' '• . % ' . .' • • r ...... A. B'. Snm m a_cumTattde: Honors in Classics^, '\-SS^^M NEELY COLTON. Magna (Jim laude: Honors in .Classics^ ' W;ARKEN WADE WAY. Cnrnjaude: Honors in Classics and Hon- \, orable Mention in French and German, ARTHUR WHEELOCK MOULTON, Gum laude: Honors in Classics, BENJAMIN MACKENZIE ANDERSON, Honorable Mention in Greek, WILLIAM HALLOWELL BLISS. Honorable Mention in Mathematics, RANSON MOORE CHURCH. Honorable Mention in English and As- tronomy, HERBERT HENRY HE V WOOD FOX. Honorable -Mention in Gxe^k, PRANK LEWIS SINGSENJ Honorable Mention in French, German and History, FRANK PIERCE WHICHER'. A. B. CHARLES PIERCE HALL. B. S. MYNDERT JAMES VAN KLEECK. B. L. Honorable Mention in History, FRANCIS HENRY HERRICK, Honorable Mention in German and English, KARL HERRICK LANSING. . With Latin, and Honorable Mention in History, EDWARD BOYNTON QUACKENBUSH. Honorable Mention in French and English, ^LOUIS MARDENBROTOH VAIL. With Latin, JOHN JOSEPH j HARE. ^ . B.L. *JO^N M9TT.BOSWELL. HENRY WELLES STANJUEY, HAYES. \~ 'piE^^ugl.aiEAi?': SfpSB^ SANJJ'OJtDT-- - GEORGE JAMgS' SWEETLAND, JR. WILL GRijtfJDALL YOUNG. *Degree deferred. PRIZE^AWARDS. . , \ H'ORfteE-WHITE ESSAY. 1st. prize, $§% •Ransom' Moore Church, New York. Subject, .Nature and Na- tions. Committee, =Professor Hamilton L. Smith, Rev. Rob Roy Converse, D. D., Hobart college. HORACE WHI*E. RHETORICAL. Prize, $30, Louis Mardenbrough Vail, Geneva. Honorable Mention, Wm. Neeley Colton, Mt. Carmel,' 111., Wm. Switzer Watson, Detroit, Mich. Com- mittee, Rev. Wm.- S. Carter and Hon. A. L. Childs, Waterloo; Dr. W. H. Jordan, Geneva. ' COBB ESSAY. . 1st prize, $20, Will Crandall Young, Watertown. Subject, Nov^s^f. Charles Brockden Brown. ••'••. Committge, Rev. JLouis M. Sweet, Union Springs. ! . •*• ;.THOM-BSON PRIZES. I f. English Composition, $25, Francis BrUnch Blodgett, Oakfleld. ' Honorable •lyE'ention,.Robert t Lloyd Windsor, Hor- neUsville,' Timothy Goodyear ,Remick, Ge,neva. -. Committee, Horace White,. Window if S •?, <? ^1 -31 Mgde in Geneva. If iil .' English -History, $25, William Henry Walker* 'Jr./3uffalo. Honorable L_ Thursday, Friday and Saturday of thW CHANCE MfiltMf ^^arajeSterwith perfect diges' tion and asswpatibn, may be securer by[ Jhe, upe qf fts&fy Pitts. 13iey cMaheeam strengthen the waolje alimentary h —\ and remoye all obstructions to the 2 brisiderthat I am, entirely^ cwed^:^ *,f||lliihciabhs pf jlfher^Xj witfi6^,i«»y ^e-'by-W..Hk-Fai^a\ge i .'Gtoie^^^ , ; ••• - v..' a :^\5 ••' Ullr \ We have held a number of special Bargain sales re. ,eently which were of jgreat interest tb the ladies, and mow pro* pose to give the men a chance-to attend a sale of the everyday noaaissmes used by them at prices much Jd$ef than i$ uauai for reliable goods. tAtfeJRr': of the speeial values are: ^^'^ fiihf anility' imported. seeks, :|bkCMd l?ans, eegieilarly 25 ets r now lS^o||^air. .Men's extra quality B&b b0gi^a^nnderweair<43c. a garment, cheap ^OCi Toeokwear at 25 cts. and Bows, new patterns, 10 cts Bicycle Hose, extra hea^y bhick itfabedy 19c. a pah:. Regular 15c. iihen : eQ|lars, 3for?5 bte and a great many pthei, b^gaiUB h> Underwear, Hosiery 1 , ^Teekwrear, Suspenders, Lineal Cuffs, gap||fc|rehief8^ ^e°. , j ifoodsjwillhe. arranged;,at a counter ^[earTjfmnt \door so as to be spohvenienffor- ;|tp^nln. '.:;;•; 'J**\;;' ^ ....'. / ; I,Hybucan't?eo&^, wrifesior, iend your J^E» oksister. Qreat chance to lay fa a j M^ly of the ey^^y needfuls. I^peniember the ^j«: ^urBday, frlday ^d^tu^ay'o^ihi'weefe...... ' ,.'- .•...•' ' ijnie i*M. Smith ifcj Goods Co., Mi each r\f. (!\ x**«^-.», ; -l i i>H :3 •'•'i
