Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
SCHOONER CAPSIzED
The Speedwell Struck by a Squat
and Nine Persons Drowned.
LARGE STEAM DRY KILN COLLAPSES.
Several Workmen Thought to BE Under
the Debris--Six Men Badly Burned-
R0ustab0uts Drowned Twins
Fall Into y We'll.

KEY WEST, Fla, March 4.-The
schooner Speedwell. Capt. Collier,
from Marco, Fla, for Key West, was
struck by squall yesterday while off
Marquesas, Is miles from here, and
capsized Nine persons were drowned
out of ID on board. The Survivors say
the Speedwell was making slow head
way in the morning against a head
wind. About seven o'clock Capt. Col
lier was at the wheel and the Nichols
family and the Collier children were
in the cabin asleep. Suddenly a squall
came bowling up abeam. Gates and
Green rushed to take in sail. As the
jb tapped loose, the squall caught
the schooner and blew her over on the
port side. Collier, the deck hands
and Mr.. Bate were swept into the
sea. but caught the rigging just in
time to save themselves, The
wind, rain and waves drowned the
dying cries Of the imprisoned Nichols
family and the Collier children. The
men dashed themselves to the rigging.
After being there for two hours, the
sea subsidized. Then they got the dingy
loose baled her out with hat broke
a thwart into two pieces, and, with
these for oars, rowed toward Mar
quesas. After going three miles they
were picked up, exhausted, by a fish
ing sloop and brought here about four
o'clock in the evening.
LARGE STEAM DRY KILN COLLAPsEs.
TExARKANA, Ark, March About
four o'clock yesterday afternoon
large steam dry kiln at the Central
coal and coke sawmill tumbled in,
seriously wounding number Of work.
men, two of whom will die. Others
are believed to have been killed out.
right. The east wall of the kiln
tumbled in and crushed the contents,
making complete wreck. Large
timbers, sheet iron and lumber and
railroad iron were bent aud twisted
into shapeless mass. After the crash
workmen were at once placed to
work and soon liberated ten Of the
workmen who were caught in the de-
bris. 1t is thought several bodies are
still under the debris and search is be-
ing made for them. At the first crash,
an alarm was turned in to the fire
companies and the fremen were soon
on the scene, and the flames which
started Immediately after the build.
ing collapsed were soon extinguished,
SIX MEN BADLY BURNED.
DUBOIS, Pa, March 4.-Six men were
badly burned, one perhaps fatally, by
the explosion Of keg Of powder in
London mine yesterday. One Of the
men attempted to pry off the lid Of the
keg with pick, when spark fell
from the tool into the powder and ig-
nited it. All the men were in the
room at the time.
FOUR ROUsTAB0UTs DROWNED.
CINCINNATI, March 4.-As the Bos-
tonia steamed out from her wharf last
night for Louisville, eight colored
roustabouts were thrown into the
river. Four were rescued and four
were drowned. They leave families.
The gangplank broke. Ten other
roustabouts were starting onto the
pl AM. when it broke.
TWIN GIRLS DROWNED IN A WELL.
GUTHRIE, Ok, March 4.-Near Payne
Center, Payne county, the twin chill
dren of Thomas Ziegler, aged two
years, slipped out of the house and fell
into well and were drowned before
the mother could rescue them.