Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-14
Aug. 7-Eleven persons killoa by railroad col.

excursion barge falling on them at Cold
Aug, ss-sixty-one lives lost and 20 persons
injured by collapse. OF two buildings in Park
Place, New York city.
Aug 2s-Forty persons killed in railroad
wreck near Statesville, N. c..
explosion at White Pigeon. Mich. ''-''i''
Sep 9LNine persons fatally poisoned at din
road wreck near Beaver Brook. Col
Sep l6..Several persons killed by caving In
Of coal mines near Dubar. Pa
Sep. 23-Several persons killed in railroad
wreck at Smyrna. Ga.
bomb at Newark. n Nine persons killed
in railroad wreck at McKims siding, Pa.
Oct SFo1r persons drowned wi at Mempni IS
colliery at Glen Carbon, Pa. Eight persons
killed and ten injured by boiler explosion on
Oct. 16-Four persons. three newspaper men.
killed in railroad wreck at Crete. Ill
at MayviIie N. B.. killing sig men 49, Thirty
six men reported drowned at Gloucester. Mass.
Oct. 2S-F'our men killed and five fatally in
jured by powder explosion at Great Falls,
Mont. Five men killed in railroad wreck at
Glenwood. MINI.
wreck at Taopi. MINI. -. Twenty persons
drowned by burning Of Mississippi excursion
Nov. Eighteen men killed by falling o.
cage in Anaconda mine at Butte. Mont
Of Nov sFoIr killed by running TI away
killed and six injured by mine explosion at
Nanticoke, Pa. Six men killed in railroad
Nov l2-Four persons killed and several in
jured in railroad wreck at Jackson, Tenn.
Nov I4-Seven men killed by explosion on
tow boat at Dixmont, Pa Five persons
burned to death in building at Columbus, o.
house in Brooklyn.
Nov l9-Three children partially devoured by
wolves at New Brighton. Mimi
Nov. SO-Oeven persons killed and 20 others
badly injured in railroad collision Flint &
Pere Marquette road near Toledo.
Dec. 5-Nine men killed and three fatally in
jured at fire in ST. Paul.
Dec. 1S-Six men fatally injured by explosion
and two injured by boiler explosion at Ridge
vile, Ind.
monia tank at Kansas City. Mo. - Eleven per-
sons killed. six fatally injured in collision on
the New Yorl. Central road
Dec. 26-Four persons persisted in incendiary
fire in Goldsboro. N. c.
Dec. es-Four men frozen to death near Gary
S. D :. Four persons fatally injured in railroad
wreck in Brooklyn. N. Y.
Dec. 29-Four men killed in collision near
By fang large bndng in aeay
CRIME.
SOME OF THE MORE ATROCIOUS MURDERS.
Jan. 3-Four residents of Gainesville. W.
Va, killed in a drunken row.
Jan. 14-Chief OF Police Hawley of Denver
Col, fatally shot Harley Mccoy who returned
Jan. l7-Five men killed by masked men at
Interchangeable. Mont -. William Nair shot
his wife and himself at Upton. Ind; jealousy
Jan. 19-FOur persons, all cOlOred poisoned
at Lexington, Ky.
Feb -Four negroes killed and several ia
tally wounded by striking miners in Walker
county, Ala. Mrs. Henry Wysong killed her
self and her two children at Horton, Kan, pow
erty
Feb 21-William McCubin killed his wife,
his hired man and himself at Leigh, Neb. ; jeal-
ousy
Feb 24-In a fight with pistols on the streets
OF Columbus, O., between n. j. Elliott and A.
c. Osborn, the latter was mortally wounded,
1r,of dor
Mar. 9-Mrs. Sarah Belknap killed her two
little daughters and herself at Darden Tenn.
his wife, his little daughter and himself; jeal-
! ousy.
Mar. 1a-Peter Hecker killed his wife and
himself at Albany N. Y. Ten men were
shot at dance at Kiigore, KY.
Mar. 14-Eleven Italians, acquitted of the
the parish prison at New Orleans by mob.
Mar. 2S-In q theater at Spokane Falls,
| the performers. Mabel Debabian and Carrie
Apr at Bowermont N D., Fred Bartlett
shot three men and killed himself revenge.
Apr. 10-Mrs. Andrew Dali. at Herman. Neb,
killed her two children and herself while in
sane.
| Apr. 20-Mrs. Frank r. Hyde killed her two
children and herself at Sioux Falls, S. D.
Apr. 2l-John Lutman killed one man, fatally
wounded another and then killed himself dur
! ing quarrel at Oldtown. Md
utV psbsrifrs at TIniontown on a tir1 Gep
| killed and many of both parties wounded
May Zone man killed. two mortally and 10
seriously wounded in riot between Italian and
American workmen at Pine Creek, w. Va.
Two striking brickiayers killed and 10 injured
| in riot between strikers and colored laborers
at Denver Col.
May 26-Mrs. Christian henderson killed her
four children and herself at Harlan. Ia
June 23-Walter G. Shaw killed his daughter
two young men and himself at Beverly Mass
June 24-Mrs. John Larson drowned her
| three children at Troy, Wis: insanity.
July 1O-Three persons beaten to death by an
insane negro near Olmsted. Ill.
.JutV 15-Tlree children and mother of
Newberry murdered by robbers at joshua Tex.
July 21-Mrs. Thomas Lochridge killed her
Tenn.
July 25-Negro tramp killed Nathan Conway,
his wife ana two sons near Paris KY. neigh
| bors caught murderer and shot him
Aug. Italian laborers murdered family of
seven persons near CattleSburg, Va.
Aug. 14-Six men killed in fight at Lake
Aug. ss-Three persons killed in street fight
Sep 1S-J P. Montgomery killed his sweet.
heart, Miss May Adams and himself at Wood
land. Cal Two editors killed in street duel
Sep 19-An insane woman drowned her two
children and herself at Sioux Falls. s. D.
Sep. 24Ex-Gov. MOrehouse, Of Missouri
committed suicide at his home in Marysville
Sep 25-Elijah Watt killed his sweetheart
AT Quincy, KY. Thomas Carr killed his wife,
| his sister-in- law. his mother-in-law and him
Oct. sat walla Walla, Wash, Fritz Form
killed his wife, wounded his mother-in-law and
shot himself
Oct. 14-Ray F. Burke shot his aunt, Mrs.
Frank Burke, and himself at Lima, o.
Oct: 17-Nesr McGregor. Ia: Henry Hahn
killed Mr.. Otto and his brother William.
Oct. 29-Five men killed in riot at Farmers
Alliance meeting In Buckpor:. Ark.
Nov. 23-John Hellinger. 1T-yearold boy,
killed in Irize-fight in New York.
Nov. 3D.. c. Thomas, of Marshalltown, Ia.
shot and killed John Hockridge, and then him
elf.
Dec. 5-Henry L. Norcross, money crank
threw q bomb in Russell Sage's Office in New
York city killing himself and a clerk and in
juring Mr. Sage and five others. Prof W. H
McC1b5ins, of Maysville. Ark. killed his wife
and then himself: jealousy.
Dec. 12-MiSS A. 81. Bruce, Frank Puckwood,
Mrs L. d. Hatch and her little son found MUIR
dered near New Smyrna Fla.
Dec. 13-John Miller, while drunk fatally
wounded his wife, then killed himself by shoot
ing at Mount Olive. Iii.
Dec. 23-Nicho as Fox shot his wife. then
cut his throat with a razor at Omaha Neb.
Dec. 2l-William Rhades MORALLY wounded
his divorced W lie and then committed Suidide.
shot Eda Rutzer, because she rejected his at
tenti0nS, and then committed suicide.
Dec. 25-Fourteen United States soldiers
were killed in an engagement with an armed
force of GarZa's followers near CarriSO. Tex.
Dec. 26-Bob Sims and six followers ynched
by mob in Choctaw county, Ala.
Dec ga three year-o old child diSrobed and
placed in a tub OF ice-cold water and afterwards
whipped fatally at Little Rock. Ark.
Dec. 29-Marion and Dave Beatty and Gwyn
Bowden shot and killed By Ed. Harris in Fem
treSs county, Tenn.
FIRES.
Jan. s-Block of buildings. including two
theaters in New YORK; loss $500 OOO
Jan. 3-One-half the town OF Columbus, o.