The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
COAST CuLLINGs.
DEVOTED PRINcrPALLy TO WAsHrNaroN
TERRIroRY AND CALIroRNIA.

was accidentally drowned while bath
ing in the river.
The Brown house, one of the finest
buildings in Phoenix, Ariz, caught
fire, and was totally destroyed, owing
to scarcity of water Loss, $35 900 ;
insurance, $4,000
Fire destroyed Leach's large plan
ing mill and the Pioneer Box Conn
pany's factory at Marysville, Gal. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, and well
insured.
james Featherstoue, a schoolhoy IA
years of age, while bathing with a
cisco, got beyond his depth and was
drowned. His body was found by a
boatman.
Charles Harvey, known as "Big
Charley" an employee at the Borden
farm near Madeira, Cal, was found
dead ia the reservoir mt the ranch
He had gone TO water stock, and was
subject to fits.
A little child of Hollis Edwards
living three miles from Walla Walla
w. H., while playing in the yard with
its brothers and sisters, tripped and
fell head first into small hole in the
yard breaking its neck.
Ernest Vansant, young man 81
years of age, while bathing in Putah
creek near Dixon, Cal, ventured be
yond his depth and was drowned
Several companions witnessed his last
struggles but were powerless 20 render
him timely aSSiStanpN
A young woman known as Shelter
or Ida Benson, originally oi san
Francisco, arrived at Phoenix, Ariz.,
from Prescott. She started for e
Paso To visit her alleged husband, but
died suddenly ON the train. No cause
being ascribed, death is supposed to
have been the result Of heat
Nicholas Frederick shot and fatally
wounded his son at Virginia, New.
Father and ON had an alteration, he
cause the latter and his sister attended
a ball at neighbours. The father at
tackled the son and the latter ran out
Of the house, when the father Shot
him with Il revolver.
The body of Mrs. Rachael Frazier,
who had been missing for several days
was found in canyon ON Cedar
mountain, fourteen miles from Liver
more, Cal. She started from her
| ranch to go to Livermore, and evi
IDENTIFY lost her way. The woman was
quite prominent as an army nurse
during the war of the rebellion.
The sloop yacht Thetis, the lavoritt
yacht of the Corinthian fleet, wa.
wrecked on the rocks just outsid,
| Port Point near San Francisco. She
| is now alongside the wharf. She wa:
hauled off the rocks and towed int,
port. Her rudder is gone and ther,
Is big hole in her bottom. Il i
| thought some miscreants cut her loos,
for sport or ior spite.
! young man named Gene Drak,
| committed suicide at Riverside, Cal
He was lying on lounge in his par
ent's house, reading a newspaper
| His father and mother went out oi tn
room a few minutes, and returninl
| found that he had shot him sell througl
| the head He must have died il
| stantly. No cause is assigned for TIN
deed.
| An east-bound overland passenge
train ran off the track near Sib,ri
station about 100 miles west c
Needles, Ariz. The entire train wa
derailed but no body was injured, ez
cept few bruises and scratches I
some of the passengers, caused by
broken truck on the baggage car.
| Louise Parker, II year-o,d daughte
of Mrs DR. Gown, was drowned a
Auaheim landing, twelve miles fror
| Anaheim, Cal In company with
party of children she started out t
gather CLAIMS on the beach of Tn
creek and accidentally fell into dee
water. Several OF the children trie
10 rescue her, but failed.
| Mrs. Robert Nelson, a widow resit
ing on Schoolerait island, near Ri
: Vista, Cal, was fatally burned an
died in few hours. She was at hom
! alone and was found by a neighbC
outside, but very near the house, Wit
every stitch Of clothing burned Of
and her body and lower limbs feal
: fully burned.
Some boys swimming in the arr
! near Victoria, B. c., found on Tia
shore a pair of pants, vest and Goa
also blood on the rocks. Ia tn
pockets were found letters addresse
/ TO w. NJ. Culby, headed Dear Father
signed ]. w. Crawley. The letter
show the writer to be connecte
with a circus, selling lemonad
, The police are looking into tn
? matter.
Mrs. Murphy, of Fresno, Cal, ser
her l3 year old son to stake out co
near the house. The boy not return
, ing toward night the mother went OF
to search for him, and found him
: short distance from home lying on b
: face ipsensible, and suffering from
! gunshot wound through his heaC
J The boy rallied enough to charge tn
] shooting on Mexican boy name
Enos. Enos has been arreste,
: Murphy's wound is fatal
. William Odell, partner of the youn
man Nelson, who fatally shot himse
short time ago, committed suicid
by hanging himself with a pock,
handkerchief from branch of ire
at Hangman's creek, near Spokar
! Falls, w. I. Odell, who was raj
/ road labOrer, became despondent aftt
the death of his pal and left note I
say that he had crossed the dark rive
, to join the spirit OF his departed con
, rade. Deceased halls from Mimi
sotta, where he leaves wife an
S, veral children.
There IS at Lone Pine. Iuy
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