Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-11
DISASTERS -CRIME.
BURNING or STRAITS FIGURING
MILL At SHAkOPEE.
Explosion and Fire on an Ocean Steamer
Forty Persons Injured and Three Killed.
Portion Of the Crew Still Supposed to be
Cut or From SuccOr--Hanging in South
Carolina--A Respected Citizen Turns Out
to be a Large Observation-Disclosures
Criminal Notes.
sHAKOPEE MILLS BURNED.
Especial telegram to the Globe.

SHAKoPEE May 10.-At half past nine o'clock
this morning the Shakopee mills took fire and
burned to the ground, leaving nothing but the
brick walls. There was about sixty barrels of
-four and all the top run and the scales saved.
The engine is not supposed to be badly damag-
ed They lost six Thousand bushels of wheat
which was not insured. The insurance on the
machinery and building amounted to $15 600.
The mill was owned by George F. Strait Co.
Cause not known, but supposed to be fric-
ton of the belt.
OCEAN STEAMER BURNED.
LONDON, May 1O.-The Allen Line steamship
Sandman, Capt. Dutton, from Liverpool May
9th for Quebec, is on fire at the entrance of
Tough Foyle, the harbor Of Londonderry. It is
reported an explosion Of generated gas occur
red on board and that every effort to save the
vessel proved Intellectual. There were about
AGO passengers aboard. A few were injured,
one fatally. The Captain teegraphcd immc-
diately to Londonderry for accommodations for
400 passengers, and two tenders were sent to
the m outh of the Tough to assist in removing
them. The Sandman had put into
Leugh Foyle to receive Irish passengers.
MovniLE, May 10.-The explosion on board
the steamship Sandman, occurred at half-rast
8 o'clock this afternoon in the f0rchold. Forty
persons were injured and three killed. Some
Of the injured were dangerously hurt and
taken to Derry hospital. Attempts to scuttle
the ship were at the latest reports unsuccessful.
! Some Of the steerage passengers are reported to
be cut off from help, but it is believed they
! will be saved. Four hundred passengers have
been taken to Londonderry.
| LONDONDERRY May 10.-Many of the injured
by the explosion on board the Sandman, are
| not expected to recover. The vessel is on fire
amidships. Half of the watch in the forecastle
and number of steerage passengers in the
| fore part of the vessel cut off from all
help. 1t is believed more of the passengers OF
| the Sandman were killed than at first stated
Her passengers we're chiefly Germans and Ital.
fans, but there were also some English and
Scotch emigrants on board.
| ANOTHER MURDER ON THE STAGE.
EVANSVILLE Ind, May 10.-A performer will
Whalens variety combination of Louisville at
tempted at Rockford Ind, yesterday, the fca
of shooting an apple from the head of a woman
The aim miscarried and an eight year old bo
named Wiegel, who was playing outside tn
canvass, was shot in the forehead and almos
Instantly killed.
The performer whose name cannot be learned
was arrested, but as it was evidently acci
dent nobody could be found to file an athdayI
and he was released.
HANa1NG-LARaE ATTENDANCE.
ANTE, La, May 10.-Isaiah Evans, coloreo
aged %. was hanged here to-day for the mu1
der of Edward Bowen, aged 10, on the 25th G
July, 1877. Over 10000 people witnessed th
execution. After prayer by colored preache
. the moose was ad justed, and at noon the dro
I fell, breaking the condemned mans necl
v Evans confessed the murder saying he WI
: drunk when he fired the fatal shot. In an il
8 terview, Evans said: II had square tria
Everything the witnesses said was pretty muc
Y true. felt at the time ought to have dor
| 4 r1o foIt n 7 tell VI
i it's hard thing when man brings it on hin
c self, and whisky did it.
. KILLED HIM WITH HIS OWN PISTOL.
Fort FETTERMAN, wy, May l0.-A QUAR-
) took place between Chas. Wiley and Cha
Moore, both employees of Powell & McManu
,, freighters, in which Moore was killed. Vile
who was unarmed, was attacked by Moore al
/, beaten over the head with six-shooter.
n secured his adversary's weapon and with it sh
,e him several times. Verdict of justifable hol
e icide by the coroners jury.
d CUSTOM SEIZURE.
r Boston, Mass, May 10.-The custom hou
E authorities seized quantity of millinery a
other goods belonging to mlliners of Il
o. o. city and struggled by them to New York.
~ PRISON OFFICIALS wHIrEwAsHED.
,e CHICAGO, May l0.-The Tribunes Joliet 81
b. cial says The coroners jury to-day, in t
MS case of Gus Reed, the negro convict who
70 Gently died under peculiar circumstances
II the penitentiary gave verdict that he died
n the solitary department from pulmonary a
f. plexy brought on by persistent yelling Will
is gag was in his mouth; that the gag was put
by s. Reed and Park Leasure, acting under
ad ders of their superior officers, and that the
10 fcials were justified in giving such orders
es cause of the unruly conduct of the deceas
Ter The case has attracted some attention beca
ed of the alleged extreme cruelty which has b.
ed practiced on this man and on other convicts