The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-23
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

William Logan, OF Milton, was struck and
killed by train at Watsontown, Penna.
William Dervisb, aged 3S years, was killed
In Prospect Colliery, at Wilkesbarre. by an
explosion OF gas.
Paul Cloder, aged II year., was drowned
tne mystic river, near Medford, Mass. /,
by tho capsizing Of a sailboat
Charles Kemmer and Henry Arnett were
drowned In Braxton county, w. Va, whils
Attempting to cross a flooded stream.
Russell Armstrong, q wellknown resident
OF Kansas City, fell between the cars on the
elevated railroad, and had both legs cut on
A dog, supposed to be mad, ran amuck I'm
q horse and another dog. He was then
killed.
jackson Graves, a we'll known resident Of
Ithaca, New York. is lying at the point of
death, as result Of being stung by swarm
of bees,
two lnen and three boys were killed, being
torn TO shreds.
While Horatio Frazer, his wife and two
river, near Providence, K. l., the boat cap.
sized and the two children, aged ~ and 4
years, were drowned.
Reports have been received at Chicago to
tho effect that Texas fever hos broken out
among the cattle In the Indian Territory and
that hundreds OF cattle were dying In Okla
homa from tho effect Of the climate.
William Schck and Mira Hannah Becker
were killed and Henry T. Festuer was prob
ably fatally injured in Louisville. KY, by;
being struck by train while trying to cross
the Louisville Southern Railroad tracks In .
wagon.
The steam barge w. H. Haskell broke
through three gates Of the canal lock at st.
GATHERINGS, Ontario. The water washed in
from the upper level causing serious damage
to the canal bank and flooding the country
In the Immediate vicinity.
Nine parsons were poisoned I'm Burlington,
Wisconsin, by eating dried beof shipped to
local dealers by Chicago firm. Two Of the
poisoned nre In precarious condition. 1t is
said that ssts and mol sSss were given
A bad wreck occurred on tho New York and
New England Railroad, about one mile west
OF New Britain, Conn, by reason OF colli-
sion between n freight train and delayed
passenger train. Five persons were injured,
but there was no loss Of life.
Mrs Snodgrass and her two Children,
aged aud respectively, were drowned in
White river at Rockford, Ark, while at
tempting to cross the stream in a wagon.
The wagon was caught in the current and
carried down the river The driver cut the
horses loose and escaped with them.
Michael Ryan, being insane, jumped from
a car window on a Pennsylvania Railroad
train near Huntington, Penna.. and was dan
gerously, IL not fatally, injured. He said
'tno lOVu nIH 10 IuS tt0
gave New London as his place Of residence.
In his pockets were a ticket from Cincinnati
and several hundred dollars In money.
While Ole Erickson, o Chicago butcher,
was trying to hitch his horse to wagon, the
animal bit him on the ley and then dashed
oil, .foamiuY nj tho mouth and evidently
mad" 1t bit eight horses, ran over little
child, bit a piece from tho hand Of g. w.
Duffy, who tried to stop him. .:a ==Tiss finally
Eiiled by R2liceman.
Henry Beuverb, Wuu IfNos rIoJr ISuVsuuBvy-
Ga, lett home on Monday night. leaving a
loaded shotgun with his wife, with the in
junction that she was to "shoot anybody
who bothered her." He returned at 10
o'clock, and, thinking to have some fun, re-
fused to- tell Mrs. Beavers who he was. She
shot him in the neck, and he will probably
die. a.. !
A south-bound passenger train on the
Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad col
lided with north bound passenger train at
Lawton, twelve miles south Of Alexandria,
The engineer OF tho south-bound train, Jerry
Desmond, was killed, and Conductor New
man, of the north bound train. was badly
injured. Conductor Howell. OF the south
bound train, aud a lady passenger were
slightly hurt.