Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-20
MANY FIRENEN HURT.
A Burning Hotel Collapses and
Twenty-Five Men Are Buried.
FAMILY DROWNED BY ACLOUDBURST
A Street Bsr6 Burns and Sixty Electric
Cars Are Destroyed - Two Girls Poi
soned-A Hundred Families Made
H0meless-A Train DersIled.

Milwaukee, July l9.-Fire yesterday
evening destroyed the Grace hotel, a
four-story brick structure at the cor
ner of Park and Reed streets, on the
south side. About 25 firemen were in
jured, Of whom five may die. Most of
the injured were taken to the Emer-
gency hospital. The pecuniary loss
will not reach more than $40, 900. At a
time when the fire seemed to be under
control, and while several firemen were
in the structure to subdue what little
flames were left and ten others were
on the roof, the structure tumbled with
a loud sound and nothing but mass
OF debris was left. The tiremen on the
roof and those on the ladders and with
in went down with the ruins. 1t was
an unexpected catastrophe and the
crowd groaned when they realized
what had happened. The work of
rescue then began, and as quickly as
the fire fighters could be gotten out,
ambulances and other conveyances
hurried to the Emergency hospital,
where the injuries of the unfortunates
received all necessary medical atten-
ton.
A FAMILY DROWNED BY A CLOUDBURsT.
Tekamah, Neb., July 49, Word was
received here yesterday of the drown
ing, in northwestern Iowa. near the
Minnesota line, Monday night, of A.
W. Blades, his wife and eight children.
While EN- route to Minnesota in an emf.
grant wagon the family was encamped
for the night when a cloudburst raised
the creek IL or Is feet and the family,
team and wagon were swept away.
No trace OF them has been found save
parts Of the wagon, which were found
N tree tops some distance down the
,reek Mr. Blades had resided in this
county for 20 years.
'ihHhA Shh DAMN BURNED.
st. Paul, Mimi, July 19.-The Ram
icy street car barn Of the Twin City |
electric railway caught fire at midnight
md was totally destroyed, together
With a large number Of cars. This was
he largest car barn in the city. Sixty
lectric cars were destroyed with the
and quantity Of general sup
lies stored on the second floor Others
we're just completing their trips, but
ortunately had not yet been pulled
nto the building The loss Is estimated
t $l25,O0O. 1t is not known how the
re started, but crossed wires are a
cause.
TWO GIRLS POISONED.
Dallas, Tex, July 1.-two girls,
ne eight years old and the other ten,
aughters of the widow of John Moore,
'st their lives by drinking poison,
hitch 1t is claimed by the police au-
loritieswas prepared for their mother,
Tho is an important state witness in
he case against the men accused Of
the HUMPHREYS. The poison
as placed IN water pitcher in the
ouse of Mrs. Moore. Her little girls
ecame thirsty, and their mother gave
'ch drink from the pitcher. Death
'llowed almost instantly.
HUNDRED FAMILIES MADE HOMELESS.
Quebec, Can, July 10.-Fire which
foke out in the st. Rochs suburb of
uebec at three O'Clock yesterday after
BON destroyed So houses, entailing
'operty loss of 100000. Assistance {
as summoned from the Citadel and a
'tachment of the Royal Canadian ar
llery rendered good service pulling
'wn houses in the path of the flames.
was seven O'Clock before the fire was
lder control. Three blocks were
rned. Over a hundred families were
ndered homeless.
A TRAIN DERAILED.
Baltimore, Md, July ia mixed
ain on the Curtis bay branch of the
fillmore & Ohio railroad was derailed ,
sterday at Stone House cove, near
is city. Engineer Resaw was killed
ID Fireman Shade slightly injured. '
one OF the passengers were injured. n
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