The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-14
A CROSSING HORROR.
A Family of Seven in a Carriage
Run Down by Train.
THREE VESSELS ASHORE IN A GALE
Severe storm on Lake Erie-Thrilling Adj
venture Of IA Female Aeronaut-Freight
Wreck on the NJ, X. a. T. Railroad
Steam Bakery Burned.

Columbus, o., July 10.-All but one
of the seven members of the family OF
william Reinhard, of this city, were
killed, and the remaining one was
badly injured by Big Four passenger
train yesterday afternoon. The accident
occurred at the Woodward avenue
crossing of the Big Four railroad. Mr..
and Mrs. Reinhard and their five chill
dren were out for drive in a surrey.
They arrived Mt the railroad crossing
just as westbound passenger train
was due. An eye witness of the acct
dent said he saw the surrey crossing
the tracks and at the same instant it
was struck by the train. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reinhard and Arthur and Karl were
killed outright. Edward and William
were so badly injured that they died
after being removed to hospital.
Clarence sustained severe injuries. but
it is believed he will recover. The
horse was literally ground to pieces.
The crossing has long been regarded
as IA dangerous one, view of incoming
trains being obscured by high fence.
The train was running at high speed.
THREE VESSELS GO ASHORE IN A GALE.
Cleveland, o.. July 10. Three vessels
went ashore Saturday night during the
gale on Lake Erie. They were the
schooners George II. Warrington and
Sophia Minch and the steamer Sequiu.
The Warrington and Minch were in
tow of the steamer John n. Glidden.
They left Ashtabula early in the even
ing on their way up the lake. Several
miles west of Ashtabula the Glidden
cut loose from the two schooners ana
they were permitted TO drift ashore.
1t was after midnight before the life
saving crew got to the wrecks. The
crew of the Minch. consisting of six
men and one woman, was taken off
The crew of the Warrington remained
on board during the night. The Sequin
tried to brave the storm, but her wheel
broke and She drif;ed on the beach in
the trough of the sea. her crew remain
ing on board. The three boats are
hard aground, but it is believed the
Sequin and Warrington can be saved
without trouble and possibly the Minch
can be pulled off also.
THRILLING ADVENTURE OF ANAERoNAUT.
Streator, H., July l0.-Jus as Miss
Cannon, the aeronaut, was about to
make a balloon ascension here Satur-
| day 1t was discovered the balloon was
on fire. The men holding the balloon
let go of the ropes and it started up
ward. Miss Carnon's foot became en-
tangled in the ropes and she was
carried away hanging head downward.
She managed to reach the trapeze, but
could not loosen the parachute The
balloon came down on a residence four
blocks from where it went up, and
! Miss Cannon was thrown violently
against the side of the house and
dropped to the ground, escaping with
slight injuries Many women tainted,
thinking Miss Cannon would certainly
be killed
FREIGHT WRECK on THE KATY.
South McAlester, |. T., July l0.-A
! Missouri, Kansas x Texas freight train
was wrecked near Oswego last night.
Seven cars, coal and merchandise, were
smashed. The southbound mail train
was delayed six hours. The cause OF
the wreck is unknown.
STEAM BAKERY BURNED
Philadelphia, July 1O.-The large
steam bakery of Henry Walklin, To-
Gated at RoXborough, Il suburb of this
city, was entirely destroyed by fire yes
terday, entailing loss of SIS, OOO which
is covered by insurance. The origin of
the fire is not known.
TWO KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Buffalo, n. Y. July lO.-A carriage
containing William NJ. Diem and Miss
Lizzie Prequesel was struck by Wa.
bash train last night and bothiof the
occupants were instantly killed,