The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09
WELLINGTON LoRAIN COUNTY, oHIo WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 1884

By an explosion of gas and oil recently
iat South Olive, o., three men lost theil
lives. ~.
IT was announced on the 4th that the
number Of killed and drowned by the 70.
cent railroad disaster near Sumner, Mo-,
was fifteen, and as many more were
wounded.
h. d. CHERRIE & Co., of Chicago, pig
iron manufacturers, failed on the 3D.. The
liabilities were placed at $3.50, 900 the as!
sets at $3.50, 900.
DURING heavy wind-storm on the Sd in
Nebraska two soldiers named Gardner and
,Wanestof were killed by a falling tree
while on route to Fort Omaha. At Fre-
mont wind unroofed the Enos Hotel and
the courthouse, demolished several build
fngs, and blew down many trees. Sam.
uel Anderson dropped dead from fright.
The school-house and several other build
ings were destroyed at Stewart.
AT tho works Of tho Calumet Iron &
Steel Company, near Chicago, four men
were suRocated by the escaping gas while
cleaning chimney few days ago.
Two desperadoes of Garrard County,
KY, named Best, killed a negro on the
roadway recently because he refused to
cease tanning himself.
A Missouri PACIFIC south bound freight
was recently precipitated through burn
ing bridge at Checotah, Tex. Ten cars
were wrecked and burned, and several
persons were injured.
RUFUS BARR, farmer, residing nine
miles from Indianapolis, shot his wife be-
cause Of jealousy the other night, and then
killed himself.
The Age Of Steel on the 9th published
ninety letters from engine-builders, wood
working machinery, steam-pumps, hard
ware specialties and iron-roofng manu-
facturers east of st. Louis, showing that
trade was in good condition, that sales
thus far this year had exceeded those for
the last six months of 1888, and that wire
manufacturers and others were working
to their fullest capacity.
The grand-stand on the lrace track at
Butte, M. T., collapsed under crowd of
500 persons few days ago. A boy was
killed, the Mayor was seriously hurt, two
persons were fatally wounded and others
had legs and arms fractured.
BURGLARS the other night obtained $14,-
600 In the store Of Howard g. Stewart, at
Dayton, Tenn.
A PASSENGER train was wrecked few
days ago between jackson and Raymond,
Miss, by running over COW. The mail
agent and several travellers were seriously
wounded.
RICH HILLand Walnut. Mo-, were visited
early the other morning by tornado.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal
churches were wrecked and other struct-
ures were unroofed. Several persons were
slightly injured.
The Newark co., Machine Company's
works were destroyed by fire the other
morning, causing loss of $350,0OO.
Two FATAL cases Of sun-stroke occurred
on the 9th at Dallas, Tex, where the mer-
curry registered 102 degrees in the shade,
and the water supply was so low as to
cause great alarm.
SOUTHWEST of Decatur, ILL.,, early on the
morning of the 9th cyclone ravaged the
district, thirty houses and barns being
leveled, horses killed, and orchards and
crops ruined. Near Boody the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church and parsonage
were wrecked, entailing loss of $25,OOO.
Two children were fatally hurt, and some
persons were rendered homeless.
DUY BROTHERS, cattle dealers at North
ampton, Mass, havo assigned, with liabil
tiles estimated at $100,0O0
THE steamship Gulf of Vincent, from
Calcutta, went ashore on Long Island OIL
the 9TH. The life-saving crew took off for
ty persons, but the vessel would probably
be lost