The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-16
Tho Casualty CaNna.r.

Ey Gormley, William s. Ellen and Charles
logan. were sailing IN Dorhester bay nenr
Boston, their boat capsizei and the three
asse hametl were drowned.
Mrs. Barney Feidler, wite of the foreman at
tne IRON furnace at Black River Falls, Wis,
took dose Of what she supposed was bead.
ache medicine, but what proved to l,e Rough
on Hats" The mistake was a fatal one, Mrs,
Feidkr dying IN few hours.
Alt Fcbus. o farm hand, met with a peculiar
accident ut William Mcyers's ranch. an miles
below Sturgis, Oak. Meyers was thteshing
ana Febus attempted to cross over the mac.
lime from one stack to another. He missing
his footing and fell into the cylinder, tearing
his left leg into shreds.
=, The steamship Sorrento, which arrived IN
new York, passed through q school of
whales and nearly Numbered in Il heavy
storm at mid ocean. The STORM lasted for 10
hours. The deck houses and Rulings we're
swept awny. During the last four hours Of
tne gnlc oil &es constantly poured into the
yea with sNch quietng effect that the pas
senacfs we're able to walk the vessels deck
Accyclone struck In Porte Iowa, from the
an extent of $50 900. Many houses were nm. m
rooted. The house offs. W. Walker was com.
pletely wrecked. No one is reported injured.
1t was the worst STERN ever experienced in
that section of tho country. Wires were
blown down, both at that place and Mount
auburn. Heavy rains prevailed generally in
that section.
., A n,tal boiler explosion occurred near state
Hall Berks county, Pa. Attraction engine
used for thrcshing ON the farm Of Jonas
sPayd exploded it's boiler Five persons were
instantly killed and three others were prob.
nbly fatally injured. The killed are: william
Nebef, osna sixteen yenrs: Joseph Macliemer,
aaged fourteen: John Mnrberger, aged sixteen;
Hneph SpaMl, aged thirty-fve, and Dun
George Hinnerschitzcr anl several others
whose names were not learned. Young Mache.
mer was blown through the weather board.
ing Of the barn an'l crushed beyond recogni-
tion: George Hinnerschitzer was thrown 100
yards by the force of the explosion and cam
not live. The explosion was heard for miles,
me cause ts not definitely known. George
Hinhersch!tz was the owner of the engine.
minnie itacr, ngcd ton years, had her head
cr''ehed and will probably die.
The Monticello. Ill.,. Ladies' seminary
caught fire Sunday morning Nov. 4th, and
by daylight was destroyed. The fire origin
ated IN frame building adjoining the main
ediftce, used MS n kitchen un,l servants quar-
tiers, who aroused the inmates of the main
building. Miss Haskell ordered the pupils to
dress and secure what effects they could and
then leave the house. There was no panic,
and pupils and teachers escn ped without in.
jury. Some were frightened and neglected to
ciothe themselves snficiently for comfort.
The villagers hastened to the scene, and every
endeavor was made to confine tile fire to the
frame addition, but the cornice soon caught
fire, the flames spread to the roof, and there
being no fire apparatus Mt hand the fight
was given up, and attention puid to saving
life and property. Two pianos and three
organs were saved. Nineteen pinnos and u
half century the school wns in operation were
burned.