The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-07-12
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

-. w. hvcsser. ngcl two years, was run
over and killed hy astreet CIR i'm Baltimore
Isaac Waat and VIM Knup were killed by
cavc.in at tho Clevelaud iron mine. &C
lshpeming, Michigan.
benjamin Mergal, u well-known farmer of
Antrim township, Po., was killed by light.
n,nY while ut work in his field a few days
ngo.
Arthur c. Smith, q freight conductor on
the IL edmond and Allegheny Railroad wss
Killed In Richmond, Virginia, while coupling
cars.
rowboat cOl!ihed with a sailboat on thu
East River, Now York and two boys, Ben.
! Jamin Foster and Robert Smiley, were
drowned.
:. Mrs Nc. Dowcll, nged G5 years, Of Frank
I'm, Ia, fell down stairs with a lighted lamp
In her hand, and was burned to death before
assistance urriveJi.
Miss Jennie Elmblad and Miss uilda Carl.
son wcro drowned in tho Drspla!nes river
nt Desplaines, H. by the capsizing Of boat
through mismanagcmcnt.
Mrs. Julia Octaviana, sixteen years OF
accidentally killed herself at Baltimore, Md.
while handling loaded revolver.
Mrs. Charles Clcaves and Erdino Cole,
n9ed sixteen years were drowned at Spring
field, Mai,ls, ,whilo- bathing. Mrs. Cieaves
leaves husband; aqi four children In the
West.
freight trnin on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad was wrecked nine miles from Fred
crick, Md. wrocking train in. going to
mo r. scuo, struck Allen Miller, aged eighty
years and Killed him instantly.
George Rcyrr, Secretary Of the Western
Shooting Association, which meets I'm India
nnpo;is, while out hunting fell from q fence
and accidentally discharged tho contents of
his gun into his chest. lie died instantly.
Tho condition OF tho miners in tho coal
towns of BraidwOod and Streator, Illinois, is
al I'm had LIST Inrr Il.
women and children are in absolute want or
food, and relief cannot be too quickly sent
them.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler, aged twcnty-fys
ycnrs, poured coal oil on her fro while pre-
pairing breakfast ut her hons in Baltimore.
Tho con exploded and Mrs Tyler md har
eight months-old boy were 80 badly burned
That they died III short time.
Miss Maggie Harrison, OF Chicago, niece
OF President Harrison. and seven compan.
ions, narrowly escaped drowning at Lake
Minnetonkn, through the capsizing of a
boat in gale. The party were in the wuter
an hour and wero nearly exhausted when
rescued.
Mrs. John Naples and her two boys aged
five and three years, were drowned in n
small creek in Chestertownship, Indiana.
Mr.. Mapl attempted to ford tho creek.
which had been swollen by heavy rains Tho
wagon was overturned. Mr.. Naples and one
child were saved.
Miss Sarah Rome. aged twenty-four, of
Brooklyn, N. ", and Mrs. David Rome.
| aged twenty SIX, OF Toronto. Canada, sat be-
| heath n freight car at COney Island, engaged
| in sketchins, whom a special train ran into
| tho car, setting it in motion. Mrs Rome
was killed and Miss Rome badly injured
mail train on tho Pan Handle Railroad
| was wrecked near Steubenville, Ohio. The
third car from tho engine left tho track and
was followed by the others, all going over
an cmbankmeDt j. Ii. Payne and T.. r.
Reinhart postal clerks, and Brakeman Nc
Farland were killed, and seven others were
injured, three severely.
A scaffold foil at one of the power houses
OF the Yerkes cable car system in Chicago,
killing Peter Doornbos and badly injuring
| four other workmen. A misiIap exactly
similar took place ut the Yerkcs power house
on Madison street A mob OF 5000 persons
gathered at tho milwaukee, Avenue House
| after the accident aud iniulgcd I'm threats OF
violence, but gradually dispersed.
James Cochran and Joseph Downey, of
| Philadelphia, tho captain and deck hand re-
| spectiyely OF tho schooner Scamans Bride,
were drowned in the Delaware river, near
Wilmington. Downey foil overheard, and
Cochran, who came up from the cabin to
| see what was the matter, also walked over
board. Both men nnd the other members Of
the crew were said to be intoxicated.
Three or tho crew Of the bark Lamar,
Daptain Emery, at Highland Light, Mass.
from Tamatave died on tho voyage. The bark
left Tamatave with cargo Of hides, " hen
the men were stricken with disease which
the doctors at Bermuda called "beri biri"
and which was said to be incurable but not
contagious. A now crew was shipped at
| Bermuda.
An explosion of gas occurred in the Not.
tiDgham Mine at Plymouth, Pa, operated
by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Com
pany. Michael Andrew, aged twenty-six
years, Simon Novalk, aged twenty three
Joseph Taylor, aged IS years, we're fatally
burned. The accident was caused by the
carelessness OF a Polander, who went into a
chamber full Of gas without first testing the
air.