Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-21

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this morning at DupOnps powder mill
killed four men.
Run over and Killed.
DETROIT, May e0.-Mrs. Ira B. Ly-
ons was run over by an ezprsss train AZ
Flint yesterday, and instantly killed.
struck by Lightning.
CLINTON, Iowa, May 2O.-Yesterday
evening lightning struck the large ssw-
mill Of ]. 5tackwell, at Lyons, Iowa,
which wss destroyed by fire in an i'll
credibly short time. Loss, sixty thou
sand dollars; uninsured. About Oh G
hundred aud fifty men are thrown out
of employment.
The Bergen Tunnel Explosion.
NEW YORK, May 20 The official re-
port Of the explosion at the BsTgen tun-
mel, at Jersey City, gives the number Of
houses injured st five hundred and fifty
two. The damage is estimated at about
one hundred thousand dollars. A large
number OF suits have been begun against
the railway company.
Destructive Storm.
PITTsBURG, May 21.-At one o'clock
this afternoon a severe storm passed over
this city. 1t was of short duration, last
ing not half an hour, but did consider
able damage. Several buildings were
damaged, but, so far as known, no lives
were lost, The lightning struck 8 chin.
ney of the new Seventh Avenue hotel
while the guests were at dinner, and the
falling chimney crushed in the roof bl
the kitchen, slightly injuring eight girls
employed in the house.
Explosion and Loss of Life.
CHICAGO, May 20.-The engine Com
modoIe, No. 81, vile standing on side.
track of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroad, preparatory to taking
a train out OF ths depot, exploded her
boiler about eight O'Clock this morning.
The explosion caused a terrific shocE,
which broke the glass, etc., in the neigh
bOrhOOd, flung large pieces of iron q
great distance through the air, and bad
ly scalded five wOrkmeD, two of whom,
Patrick Coy and Thomas Flynn, will
probably die from their injuries. The
lower part Of the boiler was found to
have become very thin.
Explosion of Fire-Damp-One Man
Killed.
SCRANTON, Pa, May 20.-A terrific
explosion OF fire-damp occurred this
forenoon at the Oxford air shaft Of the
Delaware, Lackawaana and Western
railroad company, in this city, by which
one man was killed instantly and four
were seriously injured. The gas, on
catching fire, rushed up the shaft with
a roar, tearing away the steam pipes in
its course and completely shattering the
heavy timbers Of the tower above ground
and scattering them in all directions. A
man named Paf had Just stepped into
the bucket q second before the shock,
and he was flung high in the air, ana
then descended four hundred feet into
the mine, where he was smashed to
pieces. The gas caught from a miners
lamp.
Serious Railroad Accidental Great
Many Persons Injured.
LOUISVILLE, Msy 20-A MilIersburg
special to the Courier Journal reports a
serious railroad accident at Hinkston
station, Maysvilla and Lexington rail-
road. The long span of q bridge gave
wsy under the weight Of noIth-bound
train. The engineer discovered the
bridge crumbling when one.fourth the
way over. He attempted to return, but
not being able, turned on full head of
steam and succeeded In getting nearly
over, when the timbeTs gave way. The
RAD5CbECA OOesCl OA4ig ACAl lAsbO LIC "dLOl
below, the bridge tumblipg upon it.
Thirty passengers were inside the coach,
and all mole or less injured. The fol-
lowing injuries are reported: Mrs. Her
rick, Paris, leg broken; Eli Green, col
ored, Msysville, leg broken; John
Sharp, Headquarters, cut and bruised;
Wallace Blaine, Of Carlisle, dangerously
bruised; Preston Taylor, Mt. Sterling,
ribs broken; Cockerill, collar. bone bro
ken; 81. Pickerell, Carlisle, shoulder
broken; Professor Irwin, Psris, badly
bruised; Brakeman Parker, shoulder
dislocated; w. T. Boulder, Millersburg,
serious internal injuries; w. 2. Dickey,
Bethlehem, bruised severely, Geo. B.
Fields, Cincinnati, bruised, J. n. Day,
Frankfort, jumped frona a window and
was injured. The passengers are cared
for by the citizens. The bridge was con-
sidered one Of the best on the road.