The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-05-26
GENERAL NEWS.

Pittsburgh, Penn, has just been
visited by the most disastrous hail
storm ever known there. A very
black cloud came over the city, and
Immediately following tremendous
crash OF thunder there came down
pour of hail that broke down all the
electric wires, and smashed slmOet
all the windows in the city. About
~ horses were killed and number
OF men were hurt by coming into con-
tact with the WlIes. One fine team
with a carriage, stung by tho hail
plunged into MonOngahela riH,r
aud we're drowned. A funeral pre-
Cession passing along the streets was
demOralized, aud the hearse hors 8
ran away smashing the hearse AID
thrO wing out the coffin which war
broken open. Many OF the ladies' in
the pro te+slon TAI ltpd. The damage
in the city WAS about half million
dollars.
At Woodstock, a suburb of st.
Louis, Just before dawn last Saturday,
Benjamin Mccullough, paying teller
Of the State Bank OF St. LOUIS, was
shot and killed by 8 burglar. APP
parently Mr.. Mccullough heard the
burglar, aud arising to protect hls
property, secured shotgun. The
burglar evidently left the house and
Dir. Mccullough followed him TO the
Jard,where a scutfl9 followed in which
She length Of the shotgun prevented
lts use, while the burglars revolver
came into play and Il bullet was sent
h., i.t ATnf m 10 hrain Tho
murderer escaped, out the police are
on his track and hope to capture
him President Charles Parsons, of
the State Bank, has offered 81 900 for
the capture OF the murderer. The
State will probably add $500 10 this,
and the Bank Clerks Association has
decided To do the same, and will also
give 81, 600 to the family of the muir
dered man.
James Harvey, a farmer living near
Elkhart. Ind, last week found n hen
buried under hay that was placed in
tie barn last june. The hen when
found was alive, though very poor.
She had worn out a space in the nay
the size OF bushel-basket the walls
Of her prison being ~ smooth as the
inside Of birds nest. No one can
understand how she managed to live
MI that time.
At Brunswick, Ga, last week two
banks failed, and the President Of one
Of them walked into his private room
and blew hIs brains out with pistol.
What might have been real ca
,astrophe, but fortunately was not,
occnrred at the Congress Of Women
at the Worlds Fair last week. A
SECTION 20x30 feet Of the flooring in
Washington Hall, in the Art Annex
gave way and let about 10 women
down twelve feet, to the ground be-
loW. Fortunately it went down
gradually and no one was killed or
NeriOusiy injured. About dozen
were quite seriously hurt.
Fred Rinner, a Cincinnati travel
ing salesman, has had a remarkable
experience For several weeks he
has been missing and his firm was
GnaOle TO learn OF his whereabouts.
he suddenly turned up in Little
Rock and said that for the past few
weeks everything seemed like a
dream. When he left Memphis he
thought he was going to Cincinnati
9ut instead Of doing 80 be went tC
Little Rock aud registered at GleA-
cons Hotel rs Frank Reynolds. He
thinks his temporary mental sbsrra'
ton was due t. an Injury to his head
he got in fall on railroad plat
form.
Miss Lilly Flag, au A'aAams girl,
mas taken a premium at the Wofld'-
fair as the best butter producer ia
The world Long may Miss Flags
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