The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-17
Minor Casualties.

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from a box car in o moving train; while in
toxicatcd, fell under the wheels and was
instantly killed ut Spokane Falls. From
considerable property Mt Glenwood Springs,
Colo, yet he was trying to steal ride.
An unknown man, about forty-flvc years
old. was run over and killed in the Northern
Pacific yards ut jamestown, N. Y. From
posed to be Walter Chnpptll. He had been
working ON the Montana division Mt How
ard. deed to five lots in Manormin.
Anoka county, Mimi, was found IN his
pocket. He fell between the cars while the
train was being switched, and was probably
beating his way over the road.
During the storm in ST. Paul some of the
electric light wires strung on the poles ut
the corner OF Fourth and Jackson streets
and the corner of Fourth and Minnesota
streets were crossed with the telephone wires
and caused considerable havoc The electric
light current was 30 strong that it burnt out
the telephone wires and net fire to the poles.
Some of the fireman from tine central fire hall
were sent for and quickly put out the burn
ing poles, but it will be some days before the
damage to the telephone wires can be re-
ra aus s 'Ire ., ahH too ood Sithem dam
rendered useless.
A serious accident on the Milwaukee & St.
Paul occurred u mile north of Dell Rapids,
Oak. The furious wind which has prevailed
for several days blew u box car that was
standing OH the side track on the muin line
and u southbound extra freight train of four
cars ran into it. The engine and two cars
We're badly wrecked and the track was twisted
out of shape for a distance OF two or three
rods. The engine buried itself in the ditch
and the cars were piled across the truck
One Of the brakemen, named Fred Smith of
Egan, was instantly killed. The engineer
capped uninjured There were three passen
gers in the caboose, but they were not i'll
jured us that car did not leave the track.
Seventy families were rendered homeless by
fire which swept the suburban village Of
Morclnnd near Chicago. The fire started in
the Presbyterian church and burned alto-
gether thirty weight buildings, including most
Of the village stores and many residences.
1t il estimated that the ruins cover over
twenty-five ncres of ground. The burned
district is that portion of the village lying
east of Forry-eigtth street recently annexed
to Chicago. The Presbyterian church, which
first burned, was IL frame building and made
Il tremendous blaze, and the sparks were
thrown long distances by the strong south.
west wind. The families burned out were
mostly in poor circumstances. Many of
them will he forced to camp out all night on
the prairie guarding the property which they
had saved. The loss il estimated ut $780,
900; insurance about $4,000.
The town of Stafford, Kansas, was wiped
ont by cyclone A number of people we're
killed and about fifty wounded. The wind
had been blowing IL gale for three days and
developed into a cyclone that swept over the
counties Of Stafford and Rice in a north.
westerly direction. Crops, fafmhouses and
barns were moved down, and the full extent
of the damage cannot. yet he estimated
The town of Stafford was almost entirely
the cyclone coming and hud time to escape
TO cellars and places OF safety Three are
known to have been killed. Mrs John Love
was blown fifty feet from her house into
wagon and fatally hurt. The Eureka school
house was blown away. All the houses were
path OF the cyclone was clearly defined, as
the houses on either side were scarcely
shaken. To tho north and south of Stafford
the farmers have suffered severely. In and
around Huntvie the destruction was nearly
us great. Medical aid is badly needed.
At the Kaska William colicry. near Mid
dleport, Pa, the cage containing.ten miners
was ascending the shaft and had reached
height Of about one hundred and sixty feet
from the bottom when I'm empty car was
pushed over the top OF the shaft by two
Hungarian ilborers. The car struck the as.
cending cur with awful momentum shatterjng
1t to splintcrs and instantly killing every
one ofits occupants The cHgA with the ten
victims was hurled to the dump" a hole ut
the bottom Of the SHIFT, where the water
from the workings uccumulates. The mine
is operated by the Alliance Coal company.
1t is an old working and tfls shaft is coo feet
deep. Michael Boyle leaves wife and seven
children 1t was not his turn to ascsnd, but
he exchanged with a young man named
Hoolillan. He wns n brother-in:Iaw Of Mrs.
Pnllavische. who, with Agnes Katch. was
murdered about year ago by Pietro Bar
nnoviry, now awaiting execution here. the
intended husband Of Miss Katch. All the
other men. the victims of the accident, were
single, men. There is intense indignation
over the employment ofstupid Hungariuns
in position Of such responsibility as at the
mouth Of the shaft. There is thirty-tve feet
covering the bOllies IL very difficult