Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-17
A FREIGHT WRECKED
twenty-five Missouri Pacific Cars
Piled Up in a Heap.
NORTHERN CONNECTING Line WRECK
Strike Of Coal Miners Probable In Central
Psnnsylvsuis- SMALLPOX Epidemic at
MiddlesbOr0, Ky.-C0ttOn Mill
BtrikeFs Return to Work.

WARRExsBURG, Mo-, March l5.-
Through freight No. 1870, on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, westbound, In charge
Of Conductor Collard was completely
wrecked at the Fort Scott crossing, a
mile west Of here, yesterday. The
train consisted of 28 cars, mostly load.
ed. At the point Of the wreck was q
sharp curve. The engine jumped the
track and IS heavily loaded cars and
four empties were in an instant piled
upon the track within . space Of less
than 200 feet An Italian, Peter Morio,
was riding upon the bumpers Of one
OF the foremost cars and was thrown
through the bsrbed wire fence into an
adjacent field, sustaining severe bruises
and cuts. He states that there were
two tramps riding upon the trucks be-
meath another car. This car is total
wreck and it Is considered impossible
that they could have escaped instant
death II they were there. The wreck
is one Of the worst in the history Of
the Missouri Pacific railway. Merchsn.
disc is scattered all over the ground.
NORTHERN CONNECTING LINE ACCIDENT
PLArTsRURG, Mo-, March l5-En.
gineer c. E. Pierce was killed outright
Brakeman W. I. Coull fatally injured
and Fireman Cahill sustained broken
arm in . wreck Of q freight train on
the Kansas City & Northern Connecting
line, N miles north Of Trimble, about
4:SO o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
tender OF engine $50, drawing local
freight train No. 4, southbound, jumped
the track In crossing the bridge over
Halls branch, q small stream. The
engine and one freight car fell from
the bridge into the creek. The engine
turned upside down. Engineer Pierce's
family resides in Kansas City.
ANOTHER STRIKE PREDICTED.
CLEVELAND, O., March 15.-Concern.
ing the possibility Of another great
strike Of coal miners, Thomas Young,
manager of the M. A. Hanna Coal COM
pany, extensive operators in Pennsyl-
vania, is quoted as saying yesterday:
"A strike involving about 20, 900 miners
will probably soon be in full swing in
central Pennsylvania. The operators
declare they will not pay the Chicago
scale, and the miners announce their
intention to strike. There will be
tremendous rush for coal with the
opening of navigation on the lakes.
1t is probable that the Hooking valley
operators will sign the scale rather
than lose their share Of the spring
business"
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC.
MIDDLEsBoRo, KY, March l5.-The
smallpox situation here became SO
dangerous that the United States gov
eminent sent Past Assistant Surgeon
DR.. Wertheimer, Of the United States
army, to take charge Of the pest house.
The state medical authorities surren-
dered only on orders from Frankfort.
The county refused to support the pest
house and the inmates were on the
verge of starvation. There are 10
smallpox patients and 400 suspects.
This entire community is alarmed and
almost demoralized.
Strikers RETURN TO WORK.
TAUNTON, Mass, March 15.-The
l, 100 operatives Of the Whittendon cot.
ton mills returned to work yesterday
after strike lasting five weeks. Ten
Of the loom fixers who organized the
strike will not be given employment.
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