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

over forty others seriously injured in railroad
wreck near Penn Haven, Pa. Several persons
Bilon, o.
Oct. RIA wagon-load of seven people struck
Dy locomotive on railroad crossing near Hoop
er, Neb., three being instantly killed and two
fatally hurt.
Nov. e-Five men killed and q number OF 9TH
erS injured by explosion of boiler OF threshing
machine near Reading, Pa
NOV. a-Fifteen persons killed and others in-
1ured in mine explosion near Lock Haven, Pa.
NOV NEARLY nifty lives lost in burning
steam gauge and lantern works at Rochester,
N. Y....E. ghty lives lost by explosion in coal
mine near Pittsburg, Kan
NOV. 10-Four persons fatally burned by
aIter-damp mine explosion near Boston. Pa
-. Man, wife and daughter perish IN burning
dwelling at Vernon Center, N Y.
NOV. PA crazy woman named Berthune,
at Plttsourg Kan. and her four children per-
ish in their burning dwelling which she had set
on fire.
Nov. 15-Three tile girls struck by engine
and killed on railway bridge at c rcleville, q.
..-- Seven men killed in railroad collision at
Valley Falls w. Va.
Nov. 20-Forty passengers injured. many
seriously, in railroad acc dent near Harrison,
o.. House OF Jack Grigg, Bowling Green.
KY, destroyed by fire and all the family (ive
persOns), except Gregg, who was absent from
home, burned to death.
Nov. 23-Two little children of Carl woeb-
beking, near Waterloo, Ia, su1Ocated TO death
in a burning dwelling
Nov. c6-Three men killed by boiler explosion
at Cochran, Ind. Three men killed by boiler
explosion at Centerville, Pa, and George Pal
mer and his 10year old daughter killed by
powder explosion at Scrufftown, Pa.
Nov. 30-Several miners perish in fire in cop
per mine at Calumet, Mich Four men killed
and several others dangerously injured by dy-
Mantle explosion near Lex ngton, Ky.
Dec. Alive men Horribly, three fatally.
burned by molten steel from an overturned
ladle in Pittsburgh. Pa. -. Three colored chill
dren, locked up at home, Perish in burning
dwelling near Lexington, Ga.
Dec. 5-ConCuctor and three other men
fatally hurt in railroad collision near YOungs-
town, o.. Lake nav CATION closed; during
the year 48 boats were lost valued at t439, 404,
against 40 boats, valued at $577,7OO in 1887; 10
lives lost, against 116 The previous year.
Dec iO-Flour dust exploded in an oatmeal
mill in Chicago, destroying that and adjoining
buildings and killing three men.
Dec. 13-Three men lost tho yes in burn
ing mattress factory at Prov dence r. /.
Dec. 14-Four mel lied By the falling OF o
trestle at Stevens Pom, Wis.
Dec. ia mother and Nv III ldren Perish in
burning dwelling near Hu lin ston, w. Va.
Dec. 21-Engneer killed ana TWO men fatally
injured by a boiler explosion at Frankfort, Ind.
80. Two persons perlshcd III burning hotel at
MiSsoula, Nj. 7.
Dec. 22-Three nitro-glycerine magazines
at Buchanan Hollow. Pa, blew up. killing two
men and doing great damage to properly.
Dec. 23-Mississippf steamer KITE Adams
burned near Commerce, Miss; p lives lost.
Dec. 24-Four men killed by boiler explosion
at Boulder, Cal. -. Mrs. Priestly ana grand
daughter burned to death in house at Forest
CITY, Pa. Seven lives lost in burning steamer
at Alki Point, w. Il.
Dec 25-Over 25 persons persisted in burning
OF steamer John H Hanna at Plaquemine, La.