Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
A. KOGLESCHATZ.
DISASIGRs AVID CASUALTIES.

JoHN REA, a seaman of Philadelphia, was
crowned at Baltimore while attempting to
leave his ship.
JONATHAN RIsLEY, 80 years Of age, was
burned to death at Smiths Landing. New
Jersey, by his clothes catching fire from
stove.
WALL at the Chicago Crucible Steel Com
pany's Works, at Chicago, was blown down,
kiliRg two men and dangerously injuring
two others
FIVE men were buried by a cavc-in of rock
IN the Ludington Mine, ut Iron Mountain,
Michigan. Three were taken out dead. The
others were uninjured.
2 As the funeral procession of Mrs. John
Nelson was procec ling to the cemetery in
lInpohs, Illinois, four teams ran away and
Injured quite number Of people.
BY a collision On the Attleboro and Wal
pole extension of the Old Colony Railroad,
Elisha Merrill foreman Of a construction
gang, was killed and - others were injured
By the explosion of box of giant powder
IN tunnel on the Colorado Midland Railroad,
80 miles west of Leadyille. two men were
Killed and eight injured, six, it is thought
MORALLY.
ISABELLA BERGEN, 80 years of age, sui
denly became insane and tried to Jump from
husband caught hold of her ard held her
suspended the air until policeman with
lad Ter etiectc her rescue.
As an Illinois Central train was nearing
Ihomasboro Illinois, the engineer discovered
that his train was broken in two. \ moment
later the rear section dushed into the forward
section, demoliNhiug several cars. Two
trsnls in car of lumber were killed.
PATRICK KILBY, a gardener in Plainaeld,
New Jersey, died in great agony from lockiaw.
He fell from d tree, striking on his right
shoulder, and sustained a compound fracture
OF The elbow. An operation wa performed,
whichwas presumed successful, but lockjaw
set in.
Two freight trains one loaded with live
stock, the other with merchandise, cOliiel in
one Of tie suburbs If st. Paul, MINI. James
Hi, fireman, was killed; William Johnston,
st'ckman was fatal y injure and four others
suffered serious injuries. Forty head of cattle
were killed, and 80 freight cars and both
engines wrecked.
A DESPATCH from Calistoga. California,
says THAT near the Bradford Quicksilver Mine,
several masked men rlidcd saloon kept by
Steven Rich and wife. As soon as the raiders
entered the place they began to shoot. Rich
and his wife were wounded and w. L. Nc
Gucea, one OF the raiders, was killed.
A,PAssENGER train on the. Illinois Central
Railroad was wrecked by mi>p aced switch
at Mound Junction, Illinois. Engineer Van
Patton was caught under the cab OF the engine
and scalded by tine Gaping steam; Fireman
Robert Stewart had his left leg badly iaeer-
Gtcd, and Express Messenger Southeriand was
badly bruised about the head.
Four lives were lost by FIRE in the Put
nam European Hotel, in Chicago. The fire
was cause 10y an explosion OF a coal oil lamp
in one Of the Railways. The victims WERE
Mrs. Minnie Robinson, who jumped from
fith-story window; Richard Peyton, the
coIored porter, and Thomas Dowler and II.
X. Sans, boarderS. The loss on property is
estimated at about S,0Oj.
PATRICK GoRMAN, foreman of the gas de-
partmcnt of the Otis Iron aud Steel Company
in Cleveland Ohio, went into the drylag
de artment, which is large room built OF
iron Tor the purpose Of heating runners so
the molten iron viii not be chilled in passing
over them, and laid down inr n nap. The
room at this time was at a comfortable
temperature. Soon atterwaFd some person
turned on the Gas without knowing taat he
was in the room and when the doors were
opened German was found literally roasted.