Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10

oct. lD@SeveraI hunored People severely,
many fatally, injured by collapse of platform at
Gu ncy, Ill Nearly sixty persons killed and
wreck near Penn Haven, Pa -. Several persons
fatally injured in railroad collision near Mas
silon 0.
by locomotive on railroad crossing near Hoop
er, Neb., three being instantly killed and two
Nov. Five men killed and a number of 9TH
ers injured by explosion of boiler OF threshing
machine near Reading Pa.
Nov. 3-Fifteen persons killed and others in
lured in mine explosion near Lock Haven, Pa.
Nov 9-Nearly fifty lives lost burning
steam gauge and lantern works at Rochester,
N " ghty Ives lost by explosion in coal
mine near Pittsburg, Kan.
Nov. 1O-Four persons fatally burned by
80 Man, wife ard daughter perish IN burning
dwelling at Vernon Center, y. y.
at Plttsburg, Kan, and her four children per-
ish in their burning dwelling which she had set
on fire.
| Nov. 15-Three l tile girls struck by engine
and killed on railway bridge at C.rcleville, o.
-. Seven men killed in railroad collision at
! Valley Falls, W. Va.
Nov. 20-Forty passengers I'M ured, many
| seriously IN railroad acc dent near Harrison,
O.. House of Jack Grigg, Bowling Green,
| KY, destroyed by fire and all the family Give
! persons), except Gregg who was absent from
| home, burned to death
Nov. 23-Two little children of Carl Woeb-
! beking- near Waterloo, Ia. suffocated to death
| in a burn ny dwelling.
! NOV. .6-Ihree men killed DOller explosion
| at Cochran, Ind. Three men killed by DO Ter
! explosion at Centerv!lle, Pa, and George Pal
| mer and his 10-year old daughter killed by
! powder explosion at Scruftown, Pa.
! Nov. 31-Seyeral miners perish in fire IN cor
/ per mine at Calumet Mich 80. Four men killed
! and several others dangerously injured by dy-
/ Mantle explosion near Lex ngton, Ky.
! Dec. 4-Five men horribly, three fatally,
| burned by molten steel from overturned
| ladle in Pittsburgh. Pa. $500 Three coored chill
! dren, locked up at home. perish in burning
| dwelling near Lexington, Ga.
| Dec. 5-ConGuCtOr and three other men
| fatally hurt in railroad collision near Youngs-
| town, o. Lake nav CATION closed; during
the year IS boats were lost, valued at Si39, 4UI,
against 30 boats. valued at sI11.100 in 1881; IL
lives lost against 116 the previous year.
| Dec. iG-Flour dust exploded in an oatmeal
mill in Chicago destroying that and adjoining
| buildings and killing three men.
| Dec. 13-Three men lost their lives in a burn
| ing mattress factory at Prov dence, r. l.
| Dec. 14-Four men killed by the falling Of a
| trestle at Stevens Point, Wis.
Dec. ia mother and two children feriSh in
| burning dwelling near Huntington, w. Va.
! Dee. 21-Engineer killed and two men fatally
| injured by boiler explosion at Frankfort, Ind.
Two PERSONS persisted in burning hotel at
| Missoula. NJ. 7.
Dec. 22-Three nitro-glycerne magazines
at Buchanan Hollow. Pa, blew up. killing two
| men and doing great damage to properly.
| Dec. 23-Mississpp steamer Kate Adams
| burned near Commerce. Miss. - lives lost.
| at Boulder, Cal. Mrs. Priestly and grand
| daughter burned to death in house at Forest
| City, Pa Seven lives lost in burning steamer
| at Alki Point, w. r
| Dec. 25-Over 25 persons persisted in burning
| or steamer John Fl. Hanna at Plaquemine, La.