Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-01
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

A TERRIBLE explosion OF fire damp or.
cured i'll the colliery at Failtown, Pr.
Only six men were in the mine at the TIM,
and when found three OF them We're alive
and three were dead. The killed were
Hugh Connors, Edward Gaughan and
Michael Pryle. The first man brought to
the surface was John Nofn, who is badly
burned about the face and arms. John
Kerrigan was alive when found, and talked
the strongest of all, but he died before
being brought to the surface. The next
was John Connor. He has two large scalp
on the arm. His face and hands are badly
bruised. He was taken to the hospital.
The body of Edward Pierce, Ere boss, was
found about $50 feet from the others. The
explosion came like flash, too quickly for
anyone to tell anything about it. How the
fire originated is mystery.
LAD named Herbert Scherhy. aged
about 16 years, was drowned in Spirit
Lake, Iowa, while attempting the rescue of
little girl who had fallen overheard flom
the steamer Queen. He appeared to be
swimming strongly, but suddenly disap-
peared and did not rise. The little girl
was saved by other parties in skiff.
THREE young ladies were crossing the
trestle work near Sauk Center, Mimi, when
Manitoba east bound train came along.
They lost presence of mind, became fran
tic and started back, but the engine was too
close to be reversed. Miss Allen, 1S years
old, was killed and terribly manglel. Miss
Faren was severely injured. The latter's
sister escaped unhur by jumping into the
water, but was unconscious for several
hours from fright
In railway collision at Modling, eight
miles from Vienna, seven persons were
killed and twounded.
The free delivery system has been or
dered to be established at Joliet, ILL.,, and
Winona, Mimi, October l.
4 FREIGHT train on the Union Pacific
ran into the rear end of the Missouri Pa
cific freight train one mile east of Papillion
Neb. A man by the name of Eli Cook, who
was in a freight car with valuable horse,
was instantly killed, and the engine on the
Union Pacific with several cars are a total
wreck. Fireman Norris was seriously hurt.
A TRAIN on the Cincinnati Southern
Railway was badly wrecken near DryiRidge,
Ky, caused by the engine jumping the
track, killing Engineer Coombs and iujur-
ing the fireman, conductor and baggage
master. All trains are delayed.
A POWDER magazine belonging to the
Latin Rand Powder Company, Chicago,
was struck by lightning. An explosion fol-
lowed, which destroyed property running
up in the neighborhood of $4,000, besides
killing two persons almost instantly. and
fatally injuring three, and contributing to
the painful injuries Of twenty five others.
The exploded magazine contained lao, 900
pounds of powder and half as much dyna-
mite.
ED. CowEN, young man living Mt
JOLLY, Iowa, was accidentally shot and
killed while hunting ducks. Cowen and a
young man named Lampman were standing
on sods in pond shooting ducks as they
flew by. Cowen raised up suddenly just as
Lampman shot, and the entire charge took
effect in the top of his head, tearing the top
of his skull entirely off He lived almost
an hour after the accident, in great agony.
The Coroner's jury rendered verdict of
accidental shooting