The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-12
ALL ON THE FOURTH.

falling OF . Grand Stand at Okl.homs
City-Many Persons Injured-A Great
Brewery Fire-Other Fourth of July
Casualties.
OKLAHOMA CITY, L T., July Sat three
o'clock yesterday afternoon the grand
stand at the Fourth of July celebration
grounds loaded with a thousand people
ell to the ground. One hundred persons
| we're more or less seriously injured and
one child-the infant daughter of DR.. J. A.
Ryan-was killed outright, while two or
:hree of the injured will probably die.
Those very seriously injured are: Mr..
Van Zandt, Tiago, Tex; Ed Bird. of Ed
mond; Thomas Reynolds, Tennessee;
Councilman Mills, South Oklahoma;
David Smith, Denison; William Long,
Missouri: II. Thompson, Nobility, Tex;
Mrs. n. E. Martin, Cherokee Nation; Mr..
! Gatewood. Ardmore; Mrs. George Mains,
Purcell; Mis-. Clendenning. Trinidad.
COL; Miss May Murrell; d. p. kernes,
Armourdale, Kan; Jack Glover, Rock
well. Tex; F. c. Quinton, Oklahoma City;
Mrs. Raff=rty, Wichita; W. g. Arnold,
Oklahoma; w. NJ. Haywood, PauPs VAL
ley; ]. w. Minges, Harrison; Mrs. j. I.
Wallace, Topeka, Kan. ; Hubert Flower,
| Oklahoma
The accident caused intense excitement
| and confusion, but it was finally de.
| termined 10 proceed with tn, days cele.
bration as planned. Almost as soon as
| the accident occurred the militia, under
| command Of Captain Sti es. were ordered
| TO the scene and rendered valuable ser.
vices in preventing unnecessary confusion.
One of the most seriously injured is Mrs.
ID. H. Martindale. of Howe Tex. Mrs.
Mollie Campbell, Of Pearl Valley, also re-
celved serious internal injuries which, it
is feared, will prove fatal Herbert
Glover. aged eighteen, will also probably
die Great Indignation is expressed
| against the architect who superintended
the building of the grand stand
GREAT BREWERY FIRE.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. July 5.-The Falk,
Jung & Borchert Brewing Company's
plant, located on South Pierce street be-
tween Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth
avenues, was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon, not building Of the
great plant being spared.
The fire originated in the malt house and
spread with great rapidity, destroy ing the
malt house. the brew house, the offices,
the bOttling department and finally spread
to the beer cellars, which are still burning
The total loss is estimated at from 500, 90.
to $500, 900, and the insurance reaches only
half OF this sum. The beer cellars con.
tanned 80 900 barrels of the amber fluid
and the bottling department was stocked
with 5000 more barrels ready for ship
ment to the south.
As the brewery was located at the city
limits it was very difficult for the fire de-
partment to do effective work and two
hours after the fire had started the great
plant was mass of flames. The cause of
the fire is unknown. but is supposed to
have been overheating of the malt house.
The capacity of the brewery was e0J,O00
barrels of beer per year AMI 800 men were
employed in the es ablishment
COLLISION on THE LONG CURVE.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 5-The west
bound Chicago. Burlington & Quincy pas
senger train of six crowded C irs and the
rear section of freight No. 12, a double
header of thirty -four cars, going east,
Illided about ten O'Clock yesterday morn
ing at Cooks crossing two miles east of
Fairfield, on a long curve All three en-
gines reversed and put on the air brakes,
and the passenger train almost
stopped. All the train men jumped
safely except William Blackburn,
express messenger, who was caught
by the tender. which telescoped
his car nearly half way. He was taken
out two hours later still alive but probably
fatally injured His hons is in Burling-
ton. Several passengers were bruised and
six cars of cattle and hogs were wrecked
The trains had orders to pass at Glendale.
lately abandoned station, but Conductor
Corwin ran tie passenger past that place,
probably forgetting The order.
ENGINEER AHp FIREMAN KILLED.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, July a.-1h. vesti.
hule II ain on the Chesapeake & OHIO rail-
way was wrecked bv a slide in cut near
Ona, about one O'Clock yesterday morn
ing There had been a very severe rain
the previous evening. which caused the
slide. George w. Walsh, the oldest en-
gineer on the road, and his fireman were
killed. 1t was an unavoidable accident
No passengers injured as tar as be ascer.
tanned.
SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 5.-Four girls
and two young men left picnic party for
a pleasure trip in a boat on Duck creek
yesterday. The swift current capsized the
boat and all OF the girls and one of the
young men were drowned The girls
names were May Royal, Nellie Burton,
Annie McCombs and Ida Cassidy. The
young man was named Burt Freeman.
All the party resided in Allegheny City.
AN EXCURSION STEAMER wRsCSED.
WINNIPEG, Man, July "a steamer on
which 40J American citizens We're enjoy.
ing an excursion was wrecked on Red river
yesterday afternoon by being driven on
the rocks before a heavy wind. Great
CONSERVATION prevailed for a time, but
all were safely landed after great diff
Guilty by small boats from this city.
BLOWN OFF AND DROWNED.
CINCINNATI, July 5-At Troy. O., We'd
nesday morning and the night before,
there was wild rain and wind storm.
Harry Vorhis, age eight years, left home
for the post office. and while crossing
small stream on a bridge was lifted By
the wind. thrown into the water and
drowned.
TwEED'S soN-Iy-LAw KILLED
NEW ORLEANS, July John H Magin.
mis-. of this city, president of the Magin.
mis- cotton mills, was killed by a stroke of
lightning yesterday at Ocean Springs,
Miss. He was we'll known in New York.
being q SON. law of the late William n.
Tweed, of that city.
Suicide For Cause
TUCSON, A. T., July Paul Rebeill
killed himself yesterday by taking poison