Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

TERRIBLE CALAMITY


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Seventeen.
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MINNEAPOLIS, May 3.-At 8 o'clocl
this evening
THE c,rv wac su.pvu
nc hv an o.r.ho,.ha 49, .
as uy an eartnquake by q terrific ex
r. tha ,-nnns mn,on - was prompt!y traceo
lin whas IA 49, VI .e"s ~ non.ng Mp,a NIL,
inst ahnva 9. .nths. - .ne ssIorM,
eut;ro Aon,;nn S:s4S:y w
Concentrated Tho axrins;n,s S :a !.
from the great Washburne mill from
which
AcoLuMN OF FLAME
was seen to shoot mn severa, b,rdre,
feet, followed bv = crash which crnsh 4
ed the Immense strnctnra lilo an a~r :,
shelI. Sacondsrv enc exnins;nns as ;n..I :. ~ )
ly DESTROYED Thnmnsnn e Hovt,e ~
the Humb oldt mills. and the fame
Immediately burst out, communicat
ing to the Galaxy mills, and those o.
Pettel, Robinson s. Co., Cahill. An
keny & Co., L. Day & Sons, Day
Rollins s. Buell., Newton & Co.. Cor.
don, Hayward 81 Co, the Washburne
A. & B. Mills, and lesser structures
down the bank of the river. nearly tc
the Minneapolis & st, Louis RAILROAD
shops. The destruction from The
shock Of the explosion extended
much further, glass being wrecked
for sevearl squares, and building,
shaken throughout the citv. A. g .S
the fire was raging within these linn.
its, ana the firemen were working
valiently. The
THEORY OF THE EXPLOSION
| is that II took nlaco IN tho .. !. cano-..
ed in the natent m,dS,irs, r"r;e -
process. The loss of life ~ snpJnnh.. p
edly great Int fnII dota;is . : ~ JIu ~ oL;u !
| in the confns;on that smrrounSs he .hes
acme The 9;rst - rnr,o.s o.vIaus n,.on ~ ~
dead At f Ae
SEVENTY IN r,eurx
h,. .h;s :. -. ..
The 'a arnis.;o 10 ~. coIle t out Dy lnqulry'
of changing the dav for the n;uh,
hands, and many of both were un.
doubtedly in the building. Twenty.
two men went on in the Washburne
mill at 6 30, none of whom have been
seen or heard from up to 8 3d.
ay VI lug lsy iorce must nave
T Tatar ~ ';o ;ruo..;ug uu.;ung.
or;r;on [ ~. hntes..ss.lon ~ connrms tne
ln.s - re- I;s" .ne nrst es'IMa.es oI tne
nnr,h NM, "a Ale wels eAaggerateo tne
.anantno, " oea" ~ now placed a.
M.rr
Daniel n.w w.s pI h,orn - epu,.eu' ee,I
length Of Petit m R"h;nsnr,s .n" ~nUlE n;,1
and through the roar window . sna % ~
nnt ha rocn"nf;.ed f" o" M ".,s mno ov.lu ,:n
from the eynIns;on ~ ond oa a .sa nso
ed crawlinr thronoh the asme ] ~
wards the track of fhe Mirna.no,;.
& st. Louis railroad. directly in the
rear of Washburn's mill. He man
aged to reach the railroad, and there
evidently became exhausted and
FELL BACK INTO THE RAGING FIRE
boh;ra - - -. M
ended Ttnnw - snnosrs "svnss .Ss. nssa.'ly aaa. =.
the day force had gone home and onI,
q small night force remained.
rur rose or pponrnny
80 ~ .
ouoi uous, Dut tne CONFUSION Is toe
slesI Ior an lntellgent estimate a.
7. p1ese eI snn oan oougn calcuiationa o place !,
Ell G,,ou, oI Wnicn Si,OOO,oVO VIII
loss throughout the CITY by the break.
ing Of glass, etc., is $4,000.
FIVE MILLS AND A PLANNING MILL
were DESTROYED, besides adioininp
property, including 81 out Of 1877 runs
OF stone in the city.
ST. PAUL, May 2.-The shock of the
explosion of the Washbnrn mill at
Minneapolis was plainly felt here
and the flames were seen, creating
INTENSE ExcITEMENr
in var;ous n.r+s of Tho o;.r p;.oo,
or chs srraa . rane " .,as sno .iy ieoes
c;nSars wa-a ~ n;atn. tpapo, a .,nIo.s alu
the air hv tha nNnIos;an "a and nu h.a"nh. 80
here ' s''n Oh" ''ouen ~
x,pr v,,rs n,sr.u
80
py Ing vino. news was received
ao.o Dy telegraPn lmmeolately, ana
i've engines were maze ready to send
rorts t;on n.anontoJ r:.s .'
time to be Of use. There were no
trains going to Minneapolis after the
news was received. but
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
Ment Up Dy tne roao, the iivery sta
e o..p.4o1 :" :" "'ui'
THE FIVE MILLS.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 2.-The five
nouring mills which were involved
IN the disaster, form group which
comprises the heaviest concerns in
the state; chief among them were
the two Washburn mills, the proper.
~ y. nseA-uoveInor, -. w. WasnDurn
the exnios;nn oocn,raJ W "n wae wne ~ a. wn,cl
eat fionr;n q mills - ~ cnM,..v ""S v 'e,s
the lsrgass hm. go - .ho -a "nu =.
was hn;1t in Ia7O ;ncIrdad M I % xo..uon. -
run Of stonas and and $500 w.s 10Th soGn s 0oN
II ia now : smnI;~@ mass moA - %evw 49,.
with ito CONNIE Mons ~ on .ho .p,. !.
form rho deatrma.;o - o.ia..
so far "A the % I;m;t sIn shona = nsmod oo%psas nS
ser;ons within mn mv"h % -;dan % So,.I. .l.
' 'eA "i0 oou""''
THE FLAMES ARE STILL RAGING
in the ruins, but are under control,
and no further extension is feared -
1t is now hoped that the dead will
be confined to tho IA mentioned as in
the Washburn mil.
INSURANCE.
The pioneer pre.s viii n,h,;sb n
the morning the fnl,owing "a tho "a.
tai ;u.u..nco =. .t..oS sL ~