The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-11-06
ACCIDENTAL.

While driving across the track Of the Mil
waukee & Northern near Fredonia, Wis,
Rev. Father Frank, pastor of the EYangelic-
al Lutheran church, and his daughter were
struck by train and seriously injured.
The Northern Pacific grain elev ator at
Eureka Junction, Wash, has been totally
destroyed by fire, together with 10000
bushels Of wheat. The loss is about $780,
900. fully insured.
At Huntington, Pa, a coal train ran on
misplaced switch and crashed through the
Hotel Brunswick, creating panic among
the guests, and landed in the yards of the
Girard house and Jackson house. The loss
will be heavy,
While standing in the Carnegie blast fur
naces at Pittsburg Robert Washington
laughingIy said he was not afraid of electro
cution, and. reaching high over his head, he
grasped an electric lamp. Instantly he fell
to the floor dead
At Eureka Springs, Ark, fire started in 81.
s. Collins jeTelry store and consumed prop
erty valued at 5000, 900; insurance, $1,000.
The Perry house, Springfield house, Ohio
house and thirty-fve other buildings and
dwellings, were destroyed.
The Hudson river showed the highest tide
in forty years. The brick yards suffered
enormously. Millions of brick are lost.
The yards between Roseton and Albany
are submerged and the green brick
awaiting burning we're thrown down by the
flood. 1t is estimated that 4, 600, 900 brick
have been lost in the Kingston district The
fires we're put out in the kins in process ot
burning. Green kins were thrown down,
and the brick underneath sheds were washed
away.
John Jacob Searley was found dead near
West Superior, Wis. The cause of death was
apparent He had set trap for deer and
had fallen into the snare himself The dead
man was seventy-six years old and came
from Elkader, To-, two years ago with his
son. He settled on some land eight miles
south of this city, and being a vigorous
man for his years he gave q good deal of
time to hunting. He had set two rifles on
deer trails and fastened them so that body
passing on the trail must touch the string
attached to the trigger and explode the gun.
1t is supposed that he encountered one of
the strings in the dim light of the early
morning. The rife was fixed with deadly
precision and the ball, piercing his body at
the hip and passing right through, caused
hemorrhage which resulted in his death from
loss of blood.
Gov. Hill, of New York, was travelling on
a special through West Virginia. The train
was to have stopped at all stations be-
tween Wheeling and Harper's Ferry for
from five to twenty minutes 20 allow the
governor TO make advertised addresses.
The programme, however, was abruptly in
terfered with by a collision at Moundsville,
where the train had stopped for few min.
utes. Behind the train was heavy freight
and accommodation train, and next to this
heavy freight all standing about twenty
five feet apart. just as Gov. Hills train
was pulling out the Chicago express came
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The two trains collided, forcing the COVER
nor's train back into the accommodation.
and this into the freight, the four trains be-
ing jammed together. Although the pas
sengers in the front car of the governors
train were thrown from their seats, no one
was injured, and the shock in the car in
which Gov. Hill and party were seated was
very light.