Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
SCHOONER FOUNDERS
The Nelson, Coal Laden, Goes Down
in Lake Superior.
DEATH FROM EATING RAW POTATOES
A Boy Drowned in the Kaw Riyer-Steamer
Pounding to Pieces An Old Man
Falls Two Stories ManitOu
Park Casino Burned.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, May 18th,
schooner Nelson, deeply laden with /
cargo of coal, foundcred in Lake Su
perior off Grand Marais Saturday even
ing, and carried down all l..nds. 81
far as known here, only one man, Capt
Haghney, escaped from this, the first
disaster OF the season. Those ON bOarC
consisted of the following: Capt. An
drew Haghney, of Toledo; the captain
wife; two-year-old child Of Capt. Hagh
ney; Fred Haas, sailor, residence un
known, and six sailors, names I'M
known. The Nelson, which is owned
by the Mitchell Transportation com
pany, of Bay City, was in tow of the
steamer A. Folsom, which also had the
schooner Mary B. Mitchell as consort.
The three boats were coated with
ice, and this, added to their
coal. made them ride very low
in the water. Seas broke aboard
constantly and the force of the
gale was driving them toward the
beach. The beach at Grand Marais
was but 40 miles under the lee of the
boats and Capt. White determined to
try the dangerous expedient of turning
the tow in the sea and running before
the wind for White Fish point. Before
the turn was finished, the Nelson was
seen to turn toward the shore and it
became evident that the line had parted
under the strain or had been cut. Soon
it became apparent that she was sink
ing. There was no chance of render
ing any assistance, however. In few
minutes the Nelson threw her stern
into the air and Owed straight for the
bottom. Where she sank there is 800
feet of water. The crew had no time
even to lower their yawl boat, which
hung on the davits at the stern.
DEATH FROM EATING RAW POTATOES.
st. Paul, Mimi, May 14.-The first
deaths in South Dakota from eating
potatoes which had frozen ana after
ward thawed are reported from the
Yankton Indian reservation. Two sons,
one aged IA and the other 10, of ]. D.
Casteel, settler, were suddenly taken
sick and died. They were taken with
violent pains in the stomach and ex-
hibited all the symptoms of apoplexy.
Investigation proved that just previ-
Gus to the sudden deaths cave OPEN
ing out of the kitchen had been cleaned
out In this cave a large quantity of
potatoes had been stored, which by re-
peated freezing and thawing during
the winter and spring had become de-
composed. The children, who were
fond OF raw potatoes, found some APP
parently sound ones, which suited their
taste and ate freely of them, thus par
taking of the zymotc poison. which
acted as a poisonous yeast in their svs-
tens and resulted in their speedy death.
HAIrsroRMs IN NEBRASKA.
Omaha, Neb., May l5.-The past "a
hours has been characterized by un-
cold weather, heavy rains
and severe hailstorms throughout Ne
braska. Heavy rains fell Saturday
night all over the state and the tenn
perature was but little over 40 degrees.
Light frost is reported in some local.
ties. At Plattsmouth and Nebraska
City severe hailstorms occurred yester-
day forenoon that did considerable
damage in the way of breaking win
lows. The worst storm of the spring
struck Omaha shortly after nine o'clock
asst night, when tremendous down
pour of rain, accompanied by hail, oc-
,urred. The hail fell steadily for ten
minutes and broke many windows and
lid other damage. Many Of the hail