The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-12-21
WRECKS ON THE RAIL

ONE FATAL AND ONE SERIOUS
ACCIDENT.
Scenes CT Horror at the COllapsing of al
Ohio River Bridge-Mercedes Flows
Finally Commits suicide-Trichinp In
American Hams.
The fourth span Of the Louisville (Ky.)
aud Jacksonville Und) bridge. In course
OF erection, fell Friday morning. and
many lives were lost. The shocking
accident was Witnessed by men employed
along the river front and on the boats ply
Ing up and down the river The ferry
company at once sent two boats to as
sist In securing tho bodies OF the dead
and dying, and rescuing the workmen still
alive. Tho injured we're taken to tho
Louisville City Hospital at the rate Of
about ono q minute. Many women we're In
tho thrOngs, and 1t was apparent there
were present the wives and children OF
those who had gone down to death. The
patrol wagons were kept busy and the
guards we're assisted by the fire depart =
ment In carrying Off tho victims The
wagons could not go to and from the hos.
pital fast enough to receive those taken
from the river The officers OF the Major
Mckenzie. the Governments boat, attrib-
ute tho accident to the giving away OF the
girders. due to faulty mechanism.
The West Brownsville express on tho
pittsburg. Virginia and Charleston Rail-
way was wrecked at GAS a. NJ. at Bamford
station, forty five miles from Pttsburz
1t is reported that twenty to thirty per-
sons were injured. mono fatally. The en-
tire train OF engine. baggage car and three
coaches was thrown from the track by a
largo stone which fell from the hillside
upon the rails Immediately in front OF the
train, which was running at a high rate OF
speed The night express safely preceded
the Brownsville express by fifteen min
uteS
"A wreck occurred on the New York and
Pennsylvania. about six miles north OF
Dunkirk. N. Y, at p m. on Friday. re-
sulting In the loss Of eight lives and the
injury Of others The vest bound passeD-
ger train that leaves Buffalo at $3.50 .. M.
ran over trestle near Sheridan crossing.
which had been weakened by f1ooda The
trestle bore up when the engine passed
over. but succumbed directly after. pre-
smoker into tho creek. The other cars
crowded them down and helped to crush
them and their occupanta unatoly.
the wreck did not catch fre
Mercedes Plows. Of Chicago. it is re.
ported, died In convent In Mon
treal. Friday. She was but 16 years OF
age and was the daughter OF Mrs olivia
Plows and a sister Of Edward Plows, a can
dy manufacturer OF Chicago It IL stated
that the girl committed suicide. but this
cannot be substantiated. as the authorities
of the convent refuse to discuss the mat.
ter. Mercedes Flows attempted suicide
with her sister Ola at the Leland Hotel.
Chicago. May 4 last She was resuscita-
ted. but the drugs which the girls had
taken proved fatal to Ola, who died the
next day. The two girls went to the hotel
April % and registered us Miss O-me and
Miss Varguave OF New York. They
were we'll supplied with baggage
and made favorable appearance.
Nothing strange was noticed until the
morning OF May 4. when the cham ber-
maid was unable to enter the room. as was
customary. She notified the hotel man
ayers and tho door was forced OPEN The
two girls were found unconscious on the
bed. In spite Of the work OF the doctors
Ola. the elder Of the girls. died Mercedes.
after being dangerously i'll for some days,
recovered.
There has been discovered in a con
sixnment OF 100 American hams received
AZ the Berlin Central Market one that was
infected with trichinm The ham had been
salted but not smoked. 1t is thought tina,
u number OF trichin;p are still alive. An
expert Is making an examination.
down the upper part OF the court house at
Bowling Green. Ohio. preparatory to til,
erection of II new building. were precipi-
tated to the floor below by the collapse OF
floor Four Of them. James Hughes, Mel.
son Stanton Elmer living. and Fred Alb
lott. were seriously injured. Hughes will
die. rs sever rib, were broken from hi.
spine and he is injured internally
&C. F. Throchmorton. clerk OF the Lo-
gausport Und.) water works board, T.
short in his accounts So, 900 and has re
signed.
The Indiana Supreme Court has de.
cided that the owner OF property ad jacen
to u saloon can recover for damages caused
by its presence
In the first Of the Roby cases at Grow.
Point, Ind. Martin Costello was fount
guilty OF prize lighting and sentenced t,
two years in the penitentiary and to pay 1
fine OF S.
Receiver Becker. Of tho Mitchell Ranl
at Milwaukee. has sued Ferdin aud Schles
niger to secure possession OF the latter
palatial residence schlesinSer's indebted
ness to the bank Is 500. 200.
Dispatches from Soznovka, Russia
state that q fatal collision has occurred
near that place In which fourteen peopi
we're killed outright while half u hundred
Others were seriously injured.
The steamship Gellert lies at ancho
three miles south Of Sandy Hook lightship
with her propeller shaft broken The Gel
iert is from Mediterranean ports Tn
New York aud Cuba Nail Steamship Com
pany's steamer City OF Washington. Cap
tain hurley. from Mataazas via Havana
for New York. is stranded in Havana Tn
City Of Washington is a sister ship to tn
City Of Alexandria, which was lost rccen IL
through an unaccountable explosion An,