The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-08-18
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

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The collapse Of the John G. Myers
company department store at Albany,
IN. Y, resulted in the death of thirteen
persons and probably the fatal injury
of two others. At the time of the
accident extensive repairs were being
made on the building. A sang of Ital-
ian workmen had started to remove
an iron pillar that supported the main
floor. Evidently they had failed to
brace the floor properly, for scarcely
had they loosened the post when down
came all three upper floors within a
radius of fifty feet from the fatal pill
lar, carrying down more than 100 per-
sons.
A fast eastbound passenger train on
the Nickel Plate road collided with a
westbound freight train at Kishman.
O., resulting in the death of twelve
persons, while at least twenty-five 9th
ers were injured, eight Of whom will
probably die. The wreck, according
to the officials of the company, was
caused by misunderstanding Of or
ders or neglect to obey them on the
part of the crew of the freight train.
Most Of the victims were laborers rid
ing in the smoking car, which was
telescoped by the force of the col,
lision.
Harris Lindsey, deputy police COM
missioner of New York city, and Miss
Evelyn Willing of Chicago were killed
by a train at Pixies Crossing, near
Bennington, VT. Miss Willing and Mr..
Lindsey were to have been married
shortly. Miss Willing was very prom
inent in Chicago society and Mr..
Lindsey was a Princeton graduate
and prominent clubman of New York.
st. Thomas Episcopal church at
Fifth avenue and Fifty-third street.
New York city, one of the most richly
furnished religious edifices in Amer
lea, has been wrecked by fire, causing
a loss of $25O,O00. Within block of
the ruined church are the homes of
half a score of the country's wealth
lest men.
A tremendous landslide has &C.
Cured about half mile west of
Spencers Bridge near Ashcroft, B. c.,
sweeping the waters of the Thompson
river over the entire Indian village,
leaving nothing but wreck in its path.
The number of dead and injured as a
result of the disaster is nearly fifty.
The number of new cases of yellow
increase; also the number of deaths
from the disease. No improvement in
the situation is expected for few
days at least.
Earl Kiser, the automobile racer,
lost his left leg as the result of an
accident to his machine at Cleveland
| Saturday. His injuries are not ex-
pected to result fatally.
Captain Walter B. Barker of the
quartermaster's department of the
United States army was killed at Ma
gasaki, Japan, in railway accident.
John Walters and his two sons were
drowned in Hickory creek, near Nc
Cune. Kan, while trying to ford the
creek with load Of hay.
Gladys and Eugene Roosevelt,
cousins of President Roosevelt, were
injured in a runaway at Sayville. L. l.,
Gladys probably fatally.
Professor l.. p. Tillman, an aeronaut
of, Clinton, Ia, fell from balloon at
Horton, Kan, and was killed.
James l.. Darrah, young million
aire, was killed in an automobile acct
dent at Houston, Tex.
Yellow fever now exists in Louis
lana, Mississippi, Alabama and the
| republic of Mexico.
There ore eight cases of plague In
Taltal, province of Atacama, Chile.