The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-15
RECENT CASUALTIES

A freight train on the International IL
Great Northern railroad which left San
Antonio, Texas on the 9th inst went
through the iron bridge over the Guade-
loupe river some thirty miles north Of
that city. The fireman and engineer were
fatally injured.
The schooner Ocean Wave OF Coburg,
Canada was found floating bottom up
about fifteen miles north OF OswegO, \. y,
on Lake Ontario on the llth inst. 1t lis
feared that the crew, consisting OF Capt.
BrOkenshire of Cokurg, and his crew Of
five men, we're drowned.
The boiler of the Alliance ginnery at
Thomaston, Upson county, Ga, recently
exploded, instantly killing Len Rogers (col,
Ored), engineer; sCalding Calvin White (Col-
ured), wounding Sam and Tom Weaver (col-
Ored) and j. &. Tompson, manager Of the
gnnery. The walls Of the houses in the
ncighborh0Od were shattered and pieces OF
the debris broke windows in q hotel n hun
dred yards dway.
A terrific explosion occurred inside Fort
Wadsworth, Staten Island, few days ago,
which resulted in the instant death OF one
man and the injury Of four others. The
men were in the act OF handling or printing
ChGJTIuBcb Nneu one eA pIOusl WIN
force. Nathaniel ChOpman was instantly
killed. Fred Cook was seriously injured,
and George Reimos, j. j. Jenan and John
Davis were severely burned and otherwise
isjured.
fire few days agp totally destroyed
the Rudd house, Waddelly's building the
Messenger newspaper office and Evan liv-
cry stable at OwensborO, Ky. Charles
Bunford of New Albany, Ind, was fatally
injured 10y jumping from the fourth story
to the pavement below; Charles A. Gamsoy
of Detroit, Mich, was frightfully burned
and will die Charles Librecht OF Philadel-
phia was burned from loins to neck w. j..
Hahn oi Cincinnati was fatally burned.
The Henderson (ky.) fire department sent
relief at 3 o'clock The loss will probably
reach $l50,OOO.
A fire started abont midnight on the 7th
inst. in the basement OF the Rudd house.
Owensboro, Ky, totally destroying the
hotel, Waddclly's building the Messenger
newspaper Office and Evans livery stable.
! The guests Of the hotel were aroused by
| the cry Of fire. They rushed to and fro
| trying to escape from the building. Charles
BantOrd of New Albany, Ind, was fatally
| injured by jumping from the fourth story
| TO Lile pavement DtlO", SudEleH "A Will
| sey, OF Detroit, Mich, was frightfully
burned and will die; Charles Librecht, OF
! Philadelphia, was burned from loins TO
neck and his death is nomontarily expect
| ed; w. J. Hahn, OF Cincinnati Was fatally
burned. The Henderson, Ky, fire depart
ment sent relief.
A platform in Chicago upon which were
standing a number Of employees Of LyoI 4
Healeys musical instrument factoryF col
lapsed on the 9th inst, and instantly killed
William Tishendorff, seriously injured Dora
| Clifford, William McDaniels Henry ROdline,
John Steele and John Kohlek. Some
time ago the employees Of the factory,
about 800 in all, arranged to have their
! photographs taken and employed a car
pcnter to construct a temporary stage Tor
| them To occupy while sitting for the mega
| tive. When the employees had taken their
positions on the platform it gave way un-
! der the weight. The hundreds OF men were
! thrown in a mass, and those who escaped
without broken bones suffered painful
bruises and scratches.
A terrible conflagration occurred at Wins
low, town in Pike county, Ind, on the
| Sth inst. The whole town has been wiped
| out OF existence. The houses were all
| frame structures. and the fire speread with
such rapidity that all the efforts oi the
people TO extinguish ii proved unavailing.
Not house il left standing, and four hun.
dred people are left homeless. There is no
fire department, and no provision waf
made for the sudden coming Of tuch a
calamity. How the fire originated has moi
A yet been ascertaiDed, but it is supposed %
have been caused by q detective Hue. sew
Sral OF the houses afe close. tVesther, apy
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