Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-05
Sad Accident.

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PrTTsBURG, July 4th-This afternoon
John Thompson and wife and his I4-year-
old daughter, Alice. and Richard Smith
and wife and three children, started to row
across the Youghiogheny river at Mckee
port. When the middle of the river. was
reached the boat upset. Mr.. Smith and
Bessie Smith, and Mrs. Thompson and his
daughter, Alice Thompson, were drowned.
Robert, the .year-old son of Mrs. Smith,
dragged his mother to the boat and she
and her infant child were supported by the
brave boy until help arrived Mrs. Thomp.
son also saved herself by clinging to the
boat.
Traffic stopped.
VAN Horn (Texas) July 4th-A remark
able cloudburst in the mountains stopped
traffic on the Texas Pacific yesterday. The
train coming from FL Paso to-day ran into
an enormous food of water, which had
spread for eight miles over the valley and
completely inundated this town. The
train had to lay up here, as The track
ahead is all washed out. The flood came
almost without warning, although it had
been raining heavily in the mountains for
many hours.
Accident at a Fire.
ASHLAND, July 4th.-A fire in the Col
umbus Hooking Valley coal dock this
morning caused loss of $4,000. The
firemen went out on the tramway to get
at the fire when the supports gave way and
they were precipitated. Geo. Tonten was
killed and three others badly injured, of
whom one will probably die. Two hun
dred and thirty feet of dock, including
three coal towers, were burned.
Up in a Balloon.
LOWELL Mass J, July 4th.-Professor J.
K. Allen made balloon ascension from
the Fair Grounds, taking with him Charles
G. Carroll and Miss Lottie Anderson, who
were married in the presence of upward
of 10000 people, by Rev. William NJ.
Downs, of Boston. The balloon sailed
away in a northerly direction, and its land
ing is not reported.
All Over Firecrackers.
EAST SAGINAW (Mich.), July 4th.-The
Kinney Hotel, a two story building, was
set on fire this afternoon by the ignitlng OF
firecrackers in bedroom. John Benham,
aged So. was burned to death, Joseph Miller
probably fatally burned, and three others
may sustain fatal injuries. The pecuniary
loss is small.
Explosion of Fireworks.
CAMERON (Mo.), July 4 h.-During the
celebration tonight some fireworks ex.
ploded prematurely, iniuring Thomas Par.
sons and others badly. Major Lindnel
had leg broken, Miss Haley was seriously
burned on the arms and face, aad FREQ
| Williams was badly burned
Cc1orado's Capitol.
| DENVER, July 4th.-The cornerstone O
the new Capitol building was laid here to
day by the a. f. and A. NJ. of Colorado
with most impressive ceremonies. Ex
| Congressman Bedford made the address or
behalf OF the State. 1t was a masterpiece,
of oratory.
a AIurderous Painter.
NEW YORK, July 4th.-Henry Colville
a dissolute painter, yesterday stabbed hi
/ wife seven times and fed. She is in
critical condition. Tonight Colville wa
found in the park bleeding to death from
wounds inflicted at his own hands.
VIII Found Leper Hospital.
NEW YORK, July 4th-Bishop Wulfungs
of Surinam, will sail hence tomorrow OF
the steamship Rotterdam. The Bishop ha
made study of leprosy, and is on his wa,
to New Guinea where he intends to foun,
hospital for lepers.