Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
Horrible Fate of Two Girls.

gasoline stove exploded at the house
of Adam Long, 1926 Central street, Kan
sas City, and Nora Keivil and Mary
Glynn, two domestics, were burned so
badly that they will die. The two girls
were alone in summer kitchen at the
rear of the house. They were ironing
linen, and attempted to fill the gasoline
stove from 6ve-gallon can. There
was an explosion, and in an in
slant the interior of the kitchen
was mass of flames. Neighbors
heard the explosion, and saw the
two girls rush out upon the lawn,
their clothing on fire. The girls
screamed in agony, and in few min
utes neighbors had wrapped their bod
les in sheets. The girls were horribly
burned. The flesh dropped from Mary's
limbs in roasted chunks when an at
tempt was made to lift her upon a
stretcher. Morals face was burned
black and swollen so that the eyes were
hidden. The hair was completely
burned from her head. Every stitch of
clothing was burned from both girls.
Lead and Zinc Ore Production.
Says Joplin dispatch: capt. J. r.
Halibaugh has completed his statistics
for the division of mining and technolo-
gy of the United States geological sur
vey, and his figures show the total pro-
duction of lead and zinc ore for Jasper
county for the year 1893, to be as fol-
lows: Lead ore. %, 455. 1S7 pounds: zine
ore, ISL, 9I4. O29 pounds. Total value of
both products, S2,26s,617. The stats
tics furnished cover the output of Jas
per, Lawrence, Greene and Newton coun-
ties, and Cherokee county, Kas. The
total production of the entire district
represented by counties is $3,447,25
Steele g. Walker Assets.
1t is now known positively that the
assets of the firm of Steele & Walker,
ST. Joseph, who failed for almost ST.
600, 900, will not permit of full
liquidation of the Indebtedness of the
firm. An attorney, who represents
over 500, 900 worth of claims, stated
that he did not think the firm would
pay so cents on the dollar, but this es-
innate is considered very low, the gen.
eral opinion being that the assets would
meet about rs per cent. of the liabilities
DIR. Woodson Reappointed.
The board of managers for the ST.
Joseph asylum has reappointed DIR. C.
A. Woodson superintendent for the en-
suing three years. This was expected,
as it was generally known that three
members of the board had resigned be-
cause of their unwillingness to fall in
with Gov. Stones idea of having DIR.
Woodson reaPpointed, the withdrawing
members being Messrs. Thomas, of Al
bany; Gales, of Kansas City, and MUIR
ray, of Clay county.
Dropped u Lamp.
The dwelling of Mrs. E. Brewer, of
st. Clair, Franklin county, was burned,
with its contents, caused by Miss An
ME Brewer dropping a lighted lamp.
Caused by Rheumatism of the Heart.
H. S. Spurgin, commercial agent of
the Missouri Pacific, headquarters at
Joplin, died in that city a few evenings
ago of rheumatism of the heart.
Fatally Buried.
Mrs. Mary Christianson, wife of
farmer living several miles north of st.
Joseph, was fatally burned the other.
day by a gasoline explosion.
Badly Mangled.
Ernest Thompson, young farmer,
was run down, with his team. by
train near Halls station, buchanan
county, and badly mangled.
Shot His wife and Child.
w. L. Marsh shot his wife and child
In Kansas City Justices office. The
wife was fatally hurt, but the child, q
daughter, will recover.
Col. N. M. Vail.
Col. 81. M. Vail died in Independence.
He had been extensively interested in
mail contracts and in cattle raising in
Texas