The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-11
CASUALTIES,

INVOLVING LOSS OF FOUR OR MORE LIVES.
Jan. 5-Steamer Paris G. Brown sunk nea
Bayou sara, La, and II persons drowned :
FlVe men killed BY boiler explosion in grist mil
at Newhope, w. Va.
Jan. l4-Eight persons killed and many other
injured in railway collision at Tallmadge, O.
Jan. lp-Lieutcnant Governor Macdonald
Michigan, and two other men killed and man
others injured in railroad accident near Elwood
Mich Four men killed and several others in
Jured by falling bridge at Spottsvlle Ky
Jan 25-Two men Killed and two others fatal
lg injured by saw'mill boiler explosion neal
Chillicothc, q.
Feb. l6-Fopr children perish in burning
Feb. ls-Sevoral persons killed by cyclone il
Banks County, Ca, and Bibb County: Ala.
Park Central Hotel, Hartford, Conn. DESTROYED
by boiler explosion, twenty-five persons perish
ing in ruins, which speedily took fire.
Feb 25-Eleven girls burned TO death ant
many others seriously injured by explosion in
squib factory at Plymouth, Pa.
Feb. 26-tive men killed by premature mine
explosion near Helena, M Y.
Mar Mrs. Hudson and her seven children
drowned while fording creek near New Earl
Tenn Mrs. Lcdbetter and her two sons
drowned while crossing a stream near Rcpub
lie, Mo.
Mar 3.-Entire family of Joseph Stewart near
Carlisle, KY, perished in burning dwelling
Mar l4-Four men killed and many others in
lnred by boiler explosion in Pittsburgh Pa.)
boiler works.
Mar. lb-William Flowers, his wife and two
children perished in burning dwelling at Hollow
Mar. 3l-Margaret Kunslais and her three
children perlshed in their burning house in
Milwaukee.
Apr. lo-Four persons killed and others in.
jured in railroad wreck near Joliet, ILL.,
Apr. ll-Mrs. Wood and five children per.
ished in burning house in Robin County Ga
Apr. IA Mrs Wine and her three children.
IN Brockton County, w. Va, killed by u tree
felled by her husband.
May 3-Four children at Abingdon, Md, three
at Ashtabula, o., and one at Springfield. Mo,
per1shed IN burning dwellings.
May S-Street car struck by engine at Kal-
amazoo, Mich. six women killed and four other
persons injured Fireman killed and four
other employees fatally injured in railroad col
lison at Glen Mary, Tenn.
May 9-Ten miners killed near Middleport
Pa, by crushing OF cage in which they were as
cending mine shaft.
May ll-Four workmen killed by fire damp ex.
plosion In mine near CHARTERS Pa Mrs. Will
lam McNally and three children killed by light
ming at Ridgeway, Pa.
May ls-Twelve men killed by falling timbers
OF building wrecked by wind at Tacoma, Wash.
May 2l-Threc men fatally hurt by boiler ex.
plosion at Charleston. w. Va. Thomas Veach
his wife and four children struck by lightning
and instantly killed while in wagon near
;Stell Neb.
May ea-Five men fatally burned by gas ex
ploson in Van Ness Hotel, Boston.
May A-Six men killed by falling bucket In
mine near Kingston, Pa. "A similar accident
caused thedeath OF one and fatal injuries to
five others In mining shaft at Wilkesbarre, Pa:
mine at Humboldt, Mich Five men killed
and many others injured in blown-down factory
at Danville, Va.
May 3l-Mrs. Rafael and her four children
killed by falling tree in De Sofa Parish. La.
BY the giving way OF large reservoir the
city OF Johnstown, Pa. and many smaller
towns were swept away Many thousands OF
lives lost and immense destruction OF property
June 3-Schooner Houston and seventeen
lives lost on Milwaukee, Wis.
June l0-SiN men killed by fall OF coal In
mine at Wilkesbarre. Pa. Several fatal cases
OF sun-stroke In New York and Brooklyn.
June 26-Twelye men killed and several 9th
ers injured In collision OF freight trains at
July 2-over twenty persons killed and many
others seriously injured In railroad wreck near
July MANY persons killed or fatally injured
Oklahoma Ind. T.
July 5--Carriage containing four persons run
INTO at railroad crossing near Long Branch, N.
j., and inmates killed.
July Flight persons killed and many others
injured In railroad collision near Frankfort. Ky.
July 17-Four men pcrished in a Lincoln
(Neb) cesspool, overcome by gas and foul air
Two men killed and four others fatally In.
jured In q railroad accident near Shamokin Pa.
July 1B-Three men killed and five others In
1ured by explosion In saw mill In Chicago.
July H-Four train employees killed In rail.
way accident at Brighton, Tenn.
,ysiy IA sYok OF dynsamite fed into =
the total destruction OF the machine and the
death Of three men and four horses. Five per
sons killed and many others injured In railroad
Aug. 2-Two men and three boys bloyn to
atoms by giantpowder explosion In mine at
Mich. Two men killed and two
SasIs on Hs sSrs S %ae blast e1p0
Aug 3--Three men and two boys blown to |
pieces by dynamite explosion In q mine near
Mich. !
Aug b-Wagon containing family OF nyeper
sons blown into creek ~ Mitchell. Ind. and
father. mother sad three children drowned.