The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-17
SIX NCINERATED.
A Party OF Poles Got Drunk After
Church and Are Burned to
Death.
Seven C0lOred Persons Drowned While
Crossing the River In an Old
Boat.
Ouite q Number of Fresh Railroad Acct
dsnts-Fatal Hospital Fire in YER
mont

HAzELroN, Pa, Feb. H-ln one OF the
houses q short distance west ct Silver
Brook, q mining village near here. lived the
families OF Laurence Mauleck and John
Delcher, both of whom keep boarders.
Sunday they all came to this place to at
tend the dedication Of IS. Peter and Paurs
new Polish Catholic Church, and before re-
turning home became drunk. After arrtv-
ing home they indulged freely In "polink,"
when they became hopelessly stupehed q
engaged in Q lierco fight. According to the
story Of one Of he participants one OF the
marty named John Seddo upset 3 lighted
lamp which exploded and scattered the
burning oil all over the clothing OF the In
mates. In their drunken condition six OF
them either did not know what to do or
were too drunk to climb out Of the window
and perished in the flames. Mauleck and
his wife and infant child were also badly
burned.
SPREADING RAILS.
NIw HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 1.-THE 0:4S q.
N. train on the Hartford branch OF the New
Haven & Northampton railroad was thrown
from the track near U~nionville, yesterday
morning. The passenger cars were over
turned and several passengers badly hurt.
A wrecking train has been sent out. Thu
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spreading Of the rails and the derailing OF
the train, which ran some distance and
then overturned down an embankment.
Mrs. Royce, Of New Hartford. is thought to
be fatally injured. Three others were
slightly injured.
An OLD LANDMARK GONE.
WIxoNA, Mimi, Feb. 1.-THE Mosquito
mills, situated ON the North Branch Of the
Rolling Stone, about twelve miles from
Winona. burned completely down Friday
night The property was one OF the old
landmarks, aud was owned by William
D~uncansOn. Loss, So, 90; insurance, $4O.-
O0Q The origin Of the fire is unknown. The
mills will probably he rebuilt.
TIE CALUMET AND HECLA FIRE.
CALUMET. Mich, Feb. H.-An opening was
made near the northern shaft of the Clay
branch OF the Calumet and Hecla mine last
night, and sparks and smoke issued in
abundance, showing tina: there is still fire
in ia mine, and that it is near the surface
there. The miners claim that this is the
only part Of the mine where fire exists.
DERAILED.
NIwAUKEE, Feb. H-Eighteen freight
cars were derailed at an early hour this
morning by q broken rail, on the Chicago
T. Northwestern railroad. near Oak creek,
southwest Of this city. The caboose re-
manned on the track, consequently no one
was injured. Passenger trains are delayed
in consequence.
T~ELESCOPED.
BELvrDERE, N. Y, Feb. IA wreck oc-
CURED ON the Delaware, Lackawanna T.
Western railroad ut Stroudsburg, Pa, this
morning, q cattle train being tclescoped.
The wreck was caused by a detective air
brake. Many were killed. The road Is
b~lockadcd.
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XoTLEY, MIMI, Feb. H-At about $3.50
o'clock this morning two Northern Pacific
freight trains ran into each other o mile
east OF here going At full speed. Both en-
gines n ten cars were badly smashed but
no one was injured.
URN TO DEATH.
ST.. ALBAHs, VT, Feb. 1.-THE St Adams
hospital was Quilted by fire this morning.
Charles Handler, q paraiytic, and Susan
Gates. aged eighty-three, were burned to
death