The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10
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Disasters. Accident. and Fatalities.

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Windsor Ont, In their efforts to escape,
Mr.. and Mrs Smith, their sistcr-in-lnw, Mrs.
r. +. Smith. were seriously, II not fatally
burned, and Mrs. G. X. Greer was badly in
iurcd by jumping from window. The
women received their injuries while trying
10 save some money they had forgotten
when the fire broke out.
Two men, Frank Snowdcn and George
Linkhaucr, were run over and killed on the
Pennsylvania Railroad near Wilmerdng,
Pa.
, The east bound passenger train on the
Chicago Cleveland, Cincinnati and st. Louis
Railroad ran into a freight train near Ed
wardsvilc crossing, eight miles from Alton.
The engineer and fireman were killed and
many Of the passengers seriously injured.
An express train on the Big Four road
ran into an open switch at Edwardsyille
Junction, Ill., and collded with freight
train. Edward Hoffman, engineer, and
William Barrett, fireman, both Of Mattoon,
H. were killed, and Samuel Coswell, a
tramp, was fatally injured.
During n terrific wind and rain storm at
Phoenix, Ariz., many frail houses were de-
molished and two Indians were killed by
lightning.
dynamite cartridge concealed in n sheaf
of wheat tore a thrashing machine TO pieces
near Ogden, Utah, and scattered the farm
hands in every direction. Two are believed
to be fatally injured.
A collision at Erie, Pa, of the cast-bound
Chicago and Boston special on the Lake
Shore with a freight, caused the instant
death of Engineer William Welsh and Fire
man Jacob Berkner, both of Buffalo
Stephen Perry, of Cleveland, passenger
was seriously hurt but may recover.
Capital. Labor and Industrial,
At Marquette, Mich, operations at the
Champion Iron Mine were suspended for an
Indefinite period aud the entire force Of GOO
employees discharged The suspension is
due, II is said, to the fact that the company
is unable to market its ore.
At Chicago an agreement between the
officials of the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy and representatives of the employees
of the road, by the terms of which sub
stantial general advance in wages was grant
ed the employees, went into effect Wednes-
day.
The American District messenger boys
went out on strike at New York.
Every department of the Phoenix Iron
Company, Phoenixville, Pa, was started up
Tuesday night for the first time in years
The firm has received number of orders
from Homestead and the works will run
double turn.
Cleveland messenger boys are on strike
Advices from Australia say the miners in
the silver mines at Brikenhill have struck.
All mines are idle, and about 6000 men are
out Of work. The mine owners decided
that getting out ore shall be let by contract
The men refuse to agree to this, and ask
that it be paid for by the day, as at present
The members of Typographical Union
No. 10. Boston, Mass, by vote of POS to
3s2, declared against paying an assessment
Of 10 cents per week for further support of
the printers on strike in Pittsburg Pa.
Typographical Union No. @, of New York
City, took the same action few days since.
John l.. Miller of Quincy Mass granite
firm. whose workmen are on a strike, has
member Frick"
The Carpenters Union of South Bend,
Ind, served notice on all contractors of the
city employing union men that it would re-
fuse to use Carnegie material hereafter.
The Watt Mining Car Wheel Works at
GAINESVILLE, o.. IS idle ON account of the
strike at Homestead, Pa,
Eighty-seven iron and steel companies
have now signed the new Amalgamated
scale.
The Wheeling CIV. Vs) Iron and Steel
Company, a combine composed of the Bel
mont, Benwood and Top Mill companies
has organized by the election of Russell
Hubbard, President. The concern will have
a capital Of over $1,000, 900 and will be the
largest iron and steel concern after the Car
negie's in the Ohio Valley The projectors
of the company state that the combine was
made necessary by the efforts Of the Car
negie Steel Company to crush out its smaller
competitors.
AcompromIse mas peen erected between
the strikers and mill owners at Stevens
Point Wis. The mills have started
The reported trouble at the Studebaker
wagon works at South Bend, Ind, between
the firm and the workmen is denied by the
management.
A large number of the quarrymeu at the
Milestone granite quarries at Mantle Ont,
have gone back to work regardless of the
union, and it is expected the remainder will
do so as soon as places are offered them
The granite cutters, it is thought, will soon
follow suit. The men have been out since
Aayl.
Five hundred miners employed in the
Montana, (W. Ya) mines quit work on O
strike, which promises to be one of the mos
bitterly cpntested ever in the State. Th'
strike y in order to force recognition of tn,