The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-08
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

GREENsBURG, Pa, November L.
While Amanda Montgomery and her in
tended husband, Gus Winenan, were
walking along the Pennsylvania railroad
track last night an approaching freight
train caused them to step on to a side
track. A shifting engine ran them
down. Wineman was cut in two and
horribly mangled. Miss Montgomery
died after two hours terrible suffering.
HAMPTON, S. G., Oct. s1.-Mr. T. ].
Fits went out hunting yesterday after.
noon, with his little son about 10 years
old. While the lite fellow was some
distance away, out of his fathers sight.
Mr.. Fits fred at a bird and wounded his
child. Six or seven small shot were
buried.in the child's face and neck, in.
ficting painful but not dangerous
wounds.
LA PORTE, Iowa, Nov. ga cyclone
struck this place about 10 O'Clock last
night, coming from the Northwest.
Union Hall was demolished, large
number of houses were blown down, and
many unroofed and their contents deluged
Sanders Walkers residence was blown to
atoms, and Mrs. Walker was seriously
hurt. Her three children were found
unhurtsome distance away. The damage
to property will reach 100000. Reports
of damage by the storm are coming in
from all sections Of the country. -
CINCINNATI, Nov. 2.-It was discover.
ed to day that charles Tindle, aged 10,
who tWo weeks ago left the employ of 81.
II. Hoffman, tobacco merchant, had sue.
cessfully forged the frms's name to three
checks, each for St, ,000, just prior to leav.
ing the city. He had access to the firms
checkbook, and frequently cashed checks.
The forgery was made by making tissue
paper tracings from genuine checks, and
then transferring them by means of car.
bon paper. The banks will have to stand
the loss. Tindle is said to have gone to
Canada.
ROCHESTER, Oct. ga frightened
horse caused the death Of 10 year.old
William Bostwick here this morning.
Young Bostwick, with two other boys,
named Van Zandt, went horseback rid :
ling. Bostwick's horse SHE'D at some
object and threw his rider out of the sad
die. One Of the lads feet caught in the
stirrup, and he was dragged along the
ground for a distance of q quarter of a
mile. The animal was stopped at the
New York Central railway crossing on
| University avenue and the boy released,
but he was dead. The head vas badly
bruised and lScerated, and his back was
broken. The victim resided With his
parents, and vas employed in O. F.
Paine & Co.'s drug store.
READING, PA, Nov, 2.-Soon after 6
o'clock this morning the boiler of a steam
thresher near Reading exploded, with ter.
rife effect, instantly killing FIVE persons
and ipjuring many others. The accident
took place in Jonas Spayd's barn near
Slopeville. The noise was heard two
miles. The barn was wrecked, and pieces
OF. iron were hurled 200 yards. One body
was hurled 100 yards up 8 hillside. The
body Of Joseph Machmein, aged "a, was
hurled through the plank weatherboard. :.
ling. of the barn like g cannon ball and
terribly mutilated. The rest of the
Killed we're 3 William Kebera, aged Il !;
James Marbergen, aged 16; Joseph
Espayd, aged 80, and Irwin Denkelbergen,
aged 19. Among the injured were son
of Mrs. Relegad, aged 16; George Hinne-
shitz, Sr., who was thrown 100 yards and
picked up in dying condition. Several
others were seriously injured. a number
of the injured had their limbs blown off.
Low water in the boiler is said to have
been the cause of the disaster.
IS P1TrsBURG, Oct. 31.-While testing a
rope fire escape ;at the Mohongahe a
house this afternoon, the rope broke, and
three boys, James McC Clure, aged four.
teen years, John Dudd, aged fifteen years,
and Daniel Nagle, aged fifteen we're pre-
tcipitated from the fifth story to the pave
ment, a distance of seventy feet. Mcclure
and Dudd fell head foremost, and were
killed instantly, and Nagle had both arms
snd legs broken. and will probably die.
The agent of the Ere escape, H.C. Viii.
son, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, who hired the
boys:to come down the escape, paying
them FIVE cents each, has been arrested,
pending the coroner's investigation. He
lis almost crazy over the unfortunate
affair, and is being watched closely, as it
is feared he will attempt suicide. When
arrested he had in his pocket. an open
knife.
PITTsBURG, Nov. Shortly before
moon to-day an explosion of hot metal
occurred at the iron works of Zug & Co.,
on Thirteenth street, killing George
Smith, aged 20 years, and seriously burn
| ing Joseph Klein, aged So years; bis son,
aged about Is years, and. John Sntro,
aged 27 years. The elder Klein will die.
The men were employed in the furnace
department and were engaged in pouring
the molten metal into car, when it &C.
cidentally upset and the hot iron ran into
puddle of water. a terrific explosion