Four Men Buried Alive

A terrible accident, resuihng in the deatb ot' two men and in the severe injury oi two others, occurred yestoiday at Cohoesi rtt tho escavation ol' tita foundatiou tor new gas íioldera on Mohawk gtreet north of the Stronji; mili. The water from the lipper ditch (ivertíowed the foundation, and (O a trenob was ordei-ed dug to tho Mohawk, operations being comtuenced by John MeMahan, foreman, and three laborew, Patriok Carney, John Haber and Jamos Brown. The men supposed the difíging was through solid rock and henee dul not use stays. When they hnd diig to a depth of ten feet the north bank caVed i" burying thein alive.- Brown wns buried only to the loins and got out without assisUnee, but tho rest were ooverud ootnpletely. MeMahon was found in a standing position and alive, and though his eyi were tartin ftrom tht.ir SOCketí from the pretsure of rock on his ehest he gave direotions tor the unearthing oí his unfortnnaie oomrade. In half an hour MoMahon was released and Muher and Carney were found in coiirse oí time in the Ounter of the treuch lifelets. 3n AilE toít It.- An Orpgon paper ref'ers to new editor oH i rivl sheet as "a young gentleman of frugal mental capacity.1'