Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-04-11
CHIMES AND misHAPs-


A north bound freight train on the L. &
s. branch of the Missouri Pacific was
wrecked near Jacksonville, No, April 2,
the engine and five cars going through a
bridge which had been weakened by q
swollen stream. Engineer TOOhey was
carried down in the wreck and held in the
water to his neck. for several hours, until
eXtricated. Albert Nileman, a farmer of
PaOla, Kan, in q car with household goods,
was killed. NilemRn was removing to Nod
away county from PaOla. He had a large
sum of money on his person. He leaves a
wife and three children.
The powder magazine of the Hazard
Powder Company, at st. Joseph, NO, was
sSruck by lightning and exploded. The
magazine contained eight and One-half tons
Of powder. 1t was situated about three
miles north Of the city. The defamation
was heard i've miles away. The shock was
terrific. All the houses in the vicinity
were partially wrecked. The window
panes were shattered all over the city to a
distance of four miles from the magazine,
and the houses shook and sWayed as if
moved by an earthquake. There was much
excitement in the city until the cause of
the disturbance was known. No One.Was
seriously injured.
Cable advices from Aspinwall, received
by POstm aster Pearson, OF New York, re-
port serious losses Of mail matter in the
entire mail for the South Pacific countries,
dispatched from New York on the 21st ult.,
by the steamer Colon, was destroyed, and
all the registered mail and ordinary paper
mail for Aspin wall was sent by the steamer.
The letter mail was nearly all delivered be-
fore the ire broke out, and as accurately
as can now be stated the mail for Central
America and the Pacific coast Of South
America burned, consisting of $50 packages
of registered mail, ten sacks of ordinary
letters and thirteen sacks Of papers.
Crofts, of Cook, and Baker, of Moultrie
county, both members Of the Illinois
House of Representatives, had a fist fight
on the floor of the House a few days ago.
The trouble arose over the stock yards bill,
on which they were opposed. CrofUs took
Baker TO task, and upon his resenting,
struck him in the face, WhereupOn Baker
struck back twice, kicking him once in the
stomach, and marking his face badly.
CrOfts attempted TO strike Baker with a
chair, but was prevented by friends, and
they were separated. Haines, without put |
ting any motion, declared the House ad- /
jOurned. This is the second fight that
Baker has been engaged in this session.
The passenger train from Louisville on |
the Louisville q Nashville railroad, or !
April 1st, had attached, besides five pas /
senger cars, an express car in which were /
three thoroughbred trOtters, Agatha, Scott /
Norman and King VarO, worth $l7, 800, and /
six valuable work horses, all enrOUte to |
Brooklyn, N. Y. This car jumped the track /
at FrenchtOWn near Newport and so in |
Jured all the horses as to render them worth !
less. Not passenger was hurt, nor did a /
passenger car leave the track. The baggage /
car was completely wrecked. The side of /
the postal car was knocked ont and two |
postal clerks and four Others ali train men /
were slightly injured.
The Emery Candle factory, one of the /
largest institutions of the kind in the cOun-
try, at Cincinnati burned. From 100 to $50 /
employees engaged in this department, many
OF them girls, were thrown into a panic,
but were all safely removed. Loss
$50, O60, with ample insurance. The build
ing was very near the entrance to the Sus-
pension bridge, leading to COVingtOn, and |
there was great danger at one time that it
would be reached.
A four-story brick building on Monroe
street near Dearborn, Chicago, occupied by
the National Printing CO. and Bredner, Smith
q Co., paper dealers, burned on the 3Oth.
The National Printing Co. loses all its press
Is and nearly all its material, which together
with the damage done to the building makes
its loss fully 100000; insured for $4,000.
Smith & Co. lose fully 100000 on
stock and building, which it is understood
will be fully covered by insurance.
The steamer R. R. Springer, from Cinoin-
matt for New Orleans, run into the bank at
Government Light, at the mouth Of the cut
OF, just below the source, and sprung leak
in different places and gradually commenced
TO sink. AT 8 O'Clock the Eatchez arrived,
taking on all the passengers, none being lost.
The total loss of freight and boat is $75 COO.
Insured in Cincinnati offices for tWO-thirds
value. She had a full cargo of ], 600 tons of
western produce and 81 passengers.
City Treasurer Crawford Of OsWegO, n. Y,
is missing. His books show a shortage Of
over $26, 600. Speculation is the cause.