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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1890
Page
2
On a long train westward toward Silverbow City I search for a missing William after learning seven men vanished en route and a conspiratorial railroad crew hints at trouble. A wary conductor and a rough Dick Quanton complicate the inquiry as night falls over the Kalipaw trestle.
A traveler recounts an eerie night on a timber trestle over Lake Kalipaw. As a homicidal maniac pursues, the narrator clings to a beam, is shot at, and fights for survival amid moonlit waters, collapsing rail, and collapsing hope before a desperate plan to vanish into the cross ties offers a slim chance of escape.
A narrator recounts a perilous fall from a railroad trestle and a brutal pursuit by the madman Dick Quanton. Rescued by bridge patrol and fellow travelers, the tale details Quanton’s spree of killings, his arrest, transfer to a madhouse, and the narrator’s return home with lasting nerves. The account notes Quanton’s victims, the river current concealing bodies, and the long investigation that followed.
Jonny W Moony argues the Centennial Exposition of 1876 benefited Pittsburg morally by inspiring art and science, intellectually by widening horizons, and financially by drawing visitors and funds. He urges that the city’s natural advantages, press promotion, and rail access convert exploration into lasting wealth and growth.
A peculiar strike unfolds at Algiers dockyards as carpenters joiners and caulkers walk out over drink breaks. Managers restrict yard departures during hours citing lost time while workers insist on two generations of daily refreshments, halting work across the docks.
The mortuary report for the week ending September 13 lists 85 city deaths with 17 in Old City, 39 in East End, 15 in Southside, and 14 in institutions. There were 12 typhoid deaths, 2 scarlet fever deaths, and 2 diphtheria deaths. Twenty three deaths were children under 2, 19 were ages 2 to 20, and 45 were ages 20 to 80.
In Sandborn, Meur and Blevins families clashed with knives picks and axes. Rufus Blevins was shot dead and two brothers wounded as the long standing feud flared into violence. A separate note mentions Pekin ducks given to the park and a Teething syrup ad.
A Woodstock murder trial opens in Ontario. Ports mouth victim Maud Heim dies. Turkish warship Ertogroul reported lost with 300 crew. Four women die in a Berlin fire. Rio Grande Western option secured by Santa Fe. Richmond Union Railway strikers paid off and discharged. Challenger dismasted, to be towed to Boston. Two tramps killed by cars near Carrollton Missouri. France agrees to supply 500000 rifles to Russia. Threshing machine boiler explosion kills two men in Aecona Ohio. Customs officer in Chambery shoots Italian smuggler resisting arrest. Alhambra fire repair cost estimated at 70000. Five Monmouth printers indicted for conspiring to intimidate nonunion workers. Halle Congress to petition Reichstag over miners’ grievances. Much of Austin insane asylum destroyed by fire. thirty female patients rescued. Musashi Maru reported lost near Aochi. all but one Japanese crew member lost. Heavy losses at Eastern races linked to mysterious disappearance of John W Dunn of Chicago. Governor Mellette and party lost en route to Pierre. found by cowboy. South Haven village destroyed by incendiary fire. loss 70000, insurance light. Whiteside Tennessee reports E B Davis fatally shot from ambush. Eight people in Vienna family killed in Pressburg by nightshade fruit. Spokane Falls Exposition workers resume efforts after strikes. Large stones on Chicago and Northwestern track in Milwaukee impede trains. two freight trains collide near Columbus. brakeman Alexander Stewart killed.
Jay Forsythe of Pierce City Missouri and E Stone of Kansas City facing two lawsuits by Nelson Morris stockyards packer for 25000 and 1500 dollars. The 1888 deal involved pasturing 4302 Morris cattle on upper bar pastures in the Indian Territory with payment of 20 dollars per head for fattening. Morris claims through cattle with Texas fever passed the pastures causing 188 cattle loss and poor condition for others.
A Democratic County Committee meeting is set for 11 this morning in the Common Council chamber to designate primaries and conventions for the Forty second and Forty fourth Senatorial, and Twenty second and Twenty third Congressional districts. Possible nominees mentioned include John Hackenstein against John Neeb. J A Clark against William Flinn. D T Watson or Frank Osborne against Colonel Stone. and William A Bremen likely nominated in the Twenty second. Gubernatorial work starts October 4 with ex Governor Pattison starring.
Edson Gregg a St. Joseph grain merchant is on trial in Curiaco charged with borrowing $15,000 from Willis F Johnson and J Schuyler grain merchants a year ago on false pretenses and failing to repay. Prosecutors say his business was ruined and he owed over $24,000. He was arrested after the alleged scheme to obtain credit.
Chief Bigelow announced the Blind Asylum will be built on the old Schenley homestead site totaling 50 acres in the Eighteenth ward. Ten acres will be deeded to trustees once the final site is selected. Colonel W A Herron, as Schenley agent and Blind Asylum board member, may make the selection.
John M. Graham swept the justice of the peace vote in Ewing's Mills while also striking a net oil well on his premises yielding at least 18 a day. The report notes his health recovery after catarrhal illness treated by Drs Coveland and Blair and his strong endorsement of their care.
Mrs Robert Ramsey of Washington Pa reports relief from five years of chronic dyspepsia after mail treatment by Drs Copeland and Blair. She describes previous pain in any position, weight loss, and weakness, with breathing pain described as knife like. She states all symptoms disappeared and she now feels as well as ever.
The credentials and endorsements of Dr. Copeland and Dr. Blair are noted. Bellevue Hospital’s high standing is cited, with their diplomas endorsed by the Dean and Faculty after a formal examination. They practice at 66 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, with office hours and specialties listed.
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