Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-05-24
MANY MISHAPS.
Disastrous Fire at Jacksonville
Thirty Vessels Ice-Bound in
the Lake.
Fires at BoOnville and Marshall
Young Lady Fatally Burned-Rail-
road Collision.
The Mississippi Floods-Aged Woman and
Three Children Burned-ConhagratiOn
in Austrian-Poland.

in Austrian Poland.
/ HARRIsoNvILLE, No., May u. - Fire
started in J. Y. Dehuam's livery stable on
the nor, hwest corner of the square Satur-
day night, caused by the explosion of a
coal Oil lantern, but was thought to have
/ been extInglished before Il had done any
damage. The embers, however, smol-
| derel until four O'Clock yesterday morn
| ing when almost the whole block was
ablaze and all efforts to save the burning
buildings were vain. s. j. Beattie. whole
sale AMI tail dealer in groceries and
liquors, suffered t. heavy loss and only
saved about Gne-third OF the grocery
stock and succce led IN securing
his books and valuable papers The
house adjoining him, occupied by
John Eagy, harm SIS and saddlery, was
saved and his loss was small. The six
horses that were left in Dehuam's barn,
after the first fire, could not be taken out
and persisted. One of them, owned by A.
Martin, was IA fine blooded horse, valued at
81 100. Postweiler's furniture house with
all its goods was completely destroyed, AS
was also q warehouse north of 1t, filled
with second hand furniture belonging to
F. X. Runnenburger. The following are
the Ios,es: L. ID. Evans on barn and gro
ceiy building 5000, insurance S,5DO; ID.
K. Hall on second hand store building
about $500, insurance not known; +. X.
Runnenburger, furniture about $3.50; s. j.
Beattie on stock about 5000 insurance
81 900; A. Martins horse 81. 100, not in
sured; j. y. Dehnam on horses, harness,
etc, about 81 $40, no insurance; {. Post
weller on stock of furniture AMI house
about 5000. insurance Oh goods SLO90.
YOUNG LADY FATALLY BURNED.
MCPHERSON, Kan, May 2l.-As Miss
HULA Gustafsou, aged twent y-twO years,
was cooking Sa urday afte noon her dress
caught fire ana she ran out of the house to
the nearest neigh Dor, sOme so or 400 feet.
\ Uri * W.n | vas blowing and before she
reache there every vestige of clothing
was burreI off. PhySic ans were called at
once, but they sal there was no chance for
her 10 live. She u "a the heiress OF Andrew
j. GustafsOn, one of the proprietors Of the
Eagle mills Of this city.
CAUGHT IN THE ICE.
PoRT ARTHUR. Ont, Nav 2l.-There is no
change in the ice here and there are some
thirty vessels ten miles out, unable to
make port. A dozen passengers OF the
Canadian Pacific steamer, Alberta, started
to walk III over the ice to-day. Several
reached the shore. The Alberta and Cam
pana have large passenger lists. They
have been outside a week and it is feared
their provisions will run short.
A BOoNvILLE BLAZE.
BooNvILLE, No. May Ell. W. Bells
livery stables, on Vine street, In this city,
caught fire at one o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and were nearly consumed. The loss
is estimated at -, 500; fully insured. What
seemed likely 10 be very disastrous fire,
was checked by the prompt and efficient
work Of the fire department. There were
frame buildings and lumber yards sur
rounding the stables on all sides.
FIRE AT MARSHALL
MARSHAL, Mo-, May 21.-Between four
and five O'Clock fire broke out in the store
house Of Eli ChromSter, a coal and gasoline
merchant, in this Citv. Tie building and
it's contents, thirty-hve barrels OF coal oil,
were consumed and a carriag and black
smith shop adj ining belonging TO A. J.
Rausberger, was also totally destroyed.
Ransberger's loss is about 81 90 and
Chromster's about 500. The building and
contents were partially insured.
AIR BRAKES FAIL.
DESIsoN, Tex, May al-Yesterday after
going north and No. going south, occurred
three miles west Of Denison at Ray Switch,
the two engines being badly damaged and
the passengers shaken up, but none serl-
ously injured. The fault was of the trains
ar-brakes failing to work and the engineer
could not control his engine. Passengers
were transferred and only delayed an
hour.
DANA ED BY STORM.
LEBANON, No, May 2l.-Mr James
Dethe ~ag., a well-to do farmer of o age
township, this county, met VITA quite a
loss during the storm which did so much
damage further west. He hal a very fine
barn, I'M in the barn were two cows and
one of his brood mares. A bolt of lightning
struck he barn, demo ishing It, aud killed
the cows and seriously injured tie mare.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
ST. LOUIS, May 2l.-Late advices from up
the river points say the Hood is increasing
at val iDus places, and that there is much
suffering among the people driven from
their homes by the raging waters. At
Louisiana the river has risen an additional
six inches and another break has occurred
in the Sny levee, making the eighth, food
ing more of the bottoms and compel ng
many people who still remained in their
HON IS to fly for their lives.
THREE CHILDREN BURNED.
CLEVELAND, O., May 2l.-William Llewel-
lyn and his WIFE went visiting last evening,
leaving their three children in charge of
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Llewellyn's mother.
Shortly before midnight the house caught
fire and was partially destroyed. When
the flames had been extinguished Level
lyn and his wife returned and il was dis
covered that the occupants had persisted.
The children were aged six years, four
years and eighteen months respectively.
BUILDING Quilted.
New YoRK, May 2L-FIre yesterday
morning entirely Quilted the three story
brick building at II First street and East
river occupied by the Standard Mineral
Company. Loss, $4,000.
FOUR HUNDRED BUILDINGS BURNED.
LONDON, May 21.-In u confiagration at
Caltbuzowa, in Galicia, 900 houses and the
public buildings of the town were burned.
in Olean, y. Y, where an increase OF
twenty five per cent. in population has
been provided for within the last three
months by additions to its manufacturing
industries, through the organized efforts
of board of tra1e, the capitalists have
inauguratei novel movement which not
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