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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1902
Page
2
A wildly varied collection of brief notices reports disasters and events. Items mention a blizzard in Wryemdtag a Leprosy case in Missouri a Leavenworth suicide and a gas death in Chicago a freight-train collision near Young Station and honors and misfortunes for individuals including a Civil War veteran death a theater note and a naval voyage.
An explosion of gas occurred at the Bayton Coal Company mines. Details on casualties or status were not provided in the report.
At 4 46 pm in Dayton Coal and Iron company Nelson mine a gas ignition and coal dust explosion killed twenty two miners. Ten bodies recovered twelve remain. Firemen Lark Hunter and John Harney are suspected as the blast initiators.
Jackson Mississippi April 1 The Pear River has risen out of its banks from mouth to source flooding low ground. The river spans seven to nine gales washing away miles of the Alabama and Vicksburg railway and blocking Gulf and Ship Island lines. Water works pumps are underwater causing a city wide water shortage. Oil mills and other factories have shut down. A new pump is being installed and water is promised today. Traffic between Jackson and Meridian is halted for weeks.
An angry crowd in Chihuahua disrupted a bull ring after poor fighting. Spectators tore seats from the stands and threw chairs into the arena, with some leaping into the bull pit chasing fighters. Police could not prevent the disturbance as the crowd demanded receipts be given to the hospital.
Miva Mary Parker of Plattsburg is mentioned as part of the case. Nelson, brought from San Antonio Texas, pleaded guilty to having three wives and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by the criminal court in St Joseph.
Albert T. Patrick and Mrs. Addie M. Francis married by contract in the Tombs after a 1901 New York law allowed pre witnesses marriages. The city clerk initially rejected the contract for lack of a precise location but later accepted it after legal guidance. Patrick’s father and sister witnessed. Patrick’s daughter and attorney Samuel H. K. Thomas attended.
In Pike county Kentucky on Sunday two large processions formed for the Hatfields Thompson and Ephraim and for John Rutherford and Harry Watts. More than 200 mourners carried rifles as the two funerals passed on the mountainside at the same hour. The Rutherford family remains deeply angered over the killings that sparked the quadruple tragedy.
April 1 report from San Domingo says Barbona on the south coast was attacked and captured after a severe fight in which forty were killed or wounded. A government gunboat bombarded Barbona and troops landed to reestablish order. Martial law and suspension of constitutional guarantees are proclaimed nationwide.
In Bonham Texas on April 1 a girl, 11 miles east of the town, was playing with a target rifle when it discharged striking her above the left eye and penetrating the skull. Medical aid came promptly but she died before a physician could arrive.
Mobeetie Texas reports a large area will be planted to cotton in Wheeler county this year largely by new settlers amid expanding farming.
Washington April 1 Senor Concha Colombian minister delivered to Secretary Hay a protocol detailing Colombia’s terms for permitting the Panama Canal project. It states unqualified consent to sell canal rights to the United States government and acceptance of the proposed $40,000,000 offer from the new Panama Canal Company.
Emma Chenoweth, a mangle operator at the New Process steam laundry in Martin Texas, caught her hand in the machine yesterday evening and crushed the wrist. Amputation may be necessary.
Morgan Texas April 1 Harry Evans a Santa Fe brakeman was killed in the yards here yesterday evening. Cause of accident not known.
In a fierce wind storm yesterday in Pittsburgh, a city section suffered widespread damage. The Knoxville Presbyterian Church roof collapsed during Easter service, injuring many, with several feared fatally. The towboat Belle McGowen capsized on the Ohio River, its crew saved by harbor workers.
In El Paso on March 31 spectators witnessed matador Jariilo tossed by a bull at the Juarez arena. He was caught on the horns and hurled as his clothes were torn and he suffered injuries to his right hip and leg. Americans cheered while Mexicans and the matadors’ friends hissed.
March 31 Beaumont reports several wells bailed on Spindle Top but no new wells came in. Gas will be used to agitate wells and pump oil when distance to storage and elevation exceed oil well pressure. Lone Star and Crescent report 10,000 barrels via this method instead of 5,000.
St Joseph Missouri March 31 Christian C Nelson confessed he is a bigamist and says he was married after a long bachelor period blaming deceit by previous wives. He explains he sought the wrong partners and hoped to meet his affinity.
Reports from Tennessee flood districts describe severe impact with about 4 million dollars in damage and at least twenty two deaths. Many counties remain cut off with property losses mounting as rivers overflowed and bridges failed, including a 100000 dollar Nashville and Knoxville railroad bridge at Lancaster.
In Cortears park a cigarmaker Sigmund Blanc killed his sweetheart Ida Globock then took his own life. The pair, long acquainted in Poland, quarreled over marriage terms. Blanc earned about nine dollars weekly and hoped to make eighteen as demanded by Globock.
The Pike building housing the Pike opera house in Cincinnati was partly destroyed by a fire yesterday afternoon during matinees. Audience acted calmly as women fainted on reaching the street. Damage estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars, with 10 000 dollars on the building owned by the S N Pike estate.
Pretoria report: Acting President Schalkbarger failed to establish contact with former Orange Free State president Steyn. Dewet and Steyn have moved west along the main railroad line, escorted by Van Niekirk and Van Demerwe, and are traced to Paris in the Orange River Colony by Cotenet Garrett.
Davis Tullis, alias David Thompson, wanted in Scotland for theft, was arrested in Seattle, Wash. He is held awaiting extradition papers from Houston, Texas, as telegraphed by federal authorities.
Lowell newspapers report that on March 31 the citizens' committee secured an agreement from weavers cotton spinners and team fixers to return to work this morning ending the strike threat.
Darien Ga March 31 The schooner Sullivan under Captain Barter is ashore off Egg Island. The captain and crew were landed safely. Madrid reports the United States and Spain treaty of friendship will be signed on Storer’s return from the United States.
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