The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-04
FAILING FLOORS
Tho Second Story Of . Building
Gives Way With Four Hum
dred People
Two Killed and Ten Seriously Injured
"A Train Wrecksd-Twenty Per-
sons Injured.
High Water in Texas-Four Persons
Drowned in Washington Territory and
Three q Detroit.


sylvania, Friday night = school exhibition
was in progress in Brockerman's Hall. in
the second story Of brick building. The
hall seated about 40J people. and was
crowded 70 it, utmost capacity. Suddenly
the door gave way In the center, and the
entire audience went down . distance Of
twenty feet NrA J. E. Alexander. wife
Of the minister. and Miss Gsrwood,
Of Bellefoutaine, were killed. Those
seriously injured arc: Harvey Sel-
ders, both lags and ono arm broken with
other injuries; James johnson, badly hurt,
IcCulloch, badly hurt; Mrs. Drum, sup
posed to b dying; Ars. wainwright not
expected 70 live; Walker Lewis, one leg
broken; Ma. william McCulloch, badly
hurt; . little babe Of Mrs. Coombs, badly
hurt; Judge Seiders' two children, Of
RidReway, badly hurt Probably fifty 9th.
ers are moro or less seriously injured. Tho
walls did not fall in. A number Of women
and children were taken out, some unhurt
with their clothing torn completely on
HEAVY RAINS IN TEXAS.
FORT WORTH, Tex, April &-ln North
and Northwest Texas for distance Of 2OO
miles from here heavy rains have fallen
anu al ettoAmS SEo nAku' an oAoo' sAou
train on the st. Louis, Arkansas & Texas,
with twenty people. including J. st.
Koslowsky, Of St Louis, the general land
agent, and Chief Engineer Hinckley, bare
" missed being wrecked ut Marine bridge,
the high water having carried the fOunda-
tion away from the supports. A. the train
crossed, the bridge swervcd to ono side
throwing the wheels from the rails but the
~ Aso~s 80. Rotv
and after short delay the train went ON.
A dispatch from Gainesville says: Tho
heaviest rain storm that ever visited North
Texas and the Chickasaw Nation COM
menced falling Saturday afternoon and
continued with undated fury. All rail-
road communication was cut OF from tho
east west and north. One mile Of the
track Of the Santa Fe in the Chickssaw
Nation near Dougherty station has been
entirely washed away By the Washita
Arbuckle mountains had covered up sew.
formation can be gathered from tho couu.
try the crops have sustained great damage
and fences, houses and crops situated in
the bottom lands have been swept away
like magic. The Red river - higher than
6VGS KNOWN
adjacent country. No loss Of life has been
TRAIN WRECK.
CLEAN, n. Y. April 3l-A passenger
train on the New York Il Pennsylvania
ten miles east Of here yesterday morning
by the spreading Of the rails, and the mail
and baggage car and two passenger
coaches, containing about forty passen.
gers. rolled down q twenty foot embank.
ment. No one was killed outright. but
some Of the injured will die. The injured
ara: Captain G. G. Thing. of Olean. badly
bruised and injured internally; ]. J. Smith.
of Bath. badly cut and spine injured. re.
coverv doubtful: Mrs. O. w. W heaton. of
Allegheny. injured internally. recovery
Doubtful: Mrs. Goodsell, Of Cedars-
port Pa, internal injuries and head
cut may not recover; George
Stevena OF South Walea arm
broken: Kate Smith. Of Port ALLEGHENY.
Pa. head and back injured seriously: Ella
Adams OF Duke Center. Pa. head and
aide hadllv cut and bruised: Mary Derrick.
of Smithport, Pa, injured ON head aud
aide. Mr. Jacharien NJ Emnoria Pa
head and limba seriouslv cut: John Keefa.
of BufPslo. shoulder broken: William Was.
son. Of BufYaIo. badly cut about head and
anna. Con Downa a brakeman. both Ices
orushed: Ma. O,Hara. of ColIeee Grove.
Pa. ioternal iniuries. recovery doubtful:
Mr.. O,Hars and his child. seriously bruised
or6 c,t. PoetaI CIark Charlie. Keanan If
III. c;tv MN, h,ol<en and Vcrn CovilI n
T,,oh;o.an rn~ena neor .rS Ncn;nn;s
- III. c;tv .i;ortIv ;n;nrcd
" '' ns 49,, nrnS~,
DrrRorr. Mich Anrii 90-Saturdav
morning tho nleasant weather Attracted
many peonle to the river. and for the first
time mi. .eaeon a largo nnmhar of hoats
49,. Iat Soo, aF,o. moan The ,,ootho,
chanood h,o,v;no ha,f = o.,e Thomo.
$500 ~ 80 oonnon;on. ,,.,o ',,..a
Foh,;no ,hs,r wsv ocro.e the river IN a
I'm rero-t Tho. ,vhen .hont hal, INV ove-
a ANAL hoa, cont.;nino three man mnset NJ