Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-29
RAILWAY MiShanS.


By the tele* coping of two trains near Atlanta,
Ca, on the oath, All engineer and fireman were
killed.
A locomotive on the Long Island railroad ran
down an erAbankment, OH the 25th. killing
George Rich, the engineer.
While freight engine on the Cedar Rapids
and Northern railroad WIS attempting to reach
Rockford station, Floyd county, H., against
time, collision occurred with the regular pas
senger train going south, re-ultng in the killing
OF Engineer George Mcclellan and seriously in
jurlng Fireman Furguson, Of the freight en-
gine, and also seriouslymj jnring Engineer Whit
man, OF the passenger engine. The freight en-
ginecr undertook to detach his engine from the
lrain and reach Rockford in advance Of the
departure Of the regular passenger, for orders,
intending to retu and procure his abandoned
iron train. The collision OCCUR ed While round.
ing sharp curve almost within tho limits of the
town Of Rockford. The pa senser train was in
charge of Conductor Harry Wolco't.
An entire passenger tram except the engine,
which passed over safely, went through tres
tie fifty feet high, near Lincolnton, N. c., on
the 22d. There were very few passengers, hal-
ply. As far as could be learned two persons
perished-David Bloom, mail agent and J. ".
Goodson, passenger, who were injured and af-
terwards burned with the ruins.
Ld'er.-It has since been ascertaincd that a
New York salesman named Smith and two brake
mon, Bill Mckenzie and James Warlick, pe,ished
in the wreck. Conductor johnson and several
passengers were slightly injured.
In n railway collision near Leeds, England,
one man was killed anil fiftv persons injured.
AS the Washington express train OH tie Penn.
sylvania railroad passed Bristol, Pa, on the
21st, two hours late, it ran into q number of
passengers about to enter the train Tor Phih,-
delphia. Three, and probably four, were fatally
injured.
wrecking train on the Indianapolis, Decatur
and Springfield road was thrown from the track
near North Salem, Ind, on the 10Th, and Cen
eral Freight Agent Spellnan Engineer Beat Y,
and Fireman Schandorf were seriously injured.
A switch engine collided with train of four
freight cars at the Harrison street crossing,
Chicago, Of the P, Ft. Wayne and Chicago
read. Fred Dwyer, engineer of the switch en-
gine, was fatally injured, and John Byre, his
fireman, had his foot and leg badly smashed.
Thomas, brakeman on the freight, was thrown
fifteen feet en- q pile of bricks and received
fatal injuries. The switch engine was demol-
ished and the train dltched.
A Chicago. burlington and Quincy freight
train collided with Wabash freight at Calip,
ten miles west of Jacksonville, Ill.,, on the Goth,
The G. B. @. engine was badly wrecked and
four Of tho Wabash cars demolished.
Work Of tho Flames.
The mill and elevator of J. E.. Haywood, of
ing $4,000.
The furniture establishment of Van Dyke d
Co., of Paterson, n. j., has been burned. The
loss is $45, 600, and the insurance $3O.GOO.
Eighteen business houses in Atlantic, Iowa,
were destroyed by fire on Christmas. Loss
S14,3OO.
Ma onic haA and adjoining buildings at Penn.
broke, Ont, burned Oh Christmas. Loss $685.
Herman Bros, wholesale millinery store, To.
ledo, O., burned on the Goth, cau>ing loss on
stock and building Of about $45, 900.
Bridgewater, N. s., 10 t several buildings by
fire on the 26th. Two little children of Gaspa1
Ernst perished in tho flames.
Fire DESTROYED the flouring.mill Of Alexander
loss Of 1000. The Marshal house, at h1d.
lngton, Mich, has also been burned.
The Pacific four-mill, st. Louis, No., was
destroyed on the 23d, together with 500 barrels
Of flour, 10000 bushels of wheat and some
5000 worth Of NV machinery waiting to be
put up: Total loss estimated at $1O0, ,000
Henry Carroll, a fireman, was killed by falling
walls.
Dyer 4 Co.'s block at Providence, R. l., was
damaged to the extent of sex. .0G0 by fire on the
I'd. Waite & Co., manufacturing jewelers.
suffer to the extent Of $4,000.
Three stores in Corsica ma, Texas, burned or
the 23d.; The losses exceed the insurance by
$4,000.
Fire broke out in Wesley Jones wholesale
book and stationary house, Burlington, 1a., or
the 29d.: The inside of the building was burn
ed. It is not Fnown| how the fire originated
Loss, $40, 900; fully covered 4 ty insurance.
Damage to the extent of $40, 900 was caused
by fire. in the picker: house Of the Chicopet
manufacturing company's mill at Springfield
Mass, on the 22j. ( -
The Alelbourn house, Toledo O., burned OF
the 2lst. Henry Zcenaan jumped from tht
third story Of the burning building and was kill
ed. Loss $14, 900; insurance $4,000.
lamp explosion at Brownsville, Tenn.
caused serious condagfation IN the business
about e9O. 200, upon which there was o reasona
BE insurance. 5-@'~ ets'i5 l1;!'' ::'SsE:-
Smyrna, DEL, narrowly escapsd destruction
by fire on the night of the 18th. Tho aame
were confined to q planing-mill and severa
dwellings,, tho loss being $2b,000.