The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-05
CASUALTIES.

Jan. 1i-Explosion in coal mine at King, Col,
killed "a men
Jan 2I-Death of 80 persons caused by ex-
plosion resulting from a railway collision near
Feb 9-County farm insane asylum near
Dover. n. H, burned, Al inmates perishins in
flames.
Mar 3-Thirty- three persons killed in cyclone
in Georgia. Seven persons killed by cyclone
in Marion. Miss
Mar. 23-Every person in town of Kelly,
Miss, killed N cyclone; y persons also killed
i'll Tunica and Cleveland.
Apr I2-Two persons killed at Rockport,
Ind; Il others at Rrbinsville. MISC; n.ne at
Coudray, eight at Hawk. Is bank, five at Lex
1ngiou. two az Stanbury ,ad i've at Page towns
OF Missouri by cyclones aud w,ndstorms
Apr. l4-CyclOne striking TbIbndeanS, La.
killed Is persons. Thirty men reported killed
by explosions in Homestead, Terra and High
land mines near Deadwood. ). ID.
Apr. ls-Seven persons killed in cyclone at
Boles Ark 49,. Nearly 81 persons killed IN cy-
clone in Jasper, Clarke ana Jones coundes
Apr. 20-Sine lives lost in storm on Lake
Michigan near Chicago. Waterworks crib at
Milwaukee washed away by storm, and IA men
persisted
Apr 25-Seventy-fve persons reported dead
as result OF cyclone N Oklahana territory.
Ten persons killed in railroad wreck near SON.
erseL Pa
May 25-Twenty persons killed In cyclone
which destroyed town OF I-adonia. Mo ..,,
June g-rwenty-two CLERKS killed by the taI!-
ing through of floors in Ford theater building.
in Washington. used by pension and record d.
VISION or the war Oepac lfnenI
June 2l-Twenty persons killed in cyclone IN
Jefferson county, Kan. Seven persons KILLED
BY lightning striking circus tent at RIVER
Falls. Wis.
July 6-Cyclone starting at Quimby. Ia,
killed - persons 80. Seven persons drowned by
capsizing OF yacht in Gravesend bay near New
York
july lO-In fire on worlds fair grounds at
Chicago % men persisted -. Man, wife and four
Children drowned in food on border of Kansas
and CheroSee strip
Ar-aR Vanr
persisted in hurricane on Atlantic coast
Aug. 2S-ln terrific storm along the Atlantc
seaboard-princlpallN on anG OF the coast OF
South Carolina and GeorgiA-lJ was esum2teu
fully SOD people persisted. ..- BY capslZing OF
yacht in Lake Champiain, six persons OF FORT
Henry, n Y, drowned
Sep. 29-Michiganne river breaking through
Mansfield iron mine near Crystal Falls, Mich,
drowned 2s employees.
OFT 2-Nearly 2.O0J parsons reported killed in
terrible storm in portions OF the southern
states along the guilt
Oct. fat Magnolia Beach, s. C., cyclone
killed u persons IL storm that swept entire
OF steamer near DunkirA, y. y, 10 persons
drowned
Oct 2J-Near Battle Creek, Mich, liz Grand
Trunk yards, - people killed in railway coils
Oct 3l-wolves killed and ate % men asar
Shensi, Wash.
Nov. 7-SIeamers Albany and Philadelphia
coliiGed on Lake Huron of Point aux BarQues
drowning "a seamen.
Dec l5-Fourth span of bridge over the Ohio
from Louisville. KY. to Jacksonville Ind.
fell. killing 30 workmen. Wreck on toe New
York & Pennsylvania road six miles north of
Dunkirk. n. Y, caused eigh; deaths
Def. Elm caye-in at Homestead Pa. ii
workmeu killed 49, -Four men killed By boiler
explosion near Knoxville, Tenn. Six persons
drowned in Grad lake near Mermenteau La.
CRIMES.
Jan. AT Bakersville. N c, in struggle to
prevent u lynching II Of she-if's posse and II OF
mob were killed.
Jan. l0-Jury at Pittsburgh found guilty the
10 DuQuesne strikers charged with not
JaG- l4-Being told that he must go TO work
Thomas nilday fatally shot his father, mother
and sister IN Philadelphia
Jan. 30-Distrct Master Workman Hugh
Dempsey, X. Of L, found guilty in Pittsburgh
OF giving poison at Homestead with inten- TO
Jan. 25-Charles Burg shot Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldo Whipple at Butte, Mont. then killed
himself
Mar civilian Frazier killed his wife her
sister and cut OF mis- baby's leg at Hiteman,
la 49, A. Laramie wyo.. ". J. Hunter shot mis-
wife fatally aud then killed himself
Mar. 2s-Choctaw ieud resulted il encounter
al AntlerS, L T: 10 persons killed. ... Edward
Sterrett, OF Auburn, Neb, shot his wife, then
Apr S1-Joseph Halsou killed his wife and
seven children near St Angus tine, Tex. then
May i5-Iu battle at Dawson. Pa. between
Hungarians and Officers. dine OF the former
wounGeN
Nay a0-At Marietta. O. George Landlord
killed his wife, then himself: domestic trouble
julie linear Pleasant Hi, W. Va, Mrs
Philip Kerch killed four of her children, then
herself: insanity.
July ID. S kricder wife and fou- children
butchered IT Condo, y. d, by Albert Baum
berger.
July 21-In a fight between state troops and
outlaws, in Wise county. Va f0-s soldiers ard
six outlaws fatally wounded. W T. Shoe
maker, Of Metropolis, Ill, killed George and
Richard Lukeus, then himself.
July 23-Alleu f Jones, living near Texar-
kama. Ark, beat out the brains OF his wife aud
three children, then killed himself: partial in
sanity
July 5-Employes of Northwestern Pacific
Elevator Co. OF Minnesota charged with issuing
forged duplicst e grlin certificates and within
jzing 20 New England banks TO extent of al, 5O0.-
co.,
Aug. 5-William ami Ed Conrad. suspected OF
killing their 1atder last winter, opr1ed IRE on
mob which purposed TO lynch rem, killing
i've OF the men. in Boone township. Ind
Aug. lin battle with citizens Of Clark coun-
". Ala, Is Of the Meschim gang we're killed