The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-16
FIRES AND ACCIDENTS.

At Goshen. Ind, while fishing. Lizzie
Yeakel aged Is. had n faintng spell, and
falling into the river. was drowned IN three
feet Of water.
"A man named Purcell was struck by II
locomotive on the Pennsylvania Railroad
near New Brunswick, y. j.. and his body
thrown on the telegraph wires, where it re-
manned until taken down by u lineman.
The Miles Park NJ. T. Sunday School of
Cleveland gave an excursion to Oak Point.
Isabel and Ella Henderson. aged rc>pec-
lively % and IL years, aud John Storkman,
aged 81, We're drowned while boat riding.
flames Frnncll was kilcl near Wichita.
Kan. by Ii 'r>e suffering from hydrophobia.
The animal seized him with its teeth, shook
HIM and traInplcd him to death.
AT Empor;a. Kan, Tom Fl;.miig'S liv-
cry stable and twenty-five head of horses
were burned. Many of the horses were
valuable. animals. owned by citizens, who
were boarding there. The amount OF the
loss has not been e>tisated.
AT Helena. Mont, a furious storm. par
taking Of the nature of cloudhurst, o.
Cured In the house of Elmer f. IInnna.
the stock Of q loaded Winchester rifle was
shattered. the metal being melted. but not
cartridge was exploded.
A horrible railroad accident occurred
at Aspen Junction. eighteen miles west of
Aspen. Cot. the Midland Road \
special train. composed Of baggage Car
and enc passenger coach. was returning to
Aspen fir ,m Glenwtod Spr rings. The pa>Son-
ger coach contained about thirty persons.
mostly Aspen people, The train WAS backing
from the water-tank to the switch TO the As
pen track. where a road engine was run ont
of the railroad round house. and the rear
end of the passenger train hit the check
valve on The side Of the boiler, which cx-
hauSted the hot steam into the broken end
Of the passenger car. >calding thirteen
passengers five men. seven women, and
one child. Seven are dead aud It l. thought
others will die. The car was thrown from.
the track. All possible was done to relieve
tho suTerngs of the unfortunate rassen-
gers.
At Columbia Park. Chicago. John
McNcf and Miss Lucy Kaiser were drowned
while boat riding. They were attending at
A. O. L. ". picnic. In Calumet Lake.
near Pullman. Henry Campbell and Leslie
Young. boys, wera drowned; and in an cX-
cavatioa which had filled by drainage.
young August Maraysta met his fate.
Near Brucevillc. Ind, two men were
of men had gathered on the farm OF John
Starter to spend tho day in thrashIng, when
the boiler exploited. John Flick in
stantly killed, the entire side of his head
being blown off. Richard Price was 50
badly hurt that he will die. The other iu-
jured men are: Newton Baker. scaIdcd
Charles Gcbson, scaided and bruised: Her
man Milburn. scaldcd; Richard Slaughter,
scaldcd William Coon. scaldcd.
Near Somerset. Ky. while Larkin Jones
| and his wife were walking arros, n railway
| bridge a passenger train came upon them
| Jones jumped $50 feet Gown into the creek
| and received injuries from which he died
| His wife was struck by the train aui in
| stantiy killed.
| AT Reeves & Co. ) cracker mandatory
| at Columbus. Ind. four men we're in the
| elevator in the third story when it caught
| When loo-encd it fell fortv-oue feet. Jane:
| Bronson was instantly killed and the other
| three men were fatally iniurc |.