Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-07
Neufville & Co., z. A. Feldman ard P. Fen.
ton failed as result of decline In American
securities.
CASUALTIES.



Jan. lat Albany, N. Y, II in burning
hotel. Near Waverly, Wis, In burning
/ home.
laundering of schooner.
jan i5-At Butte Mont, over 60 by ex-
plosion of giant powder.
Jan. 22-Near sturgis, Ky, 5 by explosion
In Trade Water Co.'S plant.
Jan. 23-On Lake Michigan, steamer
Cnicora given up for lost; rs were on board
Jan. 26-Near New London, Conn. Is in
Feb. 7-At Milwaukee, near intake
Feb. 1O--At Point of Woods, N. Y. of q
| schooner's crew. In the Chesapeake, x
during blizzard. AT Gloucester. Mass,
Feb 12Aon New Jersey coast, 80 by col
Feb. 1S--At Pottsville. Pa, by gas ex-
plosion in mine....At Sherry. Ga, II
Feb. 2i-Near New Orleans frozen
Feb. 27-At Cerrillos. N. NJ. 2S miners by
Mar 20-At Red Canyon. wyo, 81 in mine
Apr. Shear Tacoma, Wash, % by ex-
plosion in Blue Canyon coal mine.
May Near Peterson and Newton.
May SIN Sioux county, Ia, so in cyclone
LIN Alaska, II in wreck of steamer
George R.White. AT South Acton, Mass
in powder mill explosion.
May lion Lake Mich, IL during gale.
Near West Bingham, Pa, by boiler ex-
May 2S-In DEVILS river country. Tex,
Jun: SIN New York. II; in Philadelphia,
Z; in Pittsburgh, g. in Baltimore, 4; in Chi
cage, A; from excessive heat. Near Ok
ford, Neb. 4 in railway accident
Jun. Near Douglas, Wyoy drowned.
Jun. 24-At Arensville, ILL.,, from eating
diseased meat
Jul. 4-At Chicago. 10 in independence
Jul Sat Baxter Springs, Kan, in
cyclone. Near Memphis, at island No.
40, drowned.
Penn yam, n. y, drowned in Lake Kenka.
Jul. 19-Off Santa Cruz island, Cal, sloop
Restless reported lost 16 drowned.
Jul. H-Near Three States. Mo-, by
Jul. SI|Near socorro, N. NJ. in cloud
Aug. ION New Jersey shore drowned
Aug, 7-,At Grant Station, N. NJ, IL in
fa Aug. sat lti New York, by collapsing of
Aug, fs--Near Mehaffy, Pa, by prema-
Aug. IS-At Ocean City, Mo-. by capsiz-
ing of boat....A Denver, Col, 20 by ex-
plosion in Gunry hotel;
Aug. 20-At Braddock, Pa, by explos-
ion. 49, At Buffalo, by laundering OF yacht
AT Occur d. Alene, Wash, on burning
Aug. a-on Kodak Island, Wash, seal
ing schooner Walter Earle reported lost;
Aug. fat wapalsoneta, O., Smen fatal
ly injured as result of strike on water
works trenches.
Aug. 2s-At Central City. Col, IA in food
Sep. I-~At Springfield. H., by falling
tower....At Providence, r. l., 5hy asphyx-
iation.
sP A At E speoSis f serSy in Are .e dyn.
Sep. linear Ashby, MINI, 5 in railway
collision. AT Louisville. KY. by caisson
Sep, I2--Near Houghton. Mich, 80 in
osceola mine fire.
piosfon at Belgian mine.
Sep. so-Near Independence, Mo-. bypre-
mature blast explosion.
Nov. Sat New York, in fire.
Nov. 6--At Detroit, Mich. 81 by boiler
explosion In Journal building....At New
Nov. 1s-At Cleveland, O., IS by electric
motor going through open draw.
Nov. 22-At Chicago, 5 in fire.
falling earth and rock.
Dec. Sat Rosenborough, Ark, u negroes
from strychnine poisoning.
Dec. cor Huron isle, 20 miles from
Marquette, Mich, tug Pearl u. Campbell
lost with crew OF men. AT Rutherford,
Dec. iS-At La Toilette, Tenn. 4 by prema-
ture powder and dynamite explosion,
Near Grconyille. O.. at Dayton g. Union
Dec, 1GAt Big Stone Gap, Va. by
Dec. is-At New York, by explosion on
steamship St. Paul.
Dec. i9FNear Raleigh, N. c.. 43 by fire.
damp explosion in coal mine.
Dec. at-Near Monroe, Mo-, drowned
during freshet. . Near Dayton. Tenn. %
miners by explosion of ire-damp.
THE MORE STARTLING GRIMES.
Jan. S-State Treasurer w. W. Taylor. of
South Dakota. missing; accounts short
Jan. 14-John Harris and wife killed their
baby and themselves to avoid starvation
near Paxton, Neb.
Green, MINI, killed his wife and her par
ents; was then slain by, pursuers. -,
Mar 12-Fye men u killed ~ Led, in riot BY
result OF race war. J.. Nine Italians killed
| by American miners In the Walsenburg
Abr. 12NFour men killed in railway
| laborers' riot at Sloan Springs Ark;
| Apr, 1S-Henry Long shot his wife ., and
brother-n-law Joe Whidingt91 then KILLED dnS6
| Sejpar, of Cleveland, killed Carl Richter,
wounded Albert Richter,a brother and two
others then kiled himself Eed he MiKe hfef
| Maggie Koender, then himself; jealousy.
Apr. 25-Robert owen killed his wife and
| DR.. j.. +. Simmons at Houston, Tex. then
Apr. N-George Jacob schweinfurth, al
! legged Christ, found guilty of adultery, at
|
| Apr. 20-Futon Gordon killed his wife and
! Archie Brown, son of governor of Ken
| lucky, in bawdy house in Louisville.
| James Young killed his wife at Hoosier-
| vile, then went to Brazil, Ind, and killed
| himself. Abbott and John Fulgham
| (brothers) and Beauregard Townsend and
| his son killed in pitched battle at Newbern,
| Tenn.
May e-James Herbert, OF New York,
| killed his wife, then drowned himself;
| jealousy, In discussion over textbooks
| In schoolhouse near Como, Col, Benjamin
| Radcliffe killed Samuel T.. Taylor, L. +. Nc
Curdy and George d. Wyatt. all members
| of school board.
| Jun. sc. ID. Moore, postmaster at
| Heavy, KY, and Upton Steern, assistant
| postmaster, killed each other in duel.
Jun. 15-Frank Williams, of FRANCIS.
/ Kan, attempted to kill his wife. Miss Alice
| Smith and William Smith, then killed his
| two children and self.
| Jun. 1S-While insane Mrs. Sanford Gillis
| poisoned her three children and self, near
| Shellsburg, Ia.
4 Jul. lat Jeffersonville, Ind. Mrs. Nancy
| Bennett poisoned her two children and self.
| Jul. 4-Augustus Fields. of Meadowville,
| Mo-, killed wife, child and self.
Jul. 23-Three whites and six Indians
| killed in fight at Jackson's Hole, Wyo..
| Four killed In a quarrel at social party at
Union Ridge, w. Va. .yr
Jul 7-Henry Bradshaw killed his wife.
/ daughter and self, near Paris, Tex.