Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
CASUALTIES.
A Long List of Fatalities Re.
ported.
Thirty or Forty Persons Drowned BY
Floods in Bohemia-Nine of a Boats
Party Drowned-Five Drowned
in Connecticut.

NEW YORK, Nav 20.-The steamer
Eruria, of the Cunard line came into
port at an early hour yesterday. bringing
nine men of pilot boat No. ). run down by
the Normandie on Saturday. The boat
keeper and an old pilot were drowned.
The Normandie proceeded on to sea. A
collision occurred Saturday night between
the Old Dominion ST, amer Guyandotte and
the Mallory line steamer Cowal. They
were going to sea together, and in the
dense fog the accident happened off Sandy
Hook. The Cowal was towed back to her
dock and the Guyandotte continued her
voyage. The Servia, which ran into the
mud beside Gedney's channel, got off at
ten a. m. Saturday and went on to sea-
LOSS OF LIFE IN BOHEMIA.
LONDON, May 20-The severe storms
which have prevailed in certain parts of
Bohemia have wrought great damage to
property and caused serious loss of life.
At Zinc seven houses were blown down
and thirty-two people were killed. At
Prichowitz two rows OF houses were de-
molished, many of which were occupied
by pilgrims. Many of the houses were
washed away and nine children were
drowned.
NINE OF BOATS PARTY DROWNED.
VICKsBURG. Miss, May 20.-Near the
foot of West Pass late Saturday evening
party of negroes were returning in two
skiffs from the Louisiana shore. The
wind and waves were high and the people
in one of the boats became frightened and
capsized the boat and nine out of the ten
passengers were drowned-a little girl
being the only one that reached the bank
in safety.
SCFFOCATED BY GAS.
NEW YORK. May 2a-Last evening a
young man entered Barrows's Hotel, at
$50 Beecker street, with young woman.
He registered as Thomas F. Connor and
wife. At eleven p. NJ. the clerk of the
hotel found the gas turned on and unlit.
Connor was dead and the girl uncon-
scious. She was takrn to st. Vincent's
Hospital. Her name was learned to be
Mary FaIlon.
\ BROKERS' SuSHAP.
PHILADELPHIA May 2O.-E. W. Paul, a
broker who lives in Germantown, was
hurled from the pla form of an express
train on the Delaware. Lackawanna 6
Western road while trying to pass from
one coach to another. He was so serious
ly injured that it is feared he will die. He
but has not vet recovered consciousness.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. May 20.-A special
from Oi. City, Pa, SAYS: A heavy storm
accompanied by thunder and lightning
passed over this place at 1:30 this morn
ing. A tank Of oil on the Hancock farm
near Norway, was struck by lightning and
totally destroyed. At RouseviIle the
1ifrht
and burned. Loss. 81, 600.
FIVE MEN DROWNED.
New BEDFORD, Conn, May 20-It is
supposed that the vessel which was run
into and sunk by the steamer Nashua
from Providence to New York, between
Beaver Tail and Point Judith, was the
schooner Nelson Harvey of this port
There were five men on board and all were
lost.
OTHER DROWNINGS
TORONTO. Ont, May 2L-Many drown
ing accidents are reported in Ontario.
Miss Myrtle Hanna, of OSwego, n. Y,
drowned at Ottawa; A. Long drowned
while bathing at Wingham; Major j. R.
Cunningham drowned while boating at
Amhers tburg, and Fred Mulligan, aged
nine, drowned here.
FIRE IN \ CAR STABLE
TRENTON, n. j., May 2O.-The Trenton
horse stables were partially destroyed by
fire yesterday. John l.. Hanley, a driver,
who was sleeping in the stable, was so
badly burned that his life is despaired of.
The horses were all saved, hut twenty
seven cars were burned Loss, S25, 900.
ACCIDENTAL
BALTIMORE Md. May 20-The Jury of
Inquest summoned in the case of William
Lauren, oiler on the steamship Alle-
gheny. whose body was found floating in
the harbor on Friday and who was sup
posed to have been murdered, met and
rendered a verdict Of accidental drowning.
DISASTROUS STORM
TIFFTN, o., May pa disastrous wind
storm swept over this county Saturday,
,ioing thousands of dollars damage to
buildings and fences. Freight cars were
blown from the track at New RiegeL
Crops We're badly cut Ly the hail.