Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
EXPLOSION IN A VAT.
One Man instantly Killed and Two
Others Seriously Injured
DYNAMITE SHAKES UP St. LOUIS.
An Attempt Made to Raise sunken Tug
Boat-Adrift in . Row Boat Ran
Into On Open switch-Ex.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 2S-An explosion in .
storage vat Of the Independent brew.
cry yesterday caused the death Of Theo-
dore Winkofsky. Louis Imme and Leon.
ard Scheller will also probably die Of
their injuries. The men were putting
. coat Of hard enamel on the interior
Of the vat, which had capacity Of H.
300 barrels. Winkofsky was holding
an incandescent light near the side Of
the vat He accidentally struck it
against the iron. The bulb was shat
tered and alcoholic vapors thrown of
by the enamel exploded. Winkofsky
was thrown through a manhole and in
stantly killed. The other two men
were thrown down, and could not be
rescued until the enamel had all been
consumed.
DYNAMITE SHAKES UP ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28.-The business
houses in the center of the city were
shaken to their foundations, knocking
goods from the shelves, yesterday
morning by terrific explosion. For
a time there was great excitement,
and the people thought the disturb
ance was an earthquake. The shock
came from a charge of dynamite used
in trying to raise the sunken tug boat
Dolphin. which went down during the
tornado. 1t lies in the middle Of the
Mississippi opposite the foot Of Olive
street. All attempts have proved fu-
tile.
ADRIFT IN A ROW BOAT.
New YORK, Dec. ga row boat con-
tanning four men, frozen and uncon-
scious, washed up on Rockaway beach
yesterday. The mems feet were frozen
fast TO the bottom of the boat. They
were carried to hotel, put to bed and
restoratives administered. After four
hours care they recovered SO far as to
explain that they hired q row boat
from fisherman and had lost the
oars, and had been at the mercy Of the
wind and waves all night. 1t is prob
able that they all will recover
RAN INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.
FOND DU LAC, Wis, Dec. SS--A Chi.
cago & Northwestern passenger train
yesterday afternoon ran into an open
switch in the local yards while rum
ming at a high rate Of speed. The
engine collided with q freight train Of
loaded coal cars, and the engine and
several freight cars were telescoped.
A. K. Smith, Of Chicago, the express
man, sustained serious internal in
juries and may die, and four Others
were more or less injured.
AN ENGINE HOUSE WRECKED.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Dec. 2S.-One Of
the engine houses of the Sanford car
pet mills was wrecked by an explosion,
presumably of dynamite, at lO:3O
o'clock last night. The engine was to
be used in running new mill which
was to start up next week. Mr. San
ford refuses to make statement. No
one was injured.
EXPLOSION IN A COAL NINE.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Six men
were seriously injured by an explosion
OF gas yesterday in the Bellevue shaft
of the, Delaware & Lackawanna com
pany. John Alexander, laborer, and
John O'Brien, were 50 badly hurt that
they may die. Alexander was fright
fully burned and both O'Brien's hips
were broken.
FATAL LAMP EXPLOSION.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Lizzie Kiel,
aged So, was burned to death in her
home in this city last night. She was
sitting by table reading when the
coal oil lamp exploded, covering her
with burning oil. Her daughter was
badly burned about the face and hands
in trying to put out the flames.
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