The Washburn leader., 1908-09-25
NEWS OF THE WORLD. RI
Important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form.
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

After having drawn the attention Of
the world to his aeroplane flights at
Fort Myer aud having established new
worlds records for heavier than air
flying machines Orville Wright met
with a tragical mishap while making
q two-man flight. The aeroplanist was
accompanied by Lieutenant Thomas
E. Selfridge of the signal corps Of the
army. Lieutenant Selfridge was ia
tally injured and died in less than
three hours after the accident oc-
Cured. Mr.. Wright was seriously in
jured, but is expected to recover.
With forest fires destroying much
valuable property, the enforced sus-
persion of many industries, crops
ruined, live stock suffering, river nav
igation at standstill and numerous
small streams absolutely dry, a
drought which has practically been
unbroken for over two months is fast
assuming serious proportions in West
ern Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and
West Virginia.
The towns of Gagen and Woodboro
have been wiped out by forest fires.
Both are prosperous lumber towns on
the 500 railroad. The fire started in
the woods and quickly reached Gagen
and Woodboro. Men, women and chill
dren fought valiantly to save their
homes, but without avail. Gagen and
Woodboro each had about 1000 resi-
dents and nearly all are homeless.
Five additional deaths as result of
the explosion Of car of black powder
at Windsor, Mo-, occurred at the hos
pitfalls in Sedalia. This brings the to-
tai dead up to twelve. Among those
who died was Conductor A. F. Hersch-
berger, who, according to testimony
brought out at. the coroner's inquest,
threw the match which caused the
explosion. ~
Three deaths have occurred from
the carelessness of Mary Arthur, a
nineteen-year-old nurse at the county
hospital at San Diego, Cal, fourth
death is expected and four others are
seriously i'll. Miss Arthur neglected to
throw out water containing poison and
the patients used It in taking their
medicine.
A dense pail of smoke envelops the
state of Maine as the result Of forest
fires that are devastating thousands of
acres of timber lands and causing
grave anxiety in at least eight coun-
ties. Night and day large armies of
men are at work in an effort to place
tho Hopooc r,ndor oontrn0
Fire. caused property loss esti-
mated at 100000, destroying more
than fifteen acres of lumber. yards,
more than score of tenement build
ings, several factories and some rail-
road property on both sides of the
Saco river in the cities Of Saco and
Biddeford, Me.
A settler named Monker and five
Indians have been cut off by the
flames at Grand Marais, Mimi, and
have probably perished. Monker and
the Indians started inland to rescue a
homesteader and wall Of flames shot
in behind them, cutting them off com.
pletely.
The big timber fire near Galena, S.
D., and on the military wood reserve
is now practically out after burning
nearly two weeks. A heavy general
rain throughout the Black Hills rem
dered great assistance.
Four persons were killed and TWEEN
ty-six injured in a wreck on the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley railroad when
two coaches of a passenger train
rolled down an embankment near
Clarksdale, Miss.
A dense fog covering Chicago and
its environs handicapped transporta
tion companies and was responsible
for a number of accidents in which
two men were killed aud several per-
sons injured.
Before a crowd of 5000 spectators
at Muscatine, a., Captain Demetri, a
Cossack rider with Campbell Bros
circus, had his brains knocked out and
one limb torn from his body.
Forest fires south of Fort Frances,
Ont, in the United States, are sweep
ing towards Canada. Several large
islands in Rainy lake are in flames.
Six men were killed when Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois local train
struck hand car at Martindon, III.
All the victims were section hands.
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