Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-24
rRIFLiNC ACTS
That sAused Many Strange and stArtlang
Tragedies.

That ssused Many Strange and Startling
Tragedies.
San Francisco Cali: In Lancashire
coal mine, few years ago, callous
youth viciously pricked pony with
his penknife. The wounded animal
kicked out furiously, overturning and
breaking several safety lamps. The
naked fame fed the foul gases in the
air and created an appalling explosion.
which wrought the death OF over 100
miners. A spark from truant fre
balloon in the neighborhood OF New
York one celebration day drifted
through the open door CT gun powder
factory and created In moment a
miniature earthquake. staying six men
and woulding several others. An
Italian countess, entering ner chamber
one evening with stout stiletto bon
net pin in her hand, stumbled over a
pet dog and fell PROSTATE on the floor,
the perilous pin piercing her heart and
causing instant death The heart
broken count, suspecting jealous no
Die OF the supposed murder, shot him
dead on the stree. next day. The fol-
lowing night the brother Of the MUIR
dered man fatally stabbed the count.
After this triple tragedy the true cause
OF the trouble was revealed. A young
bachelor in London, sanguine OF par
ticipating in the wealth of a certain
country uncle, invited his rich relative
to spend a week with him in town.
During dinner one evening the nephew
quite unaware OF the perilous char
aeter Of the combination-pa passed Char
freuse wine and bananas to his uncle.
who partook freely of both, thus pro-
| ducing peculiarly potent poison.
which caused his death. The nephews
| oeep concern turned to dismay when
ne learned later that the absence OF
any viii shattered his hopes of for
tune. and his chagrin prompted him to
4 prematurely end his existence. A
German family, seven in number, lost
/ their lives by somewhat unique ac-
eicent. They slept in one large apart
I ment, lighted by gas. Before retiring
the father hung his overcoat above the
gas burner. During the night this gar
ment slipped and fell on the tap, turn
ing the gas full on, and so suffocsting
the slumbering inmates. A defect in,
an axle, SO small as to escape the scru-
tiny OF the vigilant plateiayers, led to
the most melancholy disaster ever
known in the United States Tho
fated train caught fire, then left tho
rails and descended steep decliyity.
In this appalling accident more than
200 lives were lost. A trifling but ir-
renarable misunderstanding between
the captain and engineer of a stately
steamship some years since led to tho
loss of the vessel. with 400 passengers
and costly cargo. The ship was steer
ing through perilous seas, when the
electric bell sounded stop" to the en-
CINE ROOM From some unexplained
cause the signal was taken for full
speed ahead and was so interpreted
and obeyed. with the result that the
huge vessel struck a rock and foun-
dered. A faulty link in huge hoist
ing chain caused one of the direst dis
asters Of its kind that ever occurred in
the north of England. The chain was
attached to colossal crane and snap
ped at critical moment, allowed some
enormous iron girders TO fall upon a
score Of workmen beneath, twelve of
whom lost their lives thereby. A pop
ular Polish tenor singer of operate
celebrity some years since lost his
life by eating milk scone in which a
careless cook had unintentionaily
dropped brass nail. The nail caused
cancer. from which death ensued. A
once renowned French actress lost her
reason through a trifiing occurrence
She was visiting at an ancient chateau
in the vicinity of Mentone, when a
friend challenged her to pass the nigh,
alone in an alleged haunted chamber
She accepted the challenge. During the
night she called for aid, and an at
tendant found her in state of pitiful
fright through certain uncanny sounds
she had heard. Finally she developed
nervous disorder. which eliminated
in insanity. The ghoetly visitants were