Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-25
Nsws NUGGETS.


A wing of the general hospital al
kingston, Ont, was DESTROYED by fire
| Friday morning. Though extremely dim.
| cult, all the inmates were gotten out
safely. Loss, $4,000
The steamship Lucania, sailing from
New York. for Europe, Saturday, will
take out $4,000 ounces of silver and U.s.
Ooo Mexican dollars. The Normandie
| VIII take 100000 ounces of silver.
Miss Ida Brooks was killed and Mr..
| VIM. Pearcy fatally injured by being
struck by the fast express train on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & DAYTON Rail-
road at Griffin's station, Ind, Friday.
The Chestnut Street Trust and Saving
una GO. OF Philadelphia, which closed
ITS doors, Thursday. made an assignment.
Friday, for the benefit of creditors to
George II. Earle, Jr., president of the
Iradesman's National Bank. and Richard
7. COOK, president of the Guarantee
Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
The continued case at Lynn, Mass.
of Gerry Dodd, Frank Bassett ana
Richard Bessom. charged with COM
hitting an assault on Mrs. Sarah Mer.
rlll on the night of Dec. 13, came up
before Judge Berry. Friday, and the
young men were discharged.
drill engine and train Of fiat
cars on the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, collided in Communipaw, N. j..
Friday. Brakeman Collins Haycock
was killed, Fireman John Higgins was
fatally injured and Engineer William
Murtagh was so badly scalded that
flesh came off with the clothing in
great strips. A'sIhf
The residence of John r. Newman. on
Mapes road, Brookline, Mass. was badlV
damaged by fire, between and 4 "A. NJ.
Friday. An overheated furnace was the
direct cause. The high wind assisted n
the work of destruction. Tho occupants
or the house made their escape In safety.
a portion OF the Boston fire department.
was called to the assistance Of the Brook.
at $40. 900. 'eN
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas has
announced it's determination to enforce
the gate system in Texas unless
stopped by the higher courts. The
nght has been in progress between the
railroad Co. and the courts Of Texas
Tor some time. The declaration Of the
company means that it will adopt
gates, and no passenger can board a
train without first showing his ticket.
Further advices received at Lisbon.
from st. Paul de Leonda, Portuguese
lower Guinea. announces that the
portuguese officer who, with a number
OF men We're killed by the natives Of
the Humble plateau, is Count Almoster,
grandson of the Duke of Saldanha.
The Portuguese killed and missing
number Il persons. The murderers
were Herros and Ovampos, tribesmen.
Four children named Nelbelski were
suffocated by smoke in an attic room oc-
cupied by the family, in philadelphia,
Friday morning. Their parents were both
away and the house caught fire from an
overheated stove and before the little
ones could be rescued they were rendered
unconscious by smoke and all were dead
when carried from the house. The names
OF the children were: John. aged years:
Constine, aged 5; Mary, aged 3, and Kas-
wara, aged /. The fire was quickly ex-
tnguished and the pecuniary loss was
slight.
1t was learned that Lyman Robbins
OF North Acton was drowned while
fishing in Grass pond at Acton Center.
Mass, Thursday afternoon. Barney
futile and Ernest Day, two young boys
who were with Robbins and who saw
the accident, in their fright fled to the
woods and did not return to their
homes until o'clock. The absence OF
the three persons gave rise to the re-
port that there had been a triple
drowning. Robbins body has been re-
covered.
Phillips Carter, the marine, who I'm
June last. murdered Master at arms
Kenney on board the United States
battleship Indiana at Brooklyn, was,
Friday. sentenced to Imprisonment for
life, at the Clinton county state prison.
Carter is only % years old. He is the
first man to be sentenced under the
new law. enabling federal jury to find
a prisoner guilty of murder in the
lirst degree without infiicting the death
penalty.
The Ferry Street car house Of thu
West End Street Railway at Everett,
Mass, was completely destroyed by
ire at $50 A. NJ, Friday, together with
10 OF the roads most valuable electric
,ars. and made the fire one Of the most
destructive in the history of the city.
The building itself was one-story ana
| half structure the greater part being
II wood and on which the loss is eeti-
mated at about $30.600. but as the cars
we're valued all the way from $1,000 to
1900 each. the total loss will be nearly
'15O,000. Only cars were dragged
rom the building. and even these were
,adly scorched.
A succession of explosions at the
United States Acetylene Liquifyinx
20, Montgomery avenue and Fremont
treet. Jersey City, Friday. caused the
oss of two lives and $4,000 damage to
he works. The dead are: Thomas
FOWLER, assistant engineer; and Max
rim. 1t is said that the first explosion
ras due to the boiler bursting, and as
he fire spread to the various acid
anks, when there was a succession OF
reports. Nearby buildings.
s well as the Central Railroad of New
ersey trestle caught fire. but the
osses were not serious in these in
tances. T.
Quite an excitement was caused at
[oultOn. Wednesday morning. by the
ews that three prisoners had escaped
ON the Jail yard. 1t happened some-
hing in this way: The keeper sent
ne three men from the Jail into the
one yard to get some wood. not
moving that the yard gate was un-
lstened, but the men soon discovered
lie fact and made the best possible use
their time to get ont and aWav