The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-01-11


Nov. 19-Belden s. Mcdowell, lu mber dealers
ETC., Syracuse, N. Y; e250,OOO
Dec. r7-Californla National Bank, of San
Francisco.
CASUALTIES.
Jan. 5-Four men killed by premature blast
explosion near Laurel Run, Pa. Three chill.
dren locked in burning house Jacksonville
Fla, burned to death.
Jan. 1O-Nine ersons killed and over so
others wounded in railroad accident near
Haverhill, Mass.
Jan. 19-Frank Smith, W fe and five children
burned to death in their dwelling at Harrod, o.
Jan. 21-Ten persons perish in burning board
ing-house at Tower Mlnn.
Feb. Alive men killed and two others fatal
~ injured by explosion in saW-mill near Bel
mont, O....FOur men fatally burned by gas ex.
plosion in mine at Nanticoze, Pa. Six CHI .ldren
perish IN urnlnS louise near Columbia, S. c.
Feb. 5-F.ve persons killed in railroad ac-
cldent near Steamberg, n. Y.
Feb. 6-Three men killed by dynamite ex-
plosion at WOodslde, nj CHI -. Mrs. Hill and
two small children perish In burning dwelling
near Bolivia, N. Y.
Feb. 9-John Hopp, his daughter and son
persisted in burning dwelling at Kutztown, Pa.
Feb. 1O-FOur persons killed IN powder ex-
ploson at Wapwallopen, Pa. Three persons
fatally injured in railroad wreck at Salamanca,
N. Y .... Three men killed by boiler explosion
near Wabash, Ind. TW o men killed by dyna-
mite explosion near Bellevue, o.
Feb. 13-F We men and a ri burned to death
In fire at Silver Brook Pa.
FEB. 17-Four men killed by boiler explosion
near Bastrop, La. MIR. Weissman wife and
child persisted IN burning dwelling at Newark,
N. J.
Feb. 17-Thirty-seven persons killed and
eighty others wounded, and much damage done
to property by cyclone at Mount Vernon, Ill.
Much damage also done in Spencer County, Ind.
Feb. 25-Three children named Miller burned
TO aeath In house at Anna1dale, Mimi.
March 5-Flve men killed by premature
dynamite explosion in mine at Ishpemng Mich.
Mar. 16-Estimatei that 30 persons lost their
lives during recent blizzard in New York City.
Mar. Una ira. n went through trestIe at
Blackabear, Ga, and % persons killed and
many others in ured.
Mar 22-Three men killed in railroad wreck
at Barre, Pa.
Mar. 26-Two churches, five stores and Is
dwellings, destroyed, three persons killed and
several others wounded by tornado at Mime
scah Kan.
Mar. 2S-Thrce men killed by powder explo-
sion at K .ttenhouse Gap. Pa.
Mar 29-About miners lose their lives by
natural gas explos on in NINE near Rich Hill,
Mar, SO-Three boys persisted in burning barn
fatally injured IN railroad accident near New
Hampton, Ia.
Apr. 6-Four men killed by dynam. tie explo-
sion at Miler's Station, II d.
Apr. 10-Four men killed by saw-m IL boiler
explosion at Baldw n, III @. X. Armour and
son burned to death in dwelling house near
Cedar Gap, Mo.
Apr. 13-Four PERSONS killed in railroad
wreck near B rmingham, Ala. -. Mrs. Baker
and child burned 10 death near Wellsv lie O.
Apr. 2-Two persons killed and several in
1ured in railroad accident at Alma, Neb. 80.
-Four persons killed and many injured by Civ
ing way of floor in crowded hall in Rushsyl-
vania, o.
May 1.-Two little girls at Shawneetown, Ill.
fatally burned while pouring al OIL on fire. :.
Entire family-four adults and three children
persisted in burning barn near Arlington, Neb.
May Scar of dynamite blew up at Locust
Gap Pa. killing seven persons, wounding 2J
others, and demolIshlng 90 houses.
May S-Woman and babe burned to death by
lamp explosion at Fort Edward w. t.. Two
children perish in burning dwelling at Wiltshire,
o.. Powderhouse blown up and two men
killed and five others fatally wounded at Besse-
mer, Mich.
May ia Mrs. Lewis and three young chill
dren perish IN burning building at Cleveland o
May 23-Flve men killed in railroad acciden-
near Randolph Point, Mo.
May 21-Three children persisted in a burning
boarding house at Pittston, Pa.
Jun. Three men killed by boiler explosion
in iron works at Wyandotte, Mich -. Five men
fatally scalded in explosion on a raft-boat near
Wlnona, MINI 80. Two men killed and three
others fatally injured by railroad collision near
Waverly, n. Y.
Jun. EEleven persons perish in burning ho-
tel at Rochdale Tex.
jun 6-Three men killed by boiler explosion
AT Dennlson, Ill.,. Four men killed by steam
engine explosion. ST. Paul. MINI.
Jun: 2S-Two men killed by boiler explosion
near Vandalia. Ill
Jul. 2-Three men fatally scalded by q boiler
explosion at Port Huron. Mich.
Jul 6-Four persons perish in burning farm
house near Sault Ste Marie, Mich.
Jul. 9-Three men killed by boiler explosion
in silk mll-at Allentown, Pa.
Jul. 12-Eight persons killed in railroad acct
dent near Orange Court-House, Va.
plosion at Cressona, Pa.
Jul. ga man named Presser and two boys
perish in burning building at Maynard, o.
Aug. 3-Seventeen people lost their lives and
many others were injured by the burning of q
Six-story building in New York City.
Aug S-Twenty persons injured many fatal
ID in railroad accident near Morgantown Ind.
-. Gustave Berg, wife, mother-ln-law and
child persisted in burning house in New York
City.
Aug 9-Five men killed by falling wall at fire
Ia CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, and five other lives were
lost in the fire.
Aug l7-Two little children left alone per-
lshed in burning house near Columbia, S c..
Simon Wallace and his mother lost their lives
IN burning store at West Charleston. W. Va.
Aug 23-Fourteen persons killed, seven fatal
~, and many Others severely wounded by ex-
plosion at a papermlll fire in Menasha, MINI.
Aug. 2T-Three men killed and many others
burt in railroad collision near Krum. la.
Aug 2S-Three men killed by pre- mature dis
charge OF cannon near Morris, y. Y.
Aug 30-Three men killed by premature ex-
plosion OF dynamite cartridge at South Bethle-
Aug. Sl-Four young people killed and sew
eral others wounded by falling OF bridge near
Taylorsv lie, Ala Many miners killed by gas
explosion in mine near Scranton, Pa.
Sept 2-Three guests lost their lives in burn
ing hotel at West Superior. Wiz.
Sept S-FIve men killed By boiler explosion
1t South Pittsburg. Tenn.
Sept 10-Four men lied and others fatally
injured n railroad collision near " ads orth, O.
Sep. 1I.-Ten men killed aud five othersse-
riously injured by premature blast explosion
near Helena. NJ. 7.
Sep. 1s-Four children burned TO death at
Devine Static-. Tex, BY explosion OF ca Of
kerosene oil being used for starting a FIRE
Sep. Ia-Thrce persons killed in railroad coli
hsion near Galesburg Ill Two men llCd by
boiler explos on in Saw-mill at Point Mountain.
W. Va, and two others BY q similar expsoslon
near Blair. Neb
Oct "a Mr.. X chter. wife and Eve children
and tramp persisted II burning dwelling near
Geneva, Neb. Ninety persons severely, maRy
fatally, injured BY falling floor in Catholic
church Ct Read ng Pa Three men killed and
I'VE badly injured in railroad coll slon near
Washington. ID. G..
Oct l0-Scvernl hundred people severely,
many fatally, injured By collapse OF platform ~
Quincy Ill. H. Nearly sixty persons killed and