Death on the Rail in West Disasters
A passenger provides a graphic account of two serious rail disasters in the western states. The report details wrecks, casualties, and emergency responses as survivor witnesses describe the scene and aftermath.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1887
Page
2
Train wrecks in Wisconsin and Minnesota injure many
Reports detail two crashes on December 23. In Wisconsin Central service from Ashland to Milwaukee, a broken rail near Fairfield caused cars to leave the track injuring several. passengers include M Montie and Conductor C H Greenfield, with others severely hurt. In Minnesota and Northwestern service near Germantown, seven cars derailed after a jolt, injuring about forty with some seriously. passenger John H Davidson recounts the ordeal and names several injured, including Miss Hune of Dubuque and Mrs John McGuffin of Verden Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwauxhire
Wisconsin Central
Ashland
Fairfield
Phillips
M. Montie
Butternut
Wis
C. H. Greenfield
Thomas Mooney
Thomas Schneider
Mr. Clemens
Duluth
Mahoney
Sullivan
W. K. Baker
Bancroft
Curiaco
Chicago
Minnesota & Northwestern
John H. Davidson
St. Paul
Freeport
Germantown
Hune
Dubuque
John McGuffin
Verden
Oak
D. C. Abraham
Minneapolis
A. S. Serimgern
Crinigene
A. Kemp
Devil’s Lake
Debtor-tycoon era pages update on tax duties and Newt Vorce tale
Extensive 19th century tax and tariff figures appear beside a Colorado frontier outlaw saga. The piece details duties on sugar iron ore wool and pig iron, then shifts to Newt Vorce the Deer Trail desperado famed for raids and a fatal standoff with deputies culminatings in a siege and the death of Gay Hollingsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vale
Riska
Couton
OGIO
Wba
Bae
AEA
United
Wee Ie Crea Tenals
United States
Boston
Louisiana
Gia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
South America
Sera Bryan
Wollaston
Denver
Col
Colorado
Newt Voree
Deer Trail
Desperado
Colorado Plains
Newt Vorce
Vorce
Kansas Pacific
Newt
Vorree
Arapahoe County
Cantley
Vorece
Sheriff’s Office
Frank Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Chen
Winchester
Voree
Gay Hollingsworth
Gay
Young Hollingsworth
Dempsey Open to Fight McCaffrey If Money Guaranteed
New York December 28 Jack Dempsey says he is willing to meet Dominick McCaffrey in a bout if there is guaranteed money. He questions why a 190 pound fighter would fight a middleweight but will take the match if the finances are assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
New York
Dominick McCaffrey
McCaffrey
Desperate Vorce Surrenders After Nighttime Siege
The account describes Vorce’s capture after a sheriff’s posse used darkness to place blasting powder with a fuse at his dugout. A burning hay stack advanced to ignite the fuse, forcing surrender only then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vorce
Has Sherman Pulled Out of the presidential Race
Washington dispatch reports whisper that Senator John Sherman has withdrawn from the presidential race. He allegedly told dinner companions that Blaine would be renominated and he would not seek the nomination, preferring a Senate career as his six years of service near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Sherman
Sherman
Justice Field
Ohio
Blaine
Senate
Foraker
Cleveland
Cornell
Conkling
Platt
Arthur
New York
Weather forecast for New England and surrounding states
Washington reports a 24 hour outlook starting Dec 24 with Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut seeing warmer conditions then rain or snow and northeast winds coastal areas to be brisk. Vermont and eastern New York expect warmer air then snow with southerly winds and rain in southeast New York. Bluf Hill Observatory notes southeastern New England will be fair tonight then increasing clouds and rising temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
New York
Bluf Hill Observatory
New England
H. H. Clayton
Aes Steasi
Uee
Gneniensi
Satnamere
Astport
Portland
Northfield
Boston
Block Island
Lynchburg
Reese
Norfolk
Hatteras Eee
Wilmington
Tee Wees
Jacksonville
Montgomery
Knoxville
Memphis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Oswewe
Green Bay
Duluth
Paul
Wwe
Fair Des Moines
iClear Saugeen
Can
Snow Rock Cliffe
Cloudy Montreal
Fair Yarmouth
Snow Halifax
Fair Leavenworth
Clear Innon
Cloudy St. Vincent
Bismarck
Fort Butord
Fort Assinaboine
Pores
Og.ag
Fair Cheyenne
North Platte
Denver
Dodge City
Wee
Ort Silla
Clearanta Fe
el Paso
Salt Lake City
Clear
John F. Mead
Cambridge
County of
Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
David G. Haskins
Suffolk
James W. French
S. R. Knights & Co
Washington Street
Suffolk and Commonwealth
Roxbury
Quincy Street
Maywood
William A. Garbett
Blue Hill Avenue
Quincey Street
Mead
Hasking
Charles W. Storey
Olden Time Music history compiled by Henry M. Brooks
Henry M. Brooks gathers from newspapers and books a Boston Salem history of early New England music to 1830. He notes royal impositions on child singers in 15th century England, local organ histories, and early American concert notices. The work covers choirs clashes, lining out, and the growth of musical culture with examples like The Creation and 1815 Haindel Haydn performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Brooks
Boston
Salem
New England
England
Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth
Edward Bromfield, Jr
Christ Church
Thomas Johnson
King’s Chapel
St. Paul’s
Newburyport
St. John’s
Portsmouth
Brooks
Haindel and Haydn Society
Federal Street
Morton
United States
Ticknor & Co
Bybury to Beacon Street reveals women’s weariness and remedy
In Abby Morton Diaz book reviews, she argues overworked women in both country and city suffer from unnecessary duties and need a shift toward practical help at home and in charities. The Beacon Street portraits echo Bybury households showing busy routines, while urging system, restraint, and self time for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Bybury
Little Miss Peggy by Mrs Molesworth
A child friendly tale about young Peggy whose troubles stem from being unable to care for herself. Peggy is a poetic but excessively babyish talker whose language adults find tiresome and unsuitable for the young readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molesworth
New York
Macmillan & Co
Boston
Estes & Lauriat
Sailors Christmas at Seamen's Friend Society Chapel
A cosmopolitan sailor crowd packed Hanover Street Seamen's Friend Society chapel for Christmas Eve. Chaplain Nickerson led a feast with loaves, cake, coffee, ice cream, and violin music, followed by Neptune and a ship display for Sunday school children. Knickknacks and Testament gifts went to nearly all sailors, with candy and festive debris shared amid joyful shipboard imagery. Nearby, four men were killed by a dynamite explosion at a Brookfield limestone quarry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seamen’s Friend Society
Hanover Street
Nickerson
Ireland
Scotland
Italy
Germany
England
Sweden
Cosey Little Bethel
Neptune
Brookfield
Libel Trial Jury Favors Cassier Not Guilty
The Dedham court heard Alfred D. Chandler’s libel suit against William Aspinwall and Brookline News proprietor Cassier. Jurors acquitted Cassier, while continuing deliberations on Aspinwall as Judge Pitman instructed on publication rights and defense. Jury began deliberations at 10:30 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred D. Chandler
William Aspinwall
Cassier
Brookline News
Pitman
Dedham
Aspinwall
Incurable sore cured by Swift's Specific in 1887
Letters from patients across several states describe long fought sores and cancer like symptoms cured by S S S or 8 8 8. Testimonials from Mrs. R W Wilson A R Shands Jonas Limebach and Mrs W P Cannon praise improved health appetite and vitality after completing the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Swift
R. W. Wilson
Spartanburg
S. C
A. R. Shands
Winston, N. C
Jonas Limebach
S.S.S
Trenton, Todd Co
Investment listing for December 28 1887 bonds and shares
On Wednesday December 28 1887 a detailed list shows numerous shares and bonds including Charlestown Gas Light Co Vermont & Mass Rd Atlas National Bank Merchandise National Bank Natl City Bank Mt Vernon Bank Natl Bank of Commerce Shawmut Natl Bank Natl Union Bank Natl Bank of Commonwealth State Natl Bank Natl Exchange Bank Salem Bennington Co Natl Bank emobls Mills Washington Mills Det Lansing & Ne Rd Chicago & Alton Rd YDet Hillsdale & So Western Rd Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co Arlington Gaslight Co Neptune Insurance Cambridge Gaslight Omaha & So Western Rd with varied denominations and maturities 1896 1907 1914 1922 plus rail and utility securities and preferred shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown Gas Light Co
Vermont & Mass
Atlas Natl
City Bank
Mt. Vernont Bank
Bank of Commerce
Shawmut Natl
Union Bank
Bank of Commonwealth
State Natl
Exchange Bank
Salem
Bennington Co
Bennington
Emobs & Suffolk Mills
Washington Mills
New
Lansing & Ne
Chicago & Alton
Hillsdale & So
Western Rd
de Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co
Arlington Gaslight Co
Arlington
Chicago
Burl. & Quincy
Denver
Te Champ
Lawrence Duck Co
Eliot Fire Insurance Co
Continental Mills
Burton Stock Car Co
Old Boston Nail Bank
West End St. Ry
Boston Gas Light Co
Lombardiventinent Co
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co
Kansas
Tiffin
Ohio) Water Works Co
Kansas Rd
Gulf Div
At. A & St. Fe
Vermont
Rutland
Telephone 1665 Auction Sales Schedule
Auction sales occur every Wednesday and Saturday at 12 M using telephone line 1665. The notices advise participants to call in for bidding.
Stock listings from Nashua Mfg Co and Boston banks 1887
The item lists numerous shares and bonds from Nashua Manufacturing and multiple Boston and regional banks, railroads, and mills. It records quantities for Amory Manufacturing, Boott Cotton Mills, Merrimack, Manchester Mills, Middlesex, Union Pacific, Wellby, Ashton Valve Co, Natl Webster Bank, and others with prices and serial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol County Natl. Bank
Taunton
Taunton Natl. Bank
Gt. Falls Mfg. Co
Boott Cotton Mills
Boston Mfg. Co
Merrimack Mfg. Co
Ancaster Mills
Vaunoun Wy
Lowell Machine Shop
Pacific Mills
Lawrence Eo. Co
Amory Mfg. Co
Ashton Valve Co
Webster Bank
McKay & the Heeling Machine Assn
Oni O
Natl
Rockland Bk
Cutter Land Sg
West End H. R. Co
Washington N
Also Mentioned on This Page
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U. Boston
Eschienmipinnerat
NEW Books
Bele
BELL
WM. G. Bell & CO
Role Manufacturers
Mass
MR. Cassier
Mr. Aspinwall
Chailies
Goetoman Stooers
Oliver Ditson & CO
Binghamton Oil Refining Co
First Batcony
Main Hall
Messrs. Olney Bros
Congress Street
Petrolina
Oliver L. Briccs
Joseph Engel’s
School Street
Chas. T. Bovell
Court St
Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation
C. E. Cram
THE
Third National Bank OF
Hroston
F. B. Sears
Faneuil Hall National Bank OF Boston
South Market Street
T. G. Hiler
the Tremont National Bank OF Boston
Tremont National Bank of Boston
A. T. Frothingham
State Rational Bank OF
BOS
State Street
Geo. B. Warren
Blackstone
National Bank OF Boston
Blackstone National Bank of Boston
Haney
A. James
Adams
Copartnership Notices
John Conlon
Fdw
W. Jones
John Conlon & Co
Drawer 3
Atlanta, Ga
City OF
City Hall
Arch Street
Philadelphia
U. S. Quartermaster’s Department
Sehuykill Arsenal
Pacific
M. 1. Ludington
Q. M
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad Company
Tt. W. Hammond
Worcester
American Bell Telephone Company
WM. R. Driver
West End Street Railway CO
American Loan and Trust Company
Congress St
J. H. Goodspeed
Arlington Mills
Whitman
Devonshire Street
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Richards & CO
John GC. Wilmerding
Wilmerding, Hoguet & CO
White St
EY Townsend & Montant
Leemard Street
R. L. Day & Company
Brokers & Appraisers
State St
Merchants’ Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
Francis Henshaw & CO
Merchants’ Exchange
Nashua Mfg. Co
Aye Wellby Owse
Mercantile N. Bk
Boston Belting Co
Amia Alacaw Mtn
Wer
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Washington St
Main St
Cambridgeport
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
Tow Brookline News
Louis Cassier
Gorham, Rogers & CO
Arch St
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