Sad Accident

A sad and fatal accident oocurred at the Kellogg crossing of the M. C. B. E., three-fourths of a mile below the depot in this city, at about 9 o'olock a. m. of Sunday last. Within about four roda of the crossing, Thomas Kenny, engineer ot freight train No. 18 (coming west), discoveied a child sitting on the croBsing and looking at the approaching train. He iustantly blew the crossing signal followed by the danger signal, and with the other hand reverseit the engine and put on additional steam, at the same time calling to the fireman to look out for a child. The conductor was at the rear of the train and with the brakeman put on the brakes using all the power possible, but it was impoasible to check the train in time to save the life of the child. The chitd was struck by the pilot, the head eutirely dissevered and thiown into the ditch some ten feet in advance, the body being left between the tracks. The child was Mary Camp, aged two years (to-day), daughter of Leo Camp living some 70 or 8ü rods distant, on the hill toward the übservatory. Mr. Camp is sexton of tbe Catholic Cemetery, his wife was getting reaily for church at the time, and he having charge of the child stepped into an adjoining room just long enough to change hia shirtComing out he missed the child, started in search, calling at two or three ueighbora, and learning from oue that the child had been neen going towards the railroad. Hastening in the direction pointed out he arrived at the spot just as the tram carne to a dead stop, only to find the mangled remains of his loved one. These are in brief the facts as developed by the Coroner's inquest held by Justice Beahan on Monday. The verdict was in accordance with them and exonerated the train men from any blame. There is a sharp curve at the point of thé accident, preventiug so low an object as a sitting child being seen any great distance. A delégate to the late Eepublican County Convention was heard complimenting the chairman (not to his face), and seemed happy in the thought that he waa a clergyman. It was the one thing that made the disorderly body respectable. Well, the party will soon be in sad need of the " benefit ot clergy," and of the last offices it is the duty ot " the cloth " to admimster, and it is only fitting that the exercises begin in the priinary meetings. And to show the forgiving spirit of Eepublicans it is ouly necessary to add that the campliment referred to was given after the chairman had assured the convention that it was composed of " the best looking set of sinuers it had been his fortune to meet with." - In clearing out the well on the south side of tne square, a few daya ago, the workmen found that tho persevering roots of an elm tree some ten feet diatant, going in searcn of water, had grown through the brick walls of the well from top to bottom- fifty-five feet. Large buudles of root-fibre were taken from the sides of the well and also out of the water. This stretching out habit of the elm, atter water, is the reason why that tree stand seasons of drouth better than themaple.