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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1887
Page
2
A sweeping survey of foreign and domestic developments highlights political events and notable personal points. Analysts note fresh intelligence from multiple world regions and ongoing coverage of key economic and diplomatic shifts shaping global affairs.
Six men are indicted at Wood stock West Virginia for abducting Senator Riddleberger from jail and the surrendering deputy sheriff faces charges. Riddleberger fears fresh jail time after convalescing from mania a paid amid urgent public interest in the case.
The Irish National League was proclaimed under the coercion act. Premier Salisbury announced the move in the House of Lords and Mr Balfour in the Commons. Key documents were removed from Dublin headquarters. Chamberlain and T W Russell withdrew from the Unionist party amid the action. Leaders in Ireland and abroad denounce it but foresee limited impact on home rule.
The official county returns give Buckner a 17 015 plurality over Bradley. The note mentions Jay Gould as a grandfather and Mrs George Gould presenting a son. Lamont says the President will go direct to St Louis then Chicago for Veiled Prophet's Day. Ogle of Newburgh has died leaving ten children six deaf mutes. Spencer F Baird of the Fish Commission dies at Wood's Hall Mass aged 61. Alvan Clark the astronomer dies in Cambridge Mass at 83-84.
Reports describe a failed dynamite attack on an Ennis bridge and a Crusheen town hall firing with no injuries. The Northwich election disappoints English Tories, while Grandstoneans celebrate. The Russian Embassy protests Prince Ferdinand's Bulgarian throne claim to Constantinople. Afghan frontier settlements hinge on mutual concessions. Moscow Cacette appoints editor General Tehernalet. Lord Tennyson comments on Gladstone’s home rule.
The N Matson & Co jewelry house failure signals broader economic strain with liabilities near 200 000. Indiana faces a drained treasury with no funds until December and possible voluntary county advances to cover current state expenses. State institutions under construction may halt as appropriations were missed. Crop prospects and trade slowdowns compound the cautious financial mood. Flood and Mackay losses from the California wheat collapse total about 8 million.
The Pennsylvania Republican convention at Harrisburg nominates William H. Hart for Treasurer and Henry W. Williams for Supreme Judge with a platform backing tariff protection, immigration limits, and primary elections. A line on Blaine for 1888. Nebraska Prohibition names Abbott for Supreme Bench and Newell and Hilton for Regents. The United Labor Party platform adopts parts of the old Greenback program and proposes postal banks and a postal telegraph. A full state ticket is listed with Henry George, Victor A. Wilder, B. W. Cummings, Dennis Feeley, and Sylvania A. Sweet among nominees.
A building stairwell elevator collapse on Mercer Street New York killed one woman and seriously injured another. about a dozen girls were hurt. Chatsworth Illinois coroner’s jury indicts Timothy Coughlin foreman for neglect and urges grand jury exam. fires left burning caused the bridge danger and track left unpatrolled for six hours. Separate rail incidents include a Baltimore and Ohio freight collision near Ellicott City killing four and injuring many, plus a Bayard Ohio derailment on the Cleveland and Pittsburg line.
Dispatches report a devastating Nebraska storm in Republican City killing two workers and injuring four others, including two in critical condition. A brick schoolhouse under construction collapsed with carpenters buried. widespread destruction followed.
The trial of two Youngs and Green Mannin in Morehead Kentucky ended with a not guilty verdict for the murder of Howard Logan. The case is described as a farce and the defendants are linked to the Tolliver gang. A dispatch notes the White Caps terrorizing southwestern Kentucky, prompting appeals to the Governor for protection as local officials fear prosecution and witnesses avoid testifying.
A telegram from Au Sable Michigan recounts Ernest Schoeltze and his family sold into slavery after leaving Carlsbad for the United States, enduring years of brutal labor in Yucatan and Campeachy before escape. Other items note Senator Stanford’s court response, Grand Army charity, Venezuela England tensions, and ABA leadership selections.
Thomas Trimm, a Chicago commercial traveler, narrates surviving a rear coach wreck where cars telescoped, passengers were crushed and burned. He details darkness, trapped limbs, cries, delays in rescue, and stark scenes of selfishness and compassion amid the disaster.
Eyewitness accounts describe a violent wreck with trains telescoped and crushed, survivors recounting doors torn, bodies mangled, and a hotel keeper spared by a timber that saved his life. Officials faced blame as wounded lay in fields through a night of rain with looters and grim scenes.
The piece assigns fault to railroad officials for neglecting inspection amid plans to move an unusually long heavy train. Critics say inspections should have been more thorough given the crowd of passengers and the loaded train’s capacity, accusing the company of heedlessness in exposing riders to risk.
Mr. Church recounts the Chatsworth wreck scene with stacked wreckage and bodies. He recalls a Chicago drummer killed after missing his stop and a hotel keeper from Salene lifting his wife and baby from a collapsed coach before pulling out a wounded elder woman.
Farmer Mr. Murphy from Cuba Illinois recalls a premonition before a catastrophic train wreck. Passengers endured a fatal crash with cars telescoping and a fire on the bridge as the single surviving couple Mr. Murphy and his wife and Mr. Harter and wife escaped amid collapsed roofs and scream-filled chaos.
A survivor recounts finding three dead women in a car and aiding others after a violent crash. He recalls a twisted leg, a woman dead as he soothed a boy from the wreck, and blood on his sleeve as he improvised aid amid grisly scenes.
Mrs. Charles Carlton of Oneida testifies to robberies following a disaster with vandals cutting off fingers to take rings. Four men rushed the scene, stripping isolated residents under darkness. Forthright actions by an agent halted one offender. Victims include J. D. McFadden robbed of 200 dollars and F. D. Weinette missing 250, with Capt Dalke’s wife losing 4755. The Zimmerman family of three also robbed.
Eyewitness from Lacon Illinois describes a train wreck scene where a young Macomb resident, about twenty, who had crawled from a wrecked car, shot himself in the forehead after pleading for companionship and help. The witness sheltered him, gave water and brandy, and stayed by his side until the fatal shot.
Eyewitness accounts describe rescue work after a rail collision. Wadsworth recalls a woman crushed between cars who urged men to free her as twenty nine bodies lay in a single crushed car. Superintendent Armstrong’s car survived with only scratches. Divine from Ellenville recounts the moment of impact and efforts to help survivors and the injured including Bertha Blandin.
Mrs. C. A. Dewey and her little boy survived a wreck in Canton. The child was found beneath a heavy timber, unharmed aside from blood stains on his clothes, a remarkable escape noted by onlookers.
Ohio Soldiers' Monument Commission and Battlefield Memorial Association decide locations for nineteen Ohio memorials to be dedicated September 14. Monuments mark regimental flanks with stones and markers, amid plans to grade grounds and elevate displays. References to regiments from the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps and data from Adjutant General.
A group of masked men rode into an Iowa town, seized James Reynolds from the county jail, and hanged him from a bridge after forcing confessions. The mob left quietly, leaving the body to swing as authorities investigate the incident.
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