Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12

Sep. 2-Neoraska State bank, at Crete.
Sep. 23-Rchmond (Me) savings bank.
Sep 24-People's bank at Hope, Ark.
Oct 1.-TWO Nebraska state banks, one at
AinSworth, the other at SprngvIew.
Oct 21-C BurkhaIter & Co, wholesale gro
GERS in New York city; 200 600
Oct Pilot Springs (Ark) Valley bank Cpri-
Nov 5~Continental bank at Kansas City, Mo
Nov 3o-Stone City bank, OF Joliet, IL and
Joliet Enterprise Co. (barb wire manufacturerS):
Dec 6~wholesaie mercantile firm of Will
czinski & Nelson at Greenville, Miss; 100000
Dec l3-Black Hills national bank at Rapid
Dec. l5cNationa1 bank of Newton. Kan
Dec, IS.Wholesale grocery il Brooklyn NJ
Dec 26~E S Corser, Minneapolis, real esta tie
dealer; 1000, 600.
CASUALTIES.
Jan. -Four men killed at a ire by falling
wall in Nashville, Tenn
Jan 3-Ten Chinese and two women drowned
in wreck at Port Townsend, Wash. -. -Four per-
sons persisted at fire in Hanford, Cal.
Jan; 1.-Two engineers and four Italians killed
In collision at Aladdin, Ill. Four men killed
In railroad wreck near Asheville. N. C.
Jan 6.F'our persons killed and six seriously
wounded 1T Fayetteville, Ga, during cyclone.
Jan T-Fifty-six men killed and many others
fatally injured in mine explosion at Krebs, /.
IT Five men killed by explosion Of boiler at
Jan s-Four men killed by boiler explosion
dren by WrecEp of house boat at near
Jan II-Ffve passengers killed and others
fatally injured in wreck near Charlottesville,
Ind.
Jan is-Five men killed by explosion at the
Phoenix powder mill near Ceredo, w Va.
Jan 19-Sleighing party run down by an en-
CINE at crossing near St Louis killing nine men.
JAN 2l-Twenty persons killed by burning of
National Surgical institute at indianapolis, Ind.
Jan 2S-Engineer, fireman and three brake
men killed by explosion of engine at Newcastle,
Pa. Two Hungarian miners killed and seven
fatally injured by dynamite explosion at Honey
Jan 29-Man named Burdette, wife and two
children frozen to death in Oklahoma. -. Mrs.
Cramer and three children perish in burning
dwelling Brainerd, MINI.
Feb. 7-Seventeen persons pertshed In fire at
Hotel Royal, New York.
Feb. 8-Five.men killed by boiler explosion in
grist mill at Bethel, Ark.
Feb. l1-Five men lost their lives in attempt
Ing to rescue person from burning building t
Louisville, Ky.
Mar SEVEN men killed in railway collision
in Milwaukee, caused by misplaced switch.
Mar. 4-FOurmen killed BY boiler explosion
in F'arreIl's sawmill at Longview, Tex
Mar Five men killed in freight train wreck
ON Missouri Pacific in western suburb of ST.
Louis
Mar. I1-Several persons killed in the great
blizzard in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Mar. 2l-Seven persons killed at East Jor-
dan, Mich, by boiler explosion. -. Four men
killed. two fatally injured by boiler explosion in
St Louis. -. House of man named Leahy burned
near Springfield, Mimi, and five of his children
Mar 29-Fiye men sufrocated by gas in sui
5phur mine at Lake Charles, La.
Mar. 3l-Five persons killed by burning of
steamer Golden Rule at Cincinnati.
Apr. 1-Durlng a storm in Chicago, new
brick building was blown over on three dwelling
houses, killing nine persons. Four men killed
by explosion in a dynamite factory at Besse-
mer, Ala Sixty persons lost their lives in the
cyclone in Kansas.
Apr. 5-Six raftsmen drowned at Lock No. 6
3, death during u fire at Fort Madison. Ia Four
persons killed III railway wreck near Wauke-
Apr. 10--Two hundred and fifty persons
drowned and over 5000 made homeless by the
floods in Mississippi.
Apr. I3-Moosic powder mil near Scranton
Pa. blew up killing nine employees
Apr. E-John Langt tone, his wife and 12 chill
area drowned in flood in Marengo county, Ala.
Apr. 1S-Seven men killed by explosion at
American Forcite Powder Company WORKS near
Mount Arlington, N. j.
Apr 2s-Sfx persons lost their lives by the
burning of Central theater in Philadelphia.
May SAN express train went through a
bridge into ravine near Dumas, Mo-, and seven
May 9-W H. Wilkins wife and five children
smothered to death by caving in of dugout at
May i0-Forty-three men killed by explosion
OF gas in mine. No. 2 of the Northern Pacific
Coal Company at Roslyn, Wash.
May 1EIn collision the Big Four rail-
road at Cleves, O., seven persons were killed
Al the Aconda mine in Butte, Mont, care-in
caused the loss of II lives.
-lay ls-Sioux City, Ia. swept by flood:
about 80 persons drowned Ten persons
drowned by capsizing of boat at Morriliion. Ark.
May 20-Sixteen negroes drowned in the flood
near Pine Bluffs, Ark. Thirteen persons
killed in railroad wreck near Goodman. Ark.
May 25-Six persons drowned by bursting OF
waterspout over Kinsman, o.
May T-Cyclcne passing over Wellington,
everything in its path
May 280Seven persons at Harper, Kan, and
five at Argonia killed by cyclone.
June 3-Four men drowned by sinking OF
'eraI persons killed in tornado at Reading Pa
June 5-Four persons killed, twenty five in
tured, in railway wreck near Carroiiton, KY.
Leaking oil tanks covered the inundatiOn al
Oil City, Pa, and surrounding country with oil
and oenzlne, which took fire; over 200 persons
June I3-Fourteen of the Boston's crew killed
by explosion of shells al Mare Island navy yard
hurricane in Chicago; property destroyed val
ued at over 500 900.
OF bridge across Licking river between Coving
ton and Newport, Ky. Five persons drowned
by overturning OF ferry boat at Bayou La Forcht
June l6-At least 20 persons killed by cyclone
that swept over Jackson Martin, Faribault
Freeborn, Blue Earth, Mower and Fillmore
coun ties, MINI.
June lS-Fifty persons injured some fatally
by explosion OF powder a Parmleysville, ky.
Four men killed by the wreclzing of a train
which ran into drove of cattle near Glad
stone. Ill
June .3-Several persons killed during storm
OF wind and rain near Olewein. Ia
June 2f-Thirteen persons killed by the crash
Ing together OF two sections of train at Har
june 25-Five persons killed by explosion a
the Consumers iron works in New Orleans.
June 2s-Five passengers killed in a railway
coliSion at AItheimer, Ark.
July Five men killed in railway wrecf
near Wabash. Ind.
July Six persons killed in a series of ex
Plosions at the Giant Powder Co.'S works a
Highland, Cal.
July I2-Cycione striking lake at Peoria, III.
capsized excursion steamer with party from
Pekin, twenty or more of whom were drowned
July 23-Fifteen men killed by gas explosion
In colliery near Pottsviue, Pa.
July 2S-Family of nine persons persisted in :
dood following cloudburst at Long Run. w. Va
July 26-Seven persons killed, many building
wrecked by sewer explosion in St Louis
July 31-Six boys drowned near Arlin, Ky, b,
'upsetting boat in the river.
Aug 6Four members of family named Nc
Intyre and their cook died at Buena Vista, Ky.
from eating cabbage cooked in some unknown
manner with q poisonous snake.
Aug: S-A man and wife and their four Chi
dren killed by being dragged over precipice b.
runaway team near Guthrie, or. Four bow
drowned at Council Bluffs, Ia, while bathing
Aug. 11-Fiye men killed by falling stone wa
In Hartford City. Ind
Aug. ie-Six persons killed in railroad acc
dent near Coshocton, o.
Aug. 2-r'our children named Wilson fatal
bitten by fattlesnakes near Athens, Ca.
Aug. 27-Six persons killed in railroad wrec
near Barrett, MIMI