The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-30
LOST THEIR LIVES.
Sad Accident 70 Q Lake Boosting
Party.
viss end . Dynamite Esplesses Follow .
1i0hsains Y1ash-Raiisoad Wreck In
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Watuppa lake about 1918 o'clock yes.
terday~ afternoon . party Of twelve per.
sons, comprising Samuel Whites and
Wife, Henry, Sam el, Jr., and Willie
Whites; l.avins, John. Willie and Fred.
efick Buckley, Edwin and Willis Turner
and George Hammer hired Q boat and
went rowing. There was . strong wind
blowing and the water was rough.
The o into which the party EN-.
barked was q common t~hirteen.foot nat
bottomcd n and the seating capacity
was eight. The pleasure seekers finally
were seen trying To work their way to-
shore just north OF the pumping
station. This WAS difficult work. - the
water was rough, the wind strong and
the rowers mex experienced.
When the boat load Of pleasure seek.
ers wss within twenty feet OF the shore
n OF the children rocked the boat.
Tho men cautioned the child TO remain
quiet, but II was unmindful Of this nd.
vice and suddenly the boat capsised.
hea~rtrcnding cries were heard by Fire.
msn Bullock Of the pumping station
and James La7erty, but they were un.
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Edwin Turner ~ tho only one In the
party who could swim well. lie 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 four
parties on shore told them to cling to
b boat, but their failing strength was
unequal to the task and women and
children sank ont Of sight. Two Of the
Others had struck ont for the shore and
succeeded in reaching II In an exhausted
condition.
The following were drowned. their
bodies being recovered later: Samuel
Whites. aged 80; Mrs. Whites, aged ~:
Henry Whites, aged 10: Samuel Whites,
Jr, aged ~; Lavins Buckley, aged IS;
Fred Buckley, aged 3; Willie Buckley,
aged $; Willie Turner. aged o.
THE WORK OF LIGHTNING.
M~ANsFirIp. o.. May GA heavy rain
storm passed over this (Richland County,
Saturday night, accom- panied BY light.
ming and thunder. During tho storm
lightning struck tho John e. Sarles
block In Lucas, six miles east Of this
city. The block was occupied by q hard.
ware and general merchandise store and
was entirely consumed, together with
two dwellings cd .Oinins. There was nc
hre apparatus In the village and the
citizens turned out with buckets, but
could do nothing.
While the people were removing tho
goods from tho store about ffty pounds
Of dynamite exploded with disastrous
effect. The bodies OF John Smith and
Jeremiah Jones were horribly mangled
and mutilatcd beyond recognition and
about twenty-five persons in all were
more or less injured. The killed are;
John Smith. aged flfty-four. leaves wife
and family. and Jeremiah Jones. aged
ffty. leaves wife and family.
The seriously injured are; J.. q. Jose.
phan, bad cut on forehead. hand and
legs; +. Russell, severe cut over left
eye; John Gallagher. leg severely
bruised by falling from q ladder; +. Ny.
crs. badly hurt. struck by flying bricks.
OF The remaining persons injured none
are considered serious
The report Of the explosion was heard
five miles and tho shock was so grca,
that nearly ell the windows In the vii.
lage were broken. The fire department
Of this city was called upon for assist.
amcc and the fire apparatus WAS put on Q
special train. but before they could
start word reached them that the firs
WAS under control. Rain came down In
torrents. which put the fire out, other
wise half the town would have been in
ruins.
wRECxED At 4 SWITCH.
PAoLA. Kan, May 8.-Engineer
Jamcs CSskey and Fireman Major w.
Downes Of the Kansas City 4 Pacific
railroad, who werc fatally hurt 1t Rsueos
switch. six milcs south Of here, ycstcr.
day morning at three o'clock In . wreck.
were brought here and died In the after.
Oon
Tho wreck WAS caused by . lip or
silver on . rail that threw the engine on
the track and ran the freight train into
. coal car and other cars on the switch.
Tho amash.up was terrible. eight
loaded and one empty cars being de-.
stroyed. The rate 81 speed must have
been above twenty-five miles an hour.
and when tho engine struck the coal
car II plunged over and completely turned
around.
Caskey was married and Downes was
single. They lived ~ Parsons; each
was about twenty-five years old.
| TWO viRHNEN PERISH.
LINCOLN. Neh.. May ?8.--A portion oi
Bohanan's big block burned last even.
Ing. The Are originated In . hay loft
Tho loss Ii estimated st 90. 900; insured.
Two fremen. Frank Strstton and Clar'
ence Protseman. lost their lives. They
we're In the second story Of the livery
stable when the third noor fell upon
them and buried them In the ruins
StrAtton was married last "Wednesday
10 Mixa Emma MAegsd.
The Eden Mus~c, the Western News
paper Union and . mum cr 81 othe'
enterprises werc located In the building
but that portion did not suffer much
loSA
RrRNEp nv MOLTEN METAL
CHICAGO, May sS-By tho explosiou
Of . blast furnace ~ the Illinois stss
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