The Penn's Grove record., 1886-09-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Charles Demarrow, eight years old,
fell into the Conestoga creek, at Graef':
Landing, Lancaster county, Penna., Oh
the 18th ult., and was drowned. Viii.
lie Schmit his st%ep-brother, jumped in
to rescue him, and was also drowned.
John Murphy, IL years old, was
drowned at Long Branch on the 18th
ult.
In the midst of a heavy storm on
the 29th the powder magazine of the
Latin & Rand Powder Company, in
Chicago, was struck by lightning. An
explosion followed, which destroyed
property running up in the neighbor.
hood of SIS, 600, killing one person in
stantly and fatally wounding four
others. The dead and fatally injured
are: Miss Carrie Ahernwerth, killed
instantly; Peter Kenn, a farmer, ribs
broken and f~earfully burned; John
Guhl. teamster for the Oriental Pow
der Company, ribs fractured, right leg
broken in two places, internal wounds;
Mrs. Guhl. skull crushed; Mrs. Eliza
Devine, right leg crushed and other
injuries. The shock caved in the two
magazines of the Oriental Powder
Company, and also those belonging to
the Warren Powder Company, the
Hazard, the Dupont Companies and the
Forcite dynamite s~torehouse. The
Latin s. Rand Company's was the
only one which exploded. Where 1t
stood is now an immense excavation,
nearly fifty feet in depth. The country
for half a mile in all directions from
the exploded magazine presented a
picture of dwesolation and destruction.
In Pittsburg on the 29th ult.,
Frederick Schwatz twas cut IN the
side by j. r. Gilbert, and will probably
die" Mrs. Mary McEhenney "died
from the effects of injuries inflicted by
her husband" r. 7. Thompson twas
seized with bad collie and died before
physicians could be summoned"
George Wright ''died of heat" Harry
E. 1senbers, aged 10 years, twas
drowned while bathing" Charles
Hendmen committed suicide by
taking laudanum." Mrs. Mary Roden-
baugh twas u over by carriage and
fatally injured"
Lawrence NJ. Donovan, a press
man, jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge
early on the 2Sth ult. He was picked
up by friends in a boat and was appar-
emily unhurt. The jump was taken, in
consequence of a bet of $500. Donovan
is "a years old. He was arrested as
soon as he landed, and ''fned $40 for
having interrupted the travel on the
bridge"
Bernard Singer, a milk dealer, OF
Ridgewood, Long Island, was found
murdered in his house on the 29th ult.,
he having been beaten to death with
a cTow.bar. His wife, who told ICON
flicting stories" has been arrested on
suspicion. Three Mexicans fought on
the street in Columbus, Texas, on the
28th mt, and when Deputy Sheriff
Hope tried to arrest them, one of them
attempted to stab HIM. Hope shot the
fellow in the head and killed him. A
coroner's jury justified Hope. w. K.
Terry, shot in a street fight at Martins
vile, Virginia, on May 18th, died on
the goth ult. His brother, ]. X. Terry
was killed IN the fight, and b. X. Terry
was shot through the body, but recov'
cred. AT St. Joseph, Louisiana on the
3Uth ult. as Judge J.. B. Elam and
Joseph Nichols were in consultation
in the law office Of the former, Colonel
v. T.. Reeves stepped to the front door
and fired the contents of both bar, els
of a shot gun into the head and shout.
ders of Nichols, killing him instantly.
Colonel Reeves surrendered himself to
the authorities and was lodged in jail
without bail. HE claims to have
acted in self-defence." Nichols was a
son-in-law of Colonel Reeves, and 8 me
family trouble is suspected.
The Howard Oil Mills, covering
81 acres of ground in the suburbs of
Houston, Texas, were destroyed by
fire early on the goth ult. Loss. $780,
600; insurance, Sl50,00C. The mills
employed $50 men. The loss by the
burning of the steamer Daniel Drew,
at Kingston, New York, on the goth
ult., is estimated at $1,000 The
barn of Charles Reber, at Evansville,
Berks county, Penna., was destroyed
by lightning on the 29th ult. Loss,
5 5000. Reuben Hottenstein, who had
sought shelter in the barnyard, was
rendered unconscious for several hours
by the shock.
While a pleasure barge containing
eleven men was returning to Boston
from Squantum on the 18th ult it was
overturned at West Roxbury. and the
occupants were thrown against a stone
x-a1l EluyorA pndtnufnn and ThnnoQ
Jones, of Roxbury. were instantly
killed. Thomas Sullivan's head was
cut open and he received injuries that
may prove fatal. George Smith was
also badly hurt.
"A telegram from Wilcox, Arizona,
says: "Colonel Wade has rounded up
all the Chiricahuas and Warm Spring
Apaches, numbering APO. He has
them under guard, and will, unless
some accident occurs, carry out Gener-
al Miles plan of moving them out of
Arizona Territory. Captain Lawton
is in close proximity to Geronimo, who
has asked for better terms than an UNI
conditional surrender" According to
a telegram from Nogales. Arizona,
Geronimo has sent word to General
Miles that he will meet him at the San
Bernardino Ranch to arrange terms OF
surrender.
Five men were killed and two
others severely injured by an explosion
of gas in the Fairlawn Colliery, at
Scranton, Pa. on the Both ult.
George Kenn, a farmer, who was
thrown from his wagon by the powder
mill explosion at Chicago, on the goth