Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
A TRAIN ACCIDENT,
Two Ladies Killed and Several Other
Persons Injured.
4 FOREST FIRE ON MOUNT HACCIy.
The Schooner Ida L. Hull Wrecked on
Maine-A Zig Fire ut Montello, Wis.
The steamer Portia L0at--
Explosion In . Mine.

STOCKTON, Cal., July LA DuTlihR
ton special train Of nine coaches, on
the way from st. Louis to Los Angeles.
loaded with teachers to attend the
National Educational association con.
vention, now in session at Los Angeles,
crashed into freight train within 3O(
yards Of the depot at Newman, Stan
islaus county, yesterday morning, with
the result that two ladies were killed
and lS passengers injured. The list OF
the killed and injured Is AS follows:
Killed Miss Adde Harris, OF st. Louis, ant
Mrs. Lena Hammond Of senaca Falls, n. Y
lnjured-Miss Clara Morehouse. Of Battle
Creek, Mich. Mrs, Elizabeth White Miss May
Oliver. Miss Helena English, Miss Sallle X
Smith. Miss Gertrude Rosenberg Miss Luella
W. A. Wehmeir, Calvin Bullock and Edwin d
Luckey, all Of St. Louis; Robert G. NJ ilis o
Lake Creston. S. D., and Mrs q. l.. Morse, Of
Philadelphia.
With the exception of Robert Mills.
who was injured about the head
though not fatally, none of the injure'
are at all serious, the greater part con
sisting of slight bruises or merely
shocks. The special was in charge OF
s. R. Drury, Of the Chicago, Burling-
ton 4 Quincy railroad, and was going
ut the rate of 40 miles an hour, and tn,
freight train was taking water on the
main track. The freight train imme'
diately took fire and an empty coach.
way ear and three fiat cars wert
burned. There were no baggage cars
between the locomotive of the special
and the tourist sleeper, so that
when the crash came the tender
Of the locomotive crashed into the
sleeper, killing the two ladies in the
forward berth and injuring 10 other
occupants Of the same cur None Of the
other coaches left the track. The pas
sengers Of the special are, for the most
part, stopping at the Russ house, where
they are being cared for, and word was
sent by the Southern Pacific company
that all the special cars would be taken
to San Francisco on the two o'clock
train, while the bodies Of the killed
will be shipped east to-day.
A FOREST FIRE ON MOUNT HAGGIN.
st, Paul, Mimi, July ll.--An Ana.
conda, Mont, special to the Dispatch
says: A forest fire broke out in the
mountains west Of Anaconda, in the
vicinity Of Mount Haggin, yesterday
and Is still raging. The fire originated
from the camp fire Of some picnickers.
II spread rapidly through the forest
on the sides Of the mountains,
both east and west. Over l..
300 cords Of wood, owned by three
poor woodchoppers, the work Of year,
were consumed. The fire was visible
more than 100 miles away. At mid.
night the sight was brilliant, with the
snow-capped peak Of Mount Haggin
towering heavenward above the mass
Of flames which covered several thou.
sand acres. The mountain sides are
heavily wooded and there are no pros
poets OF rain. The fire must burn It's
way out, either to perpetual snow or to
the timber line.
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