Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-24
CAUSED by TRIPLES.
Great Tragedies That Have Come From
insignificant Happenings.

Great Tragedies That Have Come From
insignificant Happenings
In a Lancashire coal mine few years
ago a Callous youth NiCIuUSlN pTiCkrd q
pony with his pcnlnife. The wounded
animal kicked on; furipusly. uvrrturnnE
ANA breaking several Sa1rty lamps. Th
naked tlames fcd the foul gases ltd the a'r
ana created I'M appalling explosion which
wrought the death nc over hundred
miners.
Sun rays. shining through 4 decantcr VI
water on 10 the cartridge of Il loaded
rifle Slew sleeping man on a lounge
near by. The innocent owner of the rifle
| was arraigned for the supposed crime
| ana was sentenced to death. when tha
| testimony of Shrewd detective solved
| IN" mystery and secured his repreve.
\ spark from trUant fire balloon IN
| the neighborhood of New York one Celc-
| bration day drfted through the open
| door of Eun-powder factory ana Gre
| atcd in moment a miniature can III
| quake. Staying six men ana wocfully
WOunuing several others.
| IN Italian countess, entering her cham
| ber one evening, with a stout stietto
| bonnet pin in her hand. stumbled over "A
| pet dog and fell PROSTATE upon the noor
| the perlous pin piercing her heart and
| causing instant death. The hcdrtbrOkrn
| count, suspecting jealous noble of the
! supposed murder. shot him dead on tn"
| street next day. The following night the
| brother of the murdered man stabbed the
count. After this triple tragedy the true
cause Of the trouble was revealed.
y young bachelor in London. sanguin"
| Of participating in the wealth Of Il certain
country uncle, invited his rich relative tu
spend a week with him in town During
dinner one evening the ncphew-quitc un-
aware Of the perilOds character Of tn
combination-passed Charteus6 wine ana
bananas to his uncle. who partOok free
| ~ of both, thus producing a peculiarly
potent poison, which caused his death.
The nephew's deep concern turned to dis
may when he learned later that the alb
sence of any will shattered his hopes Cf
fortune, ana his ChaGrln prOmptcd him
to prematurely end his existence.
\ German family. seven i'm number
lost their lives by a somewhat unique
accident. They slept in one large apart
ment, lighted by gas Before retiring
the father hung his oVcrcoat about rhr
gas burner. During the night this gar
ment slipped ana fell on the tap turning
the gas fun on, and 50 Suffocatcl the
slumberins inmates.
"A defect in an axle. 50 small as To cs-
cape the scrutiny of the Vigilant plate
layers. led to the most melancholy dis
aster ever known in the United States.
The fated train first caught nre then
left the rails and descended steep de-
clNity. In this appalling accident more
than TWO hundred lives We're lost
\ ritiing but irreparable misundcr-
standing between the captain and engi-
neer Of q stately steamship, some years
since, led to the loss Of une vessel. vita
four hundred passengers ana a costly
cargo. The ship was steering through
perilous seas. when the electric bell
From some unexplained cause the signal
was taken for FUN speed ahead" and
was 50 interpreted and ObeYed, with the
result that the huge vessel struck rock
and foundered.
y faulty link in a huge hoisting cham