Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-09

cry at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Aug. 2s.Efys men fatally burned by nre-damr
explosion in colliery near Scranton, Pa. Three
jured in railroad accident near Knoxville, Tenn.
Aug 27-Five men killed and two others fatal
ly injured by boiler explosion at Towanda, Pa
Aug. 3O-Several persons killed in railroad
collision near Middlebury, VT.
Sept. 6-Four men fatally injured by falling
roof at Sharon, Pa. Nine men killed by light
ming during thunderstorm ne ar Albany, Ga
near Carbondale, Ill. >. Ten miners drowned by
inflow Of water in colliery at Golden, Col.
,nfaaf child nd t Gaoa san ca ne,
Sept. s4-Five passengers killed In railroad
killed by boiler explosion near Berlin, Pa.
Sept. 26-Seven men horribly burned by mott
Three men killed by powder explosion at Ores
soma, Pa.
Sept f0ver twenty Ressens killed in rail
Oct. 3-Nearly fifty persons drowned or fatally
burned by explosion of boilers OF steamer
Corona at False River, La.
Oct. 5-Four men persisted in burning restau
rant at Minerva, Miss.
Oct. ia naturalgas explosion at Davis
Daily and her three sons were burned to death
Oct. 12.Three men persisted in burning hotel
Oct. 1s-Three men killed by falling derrick
at Lansing, Mich.
Oct. 14EThree men E;lled by bursting boile,
Oct. 15-Eight persons killed or fatally in
jured in accident on inclined cable road in Gin
cinnati. Many persons seriously, some fatally
injured in railroad accident near Gibson, Neb
Oct. 25-Three train hands burned to crisp
in accident caused by wreckers at Kokomo
Ind. "A man named Anderson and his two sons
fatally burned by roof Of hot blast collaps
ing in the Girard (O.) furnace.
Oct. 27-While four men were engaged in play
ing cards under railroad car at Irwin, Pa, the
car was moved by another train coming against
Oct. 2S-Five men fatally injured by collapse
OF veranda at Salem Ala.
Oct. 29-Three children persisted In burning
dwelling at Messena Ia :. Three men killed by
locomotive boiler explosion at Scranton, Pa.
Oct. 3O-Fiye men killed In railroad wreck
Nov Three men killed in q collision near
Easton Col, between a snow-bound passenger
Nov 2|Three men killed in Barbour County,
w Va, by premature blast explosion
NOV S-E:I1gnteen passengers injured snv e. IA
Nov. Five men burned to death by molten
iron at Lebanon. Pa.
injured by powder explosion at chemical works
in philadelphia. Three tramps perish in q
burning shed at Sa Tenn
explosion in Jefferson County, Mont. -. Three
men killed in like manner near White Rock,
technic factory at Petersburg Va.
Nov. 16-Four persons burned to death in
Now miners siea G By faiin ling earth
In mine at Negaunee, Mich
Nov. 25-Five inmates perish in burning in
sane asylum at Blackfoot; Idaho. House at
plosion, and two children killed and their par
ents and grandfather fatally injured. Several
persons killed by cyclone at CampbeIs creek,
Nov. 26-Two men killed and another fatally
injured by boiler explosion at Duquesne, Pa.
Nov. 29Four little girls killed by powder ex-
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Nov ao-Fifteen persons persisted in the burn
Trih hI1II6 A1irnn 1IG
plosion at Oil City. Pa. "A Mrs. Halsted, her
anon, O.. Mrs H. was trying to save the children
Dec. 2-Three little children burned to death
in their home in Franklin, Ky Eight lives
Dec. 1.-Two workmen killed and three others
fatally hurt by freight train at WilkeSbarre,
Pa; Several persons seriously, some Of them
fatally, injured in railroad wreck near Green's
Dec Six men and two women killed and
many others wounded by boiler explosion at
Colfax, La. One man killed and eight others
fatally hurt by saw-miu boiler explosion at
Dec. 7-Engineer and fireman killed and many
passengers injured in railroad collision at
poune, Ind: Four worlsmen burned to death
Dec. 9-Three men killed by saw-mill boiler
explosion near Birmingham, Ala.
Dec. 10ETen persons killed and many others
injured, some fatally, by panic caused by false
alarm of fire in opera-house at Johnstown, Pa:
Dec. ia mother and three children drowned
Dec. 2e-Four men killed in railroad collision
east of Ashland, Wis.
Dec. 23-Sixteen men killed and many others
injured in mine accident at Andreas, Col.
Dec. 26-Three little children named Schir
burned to death in their home at Omaha. Neb.
Dec. 29IThe family of Theodore Gross, Huron
town, Mich, the parents and eight children, and
a young lady named Erbst persisted in burning
taken from Jail and shot by q mob at Barnwell
S. c.. Ten persons killed and ten others in
1ured in railroad wreck near White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va.
CRIME.
jan l2-Several persons killed at Cimarron
KAN in a fight over the county seat question.
Jan. l0-Three men hanged for murder by
posse Of citizens at Tfptonville, Tenn. Two
TWO daughters Of Henry Thomas, SHen ii" the
| latter shot and killed the young men and one O
the girls, and was soon after lynched by mol
IA widow and her four small children neal
| Brookfeld, Mo-, murdered by her cousin.
| Jan. 29-John M. Clayton, recent Republican
ond Arkansas district assassinated at Plum
| merville.
Feb gin Philadelphia man named Kayse
| killed young girl, his wife and then himself.
| Feb 16-Joseph Chemeleck, Glenville MINI.
| killed his sister-in-law and her two daughter
and sd bis
and two daughters and then himself.
Feb Josep ont BfogaSn Ups0n Wis
his two little boys and then slew himself witt
| the same weapon.
Mar. I-M1cnael feDDleS, W1lc ana Two Ch1
dren murdered while in bed near Paducah, Ky
Nor. 12-Capt F. w. Dawson, editor Q
Charleston IS. c. News and Courier, shot an
| killed by DR.. T. b. mellow.
| Mar. 15-Samuel Rumble, italian Canyon, New
shot and killed his father in-law, his wife, hi
brotherin-law and then himself; family trouble
| Mar. 27-Nicholas Mead, hotel waiter in Bos
| ton shot Mrs. Samuel Tuck and her boy, an
| then killed himself.
| Apr 27-Nine men killed in fight betwee
| cowboys and settlers in Oklahoma.
| May S-A man named Welwic1k, Blair, La
| shot his wife and two children set fire to hi
residence and then shot himself.
| May 4EWilliam Gilmore, Albany, Ga, kille
| trouble.
May 11-Patrick Ford, Chicago, aged 60 year:
| killed his wife, % years DID, and then fatal
| wounded himself; jealousy. In q quarrel at
| dance near Portsmouth, O., Harry Nichols she
and killed two brothers named Cooper.
| May -12-Moritz Blanc, Cincinnati, shot an
killed his wife, his Seven-year-old daughter an
then himself; jealousy.
! May 13-George LOOMS, OsceOla, Wis, kille
| his wife and then himself; supposed insanit
| George Ward, Memphis, Tenn, killed hi
wife because she refused to live with him an
| then took his own life.
| May I5-John Schroeder, Indianapolis, Will
| insane murdered his wife with a razor and the
killed himself.
May Thames Wealthy. Wilkesbarre, Pa
killed his wife and then took his own life
| domestic trouble. -. Robert Day, Loveland, O
| while drunk killed his aged father and hi
| divorced wife.
May 17-John Hengle, Newark, N. J., fatal
stabbed Mrs. Scherzer and then killed himself
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