River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Two men were drowned by the capslZ-
ing of a boat at St. Adams VI
The Unitarian church ediicc at Soit-
uatc, Mass, was burned by fireworks.
A heavy gale and thunder storm ana
considerable damage at Bismark, July l.
At Amherst, Mass, the largest fire ever
known in that place occurred July 4 nccudi
airy.
Mary f. Sanford, Of New York, arod
%, was shot and fatally wounded by her hus-
band
The Rialto building at Boston, Mass,
July 2, was injured by fire to the amount of
$4,000
On a farm three miles west of Terre
Haute, Ind, a young man was kicked to death
by a mule,
AT Columbus, o., Il cannon burst in
the midst of crowd and two men were danger
ously wounded
Mrs. Jessie Dunbar, aged %, of POUCH
kce},sie \ vas burned TO death 10y having
her ciothe y 4 by fire crackers.
Two men wTe severely injured a.
Durhamville, \. J., Y tie premature dis
charge Of canon, their condition is critical.
A fire at Irkotsk, Russia, July ]
burned 400 houses. The officials Of Tux lage
received letters threatening the burning ul
that town.
A July Z telegram from Montreal says
severe frosts in the eastern part Of the Prov
ince Of Quebec, cut beans and potatoes in
bloom to the ground.
A rocket falling on the roof of church
in Trenton, y. J., set it on fire and it was de-
stroyed. Several iremen and Others were in
jured by the falling of the roof Loss $4,000
A IL year-old lad named Coggshall,
whose parents reside in River Falls, Wis. fell
from an excursion train at 93Ooclock July 4,
bound from Lake Elmo to st. Paul, Minn- re
ceiying fatal injuries.
Capt. A. Oaksmith, of Caroline CITY,
n G.. while crossing Bogue Inlet, with hi, SON
and four daughters, had his boat capsized. and
one daughter was drowned, and the Others are
not expected to survive
A IL year old daughter of the propric-
tor of the Commercial Hotel at 81 Paul. the
other day fell down fight of stairs and had
her throat severely cut by coming in contact
with the edge Of a tub. She was taken up in
an unconscious state, bleeding profusely II
is though she will recover, unless inflammation
should set in.
At Morris Island one mile from below
Trenton. y. j. a rush Of people to get ON to Il
steamboat caused the wharf to give way
throwing seyenty-fy people in the water sew
eral were taken out injured, the bodies Of "a
number who were drowned were recovered
and it is believed there are others drowned
whose bodies have not been recovered
A passenger train on the Nothern
Pacific railroad was wrecked on Sunday July 6.
at Ii point a mile and half of Sauck Rapids.
The accident was caused by the wash out Of a
culye-t. There were about forty passengers on
the trsin but all escaped serious injury, except
one, augustus Charles, of Decatur Michigan.
He was taken up insensiblc, and DIR. Murphy
of ST. Paul was teleSraphed for The latest
report is that Mr.. Charles injuries are not
necessarily fatal
AT Lake Quinsigamond, Mass, July
4, the steamer Isaac Davis, laden with passcn-
gers, careened, the hurri anc deck broke off,
and scores of passengers We're thrown in the
lake. There were about 200 passengers on the
boat, 100 on the hurricane deck and no op-
portunity TO get OF, from others rushing
on the hurricane deck As they did
so the Davis careened over away from the
wharf. and caused the crowd to rush to that
side and threw the struggling mass into the
water. Seven were killed. five were injured
and three were missing.
Saturday night July ), the depot at
FAKE Elmo was the scene of an accident which
for a moment was appalling in threatened
danger. wagon was being loaded with
furniture helongi'r to Gen. Flower, from
seight car. The wagon and team were direct
! on a track and the teamster busy with III.
urniture. Suddenly Il train was backcd
against the wagon, but not before a general
cry alarmed the driver and enabled him To e,-
cape The wagon and furniture were TOTALLY
wrecked and one of the horses was Killed out
right The damage done viii figure zap fulIy
to $2,5G0.