The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-25
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Disasters. Accidents and fatalities.

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OF the shaft in the Union mine lie was ter.
ribly crushed, having struck ON his head,
snd lived but n short time.
Lightning struck the houseo W r. Bailcy
nt Denton, Tex, and killed his 5-year.od
daughter while she was asleep.
Mike Michel, while returning home from
Waveily Iowa, during heavy storm drove
histcam oil u small bridge and was drown.
cd.
Ringing Brothers circis train was wreck
ed near Atchison Kan, aud two persons
Were killed
Nelson Packard, Martin Woodward and
mn old fisherman named Be'mhon, were
drowned in the Blue river at crete, Neb.,
Monday. Bcimhon was rowing across the
riverand his boat was caught in the current
and carried over the dam Packard and
Woodward were in mill and jumped in,oa
boat below the dam and tired 20 assist him,
but their boat was caught in an eddy and
dashed 10 pieces.
by the capszing of a boat on the Dowdle
place, Merrilton, Ark. Hamp Wilson, color
cd four women aud five children were
drowned
destructive tornado swept over the
western part of Hamilton county, Ohio
Wednesday afternoon. Houses, barns and
trees were evelcd and several people ser-
ously injured,
Mrs Benjamin Van Laden, Of lroquols,
Mich, sacrificed her life in rescuing her six
children from their burning home.
At Fairfield Cal, Joyce's hotel was total
ly destroyed by fire. Two lives were lost
one man, a blacksmith from Red Blun,
named Charles Bailey, and n section man
named James Linn, Of San Francisco.
An engine and - cars were deraied near
GAINESVILLE o.. ON the Il. a. .. Railway. The
engineer and fireman jumped but were
fatally injured.
The factory of the Aetna Pyrotechnc
company, Hartford, Conn, blew up and six
people were killed. The bodies Of j. l., H.
Sibley, paymastcr; Emma Tarbox, Emma
Trcgun2, and Maggie Capen were recovered.
Two bodies are still in the ruins. A number
of persons were seriously injured.
Capital. Labor and irdu-irini,
AT a meeting Of tanners of New York
State last week it was decided 90 shut down
for 60 days. All the principal tanneries
numbering about l2O, will be affected. The
reason given for the shutdown is over pro-
,luction and dull trade
one Of the greatest labor troubles that
New England has ever been afflicted with is
now in fun progress 1t is in the granite
trade. All of the granite hrms have closed
tb.ir ,vnrlyu ,N "a p,pnart.sl t,r MT
mainly because the workmen would not
consent to have all agreements between en-
ployer and employe date each year from
January l. instead of from May /, as has
been the custom. A conservative estimate
places the number of locked.out quarrymen
at 10000 They live mainly IN Boston,
Quincy, Monson, Rockport and Milford,
Mass Concord, y. H.; Hwalowell, Water.
VILE Clark's Mills and Portland, Me- Barre,
VT Westerly, Il. !,
The building business in New York is
completely prostra,ed by the strike Of the
granite workers in New England. 1t is es.
timated that fully $1,000 men are ont Of
work.
About 100 Chicago granite cutters struck
to help their fellow-w orkmen in the East.
Philadelphia granite cutters have struck
against handling non-union granite from
New England.
Two hundred and fifty lathers struck nc
Philadelphia Cor q 70 per 1000 la,hs and
two-thirds of the boss plasterers compiled
with the demands.
From May . to May ls, 293 contract
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ing the United States at New York.
Another meeting OF the striking Durham
coal miners was held at London, A vote
was taken on the question of resuming
work, but majority Of the delegates voted
in favor Of continuing the strike. This strike
has now been going on for over two months,
and the greatest suffering exists, not only
nu.ong the miners themselves, hut among
the factory hands, iron-workers and Others
whose places Of work have been closed in
consequence Of the impossibility of procur-
ing fuel.
Local Assembly s430, Knights of Labor
New York, and the New York State Engi-
neers' Society, passed resolutions protesting
against the action OF the labor leaders in
calling out GO,OUO granite quarrymen on ac-
count of an alleged grievance OF six granite
block cutters.
Many plssterers, hodcarriers and brick.
layers Of Pittsburg are striking and build
ing as q consequence, is delayed The build
ing trades have three strikes on hand and q
suits for injunctions,
The street car drivers at New Orleans went
out on strike because the companies refus
ed to recognize the uncn,
Governor Flower, of New York, has sign
ed an important bill governing the working
hours on steam surface railroads ia New
York State. The new law provides that nj
such corporatiop shall permit or require an,
conductors, engineers, trainmen who hav,
worked "a hours to go again on duty unit
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