Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-27
KILLED IN A COAL NINE.
Itrs Miners Hurled into Eternity By
Tho Falling Of a Cage.
,rsrrouLE TRAIN WRECKED.
fire in the building OF the Minnesota
bhoe Company Causes
Loss of Life.

nav BEDFORD, Moss, Feb. Co.
Five men were drowned of CuttirunE,
one Of the Elizabeth islands, last night,
while trying to rescue the crew OF u
,,upded vessel. Tho mon composed
lbe volunteer crow Of the Massa-
,hu.,lis Humane Society llfeboat. The
tames Of the unfortunate men are:
Captain Timothy Akin, Isaiah
nylor, Hiram Jackson, William
Bhshiman, Frederick Aiken.
During the storm last evening n
vessel WIS discovered aground OIL SOW
md Pigs reef. A boat belonging ~ the
Massachusetts, Humane sooisty was
tol out aud a volunteer crew put oil In
lei, despite the heavy swell and the
vafring Of the captain OF the life.
nving station. They had long, hard
lndperious pull. Waves threatened
,yefy moment TO ongulf them, but nj
lrtihey succeeded IN getting under
he lee OF the vessel. A rope was
brown 10 tho boat, but just US "A land.
iag vas about to De effected great
wave capsized the boat aud In AN IN
slant tho men were struggling In ice
coll water. One man OF the boats
u,w, Joseph Tiiton, caught tire rope
lhvwn anu was drawn on board tue
vessel, but the rest were lost.
Communication was subsequently,
H,Abli,hed with land, aud when 1t
VS. ascerlnined that the crew
ytie all lost, an affecting scene en-
nel, Tho wrecked vessel was aHcer-
tined to DO the brig Sugar, laden with
ngAf, bound from Cuba to Boston. Ii
Thought the brig will be Lost. The
uIain and crew were saved.
MINERS KILLED.
ColLToN, o., Feb. 25.-At 8 O'Clock
ns terLoOn an accident occurred in
hshn Corwin coal mines here, In
vtth three men lost their lives. Sam
Bssn, his son Sidney, aged IL, and
UDfge Brown were being hoisted to
esiop In the cage. Near the surface
as name ripped ami the three men
Nfe hurled TO the bottom OF the shaft,
isstance OF l25 feet. All were In
aally killed. Two other men coming
pat tue time escaped death by cling
ss to the bars OF the cage.
A TRAIN WRECK.
CLEAN, N. ", Feb. 25.-The Erie
mhbuled train No. y whs wrecked one
nle East OF Vandalin nj 1919 y. M, and
20 persons were seriously injured,
Aolgh no one was killed. The tain
m running about ihiriy-eight miles
" hour and was rounding n curve on
We bank Of the Allegheny river,
sssn the Pullman, dining aud sleep.
las cars jumped the track and were
Aiown down n twenty.foot bank. 1t
Is remarkable that no one was killed.
! !. thought that all those injured
VII recover.
INJURED.
Albert Bum, Of New York; VIM,
!askell, cook on the dining car; II,
H. Buien, VI Patterson, N. j.; r. g,
SSsner, OF Jersey City, N. j.; +. A.
wheeler, conductor; II. Howell, OF
yyi.ey City; +. A. Wilson, OF New
ssSOit; Mrs. Ahrens, OF Chicago; q. A.
Sllllngs, conductor.
conductor Thomas was slightly In.
pred, while many are suffering from
@emirible shock.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
o. PAUL, MIMI, Feb. 26.-Fire
au'ed by spontaneous combustion on
~ second door Of the building ocou-
w 10Y the Minnesota Shoe company
svAe Out at 1920 this morning, and be-
ns NC hamea were brought under
~a"oi the building was gutted and
~ adjoining establishments badly
IN pAgel. the shoe company lose
f"vOl, Insurance, sl5S, 200. KuhIes
4; S e9 cigar manufacturers, lost
Pi,',VVO' covered by insurance. VIM.
SI,r is q Company lose ABOUT $1,000,
-.y Insured. The loss n other depart.
IN uA VIII make the total about 5000.
y, which Ia insured. Two iiremen
NY Jured, one OF them fatally, by
''ng nom u fire escape.