The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-05-30
LOST THEIR LIVES.
Sad Accident to a Lake Boating
u Party.
Fire and q Dynamite Explosion Follow .
Lightning Flash-RaIlroad Wreck in
Kansss-Fatal Fire In
Nebraska.

Nebraska.
FALL RIVER, Mass, May ga,
Watuppa lake about 1918 o'clock yes.
terday afternoon q party of twelve per-
sons, comprising Samuel Whites and
wife, Henry, Samuel, Jr., and Willie
Whites; Lavina. John, Willie and Fred.
erick Buckley, Edwin and Willie Turner
and George Hammer hired boat and
went rowing. There was strong wind
blowing and the water was rough.
The boat into which the party en-
parked was common thirteen-foot fiat
oottomed one and the seating capacity
was eight. The pleasure seekers finally
were seen trying to work their way to-
ward shore just north of the pumping
station. This was difficult work, as the
water was rough, the wind strong and
the rowers inexperienced.
When the boat load of pleasure seek
ers was within twenty feet of the shore
one OF the children rocked the boat.
The men cautioned the child to remain
quiet, but it was unmindful of this ad-
wee and suddenly the boat capsized.
Heartrending cries were heard by Fire
man Bullock of the pumping station
and James Lafferty, but they were un-
able to render assistance.
Edwin Turner was the only one in the
party who could swim we'll. He grasped
John Buckley by the waist and although
buckley was heavy man he succeeded
in bringing him ashore. ...
In the meantime the women were
struggling in the water. Three or fou
parties on shore told them to cling 20
the boat but their failing strength MAS
unequal to the task and women and
children sank out of sight. Two of the
others had struck out for the shore and
succeeded in reaching it in an exhausted
condition.
The following were drowned, their
bodies being recovered later: Samuel
Whites, aged so; Mrs. Whites, aged As;
Henry Whites, aged 10: Samuel Whites,
Jr, aged ~; Lavina Buckley, aged So;
Fred Buckley, aged s; Willie Buckley,
aged s; Willie Turner, aged 9.
THE WORK OF LIGHTNING.
. MANSFIELD, o., May ga heavy rain
storm passed over this (Richland County,
Saturday night, companied by light
ming and thunder. During the storm
struck the John c. Sarles
block in Lucas, six miles east of this
city. The block was occupied by a hard
ware and general merchandise store and
was entirely consumed, together with
two dwellings ad Joining. There was no
fire apparatus in the village and the
citizens turned out with buckets, but
could do nothing.
While the people were removing the
goods from the store about fifty pounds |
Of dynamite exploded with disastrous
effect. The bodies of John Smith and |
Jeremiah Jones were horribly mangled |
and mutilated beyond recognition and !
about twenty-five persons in all were
more or less injured. The killed are:
John Smith, aged tifty-four, leaves wife
md family, and jeremiah Jones, aged |
fifty, leaves wife and family.
The seriously injured are: J. o. Jose
ohan, bad cut on forehead hand and |
egs; +. Russell, severe cut over left !
,ye; John Gallagher, leg severely
bruised by falling from ladder; F. NV
,rs, badly hurt, struck by flying bricks.
)f the remaining persons injured none
ire considered serious.
The report of the explosion was heard
I've miles and the shock was so great
hat nearly all the windows in the vii
age were broken. The fire department
If this city was called upon for assist
nee and the fire apparatus was put on a
pecial train, but before they could
tart word reached them that the fire
vas under control. Rain came down in
orrents, which put the fire out, other
wise half the town would have been in
uins.
WRECKED AT A SWITCH
PAoLA, Kan, May 26.-Engineer
ames Caskey and Fireman Major w.
)ownes. of the Kansas City & Pacific
abroad, who were fatally hurt at Bangor
witch, six miles south of here, yester-
ay morning atthree o'clock in wreck,
1ere brought here and died in the after
con.
The wreck was caused by lip or
liver on a rail that threw the engine off
he track and ran the freight train into
coal car and other cars on the switch.
The smash-up was terrible, eight
oaded and one empty cars being de-
troyed. The rate of speed must have
cen above twenty-five miles an hour,
nd when the engine struck the coal
ar 1t plunged over and completely turned
round. ... -... ......
Caskey was married and Downes was
ngle. They lived at Parsons; each
as about twenty-five years old.
TWO FIREMEN PERISH.
LINCOLN, Neb., May ga portion of
ohanan's big block burned last even
lg. The fire originated in hay loft.
he loss is estimated at $50, 600; insured. ,
wo iremen, Frank Stratton and Clar-
ice Protzeman, lost their lives. They
ere in the second story of the livery :
able when the third floor fell upon I
lem and buried them in the ruins F.;
Stratton was married last Wednesday {
Miss Emma Maggard.
The Eden Musee, the Western News I
per Union and a number of other
lterprises were located in the building, I
1T that portion did not suffer much
IS. .-.....
..a-. Clippings. w-
At Rockford, ILL.,, recently double
edding was solemnized under peculiar