The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-07-12
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

s. W.. Avesser. aged two years, was run
over and killed hy n street car i'm Baltimore.
Isaac Want and VIM Knup were killed by
= caVe.in nS tho Cleveland iron mine, :.
lshpemng, Michigan.
benjamin Mergal, a well-known former OF
Antrim township, Pa, was killeI by light.
ming while at work in his field a few DAYS
ngO.
Arthur c. Smith, a freight conductor on
the X chmond and Allegheny Railroad, was
killed in Richmond, Virginia, while cou upling
cars.
a rowboat collided with a sailboat on ts,
East River, Now York, and two boys, Ben.
f, J'min Foster and Robert Smiley, were
| drowned.
Mrs. Nc. Dowcll, aged G5 years, Of Frank
I'M; la;' fell down stairs with lighted lamp
III her hand, and was burned to death before
assistance arrived.
Miss Jennie Elmbad and Miss Hilda Carl
son were drowned i'm the Desplaines river
nt Desplaines Iil. by the capszng of a boat
through mismanagcmcnt.
mrs. Julia Octaviana, sixteen years OF
accidentally killed herself at Baltimore, Md.
"hlle handling loaded revolver.
AIRS. Charles Clcaves and Erdine Cole
aged sixteen years were drowned at Spring
field, Mains :whilo. bathing. Mrs. Cleaves
leaves husband api four children in the
a freight trnin on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad was wrecked min. miles from Fred
crick, Md. a wIecking train in- going to
tho RI scuo, struck Alien Miller, aged eighty
years and killed him Instantly.
George Rcy"r, Secretary Of the Western
shooting Association, which meets In India
napo'is, while out hunting fell from n fence
and accidentally discharged the contents of
MS gun into his chest. lie died instantly.
The condition Of tho miners in tho coal
t'Wns OF Brentwood and Streator, Illinois il
siid to be distressing. 1t is stated that MANY
women and children are in absolute want Of
iood, anu relief cannot be too quickly sent
| them.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler, aged twcnty-6va
years, poured coal oil on her fire while pre-
pairing breakfast at her hons in Baltimore
ac can s,,.lo.is and Mrs Tyler mad -hsr
that they died iii n short time
Miss Maggie Harrison, of Chicago nieca
OF President Harrison, and seven compan.
ions, narrowly escaped drowning ut Lake
Minnetonkn, through the capsizing of a
boat in n gale. The party were in the water
an hour and were nearly exhausted when
rescued.
Mrs. John Naples and her two bows aped
five and three years, were drowned in a
small creek in Chestertownship, Indiana
Mr.. Mapls attempted to ford tho creek
which had been swollen by heavy rains. The
wagon was overturned. Mr. Naples and one
child were saved.
Miss Sarah Rome, aged twcnty.four. Of
| Brooklyn, N ", and Mrs. David Rome.
| aged twenty six, of Toronto Canada, sat b..
meath a freight car at Coney Island, engaged
in sketchinS, when a special train ran into
| tho car, setting it in motion Mrs Rome
was killed aud Miss Rome badly injured.
mail train on tho Pan Handle Railroad
| was wrecked near Steubenville, Ohio. The
| third car from the engine left tho track and
was followed by the others, all going over
an embankment: ). Ii. Payne and L. r.
Reinhart, postal clerks, and Brakeman Nc
Farland were killed, and seven others were
| injured, three severely.
A scatfold foil at one Of the power houses
OF the Yerkes cable car system i'm Chicago
killing Peter Doorntos and badly injuring
four other workmen. A mishap exactly
similar took place ut the Yerkes power house
Oh Madison street. A mob OF 5000 persons
gathered at tho milwaukee, Avenue House
after the accident aud iniulged in threats of
violence, but gradually dispersed.
James Cochran and Joseph Downey, of
Philadelphia, the captain and deck hand re-
| spectively of the schooner Seaman's Bride,
were drowned in the Delaware river, near
Wilmington. Downey fell overheard, and
| Cochran, who came up from the cabin to
see what was the matter, also walked over
board. Both men and the other members Of
the crew were said to be intoxicated.
Three OF the crew of the bark Lamar
Dap,ain Emery, at Highland Light, Mass.
from Tamatave died on tho voyage. The bark
left Tamatave with cargo OF hides, wben
the men were stricken with disease which
the doctors at Bermuda called "beri biri"
and which was said to be incurable, but not
contagious. A new crew was shipped at
| Bermuda.
An explosion Of gas occurred in the Not
tiDgham Mine at plymouth, Pa, operated
by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Com.
pany. Michael Andrew, aged twenty-six
years, Simon Novalk, aged twenty-three
John Kutscbki, aged twenty -seven years, aud
Joseph Taylor, aged 35 years, we're fatally
burned. The accident was caused by the
carelessness Of Polander, who went into a
chamber full OF gas without first testing the
air.