Telegram-herald., 1891-10-21
LuCKLESS HUMANITY
Many Disasters Reported From
Various Localities.
FIVE HEs CRUSHED BY LOCOMOTIVE
Several Persons KiiieA by Gas Whiis
Railway Wrscks Asd Expiostess
swell the Liss of CAsaAltlss
yssy Largely.

WICHITA, Kan, Oct 20 The wreck
of T. s-loconotiye ON the Santa he early
aoiday evening about miles south of
.hi1 place resulted ia the killing Of
iwo nen and fatally injuring three
more. The victims were all re-
turning from wreck further
down the road when the
engine on which they were jumped
the rails and toppled down an en-
banknent, burying the five men be-
meath IT, 1t was some time before as
sistance reached them. When the
wreckage was cleared away two men
were found crushed and burned out of
all sembiance to humanity and the
others mangled and burned in a terri
BILE manner. The dead are Frank
Maitby, yardmaster, and John Wade,
fireman
THREE MEN KILLED.
PorrsvuLs, Pa, Oct a0.-At s:45
o'clock Monday evening a fatal acci-
dent happened 1T fuckers watch box,
q short distance below St Clair, in
which three men were killed and one
man was fatally injured A mountain
engine on the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad was drawing a train of empty
cars mp the grade when the boiler ex-
ploded, completely demolishing the
engine, tearing up the tracks and do
ing great damage 70 telegraph hnes
and surrbuuding property.
KILLtD BY cAKsoSIc ACID GAS.
No.PdLK, Neb., Oct 2o.-Monday
morning at the Norfolk beet-sugar fac
tory, Lloyd, son of S. S. Cobb. one OF
Norfoik1s leading business men, en-
tered or fell into one of the carbonated
tanks and was overcome by the car
bonic add gas. which is used in the
manufafture of the sugar. Jules Viger-
eaux, chief machinist, entered the tank
to rescue yonng Cobb, when he was
also owe rcome. He was finally rescued
by C. IL Axlcy. Lloyd Cobb died soon
alter being taken out Vigereaux prob
ably viii not recover.
KILLED ny THE CARS.
HACKESsAcK, N. j., Oct. 20.-Wil-
liam Huyicr and his wife. an aged
couple, of this town. were killed at the
West Shore crossing near Bergen
Fields. Mr.. Huyler was driving across
the track aud did not see an approach
ing train, which struck his vehicle,
smashed it to atoms and killed its oc-
cupants.
HURT EY NATURAL GAS.
PITTSBURGH. "a. Oct. 20.-An n ex-
plosion of natural gas in the cellar Of
the building occupied by George W..
Snaman, carpet dealer, 1873 Federal
street, Allegheny, at IL o'clock o m. i,
badly damaged the building and
dangerd dusly injured Mr.. Snaman
and -four others. The gas
had been escaping for several
days a hd a man named Hillert was
hunting for the leak when the explo-
sion ocd dnrred. The Snaman structure
is four stories high and built of iron
and brick The loss will be heavy. At
1915 o'dlock the fire was under control.
The fra tne buildings were saved, but
the Snall man building is q total wreck.
The lost viii reach $4,000. fully COW
cred by insurance. Hilbert will die.
Ella Agy was on the fourth floor
when the explosion occurred, and the
flames spread so rapidly that she
was badly burned in escaping
from the building. The concus-
sion was terrific. wrecI1ing the
lower floors of the structure and
breaking windows block away. Mrs.
Gibson was walking on the opposite
side of the street and was forcibly
thrown to the pavement. Her injuries
are not serious. w. L. Taft, who
lives in Pine alley, 200 feet
distant, was sleeping in bed at the
time. He was blown from the bed, sus-
tanning painful bruises. The explosion
created intense excitement and the
fire spread SO rapidly that for a time
it was feared the entire block would
fO.