Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-09-29
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

The barrel factory of Henry Scrapper-
hotter, in Alton, Illinois, was buried. Loss,
$4,000
The latest mail advices from Cuba estimate
ths loss of life by tho recent cyclone i'll that
island ut over LOCO.
Nellie Long, aged years. and Michael
Flahertv, aged S, were struck and killed by
Il train III railroad cut at Boston.
The first Presbyterian Church in New
Brunswick, New Jersey, was damaged by
fire ana now So GOO organ was destroyed.
Clinton Garrett, Il prominent farmer, WAS
killed by u train while walking OH the track
of The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ut New
ark, De,awaro
BY the explosion of some dynamite caps in
the burning warehouse OF tho Republic Iron
Company, in Republic, Michigan, three men
were severely injured
y collision occurred on the Chicago branch
of the Oh cago, Burlington and Quincy Rali
road, near Galesburg Illinois. Engineer
Case was killed, rs were also two trainps.
The boiler of F. w. Browns saw mill, at
West Virginia, exploded killing VIM. Brown,
manager of the MILL and u son OF the owner,
and VIM. knabenShu, mill hand.
The First Presbyterian Church at New
Brunswick, New Jersey was burned. The
loss On the church and organ Is S31,0Oo; IN
surunce, S3l ,5JU TIL. callse vi Tie lire is nol
KIN WI.
a passenger and freight train collided on
the Wabash Railroad, near fairmount, Ii L
nos An unknown man, WHO was ealing
a ride, was killed, and two train hands were
bidly injured.
\ clttle train on the West Shore Railroad
was telescoped 10y 4 freight tram ut Catskil
Station, New York. Four cars were demol-
ishcd and many sheep and cattle were
killed.
The Union Pacific fast passenger train,
known as tho Overland Flyer" was badly
wrecked ut Gardner, Nebraska. 10 miles
west of Omaha. The wreck WIS caused by
rnil being cut. Il was thought the rail was
cut purposely. No list of casualties has yet
BEEN obtained.
A fire occurred last week in the brush fac
tory and store OF y. 6. Duncan ~ Co. and
the carpet store of Bovard Rose 81 Co, IN
Ptts5urg. The principal damage was by
water. The loss to Boyard, Rose 81 Co. is
placed at $4,000 covered by insurance, and
to Duncan Sc Co. $5,OJ0, also insured.
The house occupied by Thomas Flood and
wife, in Ithaca, New York, was burned.
The fremen pulled Flood from the house
after his feet lad BEEN burned off, but only
the charred bones of his wife could be found.
The couple were old and dissipated.
Two weeks ago Joseph Beers, a farmer.
at Frederickstown, Ohio imported herd OF
Texas cutie from Arkansas. The Texas
fever has now appeared among the animals
and several other herds in the same neigh
borhood show symptoms of contaSlon.
Mr.. Perreault and his son, farmers of Ste.
Anne, Quebec Mr.. BoisverU, miller i'll
Rosseauis mills, with Mr.. Morrin, the station
agent ut Sle Anna de la Perade, and Mr..
Goodu, Of the same place, were drowned on
Monday night, while crossing in boat from
st. Jean d'Eschaillous 10 Ste Anne.
Ina collision between two freight trains
on the New York, Pennsylvania aud OHIO
Railroad, near Akron, Ohio, George Arm,
strong, an engineer, was killed, and several
others severely injured. The accident Is
said to have been caused by telegraph ope-
rator failing to deliver orders.
y fire in Spokane Falls, Washington Ter
rtory, caused loss of Sl3O,OU0 The tire
was Of incendiary origin, and q vigilance
committee has been formed All disrepu
table characters have been warned to leave
town under pain Uf hanging. Saloons and
gambling housed have been closed, aad no
one except the guards arc allowed on Che
streets after 10 o'clock.
Near Church Hill, Maryland, VIM. Bailey,
aged u years, and his cousin, Robert Shelton,
of Chester, Penna., after playing game OF
''Inumblepeg," started on Il run for Baileys
house. as Willie, who was i'll advance,
turned round, his breast was penetrated an
inch and a half by knife thrown by Robert,
aud the boy died in ten minutes; AT the in
quest the jury returned verdict OF acct
dental death.
Sixty-nine worllmen employed in the
Hoosac.. Tunnel, at North Adams, Massachu-
setts, were overcome by coal gas from pass
ing locomotive. Fortunately the fact was
at once reported by ilaglnan, and another
train about to enter the tunnel was stopped
and the Frustrated men were taken out. The
rescurers were also affected, some of them
severely All the Frustrated man were re-
ported doing well and are expected to re-
cover.