Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-22
LUCKLESS HUMANS.
Many Disasters Reported from
Various Sections.
Several Persons Killed and Many Re-
ceive Injuries by Railway Wrecks.
Explosions, Etc.
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of locomotive on the Santa Fe early
Monday evening about miles south of
this place resulted in the killing of
two men 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-
bankment, burying the five men be-
meath it. II was sone time before as
sistance reached them. When the
wreclSage was cleared away two men
were found crushed and burned ont of
all semblance to humanity and the
others mangled and burned in a terri
BILE manner The dead are Frank
Maltby, yardmaster, and John Wade,
fireman.
THREE MEN KILLED.
PoTrsvILLE, Pa, Oct 2l.-At S:45
o'clock Monday evening a fatal acct
dent happened at fuckers watch box,
a short distance below ST Clair, in
which three men were killed and one
man was fatally injured. A mountain
engine on the Philadelphia 81 Reading
railroad W IS drawing a train of empty
cars up the grade when the boiler ex-
ploded, completely demolishing the
engine, tearing up the tracks and do
ing great damage to telegraph lines
and surrounding property.
KILLED BY CARBoNIC ACID GAS.
N NORFOLK, Neb, Oct 2i-Mouday
morning at the Norfolk beet-sugar fac
tory, Lloyd. son of S. S. Cobb, one of
Norfolk's ding business men, en-
tered or fell into one of the carbonated
tanks and was overcome by the car
bonic acid gas, which is used in the
manufacture of the sugar. Jules Viger-
eaux, chief machinist, entered the tank
to rescue young Cobb, when he was
also overcome. He was finally rescued
by c. II. Axley. Lloyd Cobb died soon
after being taken out vigereaux prob
ablz twin not recover.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
HAcKENsAcK, N. j., Oct. u. VIII
liam Huyler 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 and did not see an approach
ing train, which struck his vehicle,
smashed it to atoms and killed its oc-
cupants
HURT BY NATURAL GAS.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 21.-An ex-
plosion of natural gas in the cellar Of
the building occupied by George w.
Snaman, carpet dealer, 1873 Federal
street, Allegheny, at II o'clock a m.
badly damaged the building and
dangerously injured Mr.. Snaman
and four Others. The gas
had been escaping for several
days and man named Hilbert was
hunting for the leak when the explo-
sion occurred. The Snaman structure
is four stories high and built of iron
and brick The loss will be heavy. At
1915 o'clock the fire was under control.
The frame buildings were saved, but
the Snaman building is total wreck.
The loss will reach 49, 900, 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, wrecking 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 T. 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
go.