The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-09

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the wooden bridge which spanned this stream,
with an iron structure, and yesterday would
have witnessed its completion. At the hour
named the through freight NO. 1SU passed this
place with about twenty cars. 1t reached the
bridge, and the engineer, when q little more
than half across the bridge, noticed the engine
swaying from one side to the other. Realizing
that the bridge was weakening, he pulled
tho throttle wide open. The machine shot for
ward with sufficient power to break the coup
ling between the tender aud the first car and
passed across on to the opposite pier in safety.
Then there crash, and the bridge went
down. carrying with it seven loaded freight
cars.
Snow Storm in Michigan.
CHICAGO, October "a dispatch from
Ishpeming, Michigan says: heavy snow
has been falling for the past six hours, Reports
from number of points in the upper peninsu-
Ia show that the storm is general. This Is the
first Snow of the season.
A AIachinist Tears Out His Eyes
CHICAGO, September 3O.--A Chicago Times
special from Mattoon, ILL.,, says: Peter Strauss,
a Chicago rnachinist, ont OF funds, came to
Nation Friday. About O'Clock Saturday
night he became possessed Of the hallucination
of being controlled by spirits, and at their
command danced until o'block Sunday morn
ing. when he fled from his room without coat,
shoes or hat, TO get away from them. lie
jumped over the fence into an adjoining
yard, but they continued to torture him. He
rushed out on Broad street, but when he
stopped to recover his wasting vigor, he was
again surrounded by millions of spirits. In
appealing tones he said:
"What can [ do to induce you to cease your
torture!'
The spirits said: "Tear out your eyes"
~ have but one good eye and do not want
to lose it"
They were memorable, however, and insisted
on the execution of their demand. He then
ran forefnger of each hand into the sockets
and gouged each of his eyes out. He was
fonnd about o'clock this morning insensible,
near barn, three-fourths of q mile from the
boardinghouse. He presented CHASTITY APP
pearance. He was taken in charge by the
police. and physicians placed the balls in their
proper position, but on account OF inhamma-
ton it was impossible to determine whether or
not the sight OF the good eye was injured
While he is no longer disturbed by the spirits
yet the mania is still on him.
Chinese Burea Closed.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 1.-The following
formal notice was issued today by Collector of
Customs Hager:
mo Chinese return certificates will hereafter be
issued and the Chinese bureau VIII remain closed
to the public from this date"
The Libby Prison Prospect.
CHICAGO, October a. Chicago is to have
Libby prison after all. A new company has been or
ganzed and has applied for letters of incorporation
The purchase of the building has already been
made and new company is now negotiating for q
site on which to place IT. The building will be
moved here in the spring and will be fitted up as
permanent military museum.
A Starving Town.
ST. PAUL, October "a horrible story of
widespread restitution comes from Ramsey
county, Dakota where the entire population is
said to be on the brink of starvation. Mayor
Smith received yesterday an appeal signed by
the county officials and prominent citizens Of
Ramsey, urging the people Of St. Paul to take
steps at once to alleviate the distress existing
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panied by a statement to the effect that recent
frosts destroyed thousands of bushels of wheat,
and left destitute the residents of all but one
of the townships in the county. Application
has been made to the county AUTHORITIES Tor
assistance, but it has been discovered that the
want is so great that it would financially ruin
| the county to attempt to alleviate it,
Railroad Collision,
OswEGo, October "a frightful collision
occurred near Hannibal station, on the Rome,
| Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad at s
o'clock this morning. The Lehigh Valley
| passenger train, using the r. w. and o. tracks
| between Oswego and Sterling Junction, col
| lided with a wild cat train from
| Oswego in o curve in deep cut
| The wildcat was running, it is said, fiftg-ive
| miles an hour, and the Lehigh about forty
| five. They came together with aIterrifc crash,
| and two locomotives were smashed in thous-
| an6s of pieces, and the cars were nearly de-
molished. Engineer Scott, of the wildcat
train, remained with his hand on the lever
| and was instantly killed, Inc lever going
| through his body. His fireman jumped, but
| was caught in the wreck and frightfully
| scalded. Conductor Moss and Brakeman Macy,
| of the wildcat, were also badly injured. They
were all from OSwego. The crew of the Lehigh
| Valley train were from Auburn. A. e. Hatch
| was the engineer. He and his fireman jump
| ed, the latter escaping, but Hatch was badly
| cut about the head and scalded Julius Smith,
| baggageman, and Westgate, conductor, were
in the baggage car eating lunch when the
| crash came. Both were injured, and West
| gate may die. 1t is said the crew Of the wild
| cat train attempted to make one more station
| than ordered. Another train was following
| the wildcat, bound west, and the conductor OF
| the latter train, with three broken ribs and
| disocated hip crawled back considerable
distance to flag it, and then tainted.
| Died on shipboard
| NEW YORK, n. Y. October 5-Captain R.
| @. Gleaddell of the White Star steamer Ger
manic, died on September 2Sth 1t had beer
very hazy on the 9th and the commander o.
the steamer went to the chart room for the
purpose of learning the exact position of his
vessel On the morning of the 18th one of the
officers had occasion to visit the chart room
| He found the door locked. Finding that he
could get no response to his repeated knocks
he burst in the door and to his horror and dis
may found the captain dead. He was lying
across his desk face downwards, showing that
life had departed while the commander wa
caring for the safety of his passengers, crew an(
ship. DIR. Brice, ships surgeon, was at once
summoned. After examining the body he ex
pressed opinion that CaptainGleaddell had beoI
dead for at least four hours and gave apo
plexy as the cause.
Dashed Through the Crowd.
KUTzTowN, Pa, October ga terrible &C
cident occurred this afternoon on the Kutz
town fair grounds. The Rome chariots hat
just commenced, and two chariots each draw
by four horses hitched abreast, had made on,
circuit of the race course when one Of tn
teams became unmanageable and ran into tn
crowd of spectators. One man was killed, sil
persons were injured, probably fatally, and
dozen, principally children, were less seriousl.
hurt.
The Magazine Blew Up.
ROANOKE, Va, October 6.-Shortly after
O'Clock this evening Browns magazine blew up
| giving the entire city terrible shock breaking
great number OF plate-glass store fronts and bun
dreds Of panes Of glass in private residences. Tn
magazine was situated about one mile from III
| city, and contained 400 kegs of powder and $50
pounds of dynamite The entire pOnulatfOn wa