Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-10-13
Death Oh the Rail.

| DehtaA Oh Tic lt1i1s
A terrible accident occurred at Pttsburg, Pa,
on the night Of the 9th inst, on the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad. An accommodation train which
left the city at 11:3o colided with the special
train from Grecnburg, at Twentieth street
where the riots occurred few years ago. Both
trains were filed with passengers, especially
Conductor Wallis, which contained several
marching clubs which participated in the Demo
cratic demonstration. Nine persons were killed
outright and eleven died of their injuries, while
; about t"elty more were badly injured.
There was an accident on the New York and
New England railroad, at Hop River, near
Wil1inlantic. Conn, on the night of the Sth
| accommodation train, leaving Hartford, and an
extra frelSLt Train going west from Wlllimantic.
The wreck was bad one. Engineers Kenyin
!. and Flood and fremen Forsyth and Hurley were
killed. Conductor AldElch, of the freight train,
was badly injured and will probably die.
Near Stlllman valley, ILL.,, on the 10th inst. a
gravel train Oh the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST..
Paul road ran into a drove OF cows, ditching
the cars and killing several neil. The wounded
and killed number fourteen.
The west bound passenger train on the
Indianapolis and st Louis railroad ran through
an open switch at NoEomis, ILL.,, on the 10th
inst, and collided with freight train Oh side
track. A demolished oil car started fire which
consumed the entire passenger train, including
the baggage, express and mail cars. No lives
lost.
William Nilsson was thrown from his horse
onto railroad track, at Bradford Pa, OH the
Sth inst, and train ran over him killing him
instantly.
train left the track OH the the evening of
the 7th inst., near Littlcton, Mass. Enoch Var
ney, master car builder, and a resident of Aver
named Faulkner were killed. Several others
were injured.
Thos. J. Hill, sou of J. NJ. Hill, prominent
merchant of Memphis, Tenn, was run over and
killed by an outgoing train on the Charleston
railroad on the 5th inst.
Two men were run over by an express train
| on the TT. Wayne railroad at Dc1phos, O., on
the night of the Sd inst. They were William
Quackenbush who leaves wife and three
children, and young man known as Frenchy."
Both were lying on the track in a drunken
stupOr.
Work Of the Flames.
French e. Wards wooden mill at West
Stoughton, Mass, burned on tho 9th inst, with
contents. Loss estimated at 5000, 1000. Over
900 employees are thrown out of work, several
of them injured.
The cattle sheds at N1iller's distlcry, Sterling,
ILL.,. burned on the 9th inst In the sheds were
1,5O0 head of cattle, of these l, 100 were burned
and some of those that were gotten out were so
injured that they will die. The moaning and
bclowing Of the cattle was frightful beyond de-
scription. Five hundred tons of hay was also
burned. The herd belonged to Isaac Wexel, of
Chicago, whose loss is about $40, ,O0O the loss
on hay is 50, 800, on sheds $4,000. The only
insurance known of is $4,000 on the sheds
This is the fourth time the distillery has been
burned in IL years.
A lamp explosion fred the Mcclure house at
Red Rock, Pa, on the night of the 9th inst,
and the structure was consumed, together with
the railroad depot and two small buildings.
Minnie Slattery was badly injured by dropping
from the third story window. Loss 1000.
Park street spinning mill at Haywood, Eng
land, containing 10000 spildles, burned on the
9Th inst
The stores of NJ. Levi and W. Weinburg. at
Naming, S. c., were burned on the 7th inst
Lewis loss $35, 900; insurance $4,000. Vein
blrg's loss is unknown. The fire was the work
of an incendiary.
Fleming, Reid & Co.'s worsted mills, at
Greenock, Scotland, were destroyed by fire on
inScotland.
The Faulkner and Chase mills. at Lowell,
Mass, burned to the ground on the 9Th inst.
Loss on both 100000; fully insured Over
four hundred persons are thrown out of employ
ment.
The writing-paper mill at Elkhart, Ind.
known as the "Old MILL" was burned oa the
5th inst. The owners arc J. II. Beardsley, John
Cook and Mrs. Benjamin Z. Davenport. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
Holmes, Booth & Hayden's works, containing
many costly machines and tools, burned at
Waterbury, Conn.,, Oh the 5th inst. Estimated
loss $500, 900. The works comprised two of the
largest buildings in the city.
Woodruff's tanncry and grist mill, James
machine shop and the postofice at Grant,
Herkimer county, New York, burned on the 5th
inst. Loss about $4,000.
On the 5th inst. fire started in the shaft
house of the old Vulcan shaft in the Chrysolite
mine, Leadville, COL, caused by sick miner
dropping candle. The building was consumed
and the burning debris fell into the shaft, set
ting it afire. After great trouble the fire was
prevented from spreading and finally subdued.
Twelve men were overcome by the heat and were
barely saved. Work will be suspended in, all
the mines with which the Vulcan shaft connects,
for week, and perhaps longer. Nobody was
seriously hurt. The damage is about 500, 900.
Hudson, Mass, had $50, 600 fire on the
morning Of the 5th inst.
The extensive pork-packing establishmcntand
slaughter house of Foss T. Homer, at Canton, q
Baltimore suburb was burned on the 4th inst,
with contents, consisting Of large stock OF
meat. The fire communicated to the pork,
packing establishment of Paul Gable, adjoining,
. which was also destroyed, with contents. Foss
d Homer's loss estimated at $4,000; insur-
ance, $50. 400; Cables loss estimated at $780,
600: insurance 10000