Altoona Tribune, 1886 The Accident Record A Fatal One Near Rockville-Two Yard Employees Injured. While endeavoring to make a coupling between cars Tuesday afternoon, near Fourth street, John V. Kimblin, a yard brakeman had his right arm caught and painfully but not seriously bruised. The accident was caused by his stumbling into a hole which was covered with snow and for that reason was not noticed. The hurt was examined by the company physician and Mr. Kimblin went to his home at No. 823 Eight avenue. Mr. W. H. Darrow, residing at No. 1420 Eleventh avenue, Tuesday met with an accident while in the discharge of his duties as a fireman in the yard. He was putting coal in the firebox, when the little finger of his right hand was caught between the door of the furnace and the lump of coal he was putting therein. The finger was so badly bruised that the nail had to be removed by a company physician. Mr. Darrow is a married man and 22 years of age. A fatal accident occurred on the Pennsylvania railroad near Rockville Tuesday morning of which David Krimmel, a young man residing on the Ridges in Antis township, near Bellwood, was the victim. He was aged about 24 years. Mr. Krimmel was employed as a brakeman on the freight train of which Mr. J. A. Kennedy, of this city, is a conductor, and had only been in the employ of the company a short time. From the Harrisburg Telegraph we learn that the unfortunate man was in the act of jumping on his train, which was going east, when he slipped and fell under the moving cars. His head was severed from his body. The York accommodation, which was running backwards and following the freight also ran over the body. The remains were removed to Rockville and afterward to Harrisburg where the coroner will hold an inquest. The body was placed in charge of an undertaker and will be sent to Bellwood. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Roaring Spring Ripples McClean & Baily shipped two car loads of stock on Saturday to the eastern market. D. M. Bare, esq., returned from his trip to Findlay, Ohio, where he spent several days in the interest of Findlay college, which will open in September. The next meeting of the Allegheny Lutheran Synon will convene at Somerset, Pa., Sept. 1. Lewis H. Ferry, esq., is the delegate from the Martinsburg charge. The horse of Mrs. Henry A. Leebegott, frightened at the traction engine of Bowers Bros., and ran away. The buggy was upset and the shaft was broken. Mrs. Leebegott had her son Harry with her, but they were not hurt. Rev. Bart ?lls has built for himself a neat, handy sulky, which he uses to drive over his parish with. He and Rev. Dutt have similar tastes, both having sulkys now. Both of them built their own vehicles. They are fine mechanics, as well as able ministers. Mr. Rose, the man who has been buying up walnut timber in this locality for a firm in Baltimore, who ships it to Europe, has made arrangements to have an agent inspect the timber at Ore Hill on Monday. (today) C. W. Zook, esq., of this place, has been assisting Mr. Rose. Mr. Rose has purchased over thirty thousand feet of good, large, walnut lumber. The executive committee of the Morrison's Cove Sunday school association have postponed the time for holding the convention at Roaring Spring from the 16th and 17th of September to the 22nd and 23rd, a week later. This postponement was made on account of the Blair county fair, which will be held during the week first appointed for the convention. An interesting programme will be announced in good time. Mr. Peter Sadtler, a notice of whose death has already appeared in the Tribune, was a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, where he was born November 30, 1816. He came to this country about 30 years ago and lived in this locality a greater portion of that time. He lived with his relative part of the time, Mr. Adam Korb. Mr. Sadtler was a kind-hearted Christian. His great delight was to visit the sick and minister to their wants. He was a member of the Catholic church and was interred in the cemetery at Newry, where services were held on Saturday at 9 a.m. ---------------- Philipsburg Pickings A large crowd of people from here were in attendance at Bigley camp meeting on Sunday. Trains were run on both the Pennsylvania and Beech Creek railroad. Eleven carloads were taken from here and thirteen came up from Lock Haven. The crowd at the camp grounds were estimated at from 5,000 to 7,000. The funeral of David Shontz, son of C. B. Shontz, took place Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. and was largely attended. David was a bright, good, promising young man, well liked by all who knew him, and will be greatly missed by his associates. W. W. Evans, D. D., of the Methodist Episcopal church, officiated at the funeral. Mrs. King died Wednesday morning at 4 a.m., leaving a husband and four small children to mourn her death, the youngest being but a babe a few weeks old. She was the wife of H. R. King, who came here a few years ago to manage some railroad contracts on the Beech Creek road, and liking this town, made it his home. In that time Mrs. King has made hosts of warm friends, all of whom deeply mourn her loss. Mr. King has our sympathy in this his hour of affliction. Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair