Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-28
Fatal Accidents.
BURNED TO DEATH

BURNED TO DEATH.
CHICAGO, Aug. PA fire occurred on Second
street yesterday morning, in a house occupied
by Il family named Ribskate. Mrs Ribskate
was burned to death, and Mr.. Jacob Ribskate
and his child were so badly burned that they
cannot survive.
-FOUR PERSONS DROWNED.
NEW York, Aug. 27.-rhe propeller Annie,
OF Wilmington, Del, ran down a canal boat
owned by the Raritan and Delaware bay com
pany, on the Raritan river, Tuesday, during a
dense fog. The canal boat was struck amid
ships and sunk in a few minutes Capt c.
Thurman, his two sons and Il daughter were
drowned.
POISONED.
ALBANY, Aug. PA twoyear old child Of
Dr. Wood, dentist, drank carbonate of Zinc
from phial on the doctors table in his Office
and died on Saturday.
RAILROAD HORROR.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. PA terrible accident
occurred at WeStport, Pa, on the Phladelphia
and Erie railroad yesterday. passenger and
trelght tram collided, killing conductor Hyman
engineer MCCORMICK, an unknown fireman, and
K. c. Brown of Lockhaven, Mr.. Ward of Belle
port and Mr. Rubright of ST. Marys.
The passenger train was about an hour late
III leaving Wiliamsport, and running thirty-five
miles per hour. The freight train was running
eighteen miles per hour. The trains, meeting
on sharp curve, were not visible to each other
u.
speed was not checked. An official investiga-
ton shows that the accident was caused by
neglect of the conductor and engineer of the
mail train to obey the orders given them not to
pass Westport until the freight train had az
rived there.
SUPPOSED TO BE DROWNED
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-A melancholy accident
mas happened on canal boat owned by the Rar-
ltan and Delaware company on the Raritan
river. During dense fog the boat was struck
amldships and sunk in few minutes Can't, c.
Thurman, along with two sons and u daughter,
are believed to have been drowned, although
every effort was made to save them.
PROBABLY DROWNED.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 27.-Richard Welsh of this
city and four white men, who left here the day
previous to the great gale for one of the lower
Islands, have not been heard from since, and are
supposed to have persisted in the gale.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 27-Louis Schriman, GUN
smith, while cleaning a pistol yesterday, acct
dentally shot himself through the heart, and
died instantly.
MORE DROWNING.
SAVANNAH, Aug 27.-Patrick Egan, light
house keeper at Forts Pulaski and Tybee en-
deavored to reach Oyster Bank lighthouse dur
ing the fearful gale Of Tuesday, to light it. The
boat was swamped, and he, with his two sons,
persisted.
Abbreviated Dispatches.
The Blanco rebellion in Uruguay has been
crushed, the rebels routed and amnesty pro-
claimed.
Col. MeCook friends in Ohio deny that he is
insane. But his health will not permit him to
continue the canvass.
The committee appointed by the market
dealers of Washington will leave there on Mon
day for Boston, New York and other cities TO
inspect the market houses, with view of de-
termining upon a plan for stalls in the new mar
ket house now being erected there
The inquest on ReniOrth's body will not be
concluded for week, the stomach having been
sent to New York for examination.
During rain storm in Philadelphia Friday
evening, sewer in Christian street burst, and
the accident was followed by the breaking of
the water and gas mains, causing much damage
to property.
General Sherman went to Long Branch ON
Saturday evening from New York He was re-
ceVed by President Grant at the depot and
driven TO his cottage. The general will be the
guest of the president until Tuesday.
The reported murder of Gen. Geo. II. Crook
commanding the department of Arizona, by the
Apache Indians, is not believed at the war de-
partment, as nothing in regard thereto, has
been received from Gen. Schoheld, who would
have telegraped to the secretary of war Iimme-
diately had such been the case.
The annual convention of the Beta Theta Phi
fraternity will meet in indianapolis on the Both
Iuehs al VIII DC uellVefeQ by Rev.
Henry K. +. Naylor, and poem read by Prof
Edwards.
number of the members of the scientific as
ISOLATION passed through Louisville on Friday,
on their return from the Mammoth cave. Others
arrived on Saturday, some of whom remain as
guests OF citizens. Fifty of them went down
the river to visit the Wyandotte cave, Indiana.
The ship Star, employed in missionary SER
vice on the Newfoundland by Bishops Field
and Kelley, has been wrecked. The vessel will
be total loss, and there is only partial insur.
ance. The crew were saved
Berlin journals contains sem-oficial articles
commenting on discussions at Versailles, and
intimate that they tend TO weaken the conf
dence of Germany in the power of the French
government to fulfill its engagements.
Arkansas crop reports are not so favorable in
some localities. Cotton, owing to dry weather,
has been shedding. Worms are reported in
some of the Red river counties. The corn crop
is very promising.