Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-01-13
BOILERS BLEW UP.
The Percy Kelsey Sunk and -Four
Men Lose Their Lives.
GROUND TO DEATH ON THE TRACK.
A Coach Falls Through . Bridge-Much
Tobacco Burned-Cvclone In Kentucky
Bitten by Rattiesnak ke--Negr0
to BE EleCtrOcuted.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 10. Further
deaths and loss of property are being
caused by the explosion Of the Percy
Kelsey's boilers saturday. The num-
Der Of known dead has reached four,
when Daniel Gamble, the boats second
cook, died at Mercy hospital. The
eight men who were injured in the ex-
plosion will all recover with the excep.
tion Of Harry Hammers and William
Alexander, whose wounds will proba-
bly, result fatally. The wreck lying in
the river at Glenfeld caused the tow
boat Hornet with tow belonging to
James G. Jones & Sons, to lose four
loaded barges and boat early yester-
day morning. The canal is always mar
row just at Glentield, and the Kelseys
hull made it more difficult than ever
to pass. The corner of the tow hit the
after part of the wreck and four barges
and a coal boat were sunk. The Hor-
net was on her way to Cincinnati in
charge of Capt Henry Doud. Other
boats that were ready to start out last
night did not venture down on account
of the obstruction. The packets com.
ing up from the lower river about mid
night also had little trouble
GROUND TO DEATH ON TIE TRACK.
KANSAS Cry, NO., Jan. lU.--George
Carol, the lS-year-old son of Mrs.
George Carol, widow living at Grey.
stone heights was instantly killed yes
terday afternoon about three o'clock
by Missouri, Kansas & Texas freight
train near Thirtieth street and South
west boulevard. George, a younger
brother and number Of boys about
the same age, were playing about the
trains at that point, when the freight
train, going about five miles an hour,
passed along. The boys attempted to
steal ride, but George missed his
hold and was thrown under the wheels.
His body was frightfully mutilated.
His head was cut off at the neck, and
the lower part Of his body and his legs
were cut to pieces.
A COACH FALLS THROUGH A BRIDGE.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 10. AT one
o'clock yesterday afternoon day
coach on westbound train No. SO, OF
the Western Alabama railroad, went
through Cubahatchie bridge, sl miles
east of Montgomery, falling distance
of Is feet. Conductor Law and Flag
man Pope were seriously injured and
IS passengers received bruises and
other injuries, none of which are seri-
Gus. The officials of the railroad feel
no blame can be attached to the com
pany, as the bridge was built in J anu
ary, 1891.
MUCH TOBACCO BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. i0-A fire Saturday
evening destroyed one Of Christian
Peppers tobacco warehouses on Mar
ket street, opposite the city hall. 1t is
estimated that the loss will aggregate
$780, 900, fully insured. The building
was a ramshackle four.story structure
and burned with such fierceness that
the city hall and adjacent houses were
threatened for awhile. Mayor Ziegen-
helm himself directed the work of the
firemen. One thousand hogsheads of
tobacco were consumed.
CYCLONE IN KENTUCKY.
MoRGANFIELD KY, Jan. 1O.-At $3.50
yesterday afternoon cyclone struck
this city, unroofng the old Methodist
church and the Parsons hotel and
totally demolishing several business
houses Harvey Sellers, the city
marshal, who was in the police office
at the time, was instantly killed by
falling walls. The storm struck the
city from the southwest and only
luSutu IL lew StCOHuS.
BITTEN BY A RATTLEsNAKE.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Jan. 10-As William
Dorgan was driving along in cart
east of Sac and Fox, in the Creek
country. he drove over rattlesnake
summing itself in the road. The reptile
itself around spoke of the
wheel and as 1t came up struck Dorgan
in the face twice. He had long dis
tance to go to help and will die.
NEGRO TO BE ELEcTR0CUTED.
New YORK, Jan. 10. -lIadley Adolf
phus Sutherland, the West Indian
negro who murdered his mistress in
year ago, will be sent to
The chair in Sing Sing prison to-day.