St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-08-10
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.


During an entertainment at the Chel-
sea (Mass) Yacht Club boat house a
balcony collapsed, resulting in the death
of four persons and the injury Of dozen
others.-Mrs. Stephen X. Hatch was
killed at a railroad crossing at Niagara
Falls, and her husband and two daugh-
tiers were hurt; train struck their car
riage.-The N. T., New Haven and Hart
ford road has shortened its shophours to
eight per day, and thousands of work
men are affected The N. Y. and n. E.
road has discharged large number OF
section men and also many from its re-
pair shops; and the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul road and the Illinois Cen
trail have also made large reductions in
their working force.-A dry boiler i'll
saw mill at Camp Creek, Ohio exploded,
killing three men and blowing an arm
off another MAINLINE men were killed
by an explosion on a German ironclad
tree were struck by lightning and para
lyzed, one of them receiving a bad cash
on the head.-The steam yacht Rachel on
Lake George, with % summer guests on
board, while being run by an inexperienc-
ed pilot in the evening, struck pier and
sank; nine persons were drowned four
of them from Burlington, VT, as follows:
Mrs. J. H. Mitchell and son, Miss Lizzie
Corey and Miss Clara Black 1t was
one of the most distressing accidents
that ever occurred in that region.
Friday.
Bread riots are feared in New York
city, as 10000 men there are out of
work and thousands more are pouring
in.-The main building of the Empire
Knife Company was burned at West
Winsted, Conn, at loss of So 0OO.-
Another Worlds Fair enterprise, the
Nacirema hotel, has gone up.-Forest
fires that have been raging for week in
South Jersey are now under control a
careful estimate places the loss on build
ings at $250,000, on timber 100000
and on this crop of cranberries, SIS 900.
The exodus of Colorado miners con-
tinues through Kansas, proving a heavy
burden to farmers and source of great
annoyance to railroads. Tramp trains
on the several roads carry from 200 to
400 each day going East The regular
trains are still bcsieged by idle and
destitute miners who are determined to
get out of the country.-There have been
6666 deaths from cholera in Mecca and
231S in Jedda since the present epidemic
broke out. All the schools i'll Southern
Russia have been closed on account Of
cholera. There have been 1876 failures in
the United States the past week. against
16O during the same week in 1892.
Saturday.
The hudson Company's furniture fac
tory at Chicago burned at a loss o
500, OOO.-The Lake Shore railroad
company has discharged large mum
Der of men.-Fire in a timber yart
near London destroyed $780, 900 wortl
of property.-Three sleepers of al
express train jumped the track near Ere
mont, Ohio, and crashed into freigh
engine, making a fearful wreck; tire
trainmen were killed and four othe
persons were badly hurt; among tn
latter was Prof. Emerson of Amhers
College, whose chest was crushed, ant
his injuries were thought to be fata
A severe storm in the vicinity C
j Sharpstown, Ind, has done grea
S damage to crops and farm property
Severe fighting is reported from tn
Argentine NSpuDliS, anu fOO lllSil ie' V
i been slaughtered in recent engagement
y, Sunday.
{. A reservoir at Portland, Me-, burs
. letting out 20 900, 900 gallons of water
y two houses were completely crushed an
four persons lost their lives.-Fearf,
!, storms prevailed at various points
New England, and much damage we
l. done by wind, hail and flood. Snow
e drifts a foot deep were found on II
Amesbury and Haverhill (Mass.) hill
: sides; at Amesbury, Gloucester, Sout
V birmingham Lynn, North Attlebor'
10 Dedham, Salem and Woburn, Mass
- and at Nashua, Exeter and other point
y in New Hampshire, highways wei
IS washed out, buildings struck by ligh
=, ming, and crops nearly or quite ruined.
Monday.
Fe severe thunder storm did much dar
)e age to crops in Keene, N. H., and Sc
=. eral buildings in surrounding tow
were hit by lightning and burned.-Tl
lie Pacific Bank of San Francisco is said
" have been relieved of fully $4,000
= and sons of DR.. Mcdonald are accuse
~ of embezzling the funds The manage
3. of the Peoples Fire Insurance Compar