Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-03-13
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and MiddIe states.

AMOS DAVIS. accountant for n. d. Chase
& Co.. lumber dealers at HaverhDl, Mass: ;,
committed suicide. He had a severe attack
Of la grippe.
A JUDGMENT for 1890. 900 against the Ken
| lucky Union Land Company, at Louisville,
KY, has been obtained by j. r. Todd g.
Co., of New York City.
TIE fire in the weave shed OF the Renfrew
Manufacturing Company at North Adams
Mass. entirely destroyed the shed with the
mac Iinery, stock, etc, entailing loss OF
fully 100000.
EDWARD II. MOORE. Of Machiasport, Me-,
as member Of the State Board Of Agricul-
ture, was gored to death by bull IN bis
barn.
A DISASTROUS explosion occurred near
Wilkesbarre, Penn, in the Nottingham Col
liery. Reese Jones, Thomas Jones, John Nc
Raney and Polander were fatally burned.
The damage to the colliery was consider
able.
J. WEIsER BUCHEB, son-in-law and confi-
dental manager Of Ira /. Clement, one OF
the wealthiest and foremost business men OF
Northumberland County, Penn, is default
er to the extent OF from $4,000 to SO,OJO.
AARON ScHwENK. aged eighty, of Norris
town. Penn, was found dead, lying across a
red hot stove at his home, the flesh roasted
to crisp. He was a cripple, and fell on the
stove.
The fruit preserving and cam ng estab-
lishment of the 7. ]. o. Schimmel Preserv-
ing Company, Philadelphia, Penn, was
burned. The loss on stock is estimated at
$50, 600 and on building $4,000.
GovERyOR HILL, of New York, refused
another requisition Of Governor Bulkeley, OF
Connecticut, calling him an usurper.
THE Coroners jury IN the New York City
tunnel accident returned a verdict holding
the directors and officers OF the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad re-
sponsiole for the deaths OF the six persons
who were killed in the accident. Warrants
were issued for the arrest OF ell the officers
and directors Of the road, VINO include
Chauncey NJ. Depew and William Rocke-
feller
THE Hartford passenger and freight line
steamer City Of Richmond was burned at
her pier, in New York City, causing loss Of
over SlOO,O OOO Almost by a miracle all but
two of the crew escaped. The killed were
Ha,sey Hall, colored, officers waiter; Samuel
Lambert, night watchman.
THE long strike of the coal miners Of the
Monongahela Valley of Pennsylvania has
strike was one OF tie longest and most de-
termined ever known in that section IT
lasted ten weeks, and the 900 miners lost IN
wages alone, over 81, l,OOO,OyD
AN epidemic of measles mas broken out at
Plymouth. Penn. Four died in one house
AN unknown man presented a chec6 for
$500, which had been raised from s25, at
the Duquesne Bank Pittsburg Penn, got
the money and disapp Jared before the fraui
was discovered.
CHAUYcEY NJ DEPEw, President CLARK
and Director Joseph Park of the New York,
New Haven AMI Hartford Railroad Com
pany. surrendered themselves in New York
tity on warrants issued for their arrest by
Coroner Levy, charging them with homi.
eide in accordance with the verdict found
by the Coroner's jury in the tunnel accident
cases. Each gave SIS 900 bail.
A FLY wheel burst in the Weldy Powder
Mills. at Tamaqua Penn, causing the COM
plete de,tru ,tion Of the engine house. John
Kepler and Jerre Long were struck by flying
Dieces of the wheel and killed
ATan auction sale Of rare books AMI
manuscripts in New YorS, q copy OF the
Gutenberg Biole-the first book printed
from movable type-brought Sl4sJl