Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-10-24
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

ANNA HILKowsKA was burned to death b.
the explosion of lamp in a New York tene
ment house.
ALICE WELSH, aged 81, was struck by an
electric motor car in Columbus, Ohio, and in
stantly killed.
MRS. ELIZABETH f. ToRRENCE, of Chi
cago, was thrown from her Garage and sus-
tanned injuries which resulted fatally.
DE-. JOSEPH BENSON, confined in the county
Jail at Casper. Wyoming, for drunkenness, set
fire TO the building and was burned to death.
CJoHN LAND. farmer who livel II miles
southeast of Topeka, Kansas, was found dead,
in his hfg yard, horribly mutilate4 by hogs.
1T is reported that several millions of bush
els of wheat in Northwestern Minnesota and
North Dakota have been des royed by the
rains.
Az earthquake was felt at San Francisco.
No damage was done. Two shocks were felt
at Petaluma the first al 4:3l 4. NJ. aud the
secon !, a much Ii liter one att.
Four children found railroad cap in one
of the str, cts of Harrisburg, Pa. One little
girl had two holes in her head" boy will
lose two fingers and the 9TH, two are eriously
burned.
ARTHUR SMALL, Daniel Crockwell aul an
unknown man were killed, and George Mem
ger was badly hurt in a freight wreck on the
New York.
BY the explosion Of the boiler of locomo-
tive in the Kansas City Railway shops near
st. Paul, Minnesota IL machnists were in
iured, John J. Cloney an John May prob
ably fatally.
ONE ofthe boilers in the heading factory of
a. Il. Coleman, at Upton, Indiana, explcd ed
dcmolishing the building and injuring nearly
fifty men arr boys who were at work in l.
rV,-n, thor tnl RI
ALEXANDER GooDALE and Herman Kits
farmers, living near Little Fails New York
were drowned in the Erie Canal. near that
place. 1t is be ieved the men drove of the
bank into the canal.
WHILE Charles Betz. aged is years, was
cleaning n revolver at Reading, Penna., he
playfully pointed the " apon NJ his brother
Alvin, aged 6, when it was discharged, killing
the latter instantly.
HEAD-ENp collision of freight trains on
the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad, north
OF Shakopee. Minnesota, resulted in the kill
ing of Fireman tn mas Rogers. The en-
gineer and the other fireman escaped by
jumping.
A DESPATCH from Montreal says that it is
OR, atty AIRED that during the coming winter
Montreal will suffer a repe itioi of the small
pox epidemic of 1885 Already 40 cases have
been reported from various parts Of the pro-
vince, and it is felt that only extreme care can
save the city.
JAMES SrEEBE, aged years. died of hydro
phobia, in L izlbeth, Wv Jersey He was
deerious at times and had spasm< but died Of
exhaustion, without any OF the narrowing
symptoms common TO the malady. An au-
topsy was held in the presence of IL physi-
clans. The condition Of the brain indicated
hydrophobia. Portions OF the brain and spine
were taken TO New York for analysis. The
boy was hiiten Sunday ten weeks ago.
A DESPATCH from San Antonio, Texas, says
taat d. z. Newcomer, United 5 ates Immi-
grant Inspector. just returned from visit TO
Pedras NegrHs, Mexico, states that there is
great destiiaiion among The lower asses in
the States Of Chihuahua aud Durango; that
some ofths poop e who have been given en-
loyment on The raj ad extension between
Tarreon and Durango received rom p 10 80
cents day, and tina, hundreds Of the Peep
suhsist entirely on the maguay plant.