Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-13
STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Boilers of the Percy Kelsey Blow Up
and -Four Men Are Killed.
"A Coach Falls Through Brldge-Muoh
Tobacco Burned-Cyclone In Kentucky
Bitten by IA Rattleanake-NegrO
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 g. Sons, to lose four
loaded barges and boat early yester-
day morning. The canal is always mar
row just at Glenheld, and the Kelsey's
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 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 THE TRACK.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. lO.-George
Carol, the 13-year-old son of Mrs,
George Carol, widow living at Grey
stone heights, was instantly killed yes
terday afternoon about three o'clock
by n Missouri, Kansas & Texas freight
train near Thirtieth street and South
west boulevard George, younger
brother and a 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, 81 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 Janu-
airy, 1897.
MUCH TOBACCO BURNED.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. i0.-A fire Saturday
evening destroyed one of Christian
Peppers tobacco warehouses on Mar
Jlet street, opposite the city hall. 1t is
estimated that the loss will aggregate
$780, 900, fully insured. The building
was 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
fremen. One thousand hogsheads of
tobacco were consumed.
CYCLONE IN KENTUCKY.
MoRGANFIELD, KY, Jan. 1O,-At $3.50
yesterday afternoon a 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
lasted few seconds.
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
wrapped itself around a spoke of the
wheel and as it came up struck Dorgan
in the face twice. He had long dis
lance to go to help and will die.
NEGRO TO BE ELEcTRoCUTED.
New YORK, Jan. 1O.-Hadley Adolf
plus Sutherland, the West Indian
negro who murdered his mistress in
Brooklyn year ago, will be sent to
the chair in Sing Sing prison to-day.
Mr.. SPEEDY is RECKLESS.