Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-26
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

GEORGE DIAMoND,agcd rs years, was kicked
70 death by horse in Orange, near Pittsburg,
Pa. o.
BERNARD CLIFFORD, wealthy farmer
near Lagrange, Kentucky, was struck and
killed by lightning.
THOMAS TRuxrON, n thirteen. year-o son
OF the late Commodore w. T. Truxton, was
drowned while bathing at Fort Norfolk Vir.
GINA
WILLIAM GRTFFIS, 80 years Of age, and his
byear-old grandson were drownc! at Bolton.
Ontario. The old man persisted while trying
10 save the boy.
The residence Of John Hamlet, near Val
paraiso, Indiana, was destroyed BY FIRE Mrs.
Hamlet and four children, the eldest years,
persisted in the flames.
Two children, aged respectfully and 8
years, belonging to Timothy Sullivan and John
Brull, Of Colchester, Connecticut, set fire 10 a
barn there and persisted in the flames.
ALEXANDER HoRNING, aged 10 years, was
accidentally shetland killed, dear FnltOnyiIle.
New York, by Auric Dunlap aged ~ years.
The boys were shooting birds with rifles.
DESPATCH from Ironwood Mich, says
that one Of the most serious mine eaye-ins in
the history Of the Gogebic Range occurred
about II O'Clock z. NJ, at the Aurora Mine,
controlled by the Winconsn Central syndi.
cate The loss is $4,000.
PASSENGERS arriving in New York on the
steamer Orbis0nia, from Havana state that
yellow fever Of a yioenttype is raging in that
city. They say that 90 cases IA day are re-.
ported and foreigners are leaving as fast
Is they can get away The weather is very
! bot.
JONI RoTH died in the county asylum at
Galena Illinois. having passed his Goth day
Of total abstinence from food Of any kind or
n0urlshmcnt, excepta slight quantity Of water.
which was forced into his stomach every "a
hours. He was attacked by progressive pa.
ralysis two months ago.
CAPTAIN STEIN, Of the steamer Puritan at
! Chicago, reports the wreck of two yachts seen
| by him in the middle Of the lake From other
information obtained in regard 10 them the
captains reports make II certain that Eve per
sons, presumed to be- from Chicago, were lost
with these yachts. The names are unknown.
1t i supl ed they persisted in the big storm
iew days ago.
ONE hundred and fifty men, women and
children, at church picnic at Scion. near
Iowa City, were Frustrated with serious symp-
toms Of poisoning. In few moments the
people mad fallen from the tables upon the
ground writhing in pain. Physicians we're
summoned and administered remedies and in
few hours The patients recovered, no case
being fatal. The use Of water from v Ell long
abandoned is given as the cause Of the sick
ness.
LIEUTENANT G. v. Donaldson, Company
G, Twenry.fourth United States Infantry and
Miss Lottie Surgeon, were drowned, at New
port Beach, y plskurs sort near Santa Anna,
ca ifornia. A nuTnbsrofI ersens were bathing
III the surf, and Miss pnrgeon, ~ no was an ex.
pert swimmer, went beyond her depth, when
she was carried out by the current Il. h. Hall
aud daughter went ohef assistance, but they.
too, were caught by the current and carried
out towards sea. Lieutenant Donaldson
plunged through the surf and succeeded In
rescuing Hall and bis daughter He then
turned to Miss SpnrgeOn's assistance, but lust
as be reached her they both disappeared