Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-08
A DIVERS LEAP.
Fred Royal Jumps from the Ferris
Wheel and Strikes on His Hips.
A FATAL FAMILY QUARREL.
DIR. Cornwall Shoots His Brother to Protect
His Father-An Engine and Twenty
Cars Ditched--A Train Goes
Down an Embankment.

CHICAGO, July Capt, Fred Royal,
the professional high diver, dived from
one Of the cars on the Ferris wheel last
night after it had reached height of
1876 feet, He miscalculated the dis
lance, and in turning into the net used
in breaking the fall struck on his hips,
bounded some distance into the air
after striking the net and then fell
against one of the guy ropes. He
chung to the rope, but was unable to
use his lower limbs, Employees at the
park hurried to his assistance and he
was conveyed to his home. Physicians
summoned stated that he had received
severe conclusion of the spine, and
it is feared he may not recover Many
persons were in the park at the time,
and some excitement was caused.
A Fatal Family Quarrel.
ST. LOUIS, July 7.-Herbert Corn
wall was shot and killed by. his
brother, DIR. Richard Cornwall, be-
tween eight and nine o'clock this
morning at the tonic beer depot of
their father, DIR. John G. Cornwall,
100 North Broadway. 1t appears that
Herbert Cornwall was very dissolute
young man and his father chided him
this morning for persisting in his bad
habits. This enraged Herbert and he
assaulted his father, who Is old and
feeble. DR.. Richard Cornwall inter
fered in behalf of his father and
fight ensued between him and Her
bert, in which the latter was shot Ave
times and had his head and face badly
mashed by being beaten with heavy
stone jug, He died in very few mo
ments. DR.. Cornwall surrendered to
the police and was locked up. He is a
practicing physician of Kansas City.
An Engine and Twenty Cars Dltched.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, July Last
nights storm has paralyzed railroad
traffic. 1t came SO suddenly and ragged
so fiercely that many trains ran into
washouts without having any intima-
ton of danger. There was bad
wreck on the Great Northern eight
miles west of here, where an extra
freight with engine and 90 cars was
ditched. Charles Washburn, of this
city, was instantly killed and Engineer
Peter was injured. Washburn was
riding in a box car with II other men,
returning from Fergus Falls. So far
only eight have been accounted for.
1t is feared the other three have been
killed. The Great Northern flyer was
held all night between two washouts
and work train brought the passen-
gers back to st. Cloud.
Train Goes Down an Embanlment.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July IA through
freight train, en- route to Cleveland,
on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie rail-
way, was derailed at Falston, Pa,
about two o'clock this morning and
ten cars were precipitated over an en-
bankment into the Beaver river. Forty
tramps were on the train when the ac-
cident happened and several were
caught in the wreck. One unknown
dead man and three injured have been
taken out so far and six others are
missing. The names of the injured
are: John Kelly, of Chicago George
Martin, of Joliet ILL.,, and Adams
Kavichell, of Kopsville, Pa. They
were removed to the hospital at New
Brighton. Havichell will probably
die. The accident was caused by a
broken fange. Trains were delayed
several hours by the wreck.