Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Five Men Killed and -Four Injured In
q Wisconsin Wreck.
A SERIOUS ELEVATOR ACCIDENT.
Boiler In Mexico Expl0des-Nine Families
Made Homeless by Fire In Chicago
Blcyclist Killed While Racing
Double Murder.


were instantly killed and four were
badly injured by collision on the
Omaha railroad, near Hudson Junction,
yesterday afternoon. The trains were
running at high rate Of speed and
met on sharp curve, atfording the
crew no possible escape. The way
freight, wes,bound, had been ordered
to take the right-hand track, and was
running at the rate of IS miles an hour,
when, upon turning short curve on a
Gown grade, 1t came upon work train
backing east at speed of 35 miles an
hour. The collision was something
terrific. On the rear of the work train
was the boarding car, in which were
four men belonging to the work crew.
They were never aware of their dam
ger, and were undoubtedly instantly
killed, The car took fire and the three
bodies were buried IN the wreck, Her.
man Reby, fireman on the work train,
was also instantly killed, but the body
was recovered. Both engines were
totally wrecked. The wreck was
caused by the disobedience Of orders
by Engineer James Owens of the work
train and the conductor, who were
given the right-of-way to the west
bound track. They forgot their orders
and took the eastbound track, but did
not discover their error until too late.
Owens is nearly crazed, and guard
has been placed over him. The dam
age is estimated at $50, 600
A SERIOUS ELEVATOR ACCIDENT.
New YORK, June S.-By the falling
Of an elevator in the Mail street side
Of the post office yesterday six men
were more or less seriously hurt. Four
were postal employees and the other
two men were engaged by the con-
tractor who has charge Of the altera-
tions now going on in the federal
building. The elevator is one Of the
old-fashioned kind, operated by drum.
1t was inspected month ago and pro-
nounced in good condition. 1t is the
judgment of parties who made an ex-
animation Of the elevator after the &C.
cident that it had been overloaded.
BOILER IN MEXICO ExPLoDEs.
MEXICO CITY, Mex, June S,-A boiler
exploded yesterday morning in the
print works Of Noriega Bros, in
Puebla, causing the death Of 20 or more
persons, the number not being posi-.
lively known, as it has been impossible
to remove the debris caused by the ex-
plosion. A part Of the boiler was car
ried high in the air and precipitated
on the roof Of house in the neighbor.
hood, killing an old man and three
children. A fireman three blocks away
from the scene of the explosion had
his head completely torn off. Troops
surrounded the spot and laborers are
searching for the remains
NINE FAMILIES MADE HOMELESS.
CHICAGO, June S.--Five two-story
frame dwellings were badly damaged
and nine families were rendered home
less by fire which broke out yesterday
evening at POI jefferson street. Several
persons were carried from the burning
building and two received severe in
juries. The injured are: Mrs. Mary
Wolfson, fell down a fight of stairs
and fractured her skull, may die;
Adolph Ziv, injured while rescuing
Mrs. Minnie Silverman from the build
ing at POI jefferson street. Mrs. Sill
verman is an invalid and the excite
ment may cause her death. The dam
age by fire and water was about $40, 900,
KILLED WHILE RACING,
PROVIDENCE, R. l., June S.-Arthur
Lahitf, while racing against an electric
car, met a tragic DEATH Just outside
the Roger Williams park the roadway
is quite steep. Trolley cars are in the
habit of bowling down the incline at
high rate of speed, and good many
cyclists have tried to beat them in
races. Lahitf tried it last night. He
fell and made complete somersault
over his handlebars He struck with
great force while going at his fastest
clip, and his neck was broken.
A DOUBLE MURDER
SHELBY, Miss, June Sin a family
quarrel here Martin Pasco, well-to-do
negro, shot and killed instantly Sandy
Donald and Fannie Donald. The mur.
derer then made desperate attempt
at suicide, shooting himself in the
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