The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12
CARS TURNED OVER
UNION PACIFIC FAST NAIL STRIKES
A BROKEN RAIL.

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CapsIzed, Fortunately With no Loss oi
Life and With Few Seriously Injured
Three Men Roasted in Naph;ha Explo.
sion-Three Ships Aground on the Shore
of Lake Ontario-Hotel Fire In Michi-
gan-Crime Erevities
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 11.-Quite seri-
Gus accident occurred on the main line 3f
the Union Pacific railroad about 1 a. M,
/ today, seventy-fiva miles east of Jules
burg, between Rosie and Ogalalla. in Ne
braska Evidence is conflicting as to
the cause OF the accident, some stating
1t was Cue tc broken rails and other 10
/ the spreal.ing of the rails Five cars
left the track, including two Pacific coast
tourist sleepers, one chair car anw two
Pullman sleepers. The tourist cars stand
! On end against eacn other one on one
| side OF the track and the other on the
other, making an "A' across the track.
/ The first Pullman took fire but the fire
was soon extinguished.
No one was killed and those most seri-
oCsly injured are:
Conductor d. II. Pierce of North Platte
Neb., fact, elbow and right hip badly cut
ard bruised.
Mrs. Martha Bradshaw Of Sheridan.
Mont; right side of head badly bruised
anu crushed one finger broken.
Mrs. Emma Thomas, enroute from Eng
land to Buttee, Mont; right side of head
bruised, collar bone broken and side in
jured.
James McCandach Of Grand Island, Ne
braska: scalp wound and back injured.
Charles L. Meyer. 29-31 Liberty street,
New York, representing the Cripple
Creek Mining company: right knee badly
bruised and sprained.
A w. Bristol, Cheyenne, Wyo.; scalp
wound.
A number of other passengers received
slight cuts from broken glass and some
bruises but no more We're seriously in
jured.
ROASTED IN A SECOND.
Milford, Mass, Nov. 11.-Three men,
who were injured by the bursting OF
naptha retort in the straw factory of
William Knowlton & Son at West Up
ton yesterday, where a water gas plant
was being constructed, died in the hospi-
tai here during the night They were
Fred G.. Bulmahan, superintendent OF
the Western Water Gas Construction
company of Fort Wayne. Ind; Thomas
Williamson of Upton and John William
son, his brother. The accident occurred
while Superintendent Bulmahan was
testing the plant. A naptha valve
sprung a leak and the fluid ran down
upon the heater. The naptha ignited
and a terrific explosion followed. The
three men who died were blown out of
the building and when picked up the
skin peeled from their faces and breasts.
NO TUG TO SAVE THEM.
Ogdensburg, n. Y, Nov. 1.-THE
steamer Folsom, with consorts the
schooners Lerson and Mitchell, went
ashore near the Windmill light on the
Canadian side at daylight this morning.
A gale was blowing when the craft left
this port for the upper lakes and in
rounding into the channel they were
blown toward the short. AS the tow line
slackened it became fastened in the wheel
of the Folsom, disabling her. The shore
where they lie is fiat rock, making 1t
difficult for anchors to hold. There is no
a tug in port to assist them and the gale
is blowing them toward the islands be-
low the channel. All the crafs are owned
by William Mitchell of Bay City, Mich.
MICHIGAN HOTEL FIRE.
Travers City. Mich, Nov. u.-Four-
teen buildings in the business portion OF
the city wire destroyed by fire last night.
entailing loss of $4,000, partially in
sured. Ed. Newberry, porter in the
Front street hotel. was burned 10 death,
and it is rumored that others lost their
lives, but no other bodies have been re-
covered. The guests of the hotel escaped
through the windows in their night cloth
ing.
VALENTINE ARRAIGNED.
New York, Nov 11-Wiliam VaIen-
tine, the confessed forger and swindler,
on account Of whose crime May Vintage
tried to kill herself in Brooklyn, was ar
Eaigned on three indictments in the
Brooklyn court of sessions today. One
charges him with the abduction of May
Vintage, and one with grand larceny in
the second degree and the third with for
gerry in the second degree, in forging a
check for $50. He pleaded not guilty to
all three indictments and was held for
eXamina ton. it has been alleged that
Valentine was member of a gang of
swindlers who operated extensively both
in the United States and Canada ana the
sum Of whose frauds is said TO exceed
81. 700, 900.
A WEEKS REPRIEVE.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. IA special
to the Journal from Bismarck, ". D.,
Says bDNSIIUT Ati6n mas granted a re-
prieve TO Myron r. Kent till November
19-one week-in order that Judge Nc
Connell could appear to give his reason
for commutement. Mcconnell was in
the northern part of the state and could |
not reach Bismarck before the sentence
would have been carried out under the
original sentence.
STABBED BY A GREASER.
Chicago, Nov. u.-Albert Acosta, a |
Mexican and assistant chef OF the Lake |
side restaurant at Clarke and Adams |
streets, plunged a knife today into the /!
body Of Richard Donovan. an assistant |
cook. with whom he had some trouble |
a bout month ago. Acosta then cooliy |
drew out the knife and watched mis- vic |
tim die, making no attempt TO escape. |
He was Immediately arrested.