Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-21
HUMAN HOLOCAUST.
| FEARFUL CATASTROPHE IN Il
BAWDY HOUSE.
Two Fast Women Burned to Death-Cloth-
ing of One Ignited by Stepping on a
Match-A Companion Going to Her Res
cue Falls Victim to Her Generous Deed
Fatal Runaway In New York-Fall to
Death-Other Casualties.
BURNED TO DEATH.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2O.-Miss Ellie Da
Costa, an inmate of bawdy house on Wood
street, while walking around her room attired
in trailing null dress, about o'clock this
morning, trod upon parlor match which
ignited the combustible garment and her
underclothing, and in minute she was sur
rounded by flames. She screamed, and Miss
Hattie Green, who wore similar dress,
rushed to her rescue and endeavored to tear
off the blazing clothing, but her generosity
only involved herself, for her dress, too, ig-
nited and blazed up. Others in the house
came to their succor and the girls were
rolled upon the floor and the flames
subdued, but both victims were ter
ribly burned, Miss Green particu-
larly, the skin coming from her arm in one
sheet when the officer, who was called ON,
assisted to carry her to carriage. The un-
fortunate women were taken to the hospital,
suffering terribly. Miss Green died at
o'clock this afternoon and Miss DeCosta at
o'clock this evening. The proprietress of
the house, No. 1873 Wood street. sent an
undertaken to the hospital, who placed the
bodies upon ice and made arrangements to
have the funeral from her house. The
names given by the victims are believed to
be assumed, Miss DeCosta having been
native of Brooklyn. The cause of the ac-
cident, the parlor match, has assumed since
the above was written the horrible shape of
couple of young men on lark. This last
suggestion has been su, pressed in all the
city papers,
FATAI. RUNAWAY.
New YORK, April 2O.-John Strickland,
driver for p. L. Barnum, rode mile to-day
through the crowded streets behind six run
away horses, and then, after an exhibition of
skill almost heroic, was thrown from the
wagon and killed. The high spirited team
were attached to a heavy baggage wagon,
and Strickland had them out exercising. In
passing under the elevated railroad his horses
took fright at train overhead and dash
ed down the street. On Forty second street
were four cars, forming almost complete
barricade across the street. Strickland, with
the design of clearing the tracks, and thus
avoiding collision, guided the horses sharp
| ly to the left. While turning, one of the
hind wheels caught in a frog of the Fourth
avenue track; the forward axle was snapped
off, and strickland was thrown over the dash
board. He fell to the sidewalk on his
head and was killed instantly.
SUNK ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
MILWAUKEE, April 20.-About o'clock
Friday morning, during dense fog, the
steamer John A. Dix collided on Lake Michi-
gan with the scow brig Express, the steamer
having portion of her stern carried away.
After cruising around nearly an hour, with
out finding any signs of a wreck, and believ-
| ing the then unknown craft had sustained
but slight injury, the Dix proceeded on her
cruise. It has since transpired the Express
received severe blow on her port bow,
crushing the center frames and planking to
apoint below the waters edge, causing her
to sink in an hour after the collision. The
captain and crew took to the boats, and
after thirty five miles pull arrived at Amster-
dam last night, whence they proceeded to
Chicago. The Express was owned by the
Chicago lumber company.
FATAL VERTIGO ATTACK.
LARAMIE Cry, Wy, April 20.-Col Reed
Ixleeman, formerly of Chicago and engaged
here in company with some Cincinnati men
in opening and operating the Sunrise mine,
was killed last evening by falling down the
shaft of the mine. He was being brought
up from the shaft and, when near the top,
was seized with vertigo, and crying out that
he was falling, he slid out of the bucket and
fell to the bottom, distance of 40 feet.
| The body was brought in here this morn
| ing.