Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-18
A TRAIN WRECKED.
A Gar Wheel Burst and Passen-
ger Coach Was Derailed.
WEALTHY ST. LOUIS NAN SUICIDES.
A Cashier Held Up-A Patient Burned to
Dssth--Fatal Boiler Explosion-As-
phyxiated by Coal Gss-Arksn-
sas Town Fire Swept

CUMBERLAND, Mu', Peo' io'- Noi .h-
bound passenger train No. . on the
West Virginia, Central Il Pittsburgh
railway was wrecked shortly before
noon yesterday at Barnum, W. Va, 50
miles south of Cumberland by wheel
on the rear truck of the last coach
bursting. The train was moving at
the rate Of IS miles an hour and the
coach was thrown violently over an
embankment. 1t cleared the track SO
suddenly that the latter was not in the
least torn. All the passengers were
rather badly injured and shaken up.
WEALTHY ST. LOUIS MAN SUICIDES.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. lS.-Richard l..
Sharpe, president Of the Keystone lum-
Der mills and prominent mason, COM
mitted suicide by shooting here yester-
day. For two years Mr.. Sharpe had
suffered from q malady which he be-
lieyed to be incurable. Yesterday
afternoon he went to Forest park and
apparently tried to drown himself.
The water in the stream he selected
was only three feet deep, so he climbed
out and, sitting on the bank, shot HIM
self. His body was not found for sew
eral hours. Mr.. Sharpe was 81 years
old and was reputed possessed OF prop
ertv worth 100000. He leaves one
daughter. Two incoherent notes, de-
failing his symptoms, were found IN
his pockets.
A CASHIER HELD UP By A NEGRO.
SALrsBURG, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Aboutnoon
Yesterday Cashier J. A. Klingensmith,
of the First national bank, was held
up by colored man and forced to hand
over $500. The man entered the bank
when no one but Mr.. Klingensmith
was present and asked for some change
When the cashier looked up the black
man held revolver to his head and or
dered him to hand over the cash. ME-
Klingensmith handed out q package
containing $500, and as soon as the rob
Der left the bank the cashier gave the
alarm and crowd was soon in pursuit
After hot chase of mile or two, thi
man was captured and the money re
covered. The prisoner would give nj
name, but is supposed to belong u
Pittsburgh.
A PATIENT BURNED no DEATH.
LANCASTER, O.. Feb. lathe Ian
caster Medical institute here was de
stroyed by fire early yesterday morn
ing. DIR. Simon, of jackson, W. Va,
patient for the Kelley treatment, per
ished. In attempting to escape, he be
came confused, crawled under a be-
and could not be found in time by tn
rescuers.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
YOUNGSTOWN. O., Feb. 1S.-By TIL
explosion of the boiler at Lees Goa
mine. in Weathersfeld ten miles north
west of this city, John Wilcox, age
"a years, was killed, and Wesley XVI
and ]. G. Vetter badly scalded by Ell
Gaping steam. No cause is known fo
the explosion.
AsPHYxIATED BY COAL GAS.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1S.--Paul Wagner
aged As years, and his wife Frederick
Wagner, GA years of age, were foun
dead in bed yesterday morning Al
phyxiation seems the probable eaus
of death, by coal gas.
ARKANSAS TOWN FIRE SWEPT.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. 18th
town of Malvern, which was almos
wiped out by fire last July, was visite
by a conhagration yesterday which d.
stroyed the rebuilt portion. The los
will aggregate 100000.