Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-22
CASUALTIES AND CRIMES.
TWO SERIOUS FIRES IN MIL WAUKEE
THIS MORNING.
Ono of Best's Breweries and the High
School Burned Out-An Insane Woman
Steamed to Death-Fireman Trozen-Sud-
den Death, Etc,
AN INSANE WOMAN STEAMED TO DEATH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]

OTTAWA, ILL.,, Dec. OLA most sickening
accident occurred at tho county asylum near
| this city yesterday morning. Some time du-
! ring the night past an insane woman named
Kate Flynn wrenched the steam pipes in her
| room from their fastenings, and broke them In
pieces. When the eegineer made steam in the
morning, it escaped with force into the cell of
| the unfortunate woman, and before it was dis
covered she was actually cooked alive. When
found, life was extinct.
FIRE AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. OLA fire late to- night
in the high school caused damage to the
building of about 80, 500 and to the library
and specimens of Prof. Peckham to the same
amount. The latter has an insurance of $500
in the Continental. Prof. Peckham was en-
gagged in the labratory making some expert
ments and left the room for a few moments.
On his return he found the room in flames. A
general alarm was sounded and after hard
work the building was saved.
BEsT's BREWERY BURNING.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. %, l A. M.-About 1880
this morning a fire broke out in Best's Chest
nut street brewery, and is still burning furi-
ously. The fire started in the new building
used as malt house. It appears the FIRE at the
First ward high school was not entirely out and
after the engines had left for the fire at the
brewery, the flames again broke out, and the
probabilities are the building, which is one of
the finest in the city, will be entirely de-
stroyed.
2 A. M.-The malt house, together with
the books, are entirely destroyed. The loss
will be very heavy-about $4,000. Great fears
are entertained reg arding the safety of the
main building, az the fire is still burning
fercely. The insurance cannot be given to-
night.
ga. M.-The malt house, ice house, Office.
barn and elevator, containing large amount
now of saving the main building. The loss is
estimated at over 100000. The insurance will
nearly cover the loss.
COLLEGE FIRE.
RICHMOND, Ind. Dec. 2l.-The roof Of the
main building of Earlham college was burned
this afternoon. Loss by fire and water about
90 900, covered by insurance.
OIL FIRE.
P1TrsBuRa, Dec. 2l.-Stoner, Mcclure g. Co. q
box factory was partly destroyed by fire last
night. Loss $4,000. This afternoon at Frank
lin. Pa, an explosion of gas at the Eclipse lu.
bricating oil works caused the destruction by
fire of six tanks of machinery oil and five or
six hundred barrels of oil. Elmer Smith, one
of the employees, badly burned. Loss six
thousand to ten thousand dollars.
FIREMEN FROZEN.
MONTREAL, Dec 2l.-A fire tonight damaged
the warehouse and stock Of Banning & Barsa-
lon, auctioneers, to the extent of $40, 900. In
sured. Owing to the extreme cold several fire.
men were badly frozen.
SUDDEN DEATH.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 2l.--In the Friend.
ship street Baptist church this evening" MIR. M.
81. Fiske died of heart disease, almost immedi-
ately upon concluding an exhortation and
prayer.
MAIL ROBBER.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Robert A. Coey, letter
carrier, son Of an ex-alderman, was arrested to-
day on the charge of rihing letters, and con-
fessed. The amount of his populations is I'M
known.