Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-29
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

All The live stock in the Lower Rio Grande
q str Ct in Texas are reported TO DO suffering
from lack OF water, aud there Rre fears of
heavy loss should the drought continue.
There Is no lack Of grass
Henry Purify, accompanied by his wife aud
daughter, was driving across tho tracks OF
tho Michigan Central Road, ia Jackson,
Michigan, when the wagon was struck by AN
engine, and all three were killed.
An epidemic Of diphtheria is raging In por-
tons OF Luzerne county, Pa Its centre Is The
district around Lehman township, ton ~ los
from Wiikesbarre, and many deaths have 90.
CURED, the disease being OF a malignant typ'.
While Dissenting man way OF the Phila.
dslphia Coal Company Colliery at Lost
Greek, Pa, Foreman Heaton attempted 10
light his lamp An explosion followed, which
XII ei Frederick J. Fahz aud Charles Link.
miners, and, IL Is feared, fatally burned HeA.
ton.
There is Danger OF another land slide IN
Troy, New YORK. new opening in War
rem Hill has been discovered. Tue bank Is
20 feet high and ~ cracked for $50 feet in
length along the crest Should II fall would
do great damage. Residents In tho vicinity
have been warned to move. Some have gone,
bat others remain.
The Denver aud RIO Grando Southern Rail.
road, IN Colorado, was opened over the Cum.
week effort. The snow along the track for
miles is ten to thirty fest deep. The opening
OF the roai will bring rsiief 10 the people u
some OF the Interior towns, who we're DeRin.
ming to get short Of PROVISIONS
3 cretary Proctor haL authorized the Mls.
sissippi River Commi'si)n TO ezpsnd 800 600
Tor Tue protection OF le4ees alolg the Mlssls.
sipp river IN the fourth district, which sx.
tends from Warrga.on, Mis-. to the head OF
the Passes, distance IN asi niles. This is
in addition TO tbs s2O. 900 allotted 10 tho Nor
ganss levee.
A telezfa from Tallulab, Louisiana, says
that all west Of there ID a vast sheet Of water
10 toe hills Of Bayou Macon. Tho water in
the ogri f0wei section is not risiuQ so rapid
ly, as it Is finding its natural outlsts The
road.bs OF the Vic&sburg. Shreveport aud
Pacific Railroad has sever II feet 10 spare. and
thsre is but little danger OF through tfaile
being suspended.
Near Hot Springs, IN Madison county. n
G., few days ago, tweIys-y ear old son OF
3. ID. Chamb'rs. accidentally shot and killed
hs mother Tue father had Just returned
from Hot Springs with vais confirming
some articles for tho family. He put down
the yaliss and stepped out whsn the boy
looked into 1t 70 see Whist bis faith = had
brought him. He found a pistol and said 10
his mo- Der, See what pa brought homs.p
Tho pistol was discharged, the ball striking
bis mother ia tue breast.
A collision occurred bstween two paassn.
ger trains on tn Northwestern Railroad, al
Layaiie, Wisconsin. rhsss PASSENGERS we're
d red: A. Wsiachka, Minneapolis, back
hart, J5hn SaDqaest. Minneapolis, face cut
bidiy Aaron Aniersoo, Minneapolis, spios
burt; krick Jar inns, Rochester, MINI, .
' ars Oh, skull fractured ana rio br1ksu,
Martin M4rkham, Roehsstsr, Minn injured
Internally. On, lsdy, namsi Unknown. was
also internally injured. Ssaqgsst and thu
Jardms boy will probably die.