St. Landry democrat., 1888-01-14
1 THE YEAR 1887.
Chronology OF Some Of the More
Important Events.
Happenings in tho Industrial FieId-Css.
ualties by Sea and Land - Political
and Social Events--Deaths of
Melted Men, Etc.
AGRICULTURE.

Jan. 26-Tcxas Senate appropriated 100000
for relief Of drought sufferers.
Feb. S-American Agricultural and Dairy AS
ISOLATION met in New York.
May 50-California wheat crop damaged by
not winds, Michigan crops below average.
harm in Southern Minnesota.
July 9-Increased corn acreage OF country es-
Simated at 100000 acres, or 2 per cent.
Aug. s-Whcat crop Of Minnesota and Dakota
largest on record and of fine quality.
Aug. 12-Rains in West saved large portion OF
crops, but loss to farmers by drought estimated
at over $500 600.
900 bushels moro than 1886, making South nearly
gelf-supporting in corn.
Oct 4-Seventh annual convention National
Farmers Alliance met at Minneapolis.
Oct 17-Value OF wool clip of United States
estimated at $40, 100000
Nov. 11-Corn crop OF the country estimatea
4, 40 GOO 900 bushels; potato crop lS4,OoO,oous
against 163 000 in 1896.
CASUALTIES.
Jan. Near Republic. o., twenty persons
killed and many injured by collision on the
Baltimore Ohio railroad. 49, AT Elmira, N. Y.
four tnen fatally injured by collision in railway
yards One person burned to death and thir-
teen injured by wrecking OF express train az
son, OF Maysville, KY. burned to death Her
clothing took fire while lkneeling to say her
prayers at night \. AT Pewaukee, Wis, sleigh
s m n eaok bz ana md .hse
men killed by explosion OF o boiler.
Jan. Three boys fatally injured While coast.
ing At Rutland, VI. Three men killed Dy
Jan. 6-German ship Elizabeth wrecked near
Cape Henry, Va, and 25 lives lost. Two men
frozen to death near Billings, M L.
Jan. Tat Troy, N. Y, 3 persons were over
come by odorless gas and their corpses were
found seated in chairs.
Feb. 5--Accident on Vermont Central at
Woodstock, Vt Forty-six persons killed and
many injured
MIR. 1-steamer w. II. Gardner burned near
Aairesville, Ala, IS lives lost.
Mar. 8-Fonr persons He'd and many injured
Y Ro psn'' at an elevated railway aa''0n III Now
Mar. 9-Seven men killed by boiler explo-
sion in Michigan saw, :.
Mar. a-Fort5 people killed ana many IN
iured by fall Of bridge on Boston & Providence
railroad as.- Boston.
Mar. 23-Twclve persons burned to death by
explosion in clearinghouse Of Colby Iron
Mining Company, at Bessemer, Mich.
Apr. 1.-Two Vassar graduates killed by ex-
Rlosion while sight seeing in colliery near Potts
Apr as-six men drowned in gale at Tusket
Island N. II.
Apr so-Eight persons drowned in collision
. on Lake Erie, and at Putnam, Conn.,, by
3apsIZing of boat.
May 4-Twelve men killed by explosion in
. Coosa tunnel Georgia.
New Orleans while witnessing an immersion.
May 18-Woman and : children st Coal
Valley, Pa, burned to death from using petro-
teum to kindle fire
May 1s-Fonr tons Of dynamite exploded at
Spirit Lake, Mimi, killing men and tearing
Q hole forty feet deep in ground.
May e9-Two men at Indianapolis, 8 at Utica
and 8 at Montreal drowned by capsized pleas.
ure-boats.
June five boys drowned at Maquoketa, Ia,
and at Lenont, H., while bathing.
June H-Propeller Champlan burned near
Chaslevoix, Mich; IS people drowned.
gdine 2s-Six men killed by caving-in of rail-
road embankment at Portsmouth, y.
July 12-F'ive men drowned at Boston by boat
, 4 July 1s-Five men killed BY lightning near
Scranton, Pa.
INDIAN performers In o circus at Clinton, Ia
July 21-Express ran into gang OF Italian
laborers near Allendale, N. j., killing twelve
or fifteen and mangling many.
July G0-Floods in Savannah valley, Ga
caused q loss OF 81, 500, coo.
Aug 10--About 100 people killed and 800
wounaga n n nser On
Aug. 31--Man, wife and children drowned by
water-spout near Cleburne, Tex.
Sept. f3-Four men killed and vi injured by
Aerai1ed train near Aspen, Col.
Oct. 4 - Propeller California wrecked near
Mackinaw, Mich, IS lives lost
Oct. I3--At Rock Greek. Mo-, woman Killed
ard several people injured by collision OF trains
Oct. dat Memphis, Tenn, Judge Elicit fell
dead from heart-disease just after making
speech welcoming the Presidential party; a..
AkF0o
! lost by storm on Lake Erie.
Oct 2o-Propeller Vernon lost near Maaito-
woe WIS, with about 80 lives.
Nov. lat LaInara. La, persons died and
at private party.
Nov. 16-Six men blown to pieces by explo-
sicn In dynamite works, Ishpeming, Mich
Nov. 18-Babe and two young children left in
house near Monon, Ind, alone all night. Babe
Z frozen to death and others frost-bitten.
Nov. 24-Mrs. Myers and two children, Hen
terson Co., KY, burned to death in forest fires.
Nov. 25--Three men killed and five injured In
railroad collision near Pittsburgh. Engineer
and fireman killed in snashup OF Anna. O.
Nov 28-Three children drowned at Morrison,
III "a Mr.. Horniclrle and his 1--WE children
burned to death at Wausau WIS Five per
: cons killed and many others injured In build
ting blown down at Mineola, Tex.
Noy. as-Two miners crushed to death by
falling rock near Wilkesbarre, Pa. u. Three
men Filled by falling tree near Jerusalem, Va.
mine shaft near Webb City, Mo-. Many per-
sons injured, two fatally, by explosion OF range
boiler ia Kirby House, Milwaukee,.
Dec. 1.-Two young men suffocated by coal
nee. &c. j. West burned to death in his
dwelling at Binghamton. N. Y....Four men
killed py collapse Of water tower e; @ Thomas
! RED away by water near kenton, Ky.
NDec. TIVE mon killed at flour mill fire In
Portsmouth, o.
Dec S--Two men killed in mine explosion
nee n1-A Mrs. Harris and her six children
burned to death in dwelling near washington,
81. t.. Five men fatally injured by falling car
m mine at Lucernes Pa.
Nee ii-Three men killed in railroad collision
neas Clifton Forge, Va
nee N-C Charles Whaien, wife and daughter
drowned In Missouri river, near Bismarck, DIT.
Dec 1B-JThree young men killed by falling
tree near Toledo q.
nee. fC-Mrs. Rather, Topeka. Kan, burned
70 death by clothes catching fire while filling
q tarnr, FIVE persons killed by boiler explo-
sion ia electric light works of West Chester, Pa.
nee. 1.-TWO men burned to death in Cincin-
matt foundry Three men killed BY explosion
IN coal mine at Fleming, Kan.
pee. 1e-Efve men killed BY explosion In saw
mill at Tilton Ca. Man blown into fragments
IN a mine al Ishpeming Mich, while lighting
fis pipe and holding two sticks Of dynamite In
his hand y. Four persons killed on railway
near Lexington, Ky.
Dec. M-Two men killed by falling wall OF
building at Joliet ~.
Dec. SI-Foar men killed BY gas explosion in
mine st Plymouth, Pa EXPLOSIONS caused Dy
escaned naphtha in sewers in Rochester, N. Y,
i-jiJsS four men and set fire to three mills,
wharh were destroyed. -. Eleven men lost in
hraxfaing steamer on Pigeon Point on the Pacific
Ctaast.
nae ea-Two men killed at Glenmary, Tenn,
IN Quarrel between white and colored Workmen
~ m At Jol1n. on trial in Chicago for aiding
IN Inc escape OF Warden McGariGle. found not
SS 1es os-Estimated that 90 persons per.
safed in Kansas from hunger and cold during
racfs,,f hIiyzarSs James Lundy wife and .
.rs,E-~,. srr,o n fnfaI1y injured Dy natural