The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-26
CRUSHED BY CARS.
Two Men Slain By the Ter
rible Train.
Encouraging Opening Of the
Drowning Season.
Four Hundred Thousand Dollar Fire
in Brooklyn.
THE DISASTER AT PIQUA.


Specials to the Star
PIQUA, O., May 26.-Fred. Amendt, who
was so terribly burned at the gasoline ex-
plosion yesterday, died last evening, and
Miss Newland's recovery is now considered
doubtful. The loss on property Is nearly
5000.
Fred. Amendt was young man and has
only been married about one year. Miss
Kate Newland is sister of Mrs. Jones'
SUMNER STORM AT vERMILLIoN.
VERMrLLIoN, ILL, May ga terrific
hail and rain-storm passed over this place
at 1:3O p. m. yesterday, blowing down
shade and forest trees, and large hay
barn and sheds in which were quite mum.
ber of hogs. Several were killed and the
barn, 50x150 feet was thrown across the
railroad track.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
TERRE HAuTE, IND, May 26.-No. Il
east-bound freight train ran off the track
three miles west OF Brazil at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, instantly killing brake
man named Thomas, Of Terre Haute, and
slightly wounding H. Wheeler, of Brazil
who was a passenger on the train. The
accident is supposed to have been caused
by defective frog at the switch.
eHoT IN THE SHOULDER.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, May 26.-A young
man named Mcbride, it is alleged. at
tempted to enter the house of an old Ger
man named Ritterskaup last night for i'm
proper purposes, when the latter shot Nc
Bride seriously in the shoulder. Mcbride
declines to prosecute.
BROKE HIS CoLLAR-BoNE.
PIQuA, May 26.-Stephen Woodney, {
farmer living near Piqua, fell and broke
his collar-bone yesterday afternoon.
| BRAKEMAN KILLED BY CARS.
CHATTANOOGA, May 26-Joseph Daniels
brakeman on the Nashville road, was rur
over by train OF cars on the mountain
above Cowan. last night and instantly
killed. The body was horribly manglet
and the head was literally cut to pieces
He lived at Normandy.
| DISASTROUS FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
BROOKLYN N. Y, May 26.-The OF
works of Bush & Denslow, at the foot o
Twenty. fifth street, were totally destroyed
by fire this morning. The fire was usheret
in by tremendous explosion. The ship
ping along the river front took fire and thu
confagration, which extended nearly
half mile, was the most brilliant ever wit
messed in Brooklyn. The total loss viii
not tall short of 100000. Unfounded re
ports of loss of life were circulated ane
created mudh excitement.
| THE DROWNING SEASON OPENS.
ROCKFORD, ILL, May 26.-W. A. Wicker
sham, % years old, visiting in this cit!
from Chicago, was drowned in Rock Rive
yesterday. rm
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, May 26.-Bessie, tn
two.year old daughter Of Robert 8. Rumse.
and lady, fell in ditch and was browne,
yesterday.
ALTON, ILL, May 26.-A lad named Will
liam Mccarthy, twelve years of age, wen
in bathing in the river near the Wate
Works last evening and was drowned.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 26-Tommy Nc
Knight, thirteen-year-old son of Detect
i've Mcknight was drowned in the Kav
River yesterday while bathing.
BATTLE GROUND, IND, May 26-The bod,
of Nathaniel Starchman, formerly of Chill
licothe. Ohio, was found in the river her
yesterday. Supposed suicide.