The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-11
A LIVE WIRES WORK.
Four Firemen Receive Fatal Shocks
at Omaha, Neb.
PECULIAR DEATH OF MANY HORSES.
Canadian Express Jumps the Track and
Seven People Are Killed-I<iiIed by
Lightning and wife shot
by Marshal.

Omaha, Ncb., Aug. 1O.--Four fremen
lost their lives last night in blaze on
an upper floor of the Mercer Chemical
company's building at Eleventh and
Harvey streets. The fire in itself was
insignificant, the fatalities resulting
from contact with live wire. The fire
originated among the chemicals in a
storeroom On the fifth floor and while
at no time was the building, a five
story brick structure, in danger. the
blaze burned tiercely in small area.
Two streams were thrown to the
seat of the fire, one from a
neighboring roof and the other from
the summit of long ladder. When
the fire had been brought under CON
troll, the firemen set to work TO lower
the big extension truck upon which
they had been working. Suddenly
there was suffering and succession
OF flashes such as occur when "A con-
nection is made with live wire. The
men who were working at the cranl,
lowering the ladder writhcd i'm
agony for "A moment and then
fell to the pavement, limp and an
parcntly lifcleSs In lowering the
ladder it had come i'm contact with
live electric light wire carrying a
current Of 1000 volts. The Injured
men were at once carried into an adj
joining building and doctors who were
present used every means known to re-
vive them. One of them. named Hon
per, revived in a few minutes and. say
ing he was all right. started To walk
away. lie had only gone about 80 feet
when he dropped dead The damage
done by the fire was nominal.
HUNDREDS OF HORSES DIE.
Billings, Mont, Aug. 1O.-A train
load of 800 horses, which Powell Bros.
were bringing from North Yakima.
Wash, to South Omaha, were unloadcd
at the Northern Pacific stock yards
here for water and feed. They had
had no water since leaving spokane. 30
hours previously. They were at once
fed hay and water was run into the
troughs Soon after feeding and drink
ing the horses began to 90 into spasms
and many died. They have been diving
ever since and at this writing about
half of this shipment are dead and il is
feared they all will die. 1t was noticed
That the horses were securing when
they came in, but no one here seems
able to solve the mystery of their TAX
ing of. The stomachs of several have
been saved for analysis by experts.
Ihey were fine lot. The neighbor-
hood of the stock yards looks like a
hard fought battlefield.
SEVEN PERISH IN A TRAIN WRECK.
Ottawa, Ont, Aug. l0.-The Ottawa
express, which left Montreal at $3.50
yesterday morning for this city on the
Canada Atlantic railroad, was wrecked
near Coteau junction while running
at a fast rate. The engine left the
track, taking with it the baggage car
and second-class coach. The first
class coach and two Pullmans did not
leave the track. Seven people were
killed. A number were injured, but
none of them seriously. The passen-
gers We're brought here on "A special
train last night. 1t is not known what
caused the accident, but it is believed
that the rails spread.
KILLED by LIGHTNING.
Camp Douglass, Wis. Aug. 1O.-At
Clifton, six miles from here. lightning
struck the barn of Engelbcrt Jecrsly.
destroying it and killing his two sons.
Vincent and Engclbcrt, aged lG and -
years respectively. Mrs, Jecrsly was
also seriously injured. 1t was with
that the bodies of the two
sons, who were in the barn, were re-
covered.
A
Marion, Va, Aug. lO.-City Marshal
Luther Schercn shot Joe Rult, killing
him instantly, and fatally wounded
Mrs. Rult for resisting arrest yesterday
morning. Scheren attempted to arrest
Mrs. Rult on serious charge when her
husband interfered.