The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02
FIRES And


visited by a tornado accompanied by a heavy
rain storm on the 18th inst, causing consid-
cradle damage to property. The high wind
blew down fences in all parts of the city, tore
up trees, and unroofed several houses. At
Rock Island, H., streets were flooded with
water, and many Easements and cellars filed.
Near Dunleith, ILL.,, a part of the Illinois Cen
trial railroad track was washed away, and a
western-bound freight train thrown into a
ditch. The engineer, Anderson; fireman,
orion, and q brakeman named Allison, who
was riding on the engine, were extricated
from the mass of ruins badly crushed and
scalded. Allison died from his injuries IN a
few hours Anderson and Orion are at Galena,
the latter without any chance of recovery.
Mr.. Peter Rider, while standing near a corn
crib feeding hogs on his farm, four miles from
Dubuque, was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. A man named john Mahoney, who took
refuge from the storm under a car in the yard
of the Illinois Central railroad, a: the depot
in Dubuque. was crushed to death under the
wheels of the car.
A terrible accident recently happened to e
Mrs. Lane, near Elk Rapids, Mich. She was gored
by a mad bull, probably fatally. The animal
caught her upon his horns, throwing her dis
lance OF over 90 feet. One Of the bulrs horns
entered her mouth, tearing it back nearly to
the ear. The ether horn entered her body.
piercing the stomach.
A heartrending accident occurred at Licke,
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daughter of Absalom Rickart was put to sleep
Oh a bed, and the parents went to call on a
neighbor. The child awoke, and, reaching
several matches on the stand, set the bed on
fire. When the parents returned. he bed
was in flames, and the child found burned
to a crisp in The kitchen, whittier she had
crawled in search Of her mother. The house
was saved.
William Smith. aged IS, of Bureau county,
H., met with a horrible death last week. He
WAS leading a mule to water, with the halter
carelessly noosed around his wrist. Suddenly
the mule got frightened and ran away, drag
ging the man head foremost a distance Of
more than 4 mile. His arm was nearly pulled
of and his whole body shocking!y battered
and bruised. Life WAS extinct when he was
found by his friends.
The schooners L. +. Ryerson and Bahama
collided near Dunkirk, on Lake Erie, last
week, resulting in the sinking Of the former.
No lives lost.
Near Madison, Wis, last week, Nathaniel
Root was accidentally shot by a young man
named Briggs. With whom he had been out
squirrel hunting. Root died instantly.
AID. Ryan, Thomas Donovan and a Mr..
Smith were suff Gated to death by foul air lii
a @cistern. at yicksburg, Miss, a few days ago.
A passenger train on the Selma, rome
and Dalton railroad went through q bridge OH
the road Sept. "a, falling sixty feet. Several
persons, including the engineer and fireman,
were killed. Among the killed is Hon. Will
lam Boyd, ~eX-Judge Of the Supreme Cour OF
Alabama.
A terrible accident is also reported on the
Baltimore and Ohio road near West Union,
W. Va. 4 collision occurred between two
trains. and the wrecks took fire and were
burned. Bradford, one Of the postal clerks.
was burned TO death, and nearly all the mail
matter destroyed.
One man WAS killed and several others
seriously injured by a boiler explosion at
Field Il Sons tack works, Taunton, Mass,
last week.