The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-23
NUMBER 81.
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

William Logan, OF Milton, was struck and
Killed by train at Watsontowp, Penna.
William Dervisb, aged 3s years, was killed
IN Prospect Colliery, at Wilkesbarre, by an
Paul Cloder, aged II Year,, was drowned
n the Mystic river, near Medford. Mass.
| ny tho capsizing OF a sailboat
Charies kemmer and Henry Arnett were
uIowned In Braxton county, w. Va, willis
attempting to cross flooded stream
| russell Armstrong, a well-known resident
OF Kansas City, fell between the cars ON the
elevated railroad. and had both legs cut on.
A dog, supposed to be mad, ran amuck I'm
Hoooken. New Jersey, and bit four persons
killed. '"s"
jackson Graves, a well. known resident of
Ithaca, New York, is lying at the noint NJ
Of bees. ia
two men and three boys were killed. being
torn 10 shreds.
While Horatfo Frazer, his wife and two
children were boating on the Pawtucket
river, near Providerce, L. l., the boat cap
years, were drowned.
Reports have been received at Chicago to
the effect that Texas fever has broken out
among the cattle In the Indian Territory and
that hundreds OF cattle were dying in Okla
homa from tho effect Of the climate.
BeCkar
were killed and Henry z. Festuer was prob
ably fatally injured in Louisville, KY, by
being struck by n train while trying to cross
the Louisville Southern Railroad tracks In q
wagon.
The steam barge w. H. Haskell broke
through three gates Of the canal lock at st.
GATHERINGS, Ontario. The water washed in
from the upper level causing serious damage
to the canal bank and flooding the country
In the Immediate vicinity.
Wisconsin, by eating dried beof shipped to
local dealers by Chicago firm. Two Of the
poisoned are In Precarious condition It in
ssia ssS that snas % eats and I. dogs which were given
A bad wreck occurred on tho Now York and
New England Railroad, about one mile west
OF New Britain, Conn, by reason OF a colli-
sion between freight train and delayed
passenger train. Five persons were in jured,
but there was no loss of life.
Mrs. Snodgrass and her two Children,
aged aud @ re- pectively, were drowned in
White river ut Rockford, Ark, u, while at
tempting to cross the stream in a wagon.
The wagon was caught in the current and
carried down the river The driver cut the
horses loose and escaped with them.
Michael Ryan, being insane, jumped from
car window on a Pennsylvania Railroad
train near Huntingdon, Penna.. and was dam
"the Lord prompted him to the act" He
gave New London as his place OF residence.
In his pockets were a ticket from Cincinnati
and several hundred dollars in money.
While Ole Erickson, n Chicago butcher.
was trying to hitch his horse to a wagon, the
animal bit him on the leg and then dashed
Off, "foaming ut the mouth and evidently
mad" 1t bit eight horses, ran over little
child, bit piece from the hand Of G. w.
Duffy, who tried to stop him, and was finally
kHEfa Hsabeyy Hy seR8efs RStSs%s% .as .,v, nv
Ga, lett home on Monday night. leaving a
loaded shotgun with his wife, with the in
junction that she was to ''shoot anybody
who bothered her." He returned at 10
o'clock, and, thinking to have some fun, re-
fused to'tell Mrs. Beavers who he was. She
shot him in the neck, and he will probably
die. 2".
A south-bo passenger train on the
Richmond and fredericksburg Railroad col
lided with q north bound passenger train at
Lawton, twelve miles south Of Alexandria,
The engineer Of the south bound train, Jerry
Desmond. was killed, and Conductor New
man, of the north-bound train, was badly
injured. Conductor Howell. OF the south
bound train, and lady passenger were
slightly hurt