Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
CASUALTIES.


etc. Syracuse, \. Y; $4,000.
Dec. 17-California National Bank of San
Francisco
CASUALTIES
Jan. -Four men killed by premature blast
explosion near Laurel Run, Pa 49,. Three chill
Fla, burned 10 death.
Jan. 6-An Old man drowned in four inches
OF water ut Att:ca, INDIA 9O-yearold lady
peIlshed Ill burning house at Dubuque, Ia.
Jan: 1.-TWO men killed by boilers exploding.
Brazil, Ind.
Jan. 1O-Nlne persons killed and over 80
others wounded in railroad accident near
Jan. 13-Man and woman killed by express
ira. n at ma, o.. Six children frozen to death
while return ng from school at Chester, MINI.
Jan. 16-Three men killed by explosion in
coal mine N Parke County, Ind 80. Three men
killed in railway accident near Ottumwa, Ia.
house at Mt. Carmel, Pa.
Jan. I9-Frank Smith, wife and five children
bur ned to death in their dwelling at Harrod o.
Jan 2O-Two men killed by boiler explosion
at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Jan 21-Ten persons perish in burning board
ing-houSe at Tower, MINI.
Jan. a6--Three men killed by dynamite explo-
sion near Youngstown, o. Two men fell INTO
hot-air oven in furnace at Athens o., and baked
to death.
Jan. 27-Four men near Holyoke and four near
WILLIAMSON, Mass killed while shoveling snow
on railroad tracks, and three killed in col
Islon at Jersey City, \. J.
Feb Five men killed and two others fatal
Iy INJURED by explosion in saw-ulill near Bel
mont o. Four men fatally burned by gas eX-
plosIon N mine at Nanticoke, Pa. Six children
perish IN turning house near Columbia, 5: c.
Feo. 5-Flve persons killed in railroad ac-
cIdent near Steamberg, \. y.
Feb. 6-Three men killed by. dynamite ex,,
plOsion at Woodside, Mich. Mrs. Hill and
Two small children perish in burning dwelling
Feb. 9-John Hopp his daughter and son
perished in burning dwelling at kutZtOwn, Pa.
Feb. 10-Four persons killed powder ex-
fatally injured in railroad wreck at Salamanca
N Three men killed by boiler explosion
mite explosion near Bellevue. Q.
Feb l3-F.ve men and girl burned to death
in fire at Silver Brook, Pa.
Feb. 1s-Four men killed by boiler explosion
near Bastrop, La. Mr. Weissman. wife and
child persisted in burning dwelling at Newark,
Feb. 17-Thirty-seven persons killed and
eighty Others wounded, and much damage done
10 property by cyclone at Mount Vernon, Ill.
Much damage also done in Spencer County, Ind.
Feb 25-Three children named Miller burned
to geath in house at Annandale, Mimi.
March 5-Five men killed by premature
dynamite explosion in mine at 1shpemng, Mich.
Mar. 16-Estimated that 20 persons lost their
lives during recent bl ZZard in New York c ty.
Mar. 17-Mal tran went through trestie at
Blackabear, Ga, ana u persons killed and
many others injured.
Mar a2-Three rlen killed in railroad wreck
at Barre. Pa.
Mar. a6-Two churches. five stores and IS
dwellings destroyed, three persons killed and
several others wounded by tornado at Mime
Mar 1.-TWO men blown to atoms by pow
-der-mIll explosion at Ashford, n. Y.
Mar. sS-Three men killed by powder explo-
sion at R.ttenhouse Gap, Pa.
Mar 29-About A. miners lose their lives by
natural gas explosion in mine near Rich Hill,
Mar ao-Three boys persisted in burning barn
near Macon. Mo.
Apr. 5-Five persons killed and many others
fatally injured IN railroad accident near New
Hampton, Ia
Apr. 6-Four men killed by dynamite explo-
sion at Miller'S Station Ind.
Apr. 1O-Four men killed by saw-mill boiler
explosion at BALDWIN. III. &c X. Armour and
son burned to death in dwelling house near
Cedar Gap, Mo.
Apr. 15-Four persons killed in railroad
wreck near Birmingham, Ala: Mrs: Baker
Apr 1.-TWO persons killed and several in
lured in railroad accident at Alma. Neb -
-Four persons killed and many injured by Civ
ing way OF floor in crowded hall in Rushsyl-
MAY 1.-Two little girls at Shawneetown, Ill,
fatally burned, while pouring coal OIL on fire.
Entire family-four adults and three children
persisted in burning barn near Arlington, Neb.
May Scar of dynamite blew up at Locust
Gap. Pa, killing seven persons, wounding p
Others, and demolishlng 20 houses.
May S-Woman and babe burned TO death by
lamp explosion at Fort Edward. w. t.. Two
children perish in burning dwelling at Wilshir ire,
killed and five others fatally wounded at Besse-
mer, Mich.
dren perish n burning building at Cleveland.
May 23-Five men killed in railroad acciden'
near Randolph Point, Mo.
May 27-Three children persisted in a burning
boarding house at Pittstcn, Pa.
Jun. Three men killed by boiler explosion
in iron works at Wyandotte, Mich. :. Five mer
fatally scalded in explosion on a raft-boat neal
w mona MIMI. Two men killed and three
others fatally injured by railroad collision neal
Wayerly, n. Y.
Jun. 4-Eleven persons perish in burning no
tel at Rochdale, Tex.
at Dennison, Ill -. -Four men killed by steam
engine explosion. St. Paul, MIMI.
jun 2S-Two men killed by boiler explosion
near Vandala, Ill.
Jul e-Three men fatally scalded by boiler
explosion at Port Huron, Mich.
Jul. 6-Four persons perish in burning farm
house near Sault Ste Marie, Mich.
Jul 9-Three men killed by boiler explosion
In silk mill-at Allentown, Pa.
Jul 1a-Eight persons killed in railroad acct
dent near Orange Court House, Va -.
plosion at Cressona, Pa.
Jul. 26-A man named Presser and two boy
perish in burning building at Maynard, Q.
Aug. 3-Seventeen people lost their lives ant
many others were injured by the burning OF
sixstory building in New York City.
Aug. S-Twenty persons injured (many fatal
ly) in railroad accident near Morgantown, lnd
child persisted in burning house in New Yorl
City.
in Chattanooga, Tenn, and five other lives wer
Aug. 1.-TWO little children left alone per
ished in burning house near Columbia, . c..
Simon Wallace and his mother lost their live
IN burning store at West Charleston, w. Va.
Aug 23-Fourteen persons killed. seven fatal
1v. and many others severely wounded by es
nIosion at 3 paper-mill fire in Menasha, MINI
Aug 21-Three men killed ana many other
hurt in railroad collision near krum, Ia
Aug 2S-Three men killed by premature ols
charge Of cannon near Morris, n. Y.
Aug 3)-Three men killed by premature eS
ploson of dynamite cartridge at South Bethie
hem, n. Y. ,,,,., o., ~,
Aug 3l-Four young people killed ana seN
eral others wounded by falling OF bridge nea
Taylorsv lie, Ala. Many miners kllleo oS ga
explosion in mine near Scranton, Ia
Seut 2-Three guests lost their lives IN purt
ing hotel at West Superior Wis
Sent 3-Frye men killed by boiler exploslo
at South Pittsburg, Tenn. x,,
Sept. 10-Four men killed ana DINERS iatAi1
injured IN railroad collision near w adsw orth, I
Sep. 11.-Ten men killed and hve othersss
riousIy injured by premature blast expiosio
near Helena, M. T. -,
Sep. 15-Four children burned to death 9
Devine Station, Tex by explosion OF o can
kerosene oil being used for starting hre
Sep. 1e-Three persons killed in railroad co
nsion near Galesburg. Ill -. Two men Killed o
boiler explosion in saw mill at Point Mountain
w. Va, and two others by a similar explosio
near Blair, Neb.
Oct "a Mr.. Richter, wife and five childre
aad a tramp persisted in burning dwelling nea
Geneva, Neb.-. Ninety persons severely, man
fatally, injured by falling floor in Catholi
church at Reading, Pa. Three men killed an
five badly injured in railroad collision nes
Washington. DC.