Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-02

A TRAIN WRECKED.
A Midnight Special on the Chicago
q Alton Road Derailed.
THREE FLORIDA VICTIMS OF FIRE.
Mother, Daughter and Boy Burned to
Death-A jail Break at Leadvllle,
COl.--Hotei Guests Made Ill
Poisoned at u Circus.

ST. Louis, Aug, 3O.-The passengers
and train crew Of the midnight special
on the Chicago 4 Alton railroad, which
arrived in this city at 7;45 a. IN. from
Chicago, narrowly escaped death in a
wreck near Alton yesterday morning
Near the outskirts of that city the en-
CINE was derailed. while proceeding at
high rate of speed, by spreading
rails, and went Gown 45-foot en-
bankment. The tender, three baggage
ears and postal car, followed and
rolled on top of the engine, under
which Peter Rafferty,, of Bloomington,
the engineer, was pinned. He was
taken out fatally injured Fireman
Charles johnson, of Bloomington. ILL.,
Mail Clerks observation-disclosures, of Jersey
vile, ILL.,, and W. 4. Shipper and Samuel
Grobbs, of Chicago, crawled out of the
wreck severely hurt. Several Pull
mans, in which were theatrical peo-
pie, remained on the track, but the
shock threw the passengers from their
berths and several were injured more
or less seriously. The injured were
taken to a nearby house and cared
for. Engineer Rafferty, was found TO
have a fractured skull, internal in
juries, a broken arm and two broken
legs, The trainmen said that n tramp
who was stealing ride was under the
wreck and was probably dead. Heavy
loss of life was prevented only by the
support given the Pullmans by the
overturned baggage cars
THREE FLORIDA VICTIMS OF FIRE.
TAMPA, Fla. Aug, 3O--Marie, the a.
year-old daughter of Mrs Frances
Valdez, Of Port Tampa City, went into
the kitchen to start fire yesterday
afternoon She poured on kerosene
and instantly there was deafening
explosion, followed by the girls ago
nizing cries as she ran from the room
on fire. Mrs. Valdez at once went to
her daughters, assistance, While she
was attempting to extinguish the
flames, herow clothes caught fire and
the two ran screaming from the house.
Both were burned to Il crisp. The
house caught fire and was destroyed.
A small boy was burned in the house.
HIS body is not yet recovered. The
fire spread rapidly and five houses
were burned, there being no fire pro-
lection.
A JAIL BREAEeAT LEADvlIlE.
LEApvlLLE Col, Aug. 80 "A daring
| Jail break from the county jailoccurred
nj $3.50 last night. Five prisoners made
their escape and the night jailer was
locked up in the Jail, while the prison
ers who escaped made away with the
keys to both the outer and inner doors.
When Night Jailcr Martin entered the
corridor to make his rounds Spann, a
prisoner who was walking in the cor.
ridor jumped upon him and clasped
his hands back of him. He was at
once joincdby the other prisoners, who
dragged the jailer to the rear OF the
cells, where they bound him A big
posse has started In pursuit.
HOTEL GUESTS MADE lie.
WARSAW, Ind, Aug. 80. About 100
Of the occupants Of the Minnewawan
hotel at Winona, were taken Ill. Most
of them are now on the road TO- recov-
cry, but others are in serious condi-
ton. The cause is supposed to have
been In some food served for supper.
POISONED AT A CIRCUS.
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug, 80 -Tartaric'
acid or what is supposed to be tartaric
acid used in lemonade sold under the
Barnum & Bailey show tents in this
city has confined 80 people, including
four showmen, to bed.
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