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About Plattsmouth weekly herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1882-1892 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1891)
AWFUL CATASTROPHE. i musk no. is r.i.ow.N 11 at the koi no U(HM. THE HOUSE A BAD WRECK. Charley Hascmoier and John Hardruba Instantly Killed. ,ank Mail --.- fioriouslv Injured ut Thought not Fatally Many Others Have a Narrow Escape With Thfcir Lfv. s .'(.-7 7 I.I :' Last t-vriii n.n' a liltlf Info "c si-veil o'clock icn'ilt I;iin Mr-c1 .Mid in the south ji;irt of the i;v w r- s(:ir llcd by wliat si-i-nn-l 1o lit- a lu iny explosion in the direction of the 1 S. A: M. Shops. The Shop wlii.-tles Imiiii to hlo for help winch i iimieili;i !!y -ave not i e to tlie puhl ie t h;t l mii i le ! i.-:is i -r had befallen the shops. Several shop men who reside near by rrspond-'d to the call for aid and it was .-eon discovered that engine No. l'J, which iloes dwt' on the Nebrasiia CUj bridge run, and which had been completly overhauh d recently, had exploded with jreat force. The engine was stand i . iii the east round house near the niiodie. The ex p! o i' i i niut have been one of b:nu,ular force for beside level ' Mi the walls of !; brick and stone building it liiled the ,."e;'t 'ion t roof hii;!i in t he a r fro:i i six of the stali, numbered iioai f to 10 in clusive, whi h fell back with a C ash, destroy incj- even more ibaa he fir: t elTi-ds of the explosion. The in1 i orl ii i) a' e viciims of tlu explosion were Charles UasemeM-r lohu llardruia and Frank Mauer. Cha' les Ilasemeier, the fireman, it seems had been workiniv about tin engine uettinj" it in readiness to out at 7 o'clock, although he had i vided wok for the niht wiih Sam Ilinkle. Tilt lailer h;il not yet ar rived to relieve lum and hiiirineer i'lCLlcmiaii was tour minutes away Jiurryiii o the round house when he awail e.iplosion shook the earth all about him. At the i e o i the ei)losioii it seems tnat IIaseme:r " liiVljust entered the cab of the fate ful engine, and the engineer of 21 thinks he had turned he blower on to raise to s.eam. He w.is found in the anjjway, pinioned a'.;-ist the coal gale of his tender with a board through his dies!. He pre sented a sickening spectacle, his entrails protruding and his left hand being blown otf. His head was cut and the left side of his face was badly scalded. John Hardruba was the wiper and was in the act of blocking up the 21, which was being put in place by Kiiglneer Ka.siiius.-i'ii. He was found under the broken brick y-td scrap iron with a hole in the top of the head from which his brains protruded. He must have been killed instantly, while Ilase meier lingered for a few seconds after he was found. Frank Mauer, the other victim of the accident, it is thought may re cover. He was engaged w p" ir Ihe cylinder head of the 21 and was found among the deb s jammed against the cylinder, his headb.-rdl v bruised and his left ear cut oiT. He seriously hijr ed but the physi cians think he v:'l recover. Tlie CAUSE of the accident will probably never be known with any degree of cer tainty. The engine had been used all duy and Cc-ried 13a pounds of steam, and it is sa;d Ihe si earn guage but a inonie it before the ex plosion showed but ninety pounds with the boiler well li led with w.i ter. The tteam guage might have been defective, though it is saiil tlie feafety-valve was set ;o blow off at one-hundred and P iy pounds which is not a dangerous head of s Vain for a good boiler. Kai-Oid men would not hazard p. l (;)'i'on but ii seemed to the re porter thai a defective boiler was their idea of he c.ire, as the bo le has bee'i in a' most coti-.aiit use for about 18 years. And then the ap pearance of the boiler, twisted and cracked as it was, looked as though it certaia'y was not of as good iiiute ial as a new one would be bu''t o". The inquest in session to-day may be able to M'-hw more light upon the mat er. THE WkU-CK. A visit to tiie scene of the wreck this morning, which has been made by hundreds of people, shows but little lei't standing above the wheels of what was known a the 12. The boiler flues lay in a heap, but there is no vestige of the boiler near them. The two locomo tives on either side were badly wrecked 13' falling iron and beams from the roof. One piece of the boiler went up in the air and came down install 4, only .harm;ng 1 he roof in that stall. Charle Ilasemeier, one ot the victim of the catastrophe claimed by death, was but twenl y-ei-lit years of age and had resided with i . . ... . lf I M I. .tin pareius, .... ...... ...... j i r a .... (,....,. ilasemeier, io, ...... i ....... ' years in i les on their farm five east of Louisville. He was an industrious steadj', ex emplary joung man, his number of friends being limited only by the number of his acquaintances. He was niairied ,o a Miss Woods of Iowa about three years ago, wno is so sudden.iy bere.'t of a devoted hu-baiid. 1 ne oulv child died a f .v nin'itiiH a-o. Tile deceased held a :-,('. po'icy of liie insurance in the A. I). '. W. and one for bkt amount in '.lie HiivlMigion We'it and one lor .Tl.l.w'O in some co-operative association making a tola! of .-).( ). The remains will be taken 1o I. on isviile this evening and the funcra w'll probably occur to-morrow. John Hardruba, tile other victim is said to have been '.11 years o age and !eaes a wife and three chi lli en. the elde.-t being about eight vears f age. lie held no in.-ur :;:."-e so far a.-t u c have been able t learn. .NOT KS 'i I ie cm 1 1 i n n y !;as kindly temlereil a fee l';o i km liie A. ( ). I'. W. and i i: j uied k; i e irieiels of the late ("has Ilasemeier in atiC'id the funeral at l.o'.'isville lo-moi . ov. ine train will b-a e the ilepot here .-roi.iptly at 1:!") to-morrow afternoon. I he damage iidliiied by the ex plo.-iou w.'.l real h 3 !.'(,( io. ), beside; t lie loss of i fe. The boiler on engine 12 once had a I wo ueeks' bath i'l the I'ial ti ri ver. No two men se'in to avree as to liie cause o. iiie ex : I n; k i loe nil" en.-iis of public opinio-i seei to bei ve iii.it ti;e boiler va. de fective. Charles Hasemeie.'s wife wa; sick ant lie was u't'tiing Ins e.'giiH' re. 'dy little ior Sam Ilinkle, who was a itein geU'iig around. Sam t. ongra! itl.it himself that he v.; late. Charley Miller got a few bricks in the back but was not hurt to amount to anything. The coroner's inq nest begun last n-'ght and after viewing the scene of the explosion and examining- two witnesses to-day adjourned 'til 10 o'clock to-morrow. An attache of The II ERA LI) was Standing- in 'iiedoor of stall a at the roioid house when the explos on occurred. He says the report was not loud enough for a heavy head of steam. He was struck on the arm with a brick and dodged a lubricater that was coming down through the air. judge Archer has a habit of go ing home th ough .lie round house but last evening hf went around and was only a few steps away when the engine was blown to pieces. He thinks he had a close call. Pieces of the bell on No. 12 were picked up in the shop yard several rods from Ihe scene of the accident. A Ia"ge force of men undercharge of F. II. Ste'mker were rapidly j clearing away 1 he several carloads of deb; is from the old round house this m owning. I.isbet Waugh eytertaiued a large coKipauy of her liitle friends last evening in honor of Miss Jub Snively and Miss Kale Tidball, oT Crete, and M iss Mve'"s, a n"ece o? Mrs. Fred Herrmau, i'-oin Waie- tow -.l.Wis. Su'iable games we: e in- dulgi-d in and choice re. eshnie its were served and thoougli'y en joyed. Those presented beside those named above were: Rose Win'ersteen, I.u Smith, Clair Drum iiioikI, Anna Po 'ork, Mav Haird, Kd' h .Tii id of A.''-'.ih;. T'""ie ami r lore ice i?rt rv e Leonard, Lu and Hei!ha White, Jennie McFilwain, Berta Eetine'tt. Myrtle I.eviiigs and Anna Hass'e' Henjamin Ilasemeier, brother of the unfortunate fireman, together with James liobertson, b-other-iu-law, and Mr. and Mrs. Woods of Louisville, father and mother of the wife of the deceased, are in the city to-day. Fuller Ac Wallinger threshed for Marten Frederick this week, getting 7X0 bushe' of pluir wheat oil oT twenty-seven acres, and 413 bushels of barley off of twelve acres. Cer tainly a Haltering turnout. THE Hi IMLI) office kid Gust Rhode, loci' v know i as '-Huong Lee." caught bis third tinger on his left hand in the press this afternoon tearing out the nail by the root. It must have been ve.-y painful, but the kill had plenty of nerve. j Tlie social given by the Christian church last evening at the home of IJird Critchfield was well attended and a good time was had, iiotwith-' standing the explosion of engine 12 at the ii. & M. shops, which kept many aay that would otherwise have been present. Two more of the massive nafseI gvr engines with three drive wheels ; t, a side came in last ni: lit from . t.ast. They were numbered L'C.'J . Jlll(i 270. I TIle ,):l-t. ,,.,! ,)OVS wt i 1 1 think - ! ; thev will et men as good as Motz and Adams to fill their places. Pert Dunn of Weepin Wa.er may yj.n be engaged. linn I.each I isi'overeil a boy by name ot ua.vvin .Alexander up in tiie cm last evening in an uiicon- S'-ious condit'ou. His foot ip pe.ncd to have been crushed by the train which had just passed. He was brought in to the Collage House and 'ie doctor dressed the painful foot, finding it badly crushed but no bones broken. tat .... ; good lawyer was spoiled wik ii !(. Untie commenced the practice of medicine He was attorney in j 1 i a- v me ca.-e i.eiore Judge Uarr on Mondav wherein H. I). K'.ed and M. M. Putler were plaintiifs and I i ..... i . r . i nist long- and mi.h wire defendauis A. M. K'ussi 11 appealing foi tin- latter. The Doctor iroed inm.-teii to oe a corker lit lus new role holding- down the witness to base luts and luling out all foul tips and high Hies, liagle. ' O.i Fii'Ui y Dniln Tlie unral T rn i n Superintendent Bigi:e!l of the H. it M. very kindly tendered awpeci al train f . ee, from this city to Louis ville and return for the A. (). V. W. and Ihe immediate friends of the late Charles Ilasemeier to enable liieni to attend the funeral of the deceased. The train cousisiing of lour coac hes and a caboose was in i narge oi conductor Kanev.eii" i neer McLennan (the man for whom the deceased liad been i) i i n I a ml Ii re man John Fair. Che coaches were croweded wi 1 h the ii i,- .- of the diceased and ICO me r.'.'ers of A. (). V. W. who. wt-a ring-era oe audZthe badg es of the order. m::de an i in jressi ve and touching appearance. ihe engine .No.C.7 which is usually run by J. li. Cira'nam was beautifully decorated n o.ack ana white, while on the boiler head over the oilot was iced the shield and anchor of the A. (). V. W. heavilv draped in mourning-. SMiinerintendent IJignell. Mr. Hawkswor'h and Mr- (ireu-el were all present and gave the..- personal aitentiou ;o tlie start'ng of the train. The city editor of The Herald had known the deceased for nearly twenty years and it is wi'ihunfeigned pleasure t hat we noie so many testimonials of kindness uid esteem from his employers and lends, many of whom cariied elaborate floral decorations. The Balloon Ascension, The balloon ascension last eve was wit The ning f.-om the base ball park tne uost we ever saw and was nessed by fully 3,0! 3 j.eople. great baboon was tilled minutes and Prof. Kyle in fifteen went up ilmost out of sight without a hitch of any kind: swinging on a single bar with the earth far below him made quite a thrilling spectacle. When the daring leronaitt had reached a high altitude he pulled loose the parachute, let go of the balloon anil down became, like an arrow at lirst but in a second the parachute opened and he came down as gracefully as could tlie plumaged denizens of the ethereal world. As soon as the balloon was released of its load it did not shoot up into the air but turned over, emptying out the smoke, looking like a veritable volcano in cloud land. Prof. Kyle landed nicely, without a scratch, in Sellout's yard, southeast of Kd Oliver's couibiy seat, less than two miles from town, with timber a'l abound him but which foi innately did not interfere. The balloon d ifled further soi:th and west, hmd'ng in a lot near the fairground owned by Mr. Dove. A German woman seeing the monster air ship come down was at first terribly ' gh ened but soon con cluded 'hat it was abandoned pro perty and took possession. She was cutting the roj.es off and no doubt would have completely ruined it had not Proc. Kyle's part ner, who was watching it, driven up just when he did. The old lady was even determined not to give it up but was finally persuaded that the claimants we e the rightful owners of the property. The old lady don't read the papers, hence she had not beard of a balloon as cension in Nebraska. One thing should be said here and now and 'hat is that the public . -en ted the teronaut shamefully by s'.c;,,:ng a view of the entire show w" bout pnj'ng a cent for it. Only $18 was raised in a crowd of three thousand people, who were scat tered about in the near neighbor hood of the park. Such a niggardly spirt was a tbsg.ace to the town. The professor will make an ascen sion i om Glenwood to-morrow. ONLY ONE. ' There has been but one new 'Summer drink brought out this season- It is aml dispens Harretts foimtai ed ii urn Hrowa & un. tf Mayor Kichcy and A. 15. Todd went to Llmwood overland thi morning, a distance of forty miles. Mrs. J. CI. Roberts settled up all her business, got her insurance money and left last night for her home with her parents at Parkers burgh, West Virginia. Koon, the photographer, took a fine picture ot engine 07 this abe. - noon with its decorations. I W. I. I lesser is laid un with a sore 1 leg, caused by striking his leg! against the end of a gas pipe. J The regular teachers institute 1 will begin at Weeping Water, All- j gust lOih ami will continue to the j 22ul. The county fair inanagt nient is J wideawake, and have secured Prof. Kyle to make an ascension in his airship one day during the fair. Weeping Water began .-hipping stone last week sending- one hun- dcen cars to Omaha which the Re publican says will be rapidly in creased from now on. Mrs. Kenard and .Mre. Shadrnch Cole departed this i;oriiiug far an extended visit with relatives and friends in Ohio. They were accom panied to this city by lriends. A monster cat iish, weig h i ng si x ty- tive pounds, was purchased byr Jonathan Hatt to-day of a tisher- mau. It is well worth seeing- and must he over he teet in length. Tlii' funeral of the late John Hard rulia was very: largely attended at ten o'clock this morning. TllK IlKVALU learns that Mr. Hardruba not onlv owned a neat cottage anil two ini, inn lie also had a l.(K);) policy of r.is'.ir.mee on his life which will go far low aid malting- tne widow couiioi lainc. Our Kid toou ins tirst le.-.oi m p; act ica 1 pr i n t ' u g lo-ilay by n ia k i :ig the rounds of all the offices lookin for some italic periods. It is not necessary to staie that he found everybodv short, but that he next office was overstocks d. Since re turii'iig to lilt; 1 i Ivk'A i.1 Oilice lie threatens to g'o on a st-ike, but the militia will not be called out. The li. A: M. Hand has become ustly popular through ther Thurs day cvt'i. ing public concerts. They were kindly remembered by Air. Hackney, of the Hotel Riley, last 'veiling who invited the boys all in fr.his dinitigroom and treateil them io light retresnments ot tlie choic est kind. Mr. Hackney's thought fuluess was duly appreciated by he baud. K. G. Vanatta, the lessee of the motor line, has petitioned the dis trict court for a writ of mandamus to compel the electric light com pany to furnish power as per con tract rlleged by plaintiff. Argu ment on a demurrer was heard by Judge Chapman this morning and a decision wi 1 be given this after noon. L.vrKP Judge Chapman de cided against Vanatta. High Five A ilebghtful high five party was given last evening" by Mrs. Julius Pepperberg in honor of the "J oily Six." A select crowd of the best young people of the city were present and enjoyed themselves in an eminent degree. About 12 o'clock choice refreshments were served, to which ample just'ce was done. The king p- izes were awarded to Will Keinhackle, an im mense cigar, and Nellie Taylor, a box of bon bons. The booby prizes, a toyr rooster and a tiny cigar, wfe won by Janet Livingston and Charley- Murphy. The commodious Pepperberg mansion was beauti fully illuminated and everybody present expressed themselves as having spent an exceptionally pleasant evening. Charley Cummins does not walk on stilts but if you wish to address him you must raise your voice and elevate your head, for Charley is the mos important man in town and only with difficulty can he con descend to speak to common folks. His sudden elevation was brought about by the arrival of a fine boy yesterday afternoon. We think he will be all right when the novelty of the situation has disappeared. He Takes it Back.. George Grebe now admits that he did screw down 'he safety valve or pop valve as 'tis called although he had no business to touch it. He swore before the inquest that he did not tone h it but but has s'nee concluded to tell the trufh.ih's may throw some light, on the explo sion. I WHAT IT MEANS. The democratic party in Ohio re commends a 7.Vcetit dollar and a method of securing governmental revenue which, as the democratic New York Sun declares, is "a tariff on integrity and a bounty on per jury." Cleveland Leade . C.A R. McConnihle Foet, No. 45, meets every Satur- i Jay evening at 7 :::ri, in tt'i-tr halt. Kookwood ! Block. All vi.-itiiiK comrades ate incited to 1 ..eet with s. 1 tl. F. Nilee, Vost Adj. I F. A. hates. Post Con, 1 THE LEADING GROCERS HAVE THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN THE CITY. E'VEF i hi - iiL-i an; SEASON ATTh.VI ION KAK'MKK-S We want your Poultry, Kggs, Put ter and your farm produce of all kinds, we will pay you the highest cash price as we are buying for a lirn in Lincoln. B. PETERSEN tin; i. hading gi,'oclks 1 'la I ii nout h - - Nebm ka ZUCKWEILER & LU7Z- ( ' IKji'essi ii s t) SOKXMCIISKX a SCIlIk'K. '111!- U Inn .W'liiic GROCER Provision Merchants. I li-rnlijuiti ti l for FLdlHi Al m.iK pay no rent and h-II for ('ASH. Vim don't jjiay any lilis for dead l-ei.t wli'jn ytu buy of t' is firm. The Hard. bet.t SOFT COAL h1i-hjh orj ID O UXTT FORGET AT run COBlSrERS TVTE AT H h ?. I E will SIXTH STKKKT KLLKNHA I'M, 1'roj,. F. II . The best of fresh meat always found in this market. Also fresh KggH and Hutter. Wild game of all kinds kept in their ' season. SIXTH STk'IiKT lYiEAT MAHKET Catoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium. Morphine nor other Nareotic substance. It is' a harmless substitato for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrup, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys "Worms and allays fererishness. Castoria prevents vomiting- Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food, regulate the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's .Tanacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. "Castoria is an exwUent mectieice for chil dren. MatbMB hae repoaU-dly told we ot iw good ell act upon their cbiMra." Db. O. C. 00000, CaatoriA ia the beat rmedy for cbiklpen ot which I am acquainted. I bqp4 tm day iswiot far distant when raoliirs will concrter the real interest of their cbfldrea, and uo CasWiria in stead of the various quack noetruma which are destroying- their krd ones, by forcing-otiam, morphine, Boothinc; eyrup and other hortful agents down their throats, thereby seeding them to premature graves." Dr. J. T. KrscHEUii, Conway, Ark. The Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City. ' ju ji 'mil KM OUTS OK l-ViMUV O.n.htlrt I.m1ir No. 47 Hi'f l f f ry imIdi'-.Ihv rvciifnc at llielr h-ll In rann. lr A fru'K l.l.. k. All l lllnu knllitt nr.- ronlla ly Iiiv1.m1i,, mtn.d M'. Miirsli;il. '. ; tl I H'V V. K . It . H Yofw; MEN'S i llltis I l'N -sociA lt VVattrii.aii Mil, k H.,ln Sti. . t. luH.mn ..pi'ii fr.'in H a in in h .'! nt, I or im-m itn'y 'iospcl iiii-otin -v.T Mnint.iv iillr-i n, on ut 4 '.VltM-k . TT A lit i-il A .. iielin-, I 1 i . I 1 in i. H.ilai ) 7 to J."0 Un. nl lily. wi inei, n.r. to i.-in. "flit In kii on -eti,ri h r.v,iiiMl.i- N.-w York IIoun r-fiTf-ne.-s. MAMt.'.niiiMi, l.oik Box l"Ar), New York. Time Table OblMl WKHT UOIMI KA-T v 1 3 :M K. rn No 2 :i;1 p. m. " 3 5 :4." l. in "4 n :;k, m " 9 i!5 a. in. " K 7 -,u ,,, ,. ' 1 ' 0 "l. " 10 ! It. It. III. " . :Vf5., in. " V U ;4 a. Ul " ! :'-' "W :Xi a. m. " l: It a. iu. EDMUNDS & ROOT Tne pioneer lrn u hunts of Carry a full Mock of ienTai nicrclK.niliso wliidi tlicysi ll vr-ry cl.K'!. Highest price piiid for all kinds of farm produce. Cm eroiis treatnientaiul fair ihi.lin" is the secret of our mkccum. CIIAS tUKVV, oliir.V I'uMic M in ray Ncl siim-:llua(:kkk. Wann and Jilai'kMiniili slio) Wagon, liujrgy , Machine and plow Ui'p-iiniig done HOUSESlIoKIN'i; . SPKCTALTV -III- IIN till' NEVERSLIP H0R8ESH0E Which is the Ixst horn-shoe for the runner, r tir fast driving, or for city purpoHes ever invented. t n made that anyone ci.n put on sharp or flat Corks, as nei-de.l for wet and slippery lays, or smooth, dry roadn. (.'all at ted shop and examine the kkvkksLip uid you will use no other. J. M. SHNKr.LKAL'KEK. 12 North Fifth St. I'hittsmouth MANUKACTl.'KKK OK AM; HOLES ALE & RH'AIL JfiAI,EK IN THU. PCM. I. IN li O" rOBAC(X AND SMOKEiiS' A liTiCLK H!ways in stork. Nt.v. 25. 1 IS Castoria. "Castoria fa so well adapted to children thai I reeccomend it asaaperior emy iacripticM known to me," II. A. Abchik, JL 111 So. Oxfnrrl St., Brooklyn, N. T. Our phyaieiana in ttie children's depart merit have epol(a highly of their experl enoe hi tlieir etiteide praCaae with Castoriav and although we o.ty ivivo aiming onr medicai awpplies what ia known aa regular products, yet we are free to confeea that the merits of Owtoria has won us to look witb favor upon it." USITEU II(SPITi.L ASX DlSPKMSAST, Boston, Mass) LLK! C. Smith, Pret., "g iij iii jif jm ii ii i i ii - Y