The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-07-22
Railroad Accident.

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the Long Island railroad between Peaorcall's
station and East Rockaway. The gravel train
going east with 800 Italian laborers on board,
ran under heavy wire rope, by which der
rick near the track was sustai.ed, sweeping
the cars and knocking of the laborers, and
many were manned in shocking manner.
Many had their sknlls frrctured, received
broken limbs, and were otherwise injured.
three fatally. The train from which the men
were swept was going ten miles an hour. The
derrick In question had been used for the pur-
Beach hotel and men were making arrange
ments to take 1t down. Unfortunately the
guy rope was lowered as the train approach.
cd, knocking the whistle off the engine and
sweeping the cars. The unfortunate men
were thrown violently to the ground and
their screams of pain and terror were heard
for half Il mile. The accident occurred on g
recently constructed branch of the Long Island
road built to reach a new hotel at Long Beach.
Twenty-six laborers were seriously injured,
and. 1t is believed, six fatally
Hung.
Christine Cox, convicted OF the mur-
der of Mrs. Hull. was hung in the i.il yard of
the Tonhs, New York city, July 10, ia the
presence OF about 200 persons. At s:35 the
moose around the neck Of Cox was attached
to the pendant rope and he was at once jerk
ed into the air. After hanging sixteen minu-
tes Cox was pronounced dead. Cox was at
tended to the scaffold by FIVE colorcd and one
ed. He joined earnestly in the devotions in
his cell, aud on the way to the gallows sang a
hymn III an undertone. While under the
moose Chaplain Law prayed for some time fer
vently. Cox moving his lips in prayer. He
made no audible remarks on the scaffold.
When jerked into the air there was no re-
bound. His muscles twitched slightly, his
hands were convulsively raised and his body
swung gently. Nine minutes afterward his
chest heavcd once or twice, then all was still
Seven minutes later Cox was pronounced
dead. An inquest was held and the body was
removed to the nndertaker's. The funeral
took place Sunday, July IS, from the Fifteenth
Street Colored Methodist church.
Sugar Frauds.
The committee appointed by the sec
retary OF the treasury to visit the sugar plan
tatlons of the West Indies AID invest tigate the
processes in use among the planters, with
view to determining the truth or the falsity OF
the prevailing reports that artificial means
were being employed to degrade the color of
sugars intended for export into the United
States, has made report. 1t shows that the
frauds which have been attempted in the in.
PRODUCTION Of sugars into this country, are
even greater than was supposed: that in De.
marara, among the sugar planters. no secret
whatever was made Of the practice Of artificial
coloring of sugars intended for the United
States market. That sugars testing IS to 16
Dutch standard, which we're exported to
Great Britain nearly white, were. when ex.
ported to this country, artiflcially colored to
grade apparently below No D. s., and that
such sugars which from their colors would bo
expected to test SIS degrees of saccharine
strength, were found when submitted to the
Polariscope to contain 81 degrees of pure
sugar.
A Desperado's Work.
The Chicago Times OF July &c, las a
special detailing the exciting events in
Carroll county, Arkansas, by which a thieyish
tramp and two citizens lost their lives. A
farmer In that country found upon returning
to his house from the fields that 1t had been
plundered in his absence. He Immediately