Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-09-22
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

Two cable cars collidcd in st. Louis, md
Mrs. Collins was fatally and several Others
severely hurt
Mrs. Thclrls Myers and daughter, aged2l
were run down III the harbor at Z 'stport,
Maine, by schooner, and both drowned.
Mrs Dr. Winters was killed in Blooming
ton, Illinois, by bullet from Il revolver
which her adopted IL year Old son was clean
ing.
For the past week forest fires have been
raging in the vicinity Of Bismarck, Dakota.
a vast ara Of prairie is covered by Tue
fire.
The entire business portion Of Harper,
10 va, except ono store and un implement
house, was burned Loss about 80 ,UUt; in
surance about $4,000.
A trestle in cc,r = Of construction on the
Huntingdon Rail- ii, near Newport, kell-
lucky, fell, killing john Conway and fatally
iujuring Samuel Singcc.
A fire in Wilmington, Delaware, destroyed
QuIgley's morocco factories, at Fourth and
Monroe streets, causing q loss Of nearly S90,.
600; covered by insurance.
w. II. Rasmussen, lato principal Of the
District School at Richiield, while ON pleas
uro tour in Monroe Canon, in Utah, fell from
u precipce 50 feet high and was killed.
A son of 3. c. Frost of Phllipsburg New
Jersey, was riding pony, when the saddle
slipped and he fell under tho horses feet.
His skull was crushed by tho animals foot
and he died.
While Andrew Qintel aud Annie Hass were
quarreling Oh piazza or house Ill New
York, the railing gave way and they fell TO
the pavement below Iintel was killed und
the woman fatally injuied
tI,a RI
door factory Of Day, Huber 81 Croker, il
san Francisco, destroyed two blocks AMI
caused great damage i'll three others. The
loss is estimated mt 81, 2j0, UOO.
While workncn were tearing down an old
hospital building Mt the Soldiers Home, i'll
Da;on, Ohio, wall topplei over, killing
William Scwc.l and another man and severely
injuring several others.
Ten men were killed and five dangerously
injured by the premature explosion of Il blast
in the wicliS tunnel on tho Montana Central
Hallway, near Helena. The disaster was
caused by the conclusion of Il giant cap, fired
as II warning.
An incoming passenger train OH the Santa
Fc Road crashed into the rear OF Il cattle
tram i'll Chicago. The passengers were bad
Is shaken up, but no one Was hurt. Three
OF the cars loaded with c;lttu were dtched
and fifteen OF the animals were Killed.
A destructive rain and wind storm swept
over parts OF Nuns -noiti, Isle of Wight and
southampton countiesrin Virginia, destroy
ing standlng crops and blowing down tress
ami farm buildings Il. I. tr1ss, a promi-
ncnt farmer III Nans.inond COUNTY was killed
by Il falling tree.
y freight train OIL the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road was wrecked by the breaking of wheel
near Glen Summit. The wreck took fir,
and burned for several hours, causing COLI
siderable loss. Until the track was cleared
last evening, all passenger trains between
hitc Haven and Wiikesbarre were run
ever the Jersey Central rcad.
The rear Fart of John KobinsoI's circus
train was run into by a freight train MT the
Wayncsville water tank, OIL che Little Miami
Rain cad, 81 miles east of Cincinnati. Four
Persons were killed AMI seventeen injured,
one OF whom has since died.
A fret hit engine was thrown from the
track Of the Long branclldirIsion of tie New
Jersey Central road il EiizlUetil. The ell
CINE ran up an embaukmenE AID fell on its
SIDE in yard few feet from a dwelling
house. The engineer and fireman escaped
through the cab Windows, the fireman, John
L Vauncssdale. being severely scaldud.