The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-08-30
RIVER COLLISION.
Two Steamboats, Lost From the
Effects Of a Collision.
Swift's Packing House Burned-Briok
Works Burned-Child and Horses
Burned-Cable Accident
Etc.

night the Coney Island steamer Common
wealth coming down the river collideC
with the little harbor steamer Lame Duel
| going up the river just quarter of a mile
above the Newport & Cincinnati bridge
and utterly demolished the Lame Duck
| There was a crew of five on the Lam,
| Duck and four of them were picked
up uninjured by men in a yawl
| George b. Alexander, the engineer-th,
| fifth man on the little craft-went under
the revolving paddle wheels of the Com
monwealth which was backing and cam,
to the surface near the guard of the boat
where plucky passenger caught him BY
the hair and held him up till others coulG
| draw him on the boat where he was found
to be uninjured. The Lame Duck wa,
valued ut $4,000. After the Common.
wealth had succeeded in reaching her
landing fire broke out in some unaccount.
able way and she was totally destroyed.
PACKING HOUSE BURNED.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Aug. 26.-The large
warehouses of Swift & Co., located in
Armourdale on the west bank of the Kaw
river one mile south of the Missouri river,
burned yesterday morning, the total loss
being fully $3.50, 200. 1t was the most de-
struciive fire that has occurred in this
vicinity since the Woodward-Faxon drug
house burned on Union avenue eight year,
ago The fire of yesterday destroyed the
smoke house and warehouses /, H and g
and their contents. l. F. Tate. one of the
employees of the company. lost his life and
several other men were seriously but not
fatally injured.
KILLED BY THE CABLE.
KANSAS CITY. NO.. Aug. 26-R. T.
Hinde, recorder of deeds of Jack ,on Coun.
ty, who was struck by a Grand avenue
cable car at Fifteenth and Grand avenue
Saturday afternoon, died at the residenc
of his mother in Independence yesterday
morning at $3.50 O'Clock. The wife of the
unfortunate man, a dau liter of Rev. T..
c. Woods. o. the NJ. E. Church South. left
him few weeks ago mysteriouslv, giving
ris to many rumors concerning the
couples married life. Hinde had two &C.
cident insurance policies Of s. 900 each.
CHILD AND HORSES BURNED.
KANSAS CITY. Kan, Aug pa two.
story frame building at Sixth and Water
streets. this city, the lower floor
of which was occupied as n feed
store an the upper story as a residence
fire at 1:;0 O'Clock this morning. Ran.
dall's eight-year-old son and four horses
persisted in the flames. The loss on build
ing and contents will amount to So 800, on
which there is an insurance OF So 400.
BURSTING RESERVOIR.
PRovIDENCE. K l.. Aug. 10 The reser.
voir at Cranston, fifteen miles from here
on the Pawtucket river, burst yesterday
destroying much property, drowning Mrs.
Greene Tew, Mrs. Hawkins and Mrs
Tew's son. aged seven. People living
along the river fed, but as the water
quickly subsidized they were enabled to re-
turn. The dam was built in 1885 and held
81, 000. 600 gallons.
FAMINE IN THE SoUDAN.
LONDON. Aug. cG-Dlspatches from
Egypt >av that famine prevails at Khar-
tOum, Kassala, Tokar and other river
towns. The survivors are said TO be feed.
ing upon the bodies of the dead About
twenty deaths from starvation daily are
reported Mt II kar
PRESSED BRICK WORKS BURNED.
KANSAS CITY. Ram, Aug. 26-The
Whitaker pre- ssed brick works, located at
Vance. small station on the Kansas
City. Wyandotte & Northwestern rail-
road. nine miles west of this city, were
DESTROYED by fire yesterday morning.
Loss. SO 900
FIGURING MILL DAMAGED BY FIRE.
MACON, No.. Aug. 25-Yesterday the
Esge roller Touring mills, owned by J. T
A. Bantn. was damaged by fire to the ex.
tent of $4,000. with only g. 600 insurance.
Mr.. Banta believes the fire was incendi-
airy. The fire started in the fourth story
and destroyed the most valuable ma
chinery as it burned downward.
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
DULUTH MIMI. Aug 25.-As the result
Of a washed-out culvert on the Eastern
Minnesota railroad, few miles south of
this city, freight engine and thirty cars
were yesterday morning ditched and
smashed, and severl trainmen were badly
hurt.
HURRICANE AT BUENoS AYRES.
BUENoS AYRES, Aug. 25 "A hurricane
ragged at this port which sunk many light
ers and inflicted considerable damage
upon shipping and cargoes.