Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-01
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

BRADFORD, Pa, Aug. 30-The iron
tank struck by lightning at the state
line on Saturday evening burned out
last night without causing any furth-
er destruction of property. Dan
gerous overfows were obviated by
firing solid shot into the bottom Of
the burning tank and drawing the
oil off Twenty-six thousand barrels
were consumed and other property
in different parts of the oil field
was destroyed during the storm. An
est mate of the total loss places it at
$4,000.
BRIDGEPORT, CoNN., Aug. 30.-The
excursion train on the down track Of
the Housatonic railroad was ron in
to by the upward hound express
and freight near Parlor Rock this
afternoon. Both engineers were fa-
tally injured. A special train has
J left this city with physicians, bed
ding, etc., for the scene of the dis
aster. Several are reported killed,
but no particulars have been yet re
ceived.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 30.-F. D Jordan,
of this city, was drowned this after
noon in the surf at Tybee island.
The body was Immediately recovered,
bat life was extinct.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 30.-Mary Son
Campbell, the victim of a mock mar
riage which caused her ruin, com
mitted suicide here to-day by taking
twenty grains of morphine.
CLEVELAND, O, Aug. 30.-Last
night in consequence of a misplaced
switch a pony engine and engine of
a freight train collided at Centre
street in this city. John King,
engineer of the pony engine, was
thrown or jumped off and vas killed
His body was cut in two and shock
ingly mangled. Three other train
hands were injured, but not danger
ously,
SEDAL1A, Mo, Aug. 31.-At a pic
mic Saturday at Shannadale, Choritor
county, two negroes had a gu RE
and one shot the other dead
Shortly after, Patrick O'Brien, a con
stable, attempted to arrest the muir
derer, but he was resisted, and the
negro swore no man could arrest
him or take his pistol from him
whereupon O'Brien killed him with {
shotgun.
LOWELL, Mass, Aug. 3O-A shock
ing accident occurred on the
Lowell and Lawrence rail
road, near here last Saturday
night Five yolths who attended
the Caledonian picnic at Smiths
Grove clambered on top of the pas
senger car in the train which lef
Lawrence at 7:30 p. m. When tht
train reached Sprague's bridge, neal
this city, all five were swept off anC
killed. At the time it was onl.
known that one had met death il
this manner. He was thrown dow
: between the ca on tue platform ant
found by the conductor Later tn
trackmen found the bodies of tn
other four lying in the bitches OF
, either side of the track near tn
bridges. Their ages ranged from
, Is to II
CHESTER, Pa, Aug 30-As crowC
of men were standing on the station
= platform, at Rockdale, about seve
: miles from here, last night, discus
s sing politics, one of them, believe
s to be John Duffey, drew pistol an
fired at William Drake. The ba
missed Drake but struck Thoma
Conner, aged l9, behind the ear an
killed him instantly. Dufey ha
n since given himself up, claiming thf
It the killing was accidental.
S ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. 81 -Abor
. II o'clock last night young ma
$ named Robert Barton fatally Stable
a Geo. Larkin, aged %. Barton and
C companion had been walking wit
two girls, and, on leaving them, wei
s joined by Llrkin and two other youn
a men. Larkin made a remark rt
a fecting on the character of the girl
S which Barton resented, and, on i
S being repeated, he drew knife an
o plunged it into Larkin,s left breas
/. causing his death in 25 minutes.
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