The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-10
Jul; ae-,A man named Presser and two boys

Jul. 26-A man named Presser and two boys perish in burning building at Maynard, 0.
 Aug. S-Seyenteen people lost their lives and many others were injured by the burning of a six-story building in New York City.
 Aug. s-rwenty persons injured tmany fatal lyl in railroad accident near Morgantown Ind. Gustave Berg. wife, mother-in-law and child perished in burning house in New York City.
 Aug 23-F Fourteen persons killed seven fatal ly, and many others severely wounded by ex- plosion at paper-mill fire in Menasha, Minn.
 Aug 3l--Four young people killed and sev' eral others wounded by falling of bridge near Taylorsylle, 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, Wis.
 Sept 3-Five men killed by boiler explosion al South Pittsburg, Tenn.
 Sept. l0-Four men killed and others fatally inlured m railroad collision near Wadsw orth, O.
 Sep. u.-Ten men killed and five othersse- riously injured by premature blast explosion near Helena, M T.
 Sep. l9-Three persons killed in railroad col lision near Galesburg, H.. Two men killed by boiler explos ion in saw-fnill at Point Mountain, w Fa and two others by similar explosion
 Oct GA Mir Richter, wife and five children and tramp perished in burning dwelling near Geneva, Neb Ninety persons severely, many fatally, injured by falling floor in Catholic church at Reading, Pa. Three men killed and five badly injured in railroad collision near Washington, D. C.
 oct i0-Several hundred people severely, many fatally, injured by collapse of platform at Quincy, Ill .. Nearly sixty persons killed and over forty others seriously injured in railroad wreck near Penn Haven, Pa.... Several persons fatally injured in railroad collision near Mas. slon, O.
 oct. 22-A wagon-load of seven people struck by locomotive on railroad crossing near Hoop CT, Neb., three being instantly killed and two fatally hurt.
 Nov, 9-FIve men killed and number of oth- CTS injured by explosion of boiler Of threshing machine near Reading, Pa.
 Nov. 3-Fifteen persons killed and others in- Jured in mine explosion near Lock Haven, Pa
 Nov 9-Nearly fifty 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 after-damp mine explosion near Boston, Pa. .,. Man, wife and daughter perish in burning dwelling at Vernon Center, N. Y.
 Nov l2-A crazy woman named Berthune, at Pittsburg, Kan, and her four children per | ish in their burning dwelling which she had set on fire
 Nov. l5-Three l tile girls struck by engine and killed on railway bridge at releyile, O. .... Seven men killed in railroad collision at Valley Falls, w. Va.
 Nov. 20-Forty passengers injured, many seriously in railroad accident near Harrison, Q ..., House Of Jack Grigg, Bowling Green, Ky, destroyed by fire and all the family Give pcrsonsl, except Gregg, who was absent from home, burned to death.
 Nov 80-Several miners perish in fire Tn cop per mine at Calumet, Mich Four men killed l and several others dangerously injured by dy- nhultt tAllOSlDu near IC&lnEkQH, Ny. Dec. 4-Fve men horribly, three fatally, burned by molten steel from an overturned ladle in tsburgh. Pa. Three colored ehil- 1 dren, locked up at home, perish in burning dwelling near Lexington, Ca. Dec. 5-ConGuctor and three other men fatally hurt in railroad collision near Youngs- town, o.. Lake navigation closed during the year 4S boats were lost, valued at s439 I0J, against 70 boats, valued at s177,700 Tn 1S57; l6 hves lost, against l6 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--Thrce men lost their lives in a burn ing mattress factory at Prov dence. k. L Dec. H-Four mea killed by the falling Of e trestle at Stevens Point Wis. Dee 19-A mother and two children perish ia burning dwelling near Huntington, w. Va. Dec. 2l-Engineer killed and two men fatally injured by boiler explosion at Frankfort, Ind. .... Two persons perishcd in burning hotel a1 Nissoulg, Nj. T.
 Dec 2l-Three nitro-glyeerlne magazines at Buchanan Hollow. Pa blew up. killing two men and doing great damage to property.
 Dee. 3-Mississippi steamer Kate Adams burned near Commerce, Miss. 21 lives lost.
 Dec. 24-Four men killed by boiler explosion at Boulder, Ca. . Mrs. Priestly and grand daughter burned 10 death in house at Forest City, Pa. Seven lives lost in burning steamer at Ak Point, ", T.
 Dee. 25-Over 9 persons pershea in burning Of steamer John II. Hanna at Plaquemiue, La.