Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13

A Family Of Seven in a Carriage
Run Down by Train.
THREE VESSELS ASHORE IN A GALE.
Severe Storm on Lake Erie-Thrliiing Ad-
venture of Female Aer0naut Freight
Wreck on the NJ, X. 4 7. Railroad
Steam Bakery Burned.

Columbus, O., July lO.-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 surrey
They arrived at the railroad crossing
just as westbound passenger train
was due. An eye witness of the acci-
dent said he saw the surrey crossing
the tracks and at the same instant it
was struck by the train. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rcinhard 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 in jnries, but
it Is believed he will recover. The
horse was literally ground to pieces.
The crossing has long been regarded
as a dangerous one, view Of incoming
trains being obscured BY a high fence.
The train was running at n high speed.
THREE VESSELS 60 ASHORE IN A GALE.
Cleveland o., july TO- Three vessels
went ashore Saturday night during the
gale on Lake Erie. They were the
schooners George H. Warrington and
Sophia Minch and the steamer Sequin.
The Warrington. and Minch were in
tow OF the stcal lr John N, Glddcn.
They left Ashtabula early in the even
ing on their way mp the lake. Several
miles west of Ashtabua the tilidden
cut loose from the two schooners and
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 drftcd 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 Mlnch
can be pulled off also.
THRILLING ADVENTURE OF AN AERoNAuT,
F, Streator, ILL.,, July lO.--Just as Miss
Carmen, the aeronaut, was about to
make a balloon ascension here Satur-
day II was discovered the balloon was
on fire. The men holding the balloon
let go Of the ropes and 1t Started up
ward. Miss Carmons 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 u residence four
blocks from where 1t 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
A FREIGHT WRECK ON THE KATY.
South McAlester, |. T., July l0.-A
Missouri, Kansas & 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 10,-The large
steam bakery of Henry Walklin, To-
Gated at Roxborough, a suburb Of this
city, was entirely destroyed by fire yes
terday, entailing u loss of S1j, 600, which
is covered by insurance The origin of
the fire is not known.
TWO KILLED ny A TRAIN.
Buffalo, N. Y, July l0,-A carriage
containing William NJ, Diem and Miss
Lizzie Prequesel was struck by u Wa
bash train last night and both Of the
occu:@nts were instantly killed,
SWING lip BY A NOR