The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-07
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

DURING fire, March 30, at Cohoes, New York
the walls fell, burying Charles Walker, fireman. in
the ruins and crushing an adjoining residence
killing Henry Ludduke. Loss on property $40, 600
insurance partial
MRS. BEAL, living Clinton, ILL.,, was burned
to death lately by the explosion of kerosene
lamp. She blew down the chimney to blow it out
as she was about to retire, when 1t exploded
throwing the contents over her night clothing.
GUY KIMBALL, of Dalton, N. H., aged 65 while
drunk lately, beat his wife to death.
STAFFORD, Conn.,, was the scene of another
great disaster, March 81 arising from an insecure
dam. The loss of life fortunately slight, only
two men, it Is supposed, being drowned; but the
loss of property is loosely estimated to amount to
total of s., 000, ZOO.
Simpson, fell overheard on the South Pacific, and
was drowned.
THE st. Charles Hotel, at Paterson, N. j., burned
recently, the guests escaping from the windows
two having their legs broken.
SAMUEL COVERS, while boating the Scioto
river, in.Ohio, lately, was drowned.
WHILE an extra freight train of % cars loaded
with live stock, was nearing Keokuk, Iowa, March
26 on the st. Louis, Keokuk Northern railway
the rails spread and threw the train from the track
Four cars went through the bridge, killing several
head of cattle and demolishing the cars. The ac-
cident was caused by failure to signal the train
In time.
W. MAXWELL and his son, aged 16. stock men !,
lately of Stuart Ia, and located in Colfax County,
New Mexico, were murdered on the 23d of March.
by negro who has since been captured at Trini-
dad, Col. Robbery the probable cause as
Maxwell was supposed to have money with him.
The village of Madrid, N. Y, was visited on the
night of March oath by burglars, who, after plum.
dering some stores, set fire to the place, and the
village was nearly destroyed. Loss $50 CO0 insur.
ance, $685. 900.
R. T. TAYLOR, the defaultng cashier of the
Franklin bank. who taken to the insane asy-
lum, at Indianapolis, escaped the night of the
25th inst, by forcing the iron fastenings of one OF
the upper windows. It is supposed he had aid
from outside.
6. L. WHITING, kookkeeper of the Brooklyn
Bank, who robbed the institution of 100000 has
been committed for trial. He still refuses to saw
what he did with the missing $4,000, alleging only
that he spent it.
ALBERT BRowN, cashier of the First National
Bank of Springfield, VT. is said to be defaulter to
the amount of $4,000. 1t is claimed that Brown
used in speculation security left with him for safe
keeping. The directors of the bank claim II will
lose little, if anything.
AT New Orleans, lately, Seveien EeLabarrera,
spanish consul, died suddenly from poison. It is
not positively known whether taken by mistake or
intentionally. 1t is believed to be suicide.
s. PRATT, an old resident of Springfield, Wis.
fell dead of heart disease at Racine, Wis.,, on the
oath inst.
sKHF containing four ladies and three men
capsized In creek near Cambridge, O., lately, and
two of the men, named Theaker and Bonnell, were
drowned
DANIEL LYNCH, an emigrant from Milwaukee en-
route to Nevada, was knocked down and robbed of
$3.50 at Omaha, March %.
MIKE CREUsHAw had been the cause of a separa-
ton between Henry Cathey and his wife about a
year ago at Independence, Mo-, and recently Cathey
went to his house, called him to the door and put
load of buckshot into him, killing him instantly.
FRED j. Gross who was apprehended in the act
OF stealing letters, which he was distributing in
the postoffice department at Chicago, escaped from
the Marshals office on the 23d inst It is supposed
he is in Canada by this time.
GEORGE L. WHITING, head book. keeper of the
Brooklyn bank, was arrested at New York on
March 2Sd, charged with having robbed the bank
of s16O,6O0. In valise, which he carried at the
time, was sl2oO00 leaving $40 900 unaccounted for