Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-02
HORRIBLE FATALITY
A Gang Of Track Repairers Run
Down by a Locomotive.
SWEPT away BY A SyOWSLIDE.


Altoona, Pa, Jan. 80. "A gang of 20
track repairers were working on the
railroad at the western opening OF the
Gallit2in tunnel yesterday afternoon
when they heard the approach OF a
locomotive which was running west
through the tunnel. The workmen all
stepped from the north track, on which
westbound trains move, to the south
track. The smoke in the tunnel pre-
vented them from seeing the approach
ing locomotive, which, in order to
| avoid Instructions on the north track,
was running on the south track. One
man was instantly killed, one died in
the Altoona hospital, and 10 were more
or less seriously injured. None es'
capped without injury.
SWEPT AWAY BY A sNowsLIDE.
Denver, COL, Jan. 80. "A special
from Apex, Col, says: A snowslide
occurred here at nine a. m. yesterday
ia which three lives were lost. They
are Mrs. w. IL. Rudolph and her two
children, aged two and three. The
Rudolph home was situated on the
side of steep hill and directly in the
path of the slide. Snow has been fall
ing almost continuously during the
past week and has reached depth OF
IS feet on the mountain sides. Mr..
w. Ii. Rudolph, who with his family
was In their home when the slide
started, succeeded in escaping out OF
danger, but his wife and three chill
dren were swept away in the avalanche
of snow. A searching party succeeded
in rescuing the siX-year-old son alive.
The other three have not been found.
FOUND A wATERY GRAVE.
Chicago, Jan. 30.-The Tribune's To
ledo, O., special says: The loss of an
entire family in Lake Erie is reported
here. On one OF the islands in the
Bass group lived family named Rob
son. The family consisted of the
father, mother, a daughter of 20, COZ
of five and hired man, Henry M. Mar
tel. The little boy died and his parents
determined to take the body back tt
Canada, whence they came A clinkeI
boat was used, the entire family start
ing on the perilous journey. The bat
tered clinker boat has been found, anC
the body of a woman reported founc
recently near Port Burrell, on the Ca
madam shore, is presumed to have beer
Mrs Robson. The other bodies have
not been found.
CHOPPED A BODY OUT OF THE ICE
Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 3O.-A pair o
human legs that were sticking W
through the ice that covered the sur
face of the water in one of the slips II
the harbor attracted the attention o
some men on the steamer Walter l.
Frost yesterday morning. An ak wa
secured and the body chopped out. 1
was found to be that of William Bor
mar, a deckhand on the Frost. HI
had evidently fallen headforemos
from the gangplank Of the boat ant
gone halfway through the ice ant
been held in that position until dead
A FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Chicago, Jan. 3O-Four men were
badly burned, one perhaps fatally, b!
the explosion of boiler yesterday II
the basement of the Chicago Tribune
The injured are: Bud Miller, fireman
injuries probably fatal; Charles Lun
din, Peter Biege, William Murphy
The men, who had just completed put
ting in new CRATES in the furnace o
the boiler were standing directly il
front of the furnace when the explo
sion occurred, and were covered frs
with live Goals, then with scaldinl
water.