Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-17
CASUALTY RECORD.
Disastrous Fires at Pittsburg and st
Louisa Nevada Town Devastated by 4
Water Spout-MiscellaneousM ishaps.
DISASTROUS FIRE.

DISASTROUS FIRE
PTrTsBURG, Aug. 1G.-A fire broke out this
evening about O. clock in the boiler room Of
the Pittsburg Wagon works. corner of Beaver
avenue and Locust street, in the lower part of
Allegheny City, and spreading with great
rapidity soon enveloped the entire establish
ment This was one of the largest establishments
Of the kind in Western Pennsylvania, and was
owned by joint stock company, Of which W.
J. Kauntz was president. The build
ings occupied an entire HECK and were COM
pletely destroyed. A large drug store, owned
by the same company, and occupied by D. Ham
ilton was also destroyed. Hamilton saved most
Of the valuable part of his stock. The loss will
probably reach 10000, on which there is no in
surance. John Harlin, who assisting the
firemen, was severely injured by the wall fall
ing on him. The stable of the Pittsburg &
Manchester car line, adjoining the wagon
works were saved, although the danger
great that all the horses, nearly two hundred in
number, were turned loose. 1t is not known
how the fire originated, but it is thought from
the furnace in the wagon works.
FREIGHT HOUSE BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, Aug l6.-The Chicago & Alton
railway freight house and offices on the river
bank in st. Louis, nearly mile above the
bridge, caught fire about half-past eleven to-
night and at this writing are entirely consumed
expected to be destroyed. 1t is not known
now how much freight was in the warehouse,
nor can the loss be ascertained in time to tele-
graph tonight. The fire makes very bril-
liant light and hundreds of people are on the
bridge gazing at the spectacle.
A NEVADA TOWN SUBMERGED.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 16.-Eureka, Nevada,
dispatch last night: This town visited
this evening by a freshet caused by heavy rain
in the mountains. The flood swept down the
ravine in which the town is built, carrying away
everything movable and destroying stables,
outbuiIdings, etc. One man is supposed to be
lost. The damage is considerable, but since a
| similar visitation four years ago most of the
buildings were raised above the level of the
water and escaped destruction, though the
lower floors were flooded.
THE NEVADA cLoUD-BURsT.
Last evening, Austin, Nevada, was visited by
| cloud-burst which flooded the business part
Of the town, doing damage to the amount of
about 100000. A man named Sparman was
| swept down ravine and drowned. The Reueillt
| office and many business buildings were
| wrecked. The residence portion of the town
escaped.
THREE woRKMEN KILLED.
OswEGo, Aug. l6.-The gravel bed at Sterling
| junction gave way this morning, burrying Fred
L.
Archer. Dirin was taken out alive, the others
dead.
LIVELY FIRE.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Aug. 16.-A fire at Mad
rid, st. Lawrence county, last night, destroyed
| $43, 600 worth of property, including the Meth
! odist church. Insurance $4,000.
RAINS IN VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 16--Heavy rains yester-
day along the line of the Fredericksburg & Po-
tomac railroad stopped the moving Of trains
| to day and tonight.
The Clear LAX. eAes mbly.
| CLEAR LAKE, Ia, Aug. 16.-The Friday as
sembly passed off delightfully."-. Weathe,
| splendid.sthe crowd large and constantly grow
ing, and everybody, except few who
want to sponge their way. satisfied
with the arrangements. Paige the sci
enlist, delivered his second lecture
on the creation of man to IA large and highly
/ delighted audience. His lectures are invariably
/ popular. The afternoon was spent by many on
an excursion to Dodges Point, on the steamer
| Lady franklin, the LIE Mars boys band regal.
/ ing the excursionsts with fine music. Tonight
DR.. Corwin, of Illinois, delighted large au.
dience with 'Funny Things seen in the Sand.
wich Islands DR.. Newman arrived to-
! day and was soundly applauded
on appearing on the platform of the pavilion.
to be made by Newman, Lozier, McKelvey, OF
Maine, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Aldrich, Ella J.
Meade and Others A vast crowd will be here
over Sunday and Monday, and will stay to heal
Vending on Ingersoll, Tuesday, and yet there
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