Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-08
THE WAVE OF BLOOD
HOW THEY MET DEATH.

Various CaIamaties to All Manner OF
People IN Every Section
Herman Bohlmann, well-to-do coal
dealer of New York, hanged himself.
Louis OttersOn, a despondent lager beer
saloon keeper, took some India rubber
tube, connected it with the gas pipe, in
tr0duced the other end into a refrigator,
locked himself into the icebox, turned on
the gas, and was found dead, sitting on a
tapped beer keg.
In Bridgeton, N. j., the thirteen year
old son of Mrs. Louisa Duffy, a visitor
there, was fooling with a gun. mot
loaded" and shot and killed her; George
PoOle's ten year old son at Port Wash
ingtcn fell overheard the boat on a mill
pond, in fit, and drowned David Ian
dale, aged 8, fell from barge at Will
liamsburgh and drowned While George
Shaw, Of Bay Shore. was sailing. the
strap holding the mast head block broke
and smashed his legs.
Some NeighborIy Exchanged.
Mrs. Simpson shot and killed William
Plyburn in COraville, Ohio on Friday, for
refusing to deny that certain atfsctionate
letters in his possession were written by
her.
John Otis, painter, 30 years old, was
found dead in James Smiths barnyard, in
East Longmeadow, Mass. Turpin Jencks,
brother of Mrs. Smith, and 20 years old,
has been arrested. Circumstantial evi.
dence is strong against him.
GeOge Alegeschim. Washington county,
Oregon, a few days ago, in a fit of rage,
shot his daughter, inflicting painful
though not dangerous wound. He then
fled to the woods and committed suicide.
While Bob Osborne and his son Tom,
who shot and wounded Frank Pate and
his son Willis, III Weakly county, Ten
ncssee, Oh July II, were going home from
Mckenzie, Carroll county, they were am
bushed and shot dead, being riddled with
buckshOt.
George Harrington, aged g. years, has
died at Stephentown, New York, from in
juries inflicted by Michael Ward, a neigh
bor. Wards cattle broke into lIarring-
toms corn field On Thursday, and caused
an alteration. in which Ward jumped on
and kicked Harrington, breaking his ribs
and causing other injuries. Ward snrren-
dered himself to the authorities, and is
now in the Troy Jail. lie pleads self
/ defence.
Wv" Va OhC atU IIG
Rosebud agency. shot and instantly killed
Spotted Tail. There had been i'll feeling
between them for some timc Crow Do.
went to Niobrara to await further lcvcl-
mcnts. Trouble is apprchcnded
Casualties by Storm.
In a heavy storm in Rochester, liailstones
of the average size Of marbles fell, damag-
ing skylights Eight quarts OF stones were
gathered from canvas six feet square.
Some were picked up measuring from to
inches in circumference.
A terrific storm of wind, rain, thunder
and lightning passed over Western Now
York yesterday, doing much damage to
on all sides. Several buildings were struck
by lightning and burned.
On Thursday afternoon group of twcn-
ty men, all white road hands, were stand
ing close to the house of J. II. Clyburn,
near Hartsvillc, S. c., when single stroke
of lightning killed four aud wounded ten
Of the number. Five of the wounded are
desperately hurt and may die. There was
no storm at the time, though heavy rain
fell shortly afterward.
At Ashley. Luzerne county, in the mid
die of Saturday afternoon there were few
| clouds in the sky and no signs of 4 storm,
except far of to the west, where few
"thunder heads were visible. No rain
| was falling and tho atmosphere was close
and extremely hot. Cora Deartlon, four
years old, was standing near window on
| the south side of her residence, drinking
a glass Of root beer. The window was
raised about ten inches from the sill and
the child stood about a foot from it. Sud-
| denly loud report was heard and the
little girl was sent flying across tho room.
Her mother, who was in another depart
ment, ran to her aid and raised her from
the floor. The long, flowing hair of the
child was in flames. which her mother
soon extinguished by wrapping her apron
about the head of the sufferer. A physi
clan was subsequently called and it was
found that her neck was cncircled with a
huge blister, her face burned in several
places and her hands badly injured. The
shock to the child's system was terrific.
but it is thought that no fatal results will
follow.
An AtrOci6us Crime.
Mrs. Fisher, awidow, and her two chill
dren have been residing near Queenstown,
in the county outside of Washington, d.
c., with her sister and family. Her
brother-in-law, Mr.. Fisher (both sisters
having married brothers) conducts i
truck farm and dairy ut the place, and has
employed several negro farm hands.
During the absence Saturday afternoon of
MIR. Fisher and the two Mrs. Fishers. the
children, aged respectively seven to ten
years, were left in the house, the parents
coming to the city to attend to their
usual market business. The parents
and relations returned to the house to find
that the children, a boy and girl, had
been cut to such an extent about the head
that they probably died almost instantly.
The girl, who was the elder, was mahgled
SO badly Us to he almost beyond recogni-
ton. by the side of the children Law an
axe covered with blood and hair show
conclusivcly that it was tho weapon used
to commit the deed, and the neishbors arc
in search Of a missing negro employee who
is suspected.
New Haven Mystery.
The body of a beautiful young woman,
tasteful!y dressed, has been found at West
Haven Beach, 4 much-throngcd summer
resort, four miles from New Haven, Conn.
The body was lying face downward in the
sand. One of the finger rings worn by
the dead woman bore tho monogram ii.
c. BY this means the body was identi-
fed as that Of Miss Jennie Cramer, eldest
daughter Of 4 respected man, Il cigar
dealer of the city. The dead girl had been
intimate with Mr.. James Malley, ir.,
young drygoods clerk and son of a wealthy
merchant, ofNew Haven. At young NAL
ley's request she had visited and enter
tanned Miss Blanche Douglass. of Sprinr