Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-11
ALL ON THE FouRTH.

Ctty-Many Psrsons I1turedLA Greas
Brewery Fhe-Other KeEth - Jsly
Casualties.
OuAHoxA CRY, L T., July k-As three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the grand
stand at the Fourth Of July celebration
gro1nds loaded with . thousand people
Tell to the ground. One hundred persons
weFs moro or less seriously inJared s1d
one ehild-the infant daughter OF Dr. J. A.
Ryan-was killed outright whilo two -
three of the injured will probably die
Those very seriously injured are: Mr.
Van zandt- Tago, Tex; I'd Bird. Of Ed
mond; Thomas Reynolds, Tennessee;
Councilman Mills, South Oklahoma;
David Smith, Denisen; William Long.
Missouri; H Thompson. Nobility, Tex;
Mrs. N. e. Martin, Cherokee Nation Mr..
6atewood. Ardmore; Mrs. George Mains,
Purcell; Mrs. Clendenning, Trinidad
Col. Miss May Murrell, d p. Kerues,
Armourdale, Kan. Jack Glover, Rock
well. Tex; E. c. Quinton, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma; ". N. Haywood, PauPs VAL
ley; J. W. Minges, Harrison; Mrs J. Z.
Wallace, Topeka, Kan Hubert Flower,
Oklahoma
The accident caused intense exctemenS
and confusion, but it was finally de-
termined 10 proceed with the days cele-
bration as planned. Almost as soon as
the accident occurred the militia under
command of Captain Stiles. were ordered
vices in preventing unnecessary confusion
One of the most seriously injured Is Hrs.
D. h Martindale. Of Howe Tex. Mrs
Mollie Campbell, Of Pearl Valley, also re-
ceived serious internal injuries which, IL
is feared. will prove fatal Herbert
Glover. aged eighteen, will also probably
die. Great indignation is expressed
against the architect who superintendsd
the building of the grand stand
GREAT BREWERY FIRE
MILWAUKEE, Wis. July a-The Falk,
Jung & Borchert Brewing Company's
plant, located on South Pierce street be-
tween Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth
avenues, was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon, not a building OF the
great plant being spared.
The fire originated in the malt house and
spread with great rapidity, destroying the
malt house, the brew house, the Offices,
the bottling department and finally spread
to the beer cellars, which are still burning.
The total loss is estimated at from 500, 900
to 500, 900, and the insurance reaches only
halt Of this sum. The beer cellars con-
tanned So. 600 barrels of the amber fluid
and the bottling department was stocked
with 6, 900 more barrels ready for ship
ment to the south.
limits it was very difficult for the fire de-
partment to do effective work and two
hours after the fire had started the great
plant was q mass Of flames. The cause Of
the fire is unknown, but is supposed to
have bsen overheating of the malt house.
The capacity Of the brewery was 60O, 900
barrels OF beer per year and 800 men were
employed in the establishment
COLLISION ON TIE LONG CURVE
lrlv "a T.
bound Chicago Burlington & Quincy pas-
senger train OF six crowded cars and the
rear section Of freight No. 12, q double-
header of thirty y.four cars, going east
eollided about ten O'Clock yesterday morn
ing at Cooks crossing, two miles east OF
Fairfield, on a long curve. All three en-
gines reversed and put on the air brakes,
and the passenger train almost
stopped All the train men jumped
safely except William Blackburn,
express messenger, who was caught
by the tender. which telescoped
his car nearly half way. He was taken
out two hours later still alive but probably
fatally injured His home is in Burling-
ton. Several passengers were bruised and
six cars Of cattle and hogs were wrecked.
The trains had orders to pass at Glendale
q lately abandoned station, but Conductor
Corwin ran the passenger past that place,
probably forgetting the order.
ENGINEER AND TIREMAN KILLED.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, July 5.-The vesti.
hule train on the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
way was wrecked by q slide in q cut near
Ona, about one O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. There had been q very severe rain
the previous evening, which caused the
slide. George w. Walsh, the oldest en-
gineer on the road, and his fireman were
killed. 1t was an unavoidable accident
No passengers injured ~ far Is be ascer.
tanned.
SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July a-Four girls
and two young men left . picnic party for
q pleasure trip in boat on Duck creek
yesterday. The swift current capsized the
boat and all OF the girls and one of the
young men were drowned. The girls
names were May Royal, Nellie Burton,
Annie McCombs and Ida Cassidy. The
young man was named Burt Freeman.
All the party resided in Allegheny City.
AN EXCURSION BfEANER WRECKEn
WINNIPEG, Man, July IA steamer on
which 400 American citizens were enjoy.
ing an excursion was wrecked on Red river
yesterday afternoon by being driven on
the rocks before . heavy wind Great
Consideration prevailed for q time, but
all were safely landed after great din
Guilty by small boats from this city.
BLOWN OFF AND DROWEKD.
CINCINNATI, July 6-At Troy. O., We'd
nesday morning and the night before.
there was . wild rain and wind storm.
Harry vorhis, age eight years, left hons
for the post-ofice. and while crossing q
small stream on . bridge WAS lifted by
the wind, thrown into the water and
drowned.
fwKKD's sON-M-LAW KILLED
NEw ORLEANS, July 6-John b Aagin-
| mis-, OF this city, president Of the Magin-
| mis- cotton mills, was killed by q stroke Of
| lightning yesterday At Ocean Springs,
! Miss. He was well known in New York.
being a son-in-law Of the late William n
| Tweed, Of that city.
Suicide For Cause.
TUcsox, A T., July 4-Paui Rebeill
| killed himself yesterday by taking poison
| and then shooting himself through the
| head. He had claimed that he was robbed
| of several hundred dollars intrusted te
| him. An examination Of the person
/ charged was set for yesterday afternoon.
| Robeill left . letter generating the ac.
| cused. The fact that he had squandered
the money led to his suicide.
Suicide From Remorse.
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