The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-09
FIRES AND ACCIDENTS.

During che last ten daHS over lu.UUU
acres OF grain feed, and timber land have
been burned within ten miles of Milton.
Cal. No opini IN can be formed as to the
damage likely to be caused by the fire.
The heat for n few days past has exceeded
that OF any former years.
A most terrific hail storm visited the
southwestern portion OF Madison County,
Iowa. For a distance Of about fifteen miles
long and from one TO six miles wide the
crops a~e totally destroyed. Corn fields
are as barren as ne road. Hay is pounded
into the ground. Not IA green blade OF any
sort is left A binding rain and wind
storm added greatly to the diaster Sew
eraI barns were destroyed. Trees were
uprooted. Chickens and other small
animals were Ie,ed to death by
the hail. Many farmers in the fated dis
trict are seeking aid ana begging for work.
this being the second failure OF crops.
Later reports from the scene Of the storm
In Audubon and Shelby Counties increase
the damage to the crops. The hailstorm
totally ruined many fields Of wheat, oats
and rye. The track OF the cyclone at Gray,
Audubon County. Is about half a mile wide
and tore up everything in its path. No
fatalities.
In Chicago Peter Becker. John Naugh-
ton and John Newman drove up to the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy tracks at
st. Louis avenue. There was no danger
signal and Becker. who was driving. unhcs-
itatingly started to cross the tracks.
Becker drove lcisurely. when he and his
companions were alarmed by the roar of
train. and looked down the track t. see
passcn err No. 12l close on them and coming
at q rapid speed Becker drew his whip.
the an nal plunged forward AMI the men
were apparently ont Of danger At this
critical moment the gateman either lost his
head or was gui ty OF the groSsest Careless
ness lie drop ed tho gates. They We're
caught like rats in trap. Men. horses
and buggy were thrown In all directions.
The horse was instantly killed and the
buggy reduced to spinters. Becker cannot
recover. and Naughton is probably fatally
| wounded. Newman was thrown fully twenty
feet. but his injuries are not considered
dangerous. Tho gateman decamped.
--Shewalter & Croninger's stave factory
in Hartford City, Ind. was burned. Loss
| on buildings and machinery $4,000. and
stock $1,000; insurance, $4,000. Trains OF
the Fort Wayne Road could not pass the
burning factory. and transfers were made.
| At Oshkosh, Wis. small boys built hon
| fire: sparks set lu!uber afrc. and about
| $4,000 worth was consumed. At Toledo.
Ohio, Are destroyed the large book and job
| printing establishment Of the T. II. +.
| Wade Company. Loss $50. 900: nearly COW
| cred by insurance.
| Freight train No. 30 on the Omaha Line
| came I'm collision with a work train near
| Mendoza. MINI. The freight was derailed
| and thirty OF Its cars destroyed by fire.
| The loss to the Omaha Company in burned
| freight is figured at $50. 900.
| The aThunderbolt." the Erie roads east
| bound Chicago New York train. was stand
| ing at the station at Ravenna. Ohio, hav-
| ing trouble with the coupling of q special
| excursion car from Findlay. Ohio carrying
forty glass workers returning to Corning.
n. Y. A fagman failed to signal fast
freight following. and In the rear
| end collision which ensued twenty-onc
| people we're killed and thirty injured, five
| of the killed being from Bro oklyn. n Y.
| and the balance are from Corning. Eight
miles west Of Charl, ston. W. Va. "A train on
the kanawha and Michigan road went
through a burning trestle. and of nearly
eighty passengers on board thirteen were
killed outright. six fatally hurt. and all
but one OF the Others less seriously Injured.
They were excursioni>ts the United
| American Mechanics from Charleston
| At the crossing of the Northwestern Road
| with the Madison street cable line. In Chi
| cago, u switch engine smashed into 4 hers
car, killing one passenger. fatally injnrinl
| two. aud seri pu-ly woundin, three others.
Two barns belonging tn William G.
| Weaver. a farmer living near SheIbyvillc
| Ind, were destroyed by FIRE with their con-
| tents. Loss, 81. 900; insurance, 81. 200.
At Bril- Island, Mimi, James Cuvian'.
children ate pois nous roots which they
> found ou the prairie. Two are dead, ant
the third will not live long.