Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-17

a ACCIDENTS.

Tmg St Louis Post Dispatch has a spe-
cial from Louisiana of the 18th, giving n
brief interview with Charles Wisc, Of
Philadelphia, son of Prof. Wise, which
says TINT he AZ given up MI hopes Of
tho return Of his father, and be
lieyes That he and George Burr
nre lost. This il also the
belief of jas. f, Downey, nephew of Prof
Wise, who Is here to day. The same pa.
per hns special from Milwaukee which
saws that the balloon recently found illty
miles north of that place, has been idcn-
titled ms the one which WINS sent up from
Waukeshu Inst Friday.
A CHICAGO dispatch Of the Nth inst.
snys nm accident occurred on the North.
western railway by which two men were
killed. In collision between II freight
and messenger train. The names of the
killed are Monroe w. Anderson, Of El
gin, and w. T. Sanbcr, Of Chicago, both
passengers. Geo. Chisholm was severe.
ly but not seriously injured, and several
other persons were bndly injured. The
train was the evening accommodation on
the Galenn division of the Northwestern
and the train into which IL ran was u
Gravel train A msundt rstanding M To
signals II the cause.
A DErRolr dispatch of the 18th inst
says the coroncr's jury which held nm in
quest to determine the cause OF the fall
ing of the grand stand at Adrian fair
grounds, by which 100 lives were lost
aud go injured, rendered II verdict late
Saturday night, to the effect that W. T..
Lawrence owner Of the stand, Sizer, the
architect, II. L. Armstrong and Henry
Armstrong, carpenters who built the
stand, were guilty of criminal ncgli
gcnco. All but the latter were arrested,
yesterday on charge Of mansluughtcr,
were arraigncd this forenoon, and
pleaded not guilty and were released on
$4,000 bail Their examination takes
place Oct -. Il. T.. Armstrong has not
been arrested
MINIATURES ndviccs of Oct lith say
That on the evening of the 18TH while u
switch engine in the yard of the Chicago,
Milwaukee Il st. Paul railroad was
making up n midnight freight, they
started to cross the Rurnham slip bridge
to the ives, Yards. The fog was SO thick
II was impossible to see but n few feet
ahead, and the engineer did not discover
until within u few feet that the bridge
was turned for passing vessel, The en-
gnc, tender and u car al lard plunged
into The river. The engineer and fire.
man jumped from the engine. The for.
mpr, Len Rultcr, was picked up out of
the river, probably fatally injured The
fireman escaped with severe bruises
about the legs, while Harry Hill, a tcle
graph operator who was riding on the
bumper Of the locomotive, was buried
under the debris and crushed into an I'M
recognizable mass. Mike Toopey, n
switchman, was also on the engine, but
jumped and escaped uniniurud The
loss 10 the railroad will be about $4,000,
Young Hills parents reside near Madi
son.
A WuEEiINa, w. Va, dispatch of the
18th states that the passenger train, mum.
her I, going west, which left that city at
500 o'clock last evening, and the Balti
more express, No, 10, coming west on
the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad, enllided
near Bolton, about hnlfpas len o'clock.
Both trains were running at the rate OF
40 miles mn hour, aud were flied with
passengers who miraculously escaped
injury with the exception Of n little girl
who was slightly hurt about the face,
James Asken engineer and John Smith,
fireman, of train No. 10, were instantly
killed, while fireman Jasper, Of train NJ.
I, was seriously injured, engineer Boy.
Ian, Of train No. I, escaped injury by
jumping from his engine before the
trains came together. a boy named
Flanagan, aged - years, who was steal.
ing ride Mas instantly Killed; his pa
rents live ut Clarksburg, W Va A ne.
gro hoy who was stealing his why 10
Chrksburg between the tender and postal
car was seriously injured Geo Shinn,
postal clerk on train No. 10, was serious
| ~ injured and was taken 70 his hotel AT
Paramount where he now lies IN criti
cal condition Both engines are total
wrecks and refrigerator chr containing