Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-10-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Horrible Accideu, in Peun-,,vnni..

\ terrible accident occurred "Wednesday
evening on the Lehigh Valley railroad at
Mud Run, Pa, near Penn Haven grand
parade of Catholic societies had been held
at Hazlet'n, and excursion trains were run
from Nilkesharre. Nauticoke and other
places. The train was IN two parts. and
upon the return trip tine rear section ran
INTO the forward section with disasti Gus re-
suits Several cars were telescuped and
the first reports say that 40 persons were
Killed outright and n many more injured
The later accounts show that this disas
ter was one of the first magnitude. and that
1t had peculiarly distressing features. 1t
occurred at night when darkness added to
the terrors Of the situation. aud the esrape
Of scalding steam from the locomotive
brought death in one of its worst forms to
many persons whom the collision had left
wounded and helpless in the wreck The
conduct of the railway officials ia withhold
lnE all Information and keeping the friends
ni passengers m SUSPENSE for hours was an
extraordinarily hrartless proceeding. unless
the appalling nature of the disaster mad
completely benumbed their power T. act
The number of death. tp last night was =,
and 40 others we're injured
chance visitor 90 Democratic caucus
lu Toledo, % the other day. saw two postal
clerks knock down two honest citizens.
while another Government er,nl,,s ,,s.
.tutfiug the bpIIbt ~ L. l. -.
how perfectly the reform" sentiment Of
this Administration Is exemplfed hv even
It's humblest Officials,
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his wifc's eyes. has been sentenced at Long
Island City. y. Y, To "a wears and five
months at hard labor for gouging out one
eve and - wears and months f,r yn,t,-
lnE out the other, making - years and four
months IN all.
The wife and five children Of farmer
named Richter. living between Geneva aud
Omo"a, Neh were burned to death Friday
night IN their home, together with tramp
VINO was stopping there over night. Rich
'eI anu Vne tramp nan hoth been drinking
during Roman chariot races at Kutztown
Pa, one day last week, team Of mustangs
spranE from the track into the crowd Of
spectators Inwring number of people
seriously.
a. q W ade of knlghtstown, Ind. killed
three women. set the house ON fire and
theh KHi'u himself last FRIDAY night. He
ia" u'r'l S-N'" oil pension money belonging
- oi'' VI 'n' women.
The p"achers who murdered Mrs Howes
ON the Tongue river IN Maine, last August,
nave u'eh sentenced 10 "a Years imprlson-
"'H''
. a man Mh" 'ut out horses tongue at
Ih'''Pee aus Mass a ie" days ago, has
peeh sentenced 10 states prison for three
years
O., immense eeiS block the water pipes at
"lhS'eu' O"hh.' ana nave compelled some
turee manufacturing concerns to suspend
business
Wheat took big tumble in Chicago and
New York ON Tuesday, and the bears were
III high feather IN consequence
Terrible floods, accompanied hv great
loss of life aud property are reported
from China aud a disastrous gale in ,Japau
Frauci, W Williams s.pi,r MARTINEZ, ,e
nm old and extensive. bsrl,i,,,, a,,J ,,,,,,,,;.
sion house in New York committed s,,ir;J.
Thursday because Of los,... ,,ro,y,nr, o,,t ~
the Chicago wheat b,lga
Tn. J,r1,a.,.. l.,- e., "a.
IN ,ne ',.L u' .iost 20 'Ii. 'coAcco crop
great and one fourth M tb,. ,.,,,,, b,,. I.,,;5,
compIet.ly ruined
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