The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-07

FEB Near Pacific Junction. Ia.
cave-in. ~
Feb I.Tazewell. Ky. James Chadwel
AL family drowned ~ Hoods.
.xp ~ Nsad Murray KY, . by premature
teb zi-Lake Preston. s. d., G by gas
uiocatiG ; i, sherman Heights. Tenn. /
W cars on kihuc crossing.
MA. f-boston, . ~ explosion Ia fremont
street raussd 10y escaping. gas.
Mar L-sttamer &c 81. Nazairc sunk on
Carolina coast, only 4 out OF 50 on board
known 70 have survived.
Mar z=-iienry county. Ala. s drowned In
Mar 2t-Laddsville, Ia, 8 children IN
burning residence. -. Near Nashville. Tenn
on burning residence.
swapping OF boat. .Nemeha county. kan'
. arowned trying 70 ford creek.
APT Knoxville. Tenn. II ny fire.
prasha HOODS at least 40 lives lost.
ADJ Ntar Helena, Ark, family OF 7
ui1whea ny capsizing OF boat
burning residence.
May lon White Oak creek. Tenn. : by
May s-Near Laurens. s. c.. 4 children IN
bufning home....Near Pikevllle, Ky. bv
poisoned spring water. RI
May ~l3-Pinkney. Tenn. I by caving Of
May ls-whlte oaks Creek. Tenn. 8 in
May g-American Falls. Ind. . IN rail-
Jun Near Alma, H., family OF by
train. at grade crossing. 80. Near ktystone.
w; Va, children IN burning home.
. EChicaso, . by explosion on mud
Jqn 7-Near Hudson. Wis. c in railway
Jun 2s-Near Missouri City. Mo-. by rail-
Jun 29-chicago. 8 bathers in various
parts Of city West Chicago. H.. Any coll
ision or Two Christian Endeavor trains.
Jun 3O-Westield. la. s by lightning.
Jul 6-Near H%artsville. Tenn. 3 by boiler
Jul bay City. Mich. G by trolley car
plnnging through open bridge.
home.
Jul ls-Near Boone. Ia. S tramps in rain
Jul 2i-New Haven. Conn. I by explosion
IN armory OF Winchester Repeating Arms
Jul 2S-Near Reno New. Indians in rail-
Aug 9-Near Cairo. Ill. 10 by explosion OF
toWbOat.
Aug lS-Near Dahlcren. Ill. G by railroad
collision.
Aug 2s-Galloway county. Ky. Z poisoned
by eating stolen melons.
OF boat
Sep 3-Near Glenwood Springs, Col, 10
by explosions in coal mine.
sep Elroad Ripple. Ind. S by explosion
Sep 7-cygnet. o., C by explosion of nitro
glycerln.
Sep S-Near Emporia. Kan. II in railway
Sep 9-Near New Castle. Col. 80 in rail-
way collision.
Sep 1l-van Buren,. Ark. in railway
wreck.
Sep linear Chippewa Falls. Wis. 5 in
railway wreck.
Sep BELL Allen, Ala, ) by fire In coal
shaft.
Sep 2%i-Johnston city, H.. s by explosion
IN coal mines. o Taiya tran. In Alaska.
Is by snowslide.
Oct 2-Near SCHUYLER. Neb.. 7 poisoned ~ |
s~trychnine in coffee.
Oct ENear Willow Springs, Mo-, 6 by |
train on grade crossing.
Oct 6-Plankinton. S. D., Z IN burning |
dormitory.
Oct ls-Plano. Tex. s by falling Of build
ing scaffold.
Oct 2i-Near Carrisons. n. ". 10 by
plunging OF New York Central express into
river.
oct se-Near Scranton. Pa. c in mine dis
Nov s0-Map lesvilie. Ala. 7 drank miy-
ture OF wood alcohol and whisky.
Dec 15-Near Portland. Me. 6 in wreck of
Susan L. Thurlow.
yellow Fever.
Several cases OF yellow fever were re-
ported from. points In Louisiana in the
first week Of September. On Sep. s II had
It's appearance in New Orleans, also
came reports from Edwards. Miss.
Biloxi. Miss. and other southern
until on Nov. % the fever was con- /
as practically stamped out. II has
been estimated that the Gulf states suf-
a financial loss OF fully $685. 900. 900. the
chief factor in which account being the
oss In trade and rattle on account Of the
strict quarantine regulations. on Nov. % a
'eport issued by the surgeon general of
he marine hospital service, giving the re-
'urns up to a recent date, showed there
rad then appeared during the yellow fever
'pidemic in the south a total Of 4.2S9 cases.
u which 44G had proved fatal. OF the total
lumber OF cases 1,S47 were reported from
1,625 from Mississippi. $40 from
80 from Tennessee. 16 from Texas,
from Illinois. 3 from Georgia and ! each
rom Florida and Kentucky.
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