The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-02-26
FIRES AND ACCIDENTS.


house was destroyed by fire from an en-
plosion of some kind in the interior. The
Windsor hotel adjoining was also damaged
The opera house was the property of the
Hon. Fred Cook ana cost about $4,000. 1t
is 4 total loss.
An explosion Of natural gas IN Mary
Hubhard's boarding house. Aleg heny, Pa,
wrecked the building and caused the injury
of Mrs. Hubbard. Florence and Mary
Martin, r. McElheren, Nellie Plentz and
Mrs. c. \. Young. An explosion in Andrew
Anderson'S house caused the injury of two
persons. A similar accident set the power
house of the Duquesne Traction Company
on fire, causing a loss of 100000.
A fearful railroad accident occurred i'll
New York city A "shop train" ccnsis1ing
of empty cars, moving through the Fourth
avenue railroad tunnel stopped at Eighty
fifth street Behind it came traiu No 10.
The engineer of the latter train, evidently
unable to see on account Of the fog ran his
engine into the standing coaches. In Il few
moments flames broke out aud while ev-
erything was in terror and confusion. a
third engine crashed into the wreck. The
fire was soon extinguished, and the work Of
rescue began. Six dead bodies have been
found, and seven persons seriously injured
have been removed.
"A Lake Shore freight train ran into an
Erie and Pittsburg freight upon Conneaut
Creek bridge, near Erie, Pa. Tho engineer,
fireman, and brakeman on the Like Shore
train were precipitated into the water.
Sixteen cars and an engine are in the creek.
The dwelling of Mrs. George Calkins
was destroyed by fire at Wellsville. n y,
and a child of Mrs. Cali,ins was burned to
death. Mrs Calkins and three other chill
dren were severely but not fatally burned,
n man and woman registered at the
Prescott House, San Francisco. az Mr.. and
Mr.. Grieve. In the morning both were
found unconscious, having been a1phyiated
by gas.
Joseph Bercance was killed and John
Johnson and Jerry o Donneli seriously in
jured by fall of ore in No. SHAFT Of the
Aurora mine at Ironwood, Mich. Ten car
loads OF ore dropped from the roof without
warning.
AT the Old Lout Mine, Col, snowsIide
took away The boarding house and six men
Three were rescued and three persisted in
the slide. The names of those killed arc
Billy kohler, Tom Kendall. ana William
kerns.
Brown Bros. saloon and restaurant $40, 600
Minnie Brown was suffocated.
The paper mill Of the Thomus Phillips
Company, at Akron. Ohio, one of the con-
Germs in the American paperbag !rust, was
| burned to the ground. Loss, $4,000; in
surance. 100000
| The Frisco River is booming and threat.
| ems to wash the town of G ifton, a. T., away
| The river is rising a foot per hour. II +
| continues six hours at that rate the towr
| will be doomed.
Martha Moore and Sarah Mules, col.
| ored, at Lake Station, Md, were struck by
| an express train and killed. John Dodsor
| was severely injured.
A frightful explosion occurred in thu
| Spring Hill coal mines in Nova Scotia, ant
/ the loss of life is enormous. Miners wht
| have come up say that the levels are blocked
In the locality OF the explosion with larg,
| piles of debris, consisting mainly of tim
| Der knocked out by the terrible force o
the explosion, which was felt above ground
| To add to the horror of the situation, TIN
deadly black damp has made its appearance
| in the mine 1t Is now feared that 125 mel
| and boys are dead. One hundred and sew
| enteen bodies have been recovered. Tn
| death Of most of those brought up is at rib
| uted to damp. Some are not dsfgured an
| look peaceful in death Many of the dea
| and those missing have large families.
| AT Louisville. Ky. Kate Willis. a CIR
| of Il, In crossing the railway track. got he
| foot caught and was unable to extricat
| it before freight train backed down upol
! her. Just as the car reached her she fel
| fiat upon the ground beside tho track am
| saved her life with the loss of her foot Sh
was taken to the hospital. and probably vii
recover.
| "A fatal tenement-house FIRE in Brook
| Ign, the second within week, caused tn
| loss of six lives the ether evening. The fir
originated in the cellar from some unknos
| cause and the flames shot up the dumb
waiter shaft and spread through the build
| ing SO rapidly that six of the unfortunat
occupants were unable to make their es
| cape.
During the foods Of the last few day
| in California five Indians living near Lei
were drowned while attempting to cross
| river.
| AT Philadelphia Frank Holland. aged .
| years, shot and mortally wounded his sister
mistakng her for a burglar.
At Parkersburg, ". Va, fire broke on
In a warehouse in the submerged district
caused by the water Overlooking some lime
1t spread rapidly. and ten houses. includin
four warehouses. were destroyed. The es
timated loss is. 900.