The Globe-republican., 1890-01-08
CASUALTIES.

INVOLVING LOSS OF FOUR OR MORE LIVES |
Jan. 5-Steamer Paris G. Brown sunk near
Bayou Sara. La, and II persons drowned.
Five men killed by boiler explosion in grist mill
at Newhopc, w. Va.
Jan. l4-Eight persons killed and many others
Injured in railway collision at Tallmadge, o.
Jan. 19-Lieutenant Governor Macdonald,
Michigan, and two other men killed and many
others injured in railroad accident near Elwood,
Mich -. -Four men killed and several others in
jured by falling bridge at Spottsvlle Ky.
Jan. 25-Two men killed and two others fatal
ly injured by saw-mill boiler explosion near
Feb l6-Four children perish in burning
house near Ashland, Ga.
Feb. 1S-Several persons killed by cyclone in
Banks County. Ga, and Bibb County, Ala -.
Park Central Hotel, Hartford, Conn, destroyed
by boiler explosion, twenty-five persons perish
ing in ruins, which speedily took fire.
Feb. 25-Eleven girls burned to death and
many others seriously injured by explosion in a
sQuib factory at Plymouth, Pa.
Feb. 26-Five men killed by premature mine
explosion near Helena, NJ T.
Mar. Mrs. Hudson and her seven children
drowned while fOrding q creek near New Earl,
Tenn. Mrs. Ledbetter and her two sons
drowned while crossing stream near Repub-
lie, Mo.
Mar. 3.-Entire family Of Joseph Stewart, near
Carlisle, Ky, persisted in burning dwelling.
Mar. l4-FOur men killed and many others in
iured by boiler explosion in Pittsburgh pa)
Mar 15-William Flowers. his wife and two
children persisted in burning dwelling at Hollow
Mar Si-Margaret Kunslais and her three
children persisted in their burning house in
milwaukee,.
Apr lO-Four persons killed and others in
jured in railroad wreck near Joliet, Ill.
Apr. ll-Mrs Wood and five children per-
ished in burning house in Robin County Ga.
in Brockton County, w. Va, killed by tree
felled by her husband.
May S-Four children at Abingdon, Nd, three
al Ashtabula, O., and one at Springfield, Mo,
persisted In burning dwellings.
May S-Street car struck by engine at Kali
smazoo Mich six women killed and four other
persons injured. -. Fireman killed and four
other employees fatally injured in railroad col
hsion at Glen Mary, Tenn.
May Q-Ten miners killed Near Middleport,
Pa, by crushing of cage in which they were as
cen6ing mine shaft.
May lI-Four workmen killed by fre-dampex -
plosion in mine near CHARTERS, Pa. Mrs Will
lam McNally and three children killed by light
ming al Ridgeway, Pa.
May 13-Twelve men killed by falling timbers
Of a building wrecked bywind at Tacoma: Wash
May 2l-Three men fatally hurt by boiler ex-
plosion at Charleston, W.Vs.. Thomas Veach.
his wife and four children struck by lightning
and instantly killed while in wagon near
-Stell, Neh.
May s2-Five men fatally burned by gas ex-
piosion in Van Ness Hotel, Boston.
May ei-Six men killed by falling bucket in
mine near Kingston, PA similar accident
caused the death Of one and fatal injuries to
five others IL q mining shaft ut WilSesbarre, Pa
May So.Three men killed by caving in of
and many others injured in biown-down factory
at Danville. Va.
Maysl.Mrs Rafael and her four children
BY the giving way OF o large reservoir the
city OF Johnstown, Pa, and many smaller
towns town were re, swept away. Many thousands OF
June 3-Schooner Houston and seventeen
lives lost on Milwaukee, Wis.
June lo-Six men killed by fall Of coal in
mine at Wilkesbarre Pa. :. Several fatal cases
OF sun-stroke in New York and Brooklyn.
July2-over twenty persons killed and many
others seriously injured in railroad wreck near
Thaxton's, Va.
July EMany persons killed or fatally injured
by collapse IS Of grand stand at race track in
July 5-Carrage containing four persons run
INFO at railroad crossing near Long Branch, n.
y, and inmates killed.
July Flight persons killed and many others
injured in railroad collision near Frankfort. Ky.
July 1.-Four men persisted in Q Lincoln
CNsb) cesspool overcome by gas and foul air
jured in a railroad accident near Shamokin, Pa
July lsLThree men killed and five others in
;ured by explosion in saw mill in Chicago
July s7.Four train employees killed in rail-
July 31-A stick OF dynamite fed into .
threshing machine near Anderson, Ind, caused
the total destruction OF the machine and the
sons killed and many others injured in railroad
accident near Oxford, O.
Aug. fTwo men ana three boys blown 70
MARQUETTE Mich :. Two men killed and two
others fatally hurt BY premature blast explo
sion in Clarksbu-g (W. VA) mine.
Aug. S-Three men and two boys blown to
pieces by dynamite explosion In mine near
ishpeming. Mich
Aug. 5Wagon containing family Of nyeper
sons blown into Q creek at Mitchell. Ind, and
father mother and three children drowned.
Aug. 7LOne man and three children killed in
an explosion Of yacht boiler At Buffalo. n. Y.
Aug l0-Nine persons burned to death In .
tenement house In New York City. -. Three
men fatally injured by falling walls OF brew
cry ct Fort Wayne, Ind.
iue GIVE men fatally burnedby fre-damp
explosion in colliery near Scranton. Pa: Three
men killed and over forty others seriously In
iured In railroad accident near Knoxville. Tenn
Aug. give saen killed and two Others fatal
Nv injured by b. iler explosion at TowAnca, Pa
Aug. T-Scveral persons killed In railroad
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