The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-02-19
FIRES AND ACCIDENTS.

The boiler In the Quebec Worsted COM
pany's factory at Hare Point exploded,
completely demoliShing the engine house
and about half of the factory. The works
had been closed down for two weeks while
the boilers and machinery were being ever
hauled and reftted. Operations We're about
TO be resumed, and about three hun
drei Of the operatives were on hand.
Owing ia some cause, however, the
machinery was not started, and they
were dismissed. Many Of them, however.
remained about the building, q number
keeping in the vicinity Of the engine GROOM
for the sake of warmth. There was ii sud-
den explosion, which completely wrecked
the engine house and dye house and dam
aged a large part of the main building. A
great crowd gathered Immediately, and the
work of rescue commenced. The fire bri-
gade was called out, but fortunately the
horrors OF fire were not added to the calarH
itv. A battery Of artillery was ordered out
to assist the police in keeping order and
controlling the enormous crowd Of men and
women, who blocked up every avenue of
approach. About twenty bodies have al
ready been taken from the wreck.
Near st. Albert, Russell CouNty. On
tario, Mrs. La France and two grandchii-
dren burned to death in their home.
Mr.. La France will die from the effects OF
exposure during he night.
by an explosion of natural gas in West
Lafayette, Ind. four persons were injured.
two fatally. Thomas Northcut got up and
lighted n match, when the explosion Oc-
Cured, blowing out the whole side of the
house, setting fire to the building and b,lcn-
ing it and the adjoining one to the ground.
Northcut and Levi Brown were badly
burned by the exploding gas. but the most
serious injury was 10 Mrs. Ruth A. Jenners,
an old lady living in the house adjoining,
and her son. who are horribly burned over
the whole body.
AT q Mansfield Ohio hotel Joseph
Rearick, owner of Il store at Trio, Ohio.
went to his room under the influence Of
liquor, blew out the gas, and was found
dead next day.
Eleven persons in North st. Louis were
poisoned by head cheese purchased of a
farmer. One may die.
One man was killed and three injured
in a boiler explosion in a combination board
mill at Elkhart, Ind.
The Hooking Valley passenger train
collided with Scoto Valley freight train
near Columbus. Ohio through u misuuder-
standing OF signals. The passenger train
was running at high speed, but fortunately
the freight was almost at Il standstll. The
passenger train engine struck the tender of
the eight and hurled it. a mass of splin-
tiers, into a neighboring field. Engineer
Charles Boutwell, was probably fatally
crushed, and two boys named Brown are
thought to be fatally injured. All the
passengers were more or less bruised.
At Dischau. Prussia, an express train.
running at the rate of sixty kilometers per
hour into the station, blOie down the bu fling
apparatus, ran into the interior facade of
the station. and broke up against neigh
boring house. An investigation established
that the accident is To be attributed to the
effect Of lightning, which fell upon the
train.
AT Rochester, n. Y, a night Waterman
at St Mary's Hospital discovered that the
eastern wing of the hospital was on fire.
There were $50 patients. 10 nuns, and a
large number Of employees in the building,
but as far as now known all were taken out
unframed. The entire east wing OF the
building was destroyed.
An explosion Of gas in the BELT Line
tunnel under the bed of Howard street, In
Boston, injured five workmen. John Dalls
was the most seriously injured.