Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-04
A TRAIN ACCIDENT.
Three Persons Killed and Many
Others Seriously Hurt
BAD PRAIRIE FIRE IN NEBRASKA.
An Earthquake in California Firemen In
jured at Dayton. o., While Fighting
Flames Tornado In Nebraska
Electric Storm In Iowa.

| GiUVtIlC StUrul II IOWA.
Rochester, N. y, May Three pei,
sons were killed, more than dozen Sc
riously injured and so less seriously
hurt as the result OF wreck at 2:4s
p. m, yesterday on the Rochester
X Lake Ontario railroad, better known
as the Ray railroad, at Rosenbaur's
corners, about IL miles north Of the
city line, when two cars on an excur-
sion train filed with passengers left
the track while rounding a curve at
full speed and were completely
wrecked. The train, which was
crowded with excursionists bound for
different points along the shores of
Lake Ontario in the Irondequoit bay
district, left the bay station in this city
at s:45 o'clock Sunday afternoon, about
l5minutes late. Every seat in the coaches
was filled and large number of peo-
pie were standing on the platforms. The
train was made up Of an engine, one
closed and two open coaches. There
is grade about 100 yards from the
corner of North avenue and Ridge
road and when this grade was reached
the speed of the train increased per-
ceptibly. Down the grade swept the
train, its speed increasing constantly.
When the far curve was reached the
engine rounded it with startling rapid
ity. Next to the engine was the closed
carriage, divided into two compart-
ments, and when it reached the curve
it veered over to the north and rode
around the curve on the left wheels.
1t had gone over but part Of the
bend in the track when it left the rails
and shot straight ahead. There was
sudden crash and the couplings be-
tween the engine and coach were sew
cred and then the coach again veered
over and plowed through the earth for
several feet before dropping on it's side
in front of the Ridge Road hotel. When
the first coach left the track theengine
sped on down the track and the other
coaches were forced off the track.
DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE FIRE IN NEBRASKA.
Coleridge, Neb., May IA prairie
fire burning in the hay flats along
the northern tier of counties of Ne
braska, ten miles from this place,
passed into the track of tornado and
was swept with the speed of the wind
across this county for IS
miles, destroying everything in its
path. The only lives lost, as far as
known, were those of Mrs. Rolla
Livingston and her fve-year-old boy.
The woman saw the fire coming and
ran to a pasture to release the family
stock. The boy followed her. Both
were knocked down by the terrified
The fire passed over them
before they could get out of the way.
The body of the boy was almost con-
sumed and Mrs. Livingston lived but a
few hours. A great many cattle was
overtaken and burned. A large num-
Der OF farm houses were destroyed,
and families escaped by seeking refuge
beyond the track of the storm The
path of the fire was nearly one mile
wide.
AN EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, May 1.-Two shocks
Of earthquake We're distinctly felt in
all parts of the city yesterday The
first shock was rather mild, but the
second, which followed Immediately
afterward, was of much greater sever
ty. 1t was matter of general COM
nent that the Shocks which were felt
lbout 2:45 p. M, should have occurred
Turing a pelting rain and with an UNI
usually low temperature for this sea-
son. While the shock was responsible
or general fright, particularly to
hose who were higher up than the
ground floor of houses or other build
ngs, so far as known no damage has
'esulted from the earthquake beyond
rival household disasters to glassware
md china. The shocks were general
n all the coast counties of the central
portion of the state. At Salinas, loud
noises accompanied the
shocks and window glasses were
broken.
'IREMEN INJURED WHILE FIGHTING FIRE.
Dayton, o., May 1.-One man was
injured and four others severely hurt
,ere Yesterday at a fire which de-
troyed third OF the lumber yard OF
he A. Gebhart Lumber company,
utted the st. Johns Lutheran church
nd destroyed four loaded freight cars
he fire originated in the lumber yard.
ligh winds carried sparks to the roof
1 the church, two blocks away. Link
nd Chamberlain, who were working
n the church roof, were cut off from
scape by the flames and attempted to
Tide down the lightning rod. The rod
roke when the men were 30 feet from
he ground. Lawler, Kunkel and
laley were struck by falling timbers
nd bricks. The loss is about 5000.
NEBRASKA HAS A TORNADO.
Valparaiso, Neb., May IA tornado
esterday passed through Saunders
1unty, about four miles west, destroy
lg everything in its wake. A large
uantity of stock was killed. One
hid was slightly hurt. The damage
} property will amount to several
dollars. The storm went in
northerly direction and was about
uarter of mile wide.
AN ELECTRIC STORM IN IOWA.
Dubuque Ia, May la terrific cleo
nc storm yesterday, followed by ex-
essive rain, did much damage through.