Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06

Feb s--Near Pacific Junction. To-,
skaters drowned.
Feb lS-Gouverneur, NJ Y. by mine
Feb 2l-Taaewell, KY. James Chadwell
and family drowned by floods.
Feb 23-Near Murray, KY, by premature
explosion Of dynamite,
Feb 2i-Lake Preston, 8. d., by gas
suffocation. SHERMAN Heights, Tenn, Z
by cars on grade crossing,
Mar 4-Boston, In explosion In fremont
street caused by escaping gas
Mar l7-steamer de 81. Nazalre sunk off
Carolina coast, only out Of so on board
known to have survived.
Mar 22-Elenry county, Ala, drowned In
Mar a-Laddsville, Ia, children in
burning residence. -. Near Nashville, Tenn,
In burning residence
Mar 20 Near Pensacola, Fla 3 by
swamplng OF boat. Nemeha county, Kan,
drowned trying TO ford creek.
APT B-KnoXVIlle,, Tenn, II by Are
Apr Gin South Dakota, Iowa and Me-
braska floods at least 40 lives lost
Apr linear Helena, Ark, family OF 7
drowned by capszng OF boat,
Apr A-Beqver Creek, KY, family Of In
burning residence.
May lon White Oak creek, Tenn. by
waterspout,
May smear Laurens, s. c., 4 children in
burning home.,, Near Pikevllle, KY, by
poisoned spring water.
May 13-Pinkney. Tenn, by cavlng Of
May la-whito Oaks Crock. Tenn. in
fire.
May 27-Amerlcan Falls, Ind, in rail-
way wreck.
Jun i-Near Alma, H., family OF by
train at grade crossing, Near Keystone,
w. Va, children In burning home.
Jun Near Hudson. Wis. 6 in railway
Jun 2G--Near Missouri city, Mo-, by rail-
way wreck.
Jun 29-Chicago, 8 bathers in = various
parts OF city. West Chicago, ILL.,, 4 by col
l!slon OF two Christian Endeayor trains.
Jun 3O-Westield, Ia, by lightning.
Jul G-Near Huntsville, Tenn, by boiler
Jul bay City, Mich, by trolley car
plunglng through open bridge.
Jul smear Pinsvllle, KY, in burning
home.
Jul la-Near Bool e, Ia, s tramps in rail-
way wreck.
jul 2l-New Havei', Conn, by explosion
in armory of Winchester Repeating Arms
company,
Jul 2S-Near Reno. New, @ Indians in rail-
way wreck.
Aug smear Cairo, ILL.,, 10 by explosion of
towbOat
Aug lS-Near Dahlgren, ILL.,, @ by railroad
collision.
Aug 2S--Galloway county, KY. poisoned
by eating stolen melons
Aug 30-Gladstone. Mich, by capsizing
Of boat.
Sep 3-Near Glenwood Springs, Col, 10
by explosions In coal mine.
Sep abroad Ripple, Ind, by explosion
OF natural gas.
Sep 7-Cygnet, o.. G by explosion Of nitro
glycerln.
Sep Shear Emporia, Kan, u in railway
Sep Smear New Castle, Col, so in rail-
Sep 11-Van Buren,. Ark, in railway
wreck.
Sep 17-Near Chippewa Falls, Wis, in
railway wreck.
Sep 2O-Belle Allen, Ala.' by fire In coal
Sep 2i-Johnston City, ILL.,, by explosion
In coal mines. Ion Taiya trail In Alaska,
oct 2-Near Schuyler, Neb., poisoned ~
" Oct Near Willow Springs, Mo-, by
train on grade crossing.
Oct 6-Planklnton, s. D., In burning
Oct 13yP!ano. Tex. by falling of build
Oct 2i-Near Garrisons, NJ Y. 10 by
plunglng Of New York Central express Into
Oct Smear Scranton, Pa, C In mine dis
Nov 3O-Maplesylle, Ala, 7 drank mix
ture Of wood alcohol and whisky.
Dec 15-Near Portland, Me-, In wreck OF
schooner Susan =. Thurlow.
Yellow Fever.
Several cases of yellow fever were re-
ported from points In Louisiana In the
first week of September. On Sep. 1t had
made its appearance In New Orleans, also
in Ocean Springs, Miss. In, rapid success
sion came reports from Edwards, Miss,
and Biloxi, Miss, and other southern
points, until on Noy. 20 the fever was con-
sidered as practically stamped out. 1t has
been estimated that the Gulf states suf-
fered financial loss of fully S600O00OO, the
chief factor In which account being the
loss In trade and traffic on account Of the
strict quarantine regulations, on Nov. % a
report issued by the surgeon general Of
the marine hospital service, giving the re-
turns up to n recent date, showed there
had then appeared during the yellow fever
epidemic in the south a total Of 42S9 cases,
of which 44G had proved fatal, OF the total
number Of cases 1,S4I We're reported from
Louisiana, 1875 from Mississippi, 740 from
Alabama, So from Tennessee, 16 from Texas
from Illinois, 3 from Georgia and each
from Florida and Kentucky.