Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-30

Feb -1s-Gouverneur, N. Y, S by mfns
Feb 21-Tazeweli. Ky. James Caldwell
Feb 2s-Near Murray, KY, 5 by premature
Feb a-Lake Preston. s. D.. 8 by gas
suffocation. -. sherman Heights. Tenn, z
by cars on grade crossing;
Mar 4-Boston, 6 in explosion in fremont
street caused by escaping gas.
MAI n-Stsamer de 81, Na q z Y 4, sunk OF
Sao%n 70 f Save sa 0nlK ! out OF 50 on board
Mar 22-Ifenry county, Ala. 8 drowned In
Mar 2-Laddsvilie, Ia. 6 children in
burning residence. Near Nashville. Tenn,
Mar % Near Pensacola, Fla, s by
iswamping of boat....Nemeha county. Kan.
6 drowned trying to ford creek.
Apr S-Knoxville. Tenn, II by fire.
Apr 9-In South Dakota, Iowa and Ne
! Apr linear Helena. Ark, family Of Z
drowned by capsizing of boat.
Apr 2EBeaver Creek. KY. family of 6 in
May Ion White Oak creek. Tenn. by
May @Near Laurens. s. c.. 4 children in
burning home....Nea Ptkeville. KY, s by
May i~s-PinEney. Tenn. 7 by caving of
May 1s-white Oaks Creek. Tenn. s in
May z7-Amerlcan Falls. Ind. 8 in rail-
u 1-Near Alma, H., family of 5 by
Nv. Va. 5 children in burning home.
Jun IChieago. 9 by explosion on mud
Jun Near Hudson. Wis. 6 in railway
Jun as-Near Missouri City. Mo-, by rail-
Jun ~Ssachicags, s ssthers 4, II @ynari .s,s
R IIsies OF Of c tSc christia Ghi Easeav VOL: t I al Sol
Jun 3O-Westield, Ia, 5 by lightning
Jul &Near Huntsville, Tenn. 9 by boiler
Jul T~Bay City. Mich. 6 by trolley car
plunging through open bridge,
Jul Smear Pineville. KY, 6 in burning
Jul 1s-Near Boone. Ia, s tramps in AL
Jul 21-New Haven, Conn, 7 by explosion
In armory of winchester Repeating Arms
Jul 2s-Near Reno. New. 9 Indians in rail-
Aug Shear Cairo. ILL.,, 10 by explosion of
Aug lS-Near Dahlgren. H.. 6 by railroad
Aug 2s-Galloway county. KY. I poisoned
by eating stolen melons.
Aug S0-Gladstone. Mich. s by capsizing
sep aNear Glenwood Springs, Col, II
by explosions in coal mine
Sep abroad Ripple, Ind, s by explosion
sep 7Ncygnet. O.. 6 by explosion of nitro
SER s-Near Emporia. Kan. IL in railway
Sep s."Near New Castle. Col. 80 in rail-
Sep Ivan Buren,. Ark. 7 in railway
pep linear Chippewa Falls, Wis, 5 In
railway wreck.
Sep a-Belle Allen. Ala. s by fire in coal
Sep 2-sohnston City, ILL.,. S by explosion
in coal mines;...On Taiya trail, In Alaska
oct Near Schuyler. Neb.. 7 poisoned by
Oct WNear Willow Springs. Mo-. 8 by
trosl 81. Ga fIsaf fsSssin 5: D. 7 in burning
Oct is.Plano. Tex. 8 by falling of build
Bet a4NNear Garrisons. N: Y, 10 by
lplunging Of New York Central express into
Oct sa-Near Scranton. Pa. 6 in mine dis
/ Nov so-MapIesyilIe. Ala. 2 drank mix
tu Bee q fsv wsea a1 FSrtlan aha Me- Ta's + y wreck of
schooner Susan p. Thurlow.
Yellow Fever. .
Several cases of yellow fever were re-
ported Of from 2, ggebfsmb In Le On sspa s It L h sas
i IN Ocean ian Springs. Miss. n rapid success
s sna faPs re &Iss:. faa "a e ofser so;u a,s;
points, until on Nov. % the fever was con-
sidered as practically stamped out: It has
fered 9 financial loss Of fully seo.Qoo,O oO, the
| chief factor In which account being the
| loss in trade and traffic on account OF the
| strict quarantine regulations. On Nov. e q
report issued by, the surgeon general OF
| turns up to q recent date, showed there
had then appeared during the yellow fever
| epidemio in the south q total OF ,2S9 cases,
| Of which 446 had proved fatal. OF the total
| number OF cases 1,s37 were reported from
louisiana, I,626 from Mississippi, $40 from
1 from Illinois, ! from Georgia and i ZACH
from Florida a Kentucky.