Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-17
TERRIBLE RUMOR.
An Awful Railroad Collision In
Colorado.
THIRTY PERSONS REPORTED KILLED.
Steamer Sunk in the OhIo-A Judge Killed
In Runaway-Railroad Acct
dent-Fire In q Coal
Mine-Etc.

NEW YORK, Oct ia Hastings, Neh..
special to the Herald says: Authentic
reports have reached this city of fright
full collision last night at Sterling, Col,
between Burling ton and Union Pacific
passenger train, in which about thirty
passengers were killed and many injured.
Particulars can rot be ascertained."
FELL INTO BURNING STAG.
LEADvILLE, Col, Oct 16-As James
McHasley, one of the workmen In the
American smelter, was wheeling out pot
OF hot Stag yes erday morning he rested a
moment on the edge of one of the pots
| filled with burning Stag and lost his bal
ance and fell. In attempting to save him.
self he put his arms and hands into the
liquid, which caused such fearful agony
that he lost control of himself and fell
into the burning mass From the waist
down to the knees he was horribly burned,
as were also his arms hands and head.
He was removed at once to St Vincent's
Hospital, where he is receiving every at
tention, but it is doubtful if he can re-
cover.
STEAMER SUNK,
CINCINNATI, Oct. 16 The steamer Min.
ME Bay, bound from Manchester to Gin
cinnati with l25 passengers aboard, struck
a snas yesterday while rounding-to at
Kramer's Landing. opposite Moscow,
o., and sank. The passengers be-
came panic-stricken but the officers
and crew lowered boats and yawls
and safely transferred all the passengers
to shore The boat is supposed to have
broken in two and to be total loss. The
freight was removed by the steamer St
Lawrence. When built six years ago the
Minnie Bay cost S23. 900. She was insured
for So, 000
ENGINE AND CARS TURNED OVER
DENVER, Col, Oc-. ia passenger
! train on the Denver & South Park rail-
road left the track between Leadville and
Como, near Devide station, Monday. The
engine and cars were turned over and
Engineer Andrew Doomey was buried
under the wreck and instantly killed.
His fireman, F. Canadian, was seriously
injured. None Of the passengers were
killed. though several were injured.
AN ACCIDENT
PATERSON, n j., Oct 16.-James Daw-
son, ex-ligh. weight champion, was yes
| terday found dead on the sidewalk at the
CORNER of Market and Vine streets. There
was a wound on his forehead which led
to the rumor of foul play. The police dis
covered that Dawson received his injuries
through q fall and scout the idea of MUIR
| der.
| DEvOURED BY BEAR
HLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Oct. ia
three-year-ol daughter of George Reilly,
living near City Point, in this county, has
been missing for several days, and as
numerous bear ira K, were found there il
was feared she had been carried of by
one fthose animals
JUDGE KILL D IN A RUNAWAY.
ITHlCA, N. Y, OcI. 16.-Judge McKen-
ey of this county was thrown from his
carriage last evening and fatally injured.
his horse running away and kicking
him on the head, fracturing his skull in
several places.
COAL SHAFT ON FIRE.
DANvILLE ILL.,, Oct l6-Coal shaft No.
., belonging to the Consolidated Coal
| Company, of ST. Louis, was destroyed by
| fire yesterday morning Loss, $4,000 to
| $14 600