New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-15
Record of Casualties.

The freight train which are trans
porting the famous Libby prison from Rich
mond to Chicago was wrecked seven miles
east of Maysville, KY, by the breaking OF an
axle of one of the cars. The remains of the
war relic were profusely scattered about,
and people focked to the scene all day to Sc
cure old bricks and lumber as momentoes
No one was hurt.
Peter Hanson, the eleven-year-old son of
Christopher Hanson, of Anoka, Mimi, in
company with his father and two other men,
was riding on a handcar when Northern
Pacific passenger train came in sight. The
men jumped Tor their lives, but the boy fell
on the rail and was struck by the engine,
both legs being cut off and the head badly
smashed He lived half an hour. Coroner
Durham decided an inquest unnecessary.
Fire communicated from burning forests
to the village of Vulcan, Mich, and burned
twenty-five houses owned by the Pennsyl-
vania Iron company and occupied by en-
ployes of the company Bad fires are re-
ported in Ontonagon county, along the line
OF the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
Bruce's Crossing O'Brien and other places
have been badly seorched. More rain is bad
ly needed. 81 IS
The latest developments in the Cronin SEN
sation point to the healthy existence in the
flesh Of the Irish Nationalist. 1t is believed
by many persons that the doctor has gone
to join LIE Caron, the notorious spy, and
that he is now on his way to England 1t is
claimed that CrOnin was seen and recognized
on his way to the union depot in Chicago,
and the story of his assassination is looked
upon as a pure fabrication.
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nights cyclone in Kansas show that the first
| reports were mainly correct The storm ex.
tended over an area of 1orty miles in length
and two miles in width. The loss on prop
erty and stock is very great. Relief. COM
mittees have been at work, and the sufferers
are resting easy. One death, that of Miss
Bartlett, occurred, and a number of the
| other wounded arr not expected to recover.
t. shocking accident occurred at Kalama.
zoo at the West Main street crossing of the
Michigan Central railroad. A street car
|containg seven ladies and two gentlemen
was crossing the track when a switch engine
dashed down upon it from the east at a high
rate of speed, and the driver being unable
| to get the car out of the way, the helpless
passengers were hurled to a terrible DEATH
| The street car was carried almost to Acade-
my street, the pieces flying in all
directions and the human freight
being mangled in a frightful manner Six
were killed, two being found in the cattle
guard, one in the creek near by, two on the
| track and Mrs. Middleton died an hour later
| Mrs Gibson was injured in the head and
side and Mrs. Barnes was bruised badly.
| The male passengers both escaped. The
driver escaped by jumping.
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The dwelling house of Watson iBowneswas
destroyed by fire at Westchester and Eve
persons were burned to death. The house.
hold consisted of Watson Bownes, hisswite,
his mother, Mrs. T. B. Bownes, and two
children, and Catharine and Mary Dunn, two
servants. Mr. Bownes was awakened by the
cracking of the flames and Immediately gave
the alarm and then started to carry his vile
into the open air In doing this he was, Sc
verely burned about the feet and body and
| Mrs. Bownes was also burned about the
head, neck and shoulders. A desperate effort
was made by the fireman and villagers to
rescue the inmates, but Mrs. Bownes senior
and the two children wero dead before they