Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-26
IN THE EAST.

NEW YORK special: Rotten timbers
and a poorly constructed trestle be-
longing to the New York, Susquehanna
and Western Railroad caused u fright
full accident in Jersey Meadows. A
construction train heavily loaded with
gravel was backing out on trestle to
q place where its contents were to be
dumped, when the fimsy structure
gave away. The three rear cars were
precipitated about thirty feet into
small branch of Belman's Creek, drag
ging the fourth car down with them.
The two forward cars and the lCcomo-
tive remained on the track. There
was a gang of about fifty Italian la
bOrers on the train and thre a-fourths
OF them went down with the wreck.
One man, Frank Lappaiz. was killed
outright, while another died en- route
to the hospital. Twenty-Five others,
all Italians, were more orless seriously
injured. and it is thought that some Of
them may die. Within short time
the wreck was cleared up and two
score Italians dragged from beneath
the gravel and timbers and laid out on
the mud. They were all seriously in
jured. broken arms and legs being
plentiful, while some were internally
injured. The wounded were all sent
to st. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken. 1t
is rumored that five men are missing,
but the superintendent in charge of
the works said everyone was accounted
for.
NEWARK, N. j., special: Aaron
Meyer, q young man of %. died ut the
home of Hattie Penn in this city, un-
der peculiar circumstances. He was
we'll connected, but had been estranged
from his family for u long time owing
to the fast life he led. There was con-
siderable mystery about his death. 1t
and an investigation was set ON foot.
Atso'clock Saturday night physi-
clan was summoned to attend Meyer,
who had been taken violently ill, but
he could do nothing, and the young
man died in great agony. To the cor-
Oner Miss Penn said Meyer had swal-
lowed O cigarette in "a spirit of bravado.
He had accomplished that feat several
times before. County Physician Elliott
made q post lnOrtem examination and
found death was caused by arsenic.
How Meyer came to swallow it is not
known.
NEW YORK special: The Red Line
steamship Philadelphia has arrived
from Caracas and other Venezuelan
ports. Among the passengers were F..
G. Partridge, American Minister to
Venezuela. The Philadelphia stopped
ut San Domingo, where President Lew
is ruling with an iron hand. His old
enemy, Gen. Macaina, was taken out
of jail with:eight others about fourteen
days before the Philadelphia sailed
and shot. The General was q man of
wealth and was furnishing money to
the Confederates who We're Matching
q big dynamite plot to blow up the
Government Buildings.
NEW YORK special: 1t is understood
in army circles that the War Depart
ment has entered into negotiations
with Messrs. Krupp of Essen for the
purchase of the huge gun exhibited ut
the Worlds Fair. The gun exceeds in
size any piece of ordinance now owned
by the United States. An officer in
the ordinance department, who is an
authority of international repute on
the subject of guns, said that the
Krupps actually offered their big eX.
hibit to Secretary Lamont for $15, OCO.
and that they were expected to make
u lower offer.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, special: The
Advent SITS here are raising S50.OJO
to be used to construct medical sani.
tarium at Claremont, South Africa.
The building will be built here after
plans furnished by DIR. j. H. Kellogg
and under his supervision. When
competed it will be taken down in
sections and shipped to Africa. The
Adventists believe that after the world
ends their buildings will be preserved
and they will return and occupy them.