New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-06-05
CASUALTIES.

.Ft CASUALTIES. f1s3@.:
A fire at Suncook, N. H., on the oath
destroyed nine buildings Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
An extensive forest fire in the vicinity
ofWareham, Mass, has burned over four or
fve.thousand acres. 500
The Brussels hotel and six adjoining
buildings at Brussels, Ont, was burned on
the 2Sth ult. Loss $4,000.
A fire at Defiance, Ohio, on the Gath
inst, destroyed a livery stable and several
contiguous houses. Loss, $4,000; insurance
light sss s3
. A terrible rain storm along spur Of
the Rocky Mountains has swelled all streams
outside their banks, deluging portion OF the
city Of Denver. An unknown man was
drowned. a large number of bridges have
been swept away along the railroads and
public roads, and great damage done to other
property.
The pleasure steamer, Empress Of
board, became unmanegable and capsized
over dam on Grand river, at Gait Ontario,
on the 22d inst. All passengers were plunged
into the river below. As yet only one body
has been recovered, that of Harry Jaffray, of
Galt,reporter of newspaper. Among the miss
ing were Edward Wren, Thos. Elliott, Fred
Kane, John Frazer, James Montgomery, one
of the proprietors Of the boat, Andrew Jackson,
and David Scott. Excitement in the town is
intense. Little reliable information can be
obtained. Diligent search is being made at
and below the scene Of the disaster. ~,
On the s6th inst, a fire occurred in a
coal shed Of the Detroit gas works, Detroit,
Michigan. ltspread rapidly, and in about one
hour the entire row Of coal sheds, under
which was stored 10000 tons Of coal, were de.
stroyed, as were also the slaughter, packing
and and ice houses Of Bigley & Co., which
erelocated few feet east of the gas works.
The gas company estimate the loss on coal
shed and wharf and coal damaged at $4,000;
fully insured. Bigley g. Co. estimate their loss
at $4,000; insured for $4,000. Gascoingne,
superintendent Of the fire alarm telegraph
and Alexander Leferve, fireman, were precipi-
tated into the river by falling timbers. Both
were rescued, Leferve with his fourth rib bro
ken and Gascoingne severely bruised. Cause
Of the fire unknown.
The heavy snow IN the vicinity of
Deadwood, D. T., lately, followed by warm
weather. and rain, caused Deadwood and
Whitewood creeks to again overflow. A'two
story building on Lee street. occupied by the
Mankato furniture manufacturing company
was carried with great rapidity down the
stream two hundred yards where it struck a
bridge and went to pieces. A man who had
been unable to get out before leaped from the
house on the bridge just before the collision.
Several smaller houses were also carried away
by the food Edward Preble was struck by a
falling roof and knocked iuto the stream, but
was finally rescued. No fatalities have occur
red Much of the road between. Deadwood,
Lead City and Central City is wased away
and much damage to placer claims has re-
suited. The entire damage thus far is about
5000, principally to miners. Water still
rising.
In St. Paul. Minnesota, the 24th inst,
during recess at the NELL school, a number Of
1.-THE smaller boys, were standing with "a group
of the elder ones, all engaged in discussing
the important school-boy event Of the forth.
coming examination when a pistol shot was
suddenly heard, and a boy as unexpectedly
1arted from among the crowd, who ran to a
tree and dropped. The boy proved to be
Alexander Mcdonald, aged 70 years, residing
lat Mol Marshall avenue, and he was found to
be shot in the left side of the neck, somewhat
to the rear. The shot, the blood, and the pros
1 trate boy fairly paralyze the school hildren