The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-10-24
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While eight men and two boys in
the employment OF Belfast firm of
contractors were engaged on the even
ing OF Sept. Is i'll executing some
structural alterations at the falls
brewery of Messrs. Fairbairn, Lawson,
Combe Il Barbour, wall collapsed,
burying them in the ruins Word was
quickly spread of the occurrence and
from the Falls and Shankill districts
thousands fastened to the scene.
Shortly after Z o'clock the rescuers
came upon james Boyd, SO years old,
OF Montreal street, who was promptly
transferred to the waiting ambulance
and removed to Victoria hospital,
where he was pronounced to be suf-
fering from fracture of the skull and
shock. Half an hour later John
Brown, aged %, of Bracken street,
was also removed. One of his hands
was crushed to Il pulp. The dead
bodies of the following workmen were
found at intervals: Rodolf Murray, 10
years of age, apprentice engineer; Will
liam Gray, 26 years of age, laborer;
James Mccullough, 35 years of age
laborer; William Cunning, Is years OF
age, laborcr; William Mcllroy.
In Belfast OH Sept. 10 IL man who
was subsequently identified at the
Royal hospital as William Logan, who
it was stated belonged to Ballynall-
inch, dropped dead in the shop OF Mrs.
Clotworthy in Ann street, where he
was having Il cup of tea. The medical
examination gave apopleXy as the
cause of death.
ARMAGH.
On the morning OF Sept. 30 a disas-
trous fire broke out in the extensive
grain mill of NIessrs. Best, flour mer-
chants, at Ballinahone, a suburb of
Armagh. 1t was soon apparent that
to save the mill would be an impossi.
bility and the efforts of the fire bri-
gade were directed to saving the ad-
Joining cluster Of dwelling-hous III
the village, thickly-populated dis,
trict. The fire ragged until about j
o'clock. No portion Of the premises
was saved, with the exception of the
engine-horse and Il kiln. The inside
of the building was completely Quilted
and nothing remains but bare wallis.
CORK.
On Sept. 2G IL few Of the immediate
friends of Mr.. jeremiah J. Coakley
late stationmaster on the Cork, Black.
rock Il Passage railway, at Queens.
town, met at the Rob Roy hotel to
testify to him their appreciation of his
many sterling qualities on the occasion
of his leaving Queenstown OH promo
ton to take up the duties of station
master at the new station Carligaline
The presentation took the shape of i,
gold albert chain and pendant. Mr. J.
j. Healy was moved to the chair
Among those present were: Mcssls. II
b. N1oriarty, +. j. MCMILLAN, T. W.
Cronin, M. d. Buckley, james Nc.
Carthy. honorable secretary Queens
town Young Mems society; James
Lynch, ID. Dulohery. ]. Healy. Cork
ID. ]. DAILY. r. Flynn, d. Coaklcy
Cork; NJ. OI4eary, VIM. j. Fitzgerald
M. Touhy and J. J. Healy. Enlivened
by toast and song, the hours flew
rapidly, and full justice was done to
the excellent fare provided at the Roll
Roy.
DERRY.
In Derry, on the evening of Sept. %
an alarming scene occurred in Messrs
Titles factory, where about Il thou.
sand girls are employed. Owing to
some trifiing accident to gas jet a
cry of "Fire" was raised and the girls
rushed to the windows in panic. Some
glass was broken and an excited crowd
gathered in the square below. The
management, with excellent presence
of mind, quelled the uproar and worl,
was resumed without injury to any.
one.
DUBLIN.
Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sgd.
ney, whose health has considerably
improved under the treatment of Dr.
Lapponi, has gone for fortnight to
Tivoli, where he will be the guest of
the Irish college. His Eminence will
sail for Sydney by the Orient line
steamer Orizaba on Nov. 1 with his
secretary, Father O'Haran.
On the morning of Sept. % the pc,
lice found a young man named G.. A.
Maypother lying unconscious in ST.
Augustine street, Dublin. He was
conveyed to the Meath hospital, where
the house surgeon and staff did all
they could to restore animation, but
soon after admission the man died
without regaining consciousness. The
deceased was butcher out of en-
ployment.
On the evening of Sept. % a gen.
tleman named Daniel O'Connell Leyne
was walking down the Royal Marine
road, Ningstown, when he was observ-
ed to stagger and fall near the town
hall. A man named O'Neill rushed
forward and caught Mr.. Leyne and
with assistance conveyed him to st.
MichaeTs hospital, where he was seen