The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-08-26
Peter Martin, John Ervine and George
Adams, who were slowed away in a freight
car to steal ride, were killed.


JOHN NEAL, drayman for P. H. Kelly &
| Co., of st. Paul, attempted to board the
train from Chicago, ont the 17th inst. and
in some way Neal missed his hold and was
thrown upon the track, the car wheels
passing over his left leg just below the
! ankle and over his right foot. He also re-
ceived cut about the face, and other in
juries. His left leg has been amputated
! below the knee, and his condition is con-
sidered critical.
WHILE their mother was temporarily
absent, two little boys, aged and 5 years,
he children of Mrs. II. H.Manstield, of
Clifton, near Rochester, n. Y, were
drowned in a cistern. There is mystery
about the matter, the cistern-opening only
measuring fifteen by twenty inches, and it
would not seem possible that both children
could have fallen in together by accident
or otherwise, any more than it would seem
probable that one would have voluntarily
followed the other into the water and to
his death.
JOHN kELLEHER. residing in Oakland,
Cal, with his wife, and neighbor, Mrs.
King indulged in drunken car"use, in
the course of which he set the house on
fire. Two of his children, Eugene and
Annie, aged two and five years respective,
ly, were burned to cinders. James, aged
leher will probably die from her injuries
Mrs. King is badly scorched. Kelleher is
slightly hurt.
a SPECIAL from Eureka, New, of 18th
inst. says at ten o'clock this forenoon, a
fire broke out on the east side of Main
street, south of Odd Fellows building, it
cd ,1,,{o ll,,
over the same ground as the great fire
year ago, The loss is even more, rs the
buildings were .better!and newer The fire
extended south son Main street to Gold
street, and swept everything to northward.
The wind was blowing gale Among
prominent buildings and institutions de-
stroyed may be mentioned the following
Maus brewery, Leader printing office, Odd
Fellows building Jackson House, Quilted
but standing; International Hotel, theatre,
and all intervening buildings, save Paxton
& Co. S bank, Pickard & Folly's building
and Jack Perry's corner. 1t is impossible
to form any estimate of the losses but
the amount must be one million dol
lars. All the private residences onSpring,
Buel and Paul streets, north of the Epis-
copal church, were consumed There can
be no doubt that many families are left
destitute.
A TERRIBLE accident ACQUIRED at Allan
tic City, n. j., on the 14th inst. One Sec
tion of an excursion train ran into another
making the most terrible havoc. The ex-
cursion train consisted of twenty-six cars,
sixteen in the first and ten in the second
section. The train was filled with St.
AIMS Catholic excursionists from Ken
sington and Philadelphia. The first sec
tion left the city at 6 O'Clock, and the
second followed soon after. All went we'll
until the first section reached Mayo's
Landing, when the engineer slowed up and
started to run on aside-track a to allow the
passage ofathe $3.50 express from Camden.
All the cars had passed the switch, except
two, when the second section came thun-
dering on behind The engineer of the
latter section whistled down brakes" as he
approached the switch, but when the
brakes were applied they failed to work,
owing to wet, and the rear locomotive
crashed into the last car of the first section,
telescoping it and causing a fearful wreck.
As the locomotive forced its way into the
car, the cylinder heads were forced open
and dense cloud of steam poured through
the car, scaldipg, nearly every passenger
in it. In an instant there was a scene of
fearful excitement. The sound of Kissing
steam and shrieks of terrified passengers
were blended and carried through the cars,
striking terror into the hearts Of all. The
crowded cars were speedily emptied and
every efors made to aid the wounded.
The express arrived just as the accident
occurred, and passengers from it also hur-
ried to render assistance. The work Of re-
moving the injured was Immediately be-
gun and medical aid summoned. The
wounded were taken to neighboring
house. The best cars of the express were
switched off and fitted up as hospitals and
attached to the excursion train. In these
were placed those less injured, and every
effort was made to alleviate the sufferings
of others.