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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
2
A compact weekly digest highlights notable crimes accidents fires and other incidents from regions across the nation and abroad. It surveys varied events featuring prominent figures places and organizations in concise summaries.
An Ontario & Western coal train ran away on a mountain grade east of Poyntelle Wayne County Pennsylvania. Engine No 201 jumped the track near Preston Park plunging nearly 100 feet. Four men died Engineer Whiting Fireman Millard and two unnamed trainmen. Conductor Smith injured. Sleet snow and failed air brakes blamed for the disaster. Fire destroyed stores in Anderson Indiana.
A waterspout burst over Sutfeo Morocco inundating the town for twelve hours. About 200 people drowned with no Europeans among the dead. Saffeo, a fortified sea town of 12 000 population including 3000 Jews, faces enormous damage.
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad landslide near Reusen station five miles south of Lynchburg Virginia on the James River branch killed the engineer conductor fireman and baggageman of a passenger train and injured several others though none seriously. Washouts from heavy rains caused the slide and the accident prompted reports of a five thousand man strike with miners at Bridgeport Ohio refusing to work beside a rule-violating colleague.
Secretary of the Navy Long is set to depart. Charles H. Allen of Massachusetts, the current Porto Rico governor, is the touted successor. Allen was promised the navy portfolio by President McKinley contingent on Long’s resignation.
The British war office lists losses after the clash between Colonel Firman and General DeWet at Tweefontein on December 21. Two officers were among the casualties. six soldiers killed, eight wounded, four captured, and fifty more men killed.
An explosion at the old Sharpsville fur nace plant in Sharpsville Pennsylvania killed three men and left another worker fatally injured. The cause remains unknown and no loss estimate has yet been issued.
A conference between Reverend Dr. Broekhuysen and Boer leaders leads to sending M. Wessels to the United States to present Kruger’s case to President Roosevelt.
United States Senator William J. Sewell dies at his Camden New Jersey home after battling diabetes and stomach and heart troubles.
Dense fog in Nashua Missouri Tennessee area caused the Cannon Ball express from Montreal to Boston to wreck after a misplaced switch. Two men were killed instantly and about six others injured.
Four persons were killed and twenty nine injured in a collision on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad at Malta Illinois sixty miles west of Chicago.
Edward Taylor Bradford inventor and mining engineer died in New York after selling his patent smelter deal and a rich Alaska mine. Alfred C. Vardy his partner said Bradford reduced ore costs by two thirds and that a Utah smelter is in operation while Washington state one is being built. Bradford’s estate may receive 1 to 1.25 million within a year. his home was Denver.
In St Paul Minnesota a six year old Maude Peterson saved her sister's home from fire and possibly saved three nieces aged six six and two from injury. She climbed onto a table to grab burning clothing above a lamp, carried the blaze to the door and extinguished it before firefighters arrived. The girl acted with calm presence of mind and kept the children calm.
Interior Department orders withdraws over 1,000,000 acres in Montana north and west of the Kootenai river and more than 276,000 acres in Idaho. Land will be surveyed to form the Kootenai Forest Reserve of Idaho and Montana.
A clash between white men and black men in Childersburg Alabama leaves a white man and his son dead, a white boy and a black man wounded. Authorities locked up the black participants in Talladega after a gambling dispute sparked the turmoil.
Consuls have appealed to embassies as outrages and looting rise in Macedonia. Foreign ministers urge action to stop crimes. Michigan peach crop destroyed by cold wave. 15,000 acres with 800,000 bushels lost, buds killed, $1,000,000 loss anticipated.
The report notes grain ships to Europe halted as America has no corn to ship after a crop failure. Europe is sourcing wheat from other countries and faces abundant stock, with transatlantic lines limited to a two cent per bushel freight rate.
An explosion at the old Sharpsville furnace in Sharpsville Pennsylvania killed three workers and injured another who was likely fatally hurt. The blast occurred while the men worked atop the furnace, and the cause is under investigation.
A blaze in Deadwood South Dakota wiped out the Opera House and damaged the adjacent city hall. Most contents were burned including National Guard tents clothing and horse equipment. Firefighters fought a hard battle to save nearby structures. In Pennsylvania a Moosic Powder Company mill explosion at Jermyn injures several workers and shatters nearby buildings with windows broken miles away.
Fire truck No 7 responding to an alarm in Toledo Ohio collided with a street car. Captain J B Ward of the fire company was killed and several other firemen injured with one possibly dying. In Butler Missouri William Ortrell is charged with complicity in the murder of Colorado miner D B Donegan.
The article states that the father, Dr. 4. L. Gartrell, who was under a death sentence, was released and the case against him was dismissed. Testimony at his son’s trial indicated the son was asleep when Donegan was killed.
Higginson railway depot robbery on Iron Mountain road by a lone bandit prompts pursuit. Deputy Sheriff Joe Canada confronts three men near Higginson, threatens with revolvers to seize valuables, but is overpowered by a Black suspect as the trio recovers his belongings and escapes toward Searcy.
In Glyndon Minnesota two burglars attacked C G Tracy's store but fled into the prairie after looting. They were pursued and retaken after exchange of shots. One captor R B Webb was wounded in the leg and one thief shot in the face. Police accuse Daley and Ling as sting leaders linked to Ulen Bemidji and possibly Lake Park marshal’s shooting. At Cheyenne Wyoming eighty members of Company I eighteenth infantry were poisoned at breakfast. post surgeon treated them with antidote and suspected beef as the source.
A gas leak investigation at Lt. Bartholomew’s Renton Ohio store ended in a fatal blast. Carl Shields age 15 died and several others injured when a plumber’s candle sparked the explosion. The blast wrecked the building and shattered fronts of nearby shops.
Deed filed transferring Pope bicycle works of Hartford Conn from the American Bicycle Company to American Cycle Manufacturing Company. Revenue stamps show a consideration near 500000 dollars. Grain Elevator Destroyed by Fire in Chicago causes heavy losses to stock and machinery. H F Mueller elevator at Fifty fifth street and Fort Wayne tracks burned with damages estimated at 200000 dollars.
Gov. J. R. Rogers died in Tacoma after critical pneumonia. The death shifts the state's political balance, with Lieut. Gov. McBride identified as a Republican and likely to influence the government’s complexion.
A midnight blaze at 3976 Wyalusing Avenue Philadelphia left one child dead and two other young children slightly injured while the parents suffered serious injuries. James H. Connelly's residence was the scene of the fatal fire.
A north bound Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train wrecked and burned six miles south of Dallas Texas. Three people were injured and no deaths were reported.
Harriet P. Murphy a prominent church and society figure and treasurer of the Kingsley house fund was killed at her Pittsburg residence by a burglar who escaped. In another report Charles C. Lemnert an executive clerk to Gov Nash and his family were poisoned by pork in Columbus Ohio and all are expected to recover.
Two masked men robbed the Abernathy fur nace Company in Leavenworth taking 1800 dollars prepared for payroll. Omar Abernathy and Miss Mordaunt were in the office when revolvers were shown and the money swept away. Pursuit followed but the robbers escaped and police hunted for them.
Six men were fatally wounded in a chaotic church fight at a country church near Pike post office Ohio. A panic swept worshipers as Charles and Orrin Day amid quarrels brandished weapons and battled with revolvers and knives while the minister Mr Rowe stood by.
Interstate Commerce Commission figures show net earnings reach $555 007 024 for railroads covering 192 1903 miles of line up to June 30. Gross income totals $1 587 164 205 with freight income at $1 114 740 770 and passenger traffic at $426 000 210. Dividends declared amount to $121 108 637, up $13 000 000 from last year.
Authorities investigate after three bodies found in a ruined cabin in Millinocket Maine. Revolver shots were heard before the fire. one victim had a head wound and the other two were badly burned. The dead were Italian men.
Charles Moore a Hot Springs Ark hotelkeeper shot and killed James A Garner and mortally wounded his brother Will after they refused a drink Moore returned home secured a Winchester and surrendered to the sheriff.
A private memorandum forecasts Panama’s bid could drop to 340 million dollars. If the offer is tendered, the commission may recommend acceptance, risking Nicaragua losing the deal.
A head on crash between the local express and a working train of the Canadian Pacific Railway near Webbwood Ontario between Sault Ste. Marie and Webbwood at full speed killed four men and seriously injured several others.
William Fay, an English veteran of the Crimean War living in Osage City Kansas, died from exposure after wandering from home. He was aged over a hundred and his mind had been vigorous until a few weeks before.
President Roosevelt orders the discharge of Maclay after he refused to resign as a Navy employee. Washington hopes the Schley controversy will be allowed to die down.
In Helena Montana the jury in the United States Court found Robert K. Lee and Samuel Garvin guilty of stealing cattle from the Zodiacs on the Crow reservation.
At the Presidio in San Francisco County soldiers clashed with police after a stabbing. Six officers were injured and sixteen soldiers were taken into custody as arrests followed the riot.
The Weekly Review of Trade notes peak holiday demand boosting retail and general merchandise while hard shortages and car scarcity complicate transport. Wheat and coarse grains fluctuate with a bullish tone in Chicago markets as Manitoba wheat gains, and earnings reports show mixed rail results nationwide amid cold weather and rising consumption.
Cattle hogs and sheep prices listed for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with grain values for wheat corn oats rye and by products. Notes last week saw huge Minneapolis mill output nearing a record.
Indiana reports $234,481,528 in manufacturing investments, 18,015 establishments, 153,956 wage earners, with $6,417,317 in wages. Also notes a Cobb County coal fueled fire destroying Atlanta’s Jackson Township school built in 1898 at $10,000, with $700 in books lost.
A large double frame building housing Garrett Bros and Alfred Cravens burned in Scottsburg. The city lacks fire protection. The building was total loss while hundreds helped remove stock, about 18000 dollars in value, insured for 5000 dollars with 1000 on the building. most stock saved.
Dr. L B Westenbine of Louisville testified in the Newell Rathbun case at Jeffersonville Falls City Hotel that Goodman's stomach contained no poison. He added he believes death resulted from either prussic acid or chloroform.
Claude Edwards named ugliest man at a Kokomo party threw the prize silver cup at Ross Perry during the presentation. The crowd reacted with fainting girls and a disrupted reception as Edwards was placed under arrest.
A blaze devastated G. W. Scruggs' grocery in Crawfordsville, with estimated losses around $10,000. The flames severely damaged Baldwin's music house and G. W. Steele's drug store, with damage described as heavy.
Walter Byrd of Crawfordsville convicted of burglary and sentenced to the pen. Herbert Davidson found frozen to death near Humboldt. Greenwood opens a new $14,740 school building with twelve rooms. John B. Todd of Seymour fined $20 for attempting to influence a juror. Pearl Rohrer of Peru injured stepping from a plate glass window. Col George Studebaker of South Bend named trustee at DePauw University. A 10 year old near Lafayette killed by rifle discharge. Richard Steele loses both legs after passing train. he is George W. Steele’s nephew. Vandalia crossing Logansport fatal buggy accident with Frank Hardy and his daughter. Mrs Claudia Lusk sues for $2,000 against Indianapolis Greenwood Franklin electric line. Mesdames Powell and Whittaker of Greentown raid a poked joint. son punished. Fire destroys farm residence near Logansport. family escapes frozen. Monroe Seibert house wrecked by natural gas explosion. Lorenzo fatally burned. mother unhurt. Gas explosion follows, loss $3,000. Wim Blockley of Evansville granted divorce on life-insurance transfer. Hendricks & Webb Franklin assign. Local photographers J B and O H Hampton of Richmond claim acetylene gas process enables night photography.
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