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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-08
VlHE OLD DOMINION
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RICHMOND VA.

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cure homes OF their Own
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scarcely more than the ordinary monthly rent
As simple investments the shares OF the COM
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they represent the smallest possible rlsk with
the largest profit. the security boing always real
estate.
Ladies' or other persons Of means not able or
willing 20 engage In active business pursuits
can by an Investment In the shares OF this COM
pany become practically partners IN an exten-
siye, active, ana profitable business, under the
management OF men with the best business
qualities and Of largo and varied experience.
For full particulars those desiring 81 invest or
10 borrow will please call on or address
CARLTON MCCARTHY,
Secretary and Treasurer,
Ills east Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-08
pIssoLuruoNs a rAurnxxsaips.

RICHMOND, Va, November 5, ls9o.
T HAVE THIS DAY SOLD THE
Il GROCERY BUSINESS conducted by me un-
der firm name OF :. Ullmanis Son 20 hr. HENRY
S. WALLEkSTElN, who mas 50 faithfully assisted
me for the past ten years, he assuming ell Ia
blllIies. EMANUEL ULl.AAN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-08
FOR RENT.

NOR RENT, THAT DESIRABLEfA
4 STORE, 40 north Ninth street, Ford s@a
Law Building ana SEVERAL ELIGIBLE
ROOMS for Offices IN same building.
JOHN 4. GODDIN, Real Estate Agent,
no 7-3t Bank aud Eleventh streets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-08

TRAINS AhhIf \ Al N4DI1
~ s5s 4. N From Atlanta aHi Aasai'A
SIS A. n. PROM Amelia Coafho-'A
te p. N. Frlfa ksleish 49,.
tas 4. N. A. Manchester. non DiS's"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-08

TElrff ttElF8 Az HH.lHo
e.0P NJ. daily from clifton farA
fs1 A. V cKo.p. sunday lr r ti'Hl .ff
fsx.1gtlr, rnt ylr.ltlt
station, :. s. 1 ll1 e. r-l s.f.4t
Do. W Frf'ER
Grrnrei fHs.1l.. f5Irk
G. W.srsVEvs. GslcrLI allsrlf .i.- JOS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
A~lIOi:E ON Many COASTS.

IIanfaX y. sept. ~ Tn" Steamer Harlow. from
the straits Iallc lie. which Ia, arrive" here.
port, that the british bark Mary Graham. CAPTAIN
IJnn, from Qu,hc' for Newcastle, England. with "a
c.rg,, Of dcui~, WI totally wrecked Al Point Erl.
\ f. ON the morning oi August Il. Tn" vessel. Hith
her cargo sOld abe lay The beach. she wh-
not broken up when the Harlow left. captain l.iiL'
and one other Of II" b.,rk's arrived o ddi the
lIaruw.
The Harlow all" brought the crew Of tho Norwegian
,,rk Ec+,lvc which wrecked At Little River.
t.,,,ray s. f. August -. she wa from iichIbuc'o.
with u cnrgo of deals, and strii"!" during drnsr or;
London sept, G.Ihn steamer IIoilcur. ply.ns
bct veu Chcrbourg and southampton. |, ashore near
I,inl,rld.c on the ca,t side T the lie Of Wight.
san Francisco. sept. Ca Dispatch received hrr'
GAYS that the bark Calibaricn which lcu this port On
IuIy II for santa Roeali>. i total wreck AT Alfata.
Mex icD She carried II general cargo. f. l.. g. S's.l
IN of this The vessel
was fully insured. She was TO have loaded with dye
wood at Atlanta and proceed u NcwfOrk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
HEAT AND HTATDITY STILL ~ TOlrN.

Heat and humidity. combination To which N"w
Workers. are becoming 50 we'll accustomed that cN
tended comment on II Is no longer necessary. added
ye,terda, to the liz, Of uncomfortable days nf lS!'O
A little rain fell in the foicnoun, bat not enough =
discharge all the suprrtnonN moisture from tn" atios
phcrc The ma ximum h,at-wlrh w;i tered at
honu--w,s - degree. The humidity ranged from =
IN 80 pcr cent and during the raifall had Of course
reached 100. But rain Is good honest. open ipm
OF humidity, and lTs's Of |: de- not agra
vat~ and distress hnn:,I being. half much
os fmr or five hours Of humidity So heavy
~ 10 be within few degrees OF the raining point ana
y, not heavy enough 10 allori that relief In loSo
thc average measure Of heat september was
70 1.s degrees. Yesterday the average Was only
little higher, but the moisture In the air WAS from
20 IN -, per cent greater than III" normal or com
fort point. At Irrry's pharmacy yr,trrJlj ~"
thermometer gave the following records 3 d. M. 80
degrees; a. M, - degrees; IL. M. a degrees
IL m 81 degrees; > 80 y. H., 20 degrees; y. Ill.,
7B degrees. A. ,...,
General trccly tho chief Of tho United states Signal
Service Bureau, WIS In New York yestciziaT u.
couldn't help the weather, though, aud he sweltervd
With tAe rest e3 the people,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
4 con- DEALER kNOChED SENSELEHN.
ASSAULTED IN HIS OFFICE by FORMER En-
pInYr- -RuBpEEY THE SUPPOSED MOTIVE.

ASSAULTED IN HIS OFFICE ny FORMER EM
pI.uYr -RrBUEEY TIFF. SUPPOSED MTlVE
\ hnli attempt WAS made yesterday afternoon 70
murder and r',h J. II. Worth. well known coal n'r
c!.aat Of -, Clif. l.. |. Ahont ocl~ H. As VT
Worth was -catcd alone in his Office. a man quietly
slipped In the door. and before, Mr.. Worth 'oun
realize the object Of the mans visit he was struck
stunning blow on the head with an iron wrench The
would ie ASSASSIN about to finish MS numerous
work and strike a second blow. when Robert Dayton,
a driver in the employ Of Mr.. Worth, ran into the
orlcc and grlpplcd with the a-Saant
The blow which Mr. Worth had received had r'n
d,r.d hm insen,iblc and hc lay the ioor bleeding
from an ugly wound IN the head. DAYTON strusRF"
desperately with the wouhibc untl assistance
arrived Wii.i th. man WAS "vcrpowerL ana taken Ia
tn. vilIas, lork.up lie ~r"sni,'Tl as n mar VIII"
v,. formerly In the employ ~ Mr. Worth and who Is
tuuwn m sea ,'lI by ,hc nam" az " william
4 r,rriaC" WAS Summoned! and Mr. Worth was con
v,.ycd T., his home in the village lie was stll ui'
,l,ci,n,s vh... thrc" phN ~rian> arrived I" at'i"
him They examined the wound III MS h"ah, NV
cnild not r" positively whether the skull WAS fra'
,u,,, Ihr dr,">> agreed that there VA, danger {"
Mr. Worth d,iu. II conclusion IT III" brain. Up II A
l,, hour last night Mr.. Worth ha.i not raltsi or
spoken ore.
Th. would d. murderer was taken before justice
Frost last evening when he refused m make any STAT"
u,rn, lie va. committed t" JAIN (" await IN" result
~ Nr W.r,h'> Injuries. The prisoner wa~ IN the
,nlpl,y If Mr. W"rih ab'ut two years ago u" MtN
,n, -...u iu >"a tl.A f'r liG tinr M II l'.rhh
H.. Wa familiar with Mr. WORTH m'' ,n"n'| "a
th. uii,r ru saturday afternoon t" pay OIL ms men,
rl.r. l.. t,l. doubt that ~" pr. .'''"r nt"Id'< t. hl
mou,y 'o '%'', "hn W,- In the "icc fl. caused
much cN' N"u.tiit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
A STT-BBORy BLiZE ~ PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia. sept. G.-Fire broke out early tnD
morning in the GtorehoIse OF HOFFMAN & Co..
door. sash and blind manufacturers. at No.
I.4I4 WoodSt., and before IL was extinsuisheo
tho entire building Was destroyed. and the hames
spread I" adjoining properties. doing atogethcr dam
age I, the ninoint Of 100000 The building m wn'cn
tho hrc broke ont was packed with inhammaoie ma
tcrias. Despite the utmost efforts OF the hremeh tns
flames spread to industrial Hall. large three story
hrick building facing on Br0ad-st. and connecting In
the rear with the Woodst. properties. After fou
hours hard work the hrcmen got the fro under con
troll HOFFMAN Co.'S loss will be 100000 fully GOV.
cred BY insurance. Industrial Hail. which Is owned
tie extent OF &a5 OOO fully insured. The loss to the
occupants Of the hall who were principally societies
and lodges. and o9 ths adtodnang buldaqSs WI ~ u
above o6t0ooa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
SEVEN MEN RESCUED.
LONG FIGHT AGAINST WIND AND WAVES
TAKEN OFF THEIR SINKING SHIP JUST IN
TIME-SETTING HER on FIRE.

TAKEN OFF THEIR SINKING SHIP JUST IN
TIME-sETTING HER on FIRE.
crew Of seven snnburned men who had bern
rescued from a sinking schooner, $50 miles of
the coast of Florida by the steamer Bermuda. ar
arrived here Yesterday and told an exciting stoiy
of long struggle for life in hurricane.
They were the crew Of the schooner Lion COM
mandcI by Captain Peters. which sailed from
Luncnburg ~ s., on \ iGIst Il. with cargo OF
fish and lumber for Kingston Jamaica. She was
a tight craft Of l46 tons. and only year Old
The voyage was without incident until August
~, when storm began TO brew. In the after
noon the barometer fell rapidly that Captain
Peters turned about ship to run before the gale
At p. m. he hove to and braced up his rigging.
but a blast from the rising gale dsmantled it
q little. gentle hint Of what the wind In
tended TO do.
At mi,lnigbt the hurricane was raging with
great fury. The sea made clean breach over
the ltilr vessel. and the rain descended In tor
rents. The storm increased in violence until
3 a. IN. the next day, when tremendous SEA
boarded the Lion. wrcnching off her bowsprf,
smashing iE the port side Of the forecastle. Hood
ing the galley, twisting the whole stern and send
ing the poor Lion over on her beam ends. The sea
of it into the forecaste, and nearly drowned
three men who were in their hunks Captain
Peters gave them up for lost until he saw them
crawl out on deck.
The crew gathered on the poop, where they
hunY on for lIie and consulted as TO what they
should do They decided to cut away the mastS,
but aftrr they had managed to cut the shrou'ls,
with great difficulty, the ma>s fell as to en-
tnugp the r,ll,lcr. But fortunately some OF the
broken spaIs worked forward I" tho bow; where
they acted rs Il drag. keeping the Lions heah
toward Tn" gale. Another fearful sea swept over
tho battered boat an exhausted men the NEXT
day. and nearly finished them. Bnf that was the
las, furry and soon the weather began to calm
Still their troubles werp not over by any means
The water gained So rapidly in the hold that the
crew hal To pump ny lays night ana daS. anu a.
. a. III. September g. 10 keep the Lion alioat,
when they were rescued by the Bermuda. AZ
the time the brrru'la bovc 10 tho water was com
ing into the Lion AT the / ,tr Of 300 STROKES n
uinucs The crew lost all they had. lie Llo:.
WAS st on fire when shc was abanI"nrti.
The schnorcr was valued At 5000. an" tho
coroo nj Sl0nDu Shr was Ownr'i n Linrn-
bars. Captain Peters did r,i know whether the
vessel cargo was lnNurrd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
ROCHEFORT AND TlllEBAUD FIGHT.
TIE LATTER RECEIVES THREE wOrNDS-CHAL-
LENGFS TO THE AUTHOR OF THE
BOuLANGYR REVELATIONS.

BOuLANGFR E!NlLATl"NS
Paris sept 6-Aftrr having made four nnsurceasf'iI
attempts 10 fight q duel on account OF differences
arising from the Boulangcr revelations NM R"chci"rt
and Thicbaud thi. morning succeeded III having an
encounter.
The duel fought in stable az Iacinr". f"l-
land NJ Thi.laud was woundcd In the thigh! His
injury l. trihiuc.
From later dispatches describing The duel. IT ap'
pcar> that the comb ,sn> fought rcrcrly for twcvc
minutes VI. R~h,fort displayed the greatest agility.
running around his adversary and making fuf1"i>
lungcS VI. Thich,ud received three wounds. Ms
opponents sword pcrcng his left temple right che" X
and right thigh. Aftcr IN. third wonnd had been
Inflicted the p,y.icsns who hal ar" Impaired tho
ducll>ts To- TIE ground. after IA ha>ty consultation.
ordered the f.ii 10 be- >t"p!"'i.
NJ ThriailL subsequently went 10 l!ru|sr'>. whrr"
he f. nov confined Ia bed. His wounds. oVevcr. are
n,t II 4 >crnu> nature.
NJ M,,rnrix ~" author Of the rcvcll"'S published
in the Ii.,f"" cha -:in: General l"ula.'i with al
tempting hc'r1, hi party. Wa formerly editor "'
the g., ars.." the organ II General "u!ang"r hu'
h. /, now attached ti stat! Of III" il-ar' iI'
rl,in',. nave cai>ci r.nrh ild-ra"n among some
of the supporters 81 General H"ulaei a;d seven oi
his Il, ar...I :Vihr"cit, have sent Challenges u
G.t Guci, to VI. McrnciA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
DISdSTER on THE RIO GR1NDE.

MANY PERSONS KILLED AND TWO SCORE IN
JrRFD BY Collision IN COLORADO.
Denver, Sept. Ga Canon City. Col. dispatch
to The Times" says: A terrible accident oc-
Cured on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. at
:, o'clock this morning. near Aiohc. lle tram
was running in two sections: the first section had
two day-coacr, loaded with lahoIcrs. and had
got oN the track some four miles below Florence.
The second section dascd INTO 1t with "rrIic
force, completely smashing the Two coaches. IL
iu,ing from thir,y-hvc to forty men and kllinL u
number outright The bodies Of hNr have been
recovered. and twelve ncn arc still missing he
wounIrd are now being cared f"i IT III" drp"'s
OF Florence, Coal Creek and Canon ti'y. lhJ
,cIans are in atlendancc.
Mos, Of the lIcn III the wreck were I'idli IA
hurei,. Just shipped here from Nrw>"rh me
injured men have ls'rn takrn I" the III" "r"n'"
Un.plt.I AZ >aIida. / so Of t.cn Will hot IN'
uiiIl u,"rHin%
TIE dead are:
DONOVAN. JAMES. Pueblo. C"l.
TALk, .I,NNTiINN. Pueblo. tV.
MAYER. a. NJ. Pueblo. Col.
WILLIAMS. e. H.. I"sd,ill'. 60"
WINTERS H. L.. Idaho springs. Col.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
LIGHTNING STRIKES IN SEVERAL fLN r'>'

IIt,TTTNTNI
There wrr, ,evc:i fortunate c>rdpe> from the DN'
ing uf a tli,iGrrbolt at Mount Vernon durns ''e
Storm ON Friday afternoon. The bolt bhtSl a"''
f,ur feet above the lawn of the home of Mis-. VI H.
Ives NJ. 10 south second ave. b"' "'u A''''
,,m.c, hcyuud partially stunning several people.
Nr yvcs and her daughter were In the parlor OF the
,,us,. and received :, severe electric shock. MS
FIJI Br,u,on wife Of member Of t'ie No'hcH''M' !.
legislature who Is VISITING at the hoisc oi H. r..
rhn,L,S 30 lAl south >rrOhdai".. Was ~ bTN
.,,,nmrI thai II was several minutes before sue r.
covered During the >orni. Mr. Casey ,lIn Nv, w'n ~, s'
n r either by lightning 10y ah clc'tric llE't "ir
~ ~, 80" onuIi,a OF water. officer Mlrz cA;tnSt,lr
The fire after slight damatc had been a'r & ID inc siE
rhc flagstaff rrcctrd on tn top of FRANK JarVlN
,,n ivrr, Stable M Iu-r"ru It, Ne" EW irll': was
,r,,k and completely, d'ro~ lied. bat the buldi'r
iar,, barn owned hy John a. liurtS. M Fort
,y,him.tru t. L. was struck by lShthins ana burn ~
~, 49,. ,,nnnd The barn contained several valIia L.
,,.n' w. -. ,rhrh wore saved. I'll" loss is ~ 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
COI'ETFSlES To TIE FORESTRY CONVENTION.

COTETFSIEN TT TIE F'TsfNTE1 ''TNNT NTT''.@'
Quebec. sept .--Prcmcr Ncrrrr accompanied tl"
members Of the American Forestry Association on
heir excursion yesterday ana dM lS utmost u"
make the tr!p a pleasant on. From Quebec thc
steamer headed for Str. Ann" DE- Icaupr', The
picturesque parish whose fame l. world widc owing
To the pgrpacc> made 10 IT. ShrncS. Premier
MERCER through he intermediary Of the fathers secured
magnificent bouquets for the women If IA" party
and presented to several Of the American members
a certain flower imported from the Holy Land and
kept n hothcds tO aorn the high altar Of the splendid
church dedicatcd 70 La lionnc Ste. Anne
ON the way back to the city the captain Of the
steamer shaped his course to pass close
po, ,ilc to- MoninUrIcy Falls. which much higher
than the Niagara cataract. The visitors
raptured with the Several speeches
made. the American speakers especially distinguish
fily themselves BY their scholarly eOQucnrc. The
members of the as >ociation arrived here again at
about p. IN. aud IN the evening ATTENDED Lieutenant
Governor Angcrs's state ball.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
SETEH.fL PiSNENGI IHS INJURED.
CAr DI.M,I.,SiIf y IN A RAILWAY COLLISION,
BrT ~ ONE KILLED.

A CAr DLMnl..SHf u IL A RAILWAY COLLISION,
BIT ~ ONE KILLED
South Nnrwalk. Conn.,. S'pt i lSlrrlal'.-Thrr"
was a serious railroad accident N this city thi,
evening" the = 4. train OF The Danhury and
NrrMalk Railroad crossed 10 thc New York. New
Haven auI Enriford Rairrnd track I" ~ the
,hron.h Danbury car from New York. The Dan
bury train started 10 20 back on lis own Track,
h,i, Ind not got over tlr wcs-h"uhd track when
tie i 20 cypress from the ci>t came around In"
curve lGiurr il could ir stopped the l"rom"fi'e
cr.,, ned into tln, DAnhut! train. Tia" end Of
coach 80 II va, demolished. The brok"n Il -
and woo,lv"rli li.w in all dirrr'ions Women
,hrirh.d and passengers rushed about IN Wild e\-
ci,rlucnt Th. i"ilnwing were injured:
EuII> ". Nrw.In. y. hri-'d ".'. i'-L' go.
WAIrEINN ,..ot.. u S.ni"id,. f!h broken aud r;ht
I'D, itn-'d
EI'iIAEn.uN Msr,Ida T.. Newark y. J aud fore.
r, hru!-"
M,ErIN MI Euily Nrw.Y"rk 'r'v. i'ad "rp.i''i
Loo KW,rp taia tu."o,,. t;li-.d at'u' IA" and
l"H!y.
COB! rI.Y ,Lat.-- LsI!.,d at"r far' and l"!y
MARTIN Mr. ErIly San,Td,. r.ht ev" cIo''d ly i.hI
v"hW"rk
Many oi those who were in tie end of ire ear
were rrrurAiu. from IL daI outing at cali f'lS
,urr Wrrcling trains were Immediately sent
forward and tie tracks were cleared as soon rs
possible. 1!u. iniurri passengers were taken to
hotel, and are under il" care OF phyNlcIaTis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
THE TRADES.UNIONS CONGRESS ENDED.

A LAVISH DICLARATION OF BOYCOTTS-A GEN
FC,L STRIKE IN BELGIUM TO BF ORDERED.
Liverpool. sept. 6.M tOdays session ~ me Tr"he"
Unions Congress II resolved tn boycott gods IN
fairly made and all railways, trimway> and heats
whose cn,plo, e. are undcrpad. II was also rc'occd
to exclude the representatives Of non-union papers
from future congresses.
Mr. Birtwstlc. the leader Of the cotton workers.
resigned from the Parliamentary Committee. Nvlne d
the for hi action that hc was not IN iaVor Vi
the passage Of q compulsory eight h"nrs labor law.
Mr. sl,tter was appointcd to succeed Mr. Brtwstlc,
but he refused to accept tho place. John I;urns: the
Socialist leader was then appointed a member Of the
committee in Mr.. HirtwIStlcs stead. TIEs anhouh'o
ment was received with cheers and groaiIs.
Congress then dissolved.
Br,I>>eis, sept. f.-The Iclyan Labor party have
resolved 10 dcrar' general strkr al the time OF the
meeting Of the Labor Congress. on September H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
SHOT BY A POLICEMAN.
THE OFFICER CRAZY FROM RUM
BULLETS FLYING IN THE STREEr-HIs cAREE1
ON THE FORCE LIKELY TO BE SHORT.

ON THE FORCE LIKELY 10 BE SHORT.
Reckless shooting by drunken policeman crs.
ated great commotion n Blcecker-st near South
Fifth-ave yesterday afternoon. One man was
shot in the leg, and the policeman was hurt before
he was overpowered. The policeman is Edward
j. Sweeney, of the Charlesst. squad. lie was
appointed on the force less than a month ago.
and his home is with his parents, at No. 762
Ninth-ave. His age is twenty six years,
On Friday night he was detailed to "strike'
duty in the Twentieth Precinct, and was 70
lievcd at 8 q. m. yesterday. At the Charles-st.
station he put of his uniform and dressed himself
in plain clothes. having been excused from duty
for the day. lie was sober when he left the
station.
About noon Sweeney was drunk and behaving
violently in front Of Frank Stevenson's notort-
Gus dive" at No. l57 Bleecker-st.. known -
The Slide" Policeman O'Hara. of the Mercer.
st. squad. went up to Sweeney and ordered him
to move on. Sweeney showed his shield and said
he belonged in the Ninth Precinct. lie declared
that somebody in Stevenson's place had tried u
rob him, and he intended to pull" the place.
O'llara asked some questions and learned that
Sweeney had gone to the place to meet a woman.
There had been fight and Sweeney had beer
put out. OIIara told Sweeney to 90 home and
get sober. and the young policeman walked away,
lie returned when O'Hara was out Of sight and
went back into the dive few minutes be.
fore l p. m. there were sounds Of fight in tho
place and then there was pistol shot Sweeney
rushed out with smoking revolver in his hand
and fired two three random shots in the street.
The bullets hit nobody. Several men who are
seen frequently in The Slide knocked Sweeney
down and kicked him about until he dropped his
weapon. One of his ankles was hurt badly In
the fight, but he continued to struggle like
maniac Policeman LOhmeyer Of the Mercer-st.
squad, pushed his way through the crowd and
seized Sweeney. Other policemen helped to take
him into Stevensons place. There the officers
learned that j. +. Rankin, Of Stevensons
walters, had been shot in the right leg and hurt
severely by the mail policeman The shooting
was said to have occurred on the stairway lead
ing to the second story of the house. Sweeneys
revolver had disappeared.
Two ambulances were called One N them car.
rcd Rankin to the New-YOrk Hospital. although
his wound was not believed to he dangerous.
Sweeney was placed in the other ambulance and
carried to Bellevue Hospital. He was so violent
that two policemen had to ride in the ambulance
and hold him all the way w the hospital Tho
surgeons said that he was dclirious from alco.
hnlism 4 complaint against him was prepared,
and lie probably will lie dismissed in disgrace
from the force if he does not resign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
AWFUL WORK OF A BLAST.
FIFTEEN WORKMEN KILLED AT SPOKANE
FALLS.
sEvENTY-rIvE MEN IN A RAILWAY CUT BURIED
BENEATH TONS OF RoCK-TAKINCi OUT
TIE DEAD AND DYING-IIOW TIE
ACCIDENT OCCURRED.


ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Little Falls Wash, Sept. Sat five minutes
before o'clock this evening premature blast
H. tie Northern Pacific yards killed fifteen men
and possibly more. The full extent OF the dis
astcr is unknown. 1t was just before the hour
Of quitting work. a large force of men en-
gagged in blasting ont huge rock pile in the
Northern Pacific freight yards IN the eastern part
Of the city.
From fifty to sevcnty-fve men were Mt work
in the cht at the time. Fifteen have been taken
ont dead; a number injured and still others camc
ont alive.
All il confusion and it is impossible 10 get names
or particulars AS rapidly as the manGied bodies
are taken ont they are carried TO the hospital.
Some of tlc workmen were preparing blasts
to bc touched oil after the other workIncn and
teams had departed for the night. >One blast
had been prepared. In putting in the second
il exploded. the jar also touching of the
first blast. Twenty-Five thousand cubic feet
of rock was thrown upon the nnsu>pectins
mass Of humanity, VIII terrible results
Hundreds Of people soon gathered at the scene
and the work of taking out the dead and injured
has since lren going on. The scenes at III" hos
pital are hcar,rcnding' The wives and relatives
of the workmen are cra7ed with grief and sus-
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EUROPEAN RIVERS OVER THEIR BANkS.
A. PART OF DRESDEN INrHDATl1D-THE FLOOD
IN SlIf)~I I

Dresden. sept 9Th" River Eli" is rlsinS rapl"'
here and a portion Of the city /. Inundated a mum
her Of >chuolhnl>- have been clred. they arc IN
danger of being suhU'"".,si
The Iotcl RIVER SIl"sa. has 0v"rio"rd lt>
hanks. and the town Of Fi>chcrwcri"r = in"'!i''i
Berlin, S"pt. ct j. c,tmat-' tia, 43.Vo pr
son~ in Prague 1Iavc been made destitute 10y VI" u" VI
there and there th,u<nd~ mere sufferers III we
nthcr flooded districts. subs, rIprI l>tN have been
upcrcd here and q: Ir'nua for ttcir relief.
Vienna sept. G.-rn DaIiuic i again rising. In"
,,oamors of the Danube Company have ceased running
and all freight tralc on the rycr Al Vienna mas been
stopped tn" landing stage here Ar" nOodrd ana on
Of the Northern Railway the rning Of trains
has been suspended arcOunt OF the tracks being sub
merged.