Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12
WOMEN IN PERIL
Burning OF q Four Story Rag
Warehouse at Albany, n z.
Ten Miners Drowned I'm Colorad0-E1ve
Men Killed By . Boiler Explosion in
uilnofs-Forest Fires In
Montana,


building. Many OF them fed down the
stairways and fire escapes, but some were
cut of by the dense smoke. One girl fell
from a third story window and was prob.
ably fatally hurt. Another followed .
moment later and was badly injured.
Another was probably fatally burned.
It is reported that several persisted in
the building. but nothing definite
can yet be lie armed. The loss will be $40.
600. Daniel Cannon, q boy. appeared in
a window and jumped. receiving fractured
ribs. Richard Gamble jumped down the
elevator shaft and was fatally injured.
Mrs. Powers jumped from the fourth
story window and fell upon a pile Of iron.
She was horribly bruised and will die.
The latter two were taken to the hospital
The fire originated in the second story,
over the boiler. but from what cause 10
unknown. Most alarming reports are
circulated and it will require a long search
to reveal the truth or falsity or the excit-
ing rumors. A large number were en-
ployed asserting the junk, many OF them
women. Two women are known to have
persisted in the flames.
TEN MINERS DROWNED.
GOLDEN, COL, Sept 10.-One of the most
serious mining accidents ever known In
tn is part of the State occurred late yester.
day afternoon in the White Ash coal mine
near this place. An abandoned mine
alongside OF the White Ash has for months
been full Of water, which yesterday,
without q moments warning, burst
through into the White Ash mine, filling
it with mud and water. Ten miners
are known to have been at work in
the mine at the time Of the disaster,
and not one Of them could have lived Eve
minutes after the surging mass broke in
upon them. It will probably take two or
three weeks to reach their bodies. The
names of but three of the. unfortunate
men can be given-John Murphy, John
Morgan and - Allen, but it is positively
known that ten lives have been lost Most
OF them have families. The work Of
pumping and clearing out the mine will
be commenced at once.
DEADLY FLAMES IN MONTANA.
HELENA, Mont, Sept 10-Information
has just been received here that one Of
the fercest forest fires yet reported 10
raging in the St Reyes district in Mis-.
soula County, on the Cokely ranch.
Cokely and the hostess Of the ranch
mounted horses and barely escaped with
their lives to the river, less than a quar-.
ter of a mile away. and reached the water
after having the clothes nearly all burned
from their bodies. A Swedish prospector
and his horse persisted in the flames. J..
c. Veeder, who has returned from the st.
Reyes country, says he feels certain that
several men persisted in the conhagration
higher up in the mountains.
FIVE KILLED By A BOILER EXPLOSION.
CARBONDALE, ILL.,, Sept 10-At 11:35
yesterday morning a boiler. on the farm
of j. w. Snyder, half a mile east of this
city, exploded with most disastrous re.
suits. Five men lost their lives, namely:
John w. Snyder, Thomas Lygett, Andrew
the latter colored. The men were grouped
about the boiler, which was leaking and
giving trouble. Mr.. Snyder gave the
order to shut down, when, in an instant
the boiler exploded. William q. Spi1ler
had a leg broken. Ali the victims except
Andrew j. Lygett had families.
THE rREAcHKRoUs SEA
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 1O.-A special to
the Record from Sea Isle City, N. J., says:
1.-THE sea has been extremely treacherous
and running unusually high. A Phila.
delphia young man named Blunschei was
drowned and three young ladies from the
same city narrowly escaped q like fate
All were bathing. Blunschei was carried
beyond his depth by tremendous wave.
The young ladies were brought ashore in
an exhausted condition by two young
men.
CARS ON FIRE.
PORT AUSTIN, Mich, Sept 10.-About
midnight the combination ba ggage and
smoking car of the Port Huron & Western
train, now the Flint & Marquette Com
pany, was found to be on fire. The pas
senger coach Port Austin" coupled to
it, also took fire and both cars burned up.
Some freight cars narrowly escaped, to.
gether with the engine, which, with very
little steam, was gotten out to try to ave
the cars.
UNKNOWN MEN DROWNED.
BROOKLYN. n. Y, Sept 1Q-Three men,
the crew of an unknown sloop, were
drowned of Rockaway shoals, L. L The
sloop was found capsized by another sloop.
whose crew tried to rescue the men. This
vessel also capsized and it looked a. il
both crews would perish. Finally the
y acht Carrie answered their signal Of dis
tress and rescued the second crew.