The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-07
CAspALTIES.

BY the recent storm in Nova Scotia
the bridges on the Upper and lower Salmon
river at Guysboro were swept away, houses
blown down and a number OF schooners
driven Ashore. Hugh N. Frazer and Mrs.
Flavln were killed by falling roof and
chimney. Thirty vessels are ashOrsin Canso
straits.
JOHN CRoaAN, of Wilkesbarre, at.
tempted to get on freight train on the
Lehigh Valley road, on the 30th. He fell
and was cut completely in two.
ABOUT one hundred buildings, com.
prising the principal business portion OF
Parker, Pa, was burned on the 30th. Loss
estimated at $500, 900 insurance about 5000.
000' The fire was the work OF an encen.
diary.
A HURRICANE swept over the eastern
portion OF Nova Scotia ON the 29th, doing
immense damage to buildings and wharves.
-Four schooners were driven ashore at Hast
ings and one at Cape Jack.
A FIRE in Manistee, Mich, destroyed
s. Il Peters sawmill and much lumber.
Loss $50, 900; insurance $4,000.
The tug boat Daniel Brown exploded
her boiler in East River, New York, on the
10th, instantly killing the fireman and deck
hand, and seriously injuring the engineer
and cook. The tug was blown into frag.
ments.
The steamship Amazon, of the De.
tToit and Milwaukee line, from Milwauk. q,
Wis to Grand Haven, Mich, stranded at
the latter place during a heavy northwest
gale on the 28tb, and became total loss.
Passengers and crew were all saved by the
crew from the life-saviDg station. The
Amazon's cargo consisted OF 7,846 barrels OF
-four and sundries, which was all lost or
badly damaged. The steamer was valued at
$4,000.
The Pinkerton tunnel on the Balti-
more and Ohio road, is burning. At last
accounts the frame lining Of the tunnel had
been destroyed, and the FIRE was working
into vein OF coal In the mountain.
THREE hundred and fifty bales of
cotton were destroyed by Are at Little
Rock, Ark, on the 28th. The same day, at
West POin', Va, 1000 bales, on the plat.
were mostly destroyed.
The Chinese quarter of Colfax, Gal,
was burned on the 18th. Loss $4,000.
A sTowAwAY on the steamship Eng
land was found on the vessels arrival In
New York, on the 28h He gasped
water" and died. He had been thirteen
days without food or water.
AN engine on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific road jumped the track
nesr Atchison, Ks, on the 9Th, instantly
killing d. A. Adams, Q telegraph operator
aud fatally scalding N. N. Holmes, superiu'
tendsnt OF bridges, and J. q. Null, brake
man.
THE extensive shoe factory, grocery
and supply store Of c. s. Woodruff & Co.,
at Lockland station, Ohio, on the Cincip.
natl, Hsmllton and Doyton railroad, burned
on the 2sth. Loss about 5000.
WHILE walking on railroad track
near Hamilton, Ont, on the 9th, Mrs Tabb
was struck by an engine and fatally injured.
Her child In her arms was instantly Killed.
TRosBUD & ARENsoN's furniture fac.
tory, at Chicago, was burned on the 9th.
Loss $4,000.
The German orphan asylum near
Rose Hill, q suburb OF Chicago, burned on
the 9th. Loss $4,000; well insured. All
the inmates escaped unframed.
THERE was q $4,000 fire at Ionia,
Mich, on the night OF the 26th.
A POWDER mill at Gorham, Maine,
exploded on the 9th, killing one person
and inJuring several others.
DR.. w. 8. NUDGE, q young physician,
lately from Wiuiamiport, Pa died at Kan.
sas City on the 9th, ~ IL supposed from an
overdose OF morphine, He had formed the
nsolt OF taking the drug by hypodsrmic