Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-29
RIVER COLLISION.
Two Steamboats, Lost From the
Effects of a Collision.
SwIft's Packing House Burned-Brick
Works Burned-Chud and Horses
Burned-CabIe Accident

CINCINNATI. Aug. 2o.-At ten O'CLOCK last
night tue Coney Island steamer Common
wealth coming down the river collided
with the little harbor steamer Lame Duck
going up the river Just quarter of a mile
above the Newport & Cincinnati bridge
and utterly demolished the Lame Duck.
There was n crew of five on the Lame
Duck and four of them were picked
up uninjured by men in a yawl
George B. Alexander, the engineer-the
fifth man On the little craft-went under
the revolving paddle wheels of the Com
mon wealth which was lacking and came
TO the surface near the guard of the boat
where plucky passenger caught him by
the hair and held him up till others could
draw him on the boat where he was found
to be uninjured The Lame Duck was
valued at g, 900. After the Common
wealth had succeeded in reaching her
landing fire broke out in some unaccount-
able way and she was totally destroyed.
PACKING HOUSE BURNED.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Aug. 26.-The large
warehouses of Swift & Co., located in
Armourdale on the west bank of the Kaw
river one mile south of the Missouri river,
burned yesterday morning, the total loss
being fully $151, 900. 1t was the most de-
structive fire that has occurred in this
vicinity since the WoOdward-Faxon " drug
house burned on Union avenue eight years
ago. The fire of yesterday destroyed the
smoke house and warehouses l. II and g
and their contents. l. F. Tate. one of the
employees of the company, lost his life and
several other men were seriously but not
fatally injured.
KILLED BY THE CABLE
KANSAS CITY. No.. Aug. 26-R. T.
Hinde, recorder of deeds of Jack 'on COun.
ty, who was struck by Grand avenue
cable car at Fifteenth and Grand avenue
Saturday afternoon, died at the residenc,
of his mother in Independence yesterday
morning at 6:3) O'Clock. The wife of the
unfortunate man, a dau hter of Rev. Z.
c. Woods. O: the N. E. Church South. left
him few wet Ks ago mvsteriously, giving
ris to many rumors concerning the
couples married life Hinde had two ac-
cident insurance policies of s. 600 each.
CHILD AND HORSES BURNED.
KANSAS CITY. Kan, Aug. GA two
story frame building at Sixth and Water
streets, this city, the lower floor
of which was occupied as a feed
store and the upper story as a residence
fire at 1:30 O'Clock this morning Ran.
dall's eighi-year- SON and four horses
perished in the flames. The loss on build
ing and contents viii amount to So 500, on
which there is an insurance of 81, 400.
BURSTING RESERVOIR
PRovIDENCE. R l.. Aug. 10 The reser-
voir at Cranston, fifteen miles from here
on the Pawtucket river, burst yesterday
destroying much propArty. drowning Mrs.
Greene Tew. Mrs. Hawkins and Mrs.
Tew's son. aged seven. People living
along the river fed, but as the water
quickly subsided they were enabled to re-
turn. The dam was built in 1885 and held
35, coo, 900 gallons.
FAMINE IN TIE SOUDAN.
LONDON. Aug. &c 26-Dispatches from
Egypt say that famine prevails at Khar-
toum, Kassala, Tokar and other river
towns. The survivors are said TO be feed
ing upon the bodies of the dead. About
twenty deaths from starvation daily are
reported at t kar.
PRESSED BRICK WORKS BURNED.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Aug. 90 The
Whitaker pressed brick works, located at
Vance. y small station on the Kansas
City. Wyandotte & Northwestern rail-
road. nine miles west of this city, were
destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
Loss. $50 900
A FIGURING MILL DAMAGED BY FIRE.
MACON, Mo-, Aug. 25-Yesterday the
E1gie roller Touring mills, owned by J. 7
A. Banta, was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of $4,000, with only s.. 900 insurance.
Mr.. Banta believes the fire was incendi-
ary. The fire started in the fourth story
and destroyed the most valuable ma
chinery as it burned downward.
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
DULUTH Mimi. Aug. 25.-As the result
of a washed-out culvert on the Eastern
Minnesota railroad, few miles south of
this city, freight engine and thirty cars
were yesterday morning ditched and
smashed, and severl trainmen were badly
hurt. d
HURRICANE AT BUENOs AYREs.
BUENos AYRES, Aug. 25-A hurricane
ragged at this port which sunk many light
ers and inflicted considerable damage
upon shipping and cargoes.