Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-19
DEADLY CATTLE DISEASE IN IOWA.

DEADLY CATTLE DISEASE IN IOWA.
Valuable Montgomery County Herds In
Danger OF Destruction.
RED OAK, Ia, Aug. 17.-Considerable
excitement prevails here among farmers
and stockholders over the appearance Of
what is claimed to b. Texas fever. Ow-
ing to the prospect Of cheap corn. large
consignments of Texas cattle have been
shipped in for feeders. The disease
does not fatally affect the foreign cattle.
but is readily contracted by native cat
tie, quickly resulting in death. Pro.
ducers and feeders of native cattle are
thus placed at great disadvantage.
Quarantine measures have been resorted
to, which, if strictly observed, will pre-.
vent the spread of the fever. It is cur.
rently reported, however, that since
quarantine lines were established one
or two herds of infected cattle have
been moved under cover of darkness.
This report has generated considerable
indignation among feeders of native
cattle. There are many fine herds of
graded cattle in Montgomery county
which the spread Of the disease would
soon wipe out of existence. State Vet.
erinarian Stalker is in Page county
working this way, and it is probable
when he has inspected the cattle, meas.
ures will be instituted which will speed
lily eradicate the disease.
CARS DASH DOWN A STEEP INCLINE.
Twenty Miners Seriously Injured, Four
and Probably Five, May Die.
OTTUMwA. Ia, Aug. 1S.-The mines
of the Wapello Coal company at the
village of Hiteman, near here, were Wis.
tied yesterday morning by one of the
most terrible mine accidents ever known
in the state. Twenty men were seri-
ously injured, four and probably five of
whom will die. The fatally injured are:
james Darby, badly cut about the head,
one ear cut of and throat cut in two
places.
Don Coulson, head scalped, right leg
and back broken.
James Baxter, badly cut about the head,
one eye out and otherwise bruised.
Charles Edmunds, crushed in the hips
and raralyZoh.
Alfred Clark, hips badly crushed and
one leg mashed.
Eight others received serious injuries
and 20 were more or less hurt and
bruised, but not seriously.
The full quota of 200 men were let
down the main shaft of the mine in the
morning and crowded the % small coal
cars in waiting at the foot of the shaft
to convey the men down the steep incline.
The train had hardly reached its full
speed when rear coupling broke and
the forward 23 cars were dashed down
the steep grade, at the foot of which
was sharp curve. AS the train
rounded the curve the cars jumped the
track and men and cars were thrown
together i'll frightful mass. Help was
secured from above and the work Of
rescue commenced.
AS the men were dug unconscious
and bleeding from the mass Of debris
they were placed in cars and sent to the
ground above. Anxious and half crazed
women and children, who had heard
the terrible news, crowded around each
new body sent up. The injured men
were sent to their homes as fast rs pos
sible and physicians from Hiteman, re-
inforced by number from Abba, did
all in their power to relieve the suffer
ings of the unfortunates.
Crushed To Death Under n Train.
CRESTON, Ia, Aug. l8.-Frapk Vess
of Murray fell under the wheels of a