Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-05
A MINE OAYEM.
Seven Miners Imprisoned and One
Killed by q Cavern at
Scranton, Pa.
Terrible Death of q Married Couple On
Railroad Track-Boy Dragged
to Death.
Dsath In Chamber Of Horurs"-rouysh
Of July Fatality and Firss-Dsst.uo-
tive Fire Near Pssth.

Pa, special reports an extensive cavern
occurred on the Belleville slope this morn
Ing, forcing the miners to f1y for their
lives. So far as known one man and Q
number Of mules were crushed in the fall.
while seven mine laborsrs ara reported
missing. The surface shows the effect OF
the cave-in for long distances, running
back into Hyde Park and doing consider
able damage to buildings. Two churches
are directly over the course Of the cave,
but they do not yet show the effects Of the
disaster in the underground workings.
Rescuing gangs have been organized to re-
move the debris from the clogged up gang
ways and recover the imprisoned men.
Great excitement prevails In the neighb Dor
hood Of the mines.
MAN AND WIFE KILLED.
BRADFORD, Pa, July Mr.. and Mrs. 9.
R. Stokes were instantly killed this morn
ing while driving across the Western New
York & Pennsylvania railway tracks, near
Carrollton. An east bound passenger train
struck the buggy, hurting Mrs. Stokes into
the river, distance Of forty feet, breaking
nearly every bone in her body. Mr..
Stokes was badly cut, and knocked IN
sensible, but revived sufficiently before he
expired to tell who he was.
CAUSED By FIRE CRACKERS.
READING, Pa, July 3.-Ths loss caused
by the almost total destruction Of the plant
Of the Reading hardware works last night
is estimated at about s475, 900. The theory
that the fire was caused by fre-crackers
thrown by boys from the street into in
hammable material in the building is very
generally accepted as correct. The insur-
snce amounts to SOS, 900. The firm will re-
build at once.
THE TOY CANNON.
NEW YORK, July 4-Andrew J. Taylor,
aged twenty-three, machinist, was killed
last night by the premature explosion Of
small cannon. A spark from a boys fire.
cracker set the prime Of the cannon afire
while Taylor had the toy in his hands pre-
paring the load. The cannon recoiled with
such force as to actually disembowel the
weeks ago.
LAD KILLED.
SCOTT CITY, Kan, July 4.-Leslie Still
well, lad twelve years Of age, was found
lying on the prairie yesterday about eight
miles south Of Scott City. His head was
crushed and his body badly mangled. He
had gone out to picket some ponies, and in
some manner became entangled in the
ropes and the ponies becoming unm anage-
able, ran away with him and dragged the
life out Of him.
OLD LADY KILLED.
NEW YORK, July Mrs. Eliza Stokes,
aged eighty-eight years, Of Macon,
Ga, who has been visiting friends
in this city, slipped and fell on the
stone steps leading to the subter-
ranean chamber of horrors" in the Eden
Musee yesterday, and was instantly killed,
her skull being fractured. Mrs. Stokes
was the widow OF wealthy planter.
ROLLING MILLS BURNED.
LocKPoRT, N. Y, July AT twelve
o'clock yesterday the extensive rolling
mills in this city Of Westerman & Sutclifis
caught fire on the roof from one Of the
chimneys and in a short time were wholly
destroyed. The firm did a large business
in making round and fiat iron from scrap
iron and employed seventy-five men. The
loss Is $50, 600; insurance, s2S. 500.
DESTRUCTION OF FLOUR
VIENNA, July A million bags Of -four
were destroyed by the burning of large
mill, near Pesth, yesterday. Thousands OF
people witnessed the fire from the Danube,
which was covered with small crafts.
CAUSED BY CRACKERS.
DAYTON, O., July fire started by hre
crackers destroyed WIedner's opera house
and garden buildings over the Rhine at
3:l5 this morning. All the furniture and
stage properties were burned. Loss, SIS,
600; insured.
PIPE COMPANY BURNED OUT.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July Fire yesterday
afternoon destroyed the buildings Of the
"~-' iron Pipe Company on Ex-
Buffalo oes- will be heavy,
change street. The Ioss
probably $50, 900.
A PIONEER KILLED.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 4-Henry A.
Caulfield, one of the earliest and most
prominent pioneers of the State, was
struck by train yesterday and killed
FRENCH TBEATER BURNED.
PARIS, July 3-The Theatre des Bounes
at Bordeaux has been destroyed by hre,
causing loss of 10000 francs. Nobody
was injured.
GALE ON THE MERsEY.
LIVERPOOL, July "a very heavy gale
ha. been blowing on the Mersey. A brig
antine was caught in IL and wrecked. IL
is feared all on board were lost.