Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-19
REID BURNED OUT.
Whitelaw Reid's Magnificent Resi-.
dence Destroyed by Fire-Loss,
100000.
Terrible Naphtha Explosion in Ken
tucky-Six Men Drowned Near
Calgary.
Thres Fishermen Drowned Near Ealt:-
more-Railroad Accidents and Other
Gishaps.


more-Railroad Accidents and Other
Gishaps.
WHITE PLAINS, N. ", July 16.-Firs
broke out in the old Ben Holiday stone
mansion, on the Ophyr farm, about three
miles from this place, now owned by
Whitelaw Reid, of the Tribune. The build
ing was one of the famous landmarks in
West Chester County, having been stand
ing for over 300 years. Last year Mr..
Reid purchased the place from the
estate of John Roche, and commenced
the reftting of the interior upon q
magnificent scale. The dining room, J0xe3
feet, was finished in hard wood with heavy
carving over the doors of clusters Of fruits
and various kinds of game. The frescOing
of the fourteen rooms on the first floor
were magnificent. There were in all fifty
four large rooms in the castle, which were
all finished. The origin Of the fire is not
definitely known, but it is defective fue
or the presence of the electric light wires.
The loss on the building will reach nearly
100000. Insured for about two-thirds of
that amount. The question of rebuilding
the castle will be determined in the future,
after the condition of the walls, which are
still standing, have been examined.
COLLISION ON THE B. & NJ.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 16.-The rear coach
of passenger train No. 8, on the Burlington
& Missouri, which left this city at 1915
Saturday night, was run into at Berks Sid
ing, four miles this side of Crete, and four
or five persons injured. The colored por-
fer NJ 40 plIll ~ yva hn
seriously injured, and it is thought that he
can not live. There were many narrow es-
capes. A wreoking train which started
from Lincoln to the scene of the disaster
struck an open switch just out of the city
and was derailed, causing considerable de-
lay in reaching the wreck.
AN UGLY LOOKING wATERsPoUT.
SWEET SPRINGS, No., July 16.-The re-
port gained currency throughout the State
since Saturday afternoon that Sweet
Springs had been devastated by another
cyclone, and number of kilograms were
received here yesterday inquiring after the
safety of friends sojourning at the sum-
mer resort here. The report probably
started from the fact that an ugly looking
waterspout passed over Sedalia about four
p. N.
SIX MEN DROWNED.
WINNEPEG, Man., July 15.-On Friday
nine employees of the Eau Claire Lumber
Company attempted to cross the Bow river
above Cananasky rapids, near Calgary, in
a row boat. While making a landing on
the other side they lost their oars and
drifted down over the rapids and six Of
them, four Scandinavians and two Cam
adams, were drowned. The other three
managed TO reach the shore.
FIRE IN PENITENrIARY.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 16.-Between ono
and two O'Clock yesterday morning fire
destroyed the barrel and pail shops in the
Erie County penitentiary on Fifth street,
causing loss of $4,000. The main prison
was not harmed and there was no great
excitement among the convicts who, i'll
their cells, were quietly made to under
stand that there was no danger. They will
now temporarily be completely idle.
YOUNG LADY KILLED.
YORK, Pa, July 16.-Saturday evening
about eight o'clock Miss Emma Rhodes,
fourteen years of age, and Miss Annie
Frysinger, aged seventeen, both domestics
of New Holland, Pa, while walking ON the
railroad track about seven miles north of
the city, were run down by a train on the
Northern Central railroad. Miss Frysinger
was instatly killed. Miss Rhodes will re-
cover.
GAS TANKS EXPLODE.
CINCINNATI, July l6.-Eight gas tanks in
Ludlow, KY, exploded Saturday afternoon
and injured fifteen men, four of them
fatally. The gas is generated from naphtha
for the railroad and sleeping cars. The
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caused the explosion which exploded the
other seven. The fatally injured are:
Frank Collins, Michael Welch, George Ad-
olson, David Harris.
TEXAS FEVER.
WELLINGTON. Kan, July 16.-A report
reached this city late last night that Texas
fever had made its appearance in the Ter
ritory and prominent cattlemen imnedi-
ately left to remove their cattle from the in
fected district. The fever is reported to
have broken out five miles southeast of
Hunnewell, at which place eighty out Of
bunch of $50 are reported dead already.
TWO FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
AsHEvILLE, N. c., July 1.-two freight
trains collided on the Western North Caro-
lima railroad near this place yesterday
morning, wrecking both engines and
smashing up a number of cars. A negro
brakeman was killed and five persons
wounded, though not seriously.
RoUNDHoUsE BURNED.
MEXICO, Mo-, July 16.-The roundhouso
of the Alton railroad, in this city, burned
at four O'Clock Saturday morning. 1t is not
known how the fire originated, as the
watchman was out of the building when il
Starfed The loss ia nlaced at SD 600.
THREE DROWNED.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 16.-A party OF
twenty -one young men from this city went
down to North Point yesterday to spend
the afternoon. Arriving there ten of them
put out in row boat to fish. The boat
was capsized in the stream and Joel Lutz,
William Finn and Frank Vera were
drowned
ENGINEER KILLED.
MoBERLY, No., July 16.-Joseph Brown
ing, Wabash engineer who resided here,
was killed last night by a collision near
Bridgeton, Mo. His fireman, Carter, also
Of this city, was seriously injured.
Eyes, have plenty of opportunity tc
study human nature, ane to find out just
on which day people like to do their shop
ping" said floor walk in a large Phila-
delphia dry goods store to a reporter re-
Gently, in answer to the question as to
whether more goods are sold on any par.
ticular day or days of the week than on
the others "Now, Monday is always a
pretty good day, because on Sunday the
stores are closed and people have time to
think just what they need and to lay their
plans for the week. II women conclude to