The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-08-26

Peter Martin, John Ervine and George
Adams, who were slowed away in a freight
car to steal ride, were killed.
JOHN NEAL, drayman for P. H. Kelly &
Co., of St. Paul, attempted to board the
train from Chicago, on the 18th inst. and
in some way Neal missed his hold and was
! thrown upon the track, the car wheels
passing over his left leg just below the
ankle and over his right foot. He also re-
ceived a cut about the face, and other in
juries. His left leg has been amputated
below the knee, and his condition is con-
sidered critical.
JOHN kELLEHER, residing in Oakland,
Cal, with his wife, and neighbor, Mrs.
King indulged in drunken car"use, in
the course of which he set the house on
fire. Two of his children, Eugene and
Annie, aged two and five years respective
ly, were burned to cinders. James, aged
ii years, was burned fatally. Mrs. Kel-
leher will probably die from her injuries.
Mrs. King is badly scorched. Kelleher is
slightly hurt.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred in the We
suvius iron-works, Sharpsburg, Penn, by
which Jacob Hartman was horribly burn
ed. Hartman is a catcher employed at the
works referred to, and bar of iron came
through the machinery in such way as to
become unmanageable. The roller could
not control it, nor could Hartman catch it.
When eight feet of it had been run through
the rolls it passed between Hartman's legs,
and wound around him rs high as his
abdomen, placing him in rope of half
melted iron. The engineer at once stopped
the machinery, and the unfortunate man
was extricated as speedily as possible, but
not until lie was horribly burned.
\ SPECIAL from Eureka, New, of 18th
inst. says at ten o'clock this forenoon,
fire broke out on the east side of Main
street, south of Odd Fellows building, it
travelled rapidly and spread substantially
over the same ground as the great fire a
year ago. The loss is even more, as the
buildings were better and newer. The fire
extended south on Main street to Gold
street, and swept everything to northward.
;ll";o.l The wind S:,,! wa: blowing gale: Among
stroyed may be mentioned the following:
Mau's brewery, Leader printing office, Odd
Fellows building Jackson House, gutted
but standing; International Hotel, theatre,
and all intervening buildings, save Paxton
4 CO.. bank, Pickard & Folly's building,
and Jack Perry's corner. 1t is impossible
to form any estimate of the losses, but
the amount must be one million dol
lars. All the private residences on Spring,
Buel and Paul streets, north of the Epis-
cOpal church, were consumed. There can
be no doubt that many families are left
destitute.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Allan
tic City, n. j., on the 18th inst. One Sec
tion of an excursion train ran into another
making the most terrible havoc. The ex-
cursion train consisted of twenty-six cars,
sixteen in the first and ten in the second
section. The train was filled with St.
AIMS Catholic excursionists from Ken
sington and Philadelphia. The first Sec
tion left the city at 6 o'clock, and the
second followed soon after. All went we'll
until the first section reached Mayo's
Landing, when the engineer slowed up and
started to run on side-track to allow the
passage of the $50 express from Camden.
All the cars had passed the switch, except
two, when the second section came thun-
dering on behind. The engineer of the
latter section whistled down brakes" as he
approached the switch, but when the
brakes were applied the failed to work,
owing to wet, and the rear locomotive
crashed into the last car of the first section,
telescoping it and causing fearful wreck.
AS the locomotive forced its way into the
car, the cylinder heads were forced open
and a dense cloud of steam poured through
the car, scalding, nearly every passenger
in it. In an instant there was a scene of
fearful excitement. The sound of Kissing
steam and shrieks of terrified passengers
were blended and carried through the cars,
striking terror into the hearts of all. The
crowded cars were speedily emptied and
every etfors made to aid the wounded.
The express arrived just as the accident
occurred, and passengers from it also hur
ried to render assistance. The work of re-
gun s and iG medical ' aid summoned. e%'e The he
wounded were taken to a neighboring
house. The best cars of the express were
switched off and fitted up as hospitals and
attached to the excursion train. In these
were placed those less injured, and every
effort was made to alleviate the sutferings
of others.