People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-06
CASUALTIES.

Jan. 2-FOur men killed at fire by falling
wall in Nashville, Tenn
Jan 1.-Two engineers and four Italians killed
in collision at Aladdin, H.. Four men killed
in railroad wreck near Asheville, n. c.
Jan. 6-FOur persons killed and six seriously
wounded at Fayettsville Ca, during cyclone
Jan. 7-Fifty-six men killed and many others
fatally injured in a mine explosion at krebs, l.
t.. Five men killed by explosion Of boiler at
Boiling. Ala
Jan S-Four men killed by boiler explosion
at Chicago. zee. John Gutter, wife and five chill
dren persisted by wrecking Of house boat near
Paducah, Ky.
Jan. ll-Five passengers killed and others
fatally injured in a wreck near Charlottesville,
Ind
Jan. 1S-Five men killed by explosion at the
Phoenix powder mill near CeredO W. Va.
Jan. l9-Sleighing party run down by an en-
gine al crossing near St Louis, killing nine men,
Jan. 2l-Tweuty persons killed by burning of
National Surgical institute a. Indianapolis Ind.
Jan. 2S-Engineer, fireman and three brake
men klled by explosion Of engine at Newcastle
Pa. Two Hungarian miners killed and seven
fatally injured by dynamite explosion at Honey
brook, Pa.
Feb. 7-Seventeen persons persisted in fire at
Hotel Royal, New York
Mar. l-Seven men killed in railway collision
in Milwaukee, caused by misplaced switch
Mar. -four men killed by boiler explosion
in Farrells sawmill at LOngview, Tex.
Mar. Five men killed in freight train wreck
on Missouri Pacific in western suburb OF St.
Louis
Mar. 2l-Seven persons killed at East Jor.
dan, Mich, by boiler explosion -Four men
killed, two fatally injured by boiler explosion in
81 Louis. House Ofman named Leahy burned
near Springfield, MINI, and five OF his children
Apr, During storm in Chicago, a new
brick building was blown overo three dwelling
houses, killing nine persons. Four men killed
by explosion in dynamite factory at Besse-
mer, Ala. Sixty persons lost their lives in the
cyclone in Kansas
Apr. Six raftsmen drowned at Lock No. 6
on Kentucky river. Seven persons burned 10
death during fire at Fort Madison, Ia. -Four
persons killed in railway wreck near Wauke-
sha, Wis
Apr lO-Two hundred and fifty persons
drowned and over 5000 made homeless by the
floods in Mississippi
Apr l3-Moosic powder mil near Scranton.
Pa, blew up killing nine employees
Apr H-John LangtOne his wife and IL Chill.
dren drowned in flood in Marengo county, Ala.
Apr lS-SeVen men killed by explosion at
American Forcite Powder Company works near
Mount Arlington, N. ],
Apr 28-Six persons lost their lives by the
burning OF Central theater in Philadelphia.
May 5-An express train went through n
bridge into rayine near Dumas, Mo-, and seven
persons were killed
May 9-W a. Wilkins wife and five children
smolhered to death by caying in Of dugout at
Anthony, Kan.
May lO-Forty-three men killed by explosion
Of gas in mine No Of the Northern Pacific
Coal Company at ROslyn, Wash.
May h-ln collision on the Big Four rail.
NJ -
At the Aconda mine in Butte, Mont, a cave-in
caused the loss Of II lives
May lS-Sioux City, Ia, swept BY food;
about % persons drowned. Ten persons
drowned by capsiZing OF boat at Morrillton. Ark
May 20-Sixteen negroes drowned in the food
near Pine Bluffs, Ark. Thirteen persons
killed in railroad wreck near Goodman Ark.
May 2o-Six persons drowned by bursting Of
waterSpout over Kinsman O.
MayS-Townsof Hollendel, Chicot Citv Rad
Fork and PendletOn entirely swept away bv
HOODS from the White and Arkansas rivers in
Arkansas. Fifty or more persons killed by
cyclone that passed over Wellington, Kan.
May 2S-Seyen persons al Harper, Kan, and
i've at Argonia killed by cyclone
June S-Four men drowned BY sinking Of
steamboat IN river at Van Buren,, Ark -. Sew.
eral persons killed In tornado at Reading Pa
June l3-Fourteen OF the Boston's crew Killed
By explosion OF shells al Mare Island navy ward
in San Francisco. =. Several persons killed nv
hurricane in Chicago; property des troyed val.
ued at over SSU9, 900
June l5-Twenty-threc men killed by falling
OF bridge across Licking river between Ooyiug.
ton ana Newport KY. Five persons drowned
at Napoleonville. La. =
June l6-At least 70 persons killed by cyclone
mat swept over jackson, Martin, Faribault
freeoorn, Blue Earth, Mower and Fillmorf
counties, MINI. --'-'O''
June lS-Fifty persons injured, some fatally
by explosion OF powder at ParmleysviIle. XIV
-Four men killed by the wreckine of a7train
which ran into drove of cattle near Glad
June 70 Several persons killed during s,oru
OF wind and rain near Olewein, Ia
June 2f-Thirteen persons killed by the crash
ing together OF two sections Of train al Har
rishnrg Pa.
June @-Five persons killed by explosion a
the Oonsumers iron works in New Orleans.
June Ss-Fiye passengers kledin 0 railya,
collision at Atheimer, Ark. IL
July 2-Five men killed ii railway wrecl
near Wabash, Ind
July Six persons killed in a series Of ey
passions at the Giant Powder Co. s works A
Highland, Cal .
\. July l2-Cyclone striking lake at Peoria III
capalzed excursion steamer with party from
WILL twenty OF more OF whom were drowned
July 2S-Fifteen men killed by gas explosioI
In colliery near Potisville, Pa
July 2S-Family Of nine persons persisted in
nood following cloudburst at Long Run. w. Va
July 26-Seven persons killed, many buiidinC
wrecked by sewer explosion in ST Louis
July Sl-Slx boys drowned near Arlin. XIV. h
upsetting boat in the river
Aug 6-F)ur members Of family NAMED NJ,
lntyre and their cook died at Buena Vista XIV
from eating cabbage cooked In some unknoyr
manner with poisonous snake.
Aug ga man and wife and their forr chi
dren killed by being dragged over precipice n
runaway team near Guthrie, OF. :. Foiir nov
drowned'at Council Bluffs, Ia. while-bathing
Aug ll-Fre men killed by falling stone VA,
Aug l6-Six persons killed in railroad acc
dent near Coshocton, O. fff FaI
Aug. 26-Four children named Wilson fatal
bitten by rattlesnakes near Athens. Ca
Aug. H-Six persons killed in railroad wrec
near Barrett, MINI
Aug. 3l-On the steamer Moravia which a,
rived at New York from Hamburg 2 death
from cholera occurred