Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-11
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
A Chicago Doctor the Victim of Highway
Robbery at River Falls-Fall of q Public
Hall at North Berwick, Me-, and Several
Persons Fatally Injured.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT RIVER FALLS.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT RIVER FALLS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RIVER FALLS, Wis, March l0.-At an
early hour this morning, as DR.. G. Amin, of
Chicago, was returning home he was
knocked down by three highwaymen and
robbed of $3.50 in money and gold watch
ana chain valued at 5000. He had been on
a "toot'' for the last three days and exhibit
ed his money freely during the time. He
had about So, 400 in a belt, which the rob-
bers did not discover. No arrests as yet.
FALL OF PUBLIC HALL.
North BERWICK, Me-, March 1O.-The
floor in Mechanics Hall gave way this fore
noon during town meeting, precipitating
nearly fifty persons to the floor below. No
one was killed, but many were fearfully and
probably fatally injured. Among those seri-
ously injured are John and George Mead,
internally; Thomas Kicker, shoulder and leg
broken; Reuben Chadbourne, both legs
broken; Henry S. Kidder, internally; Thos.
E. Goodcum, ankle broken; David Hanson.
George Dutch and George Varney, ribs
broken. Slightly injured: J. r. Hanson,
Samuel Grover, S. Emery, Charles Crook,
Frank Meter, William Kicker, Edgar View
mouth, Herbert johnson, Nicholas Wiley,
Chadbourne, Nicholas Pinkham, Lindley
Estes, Asa CLANCY, Nathaniel Hurd and
William Neal. Medical aid was immediately
summoned from adjoining towns.
NORTH BERWICK, March lO.-Later partic-
ulars of the disaster at Mechanics Hall to-
day show the number of injured to be more
than at first reported. At the time of the
accident there were about 500 in the hall,
and $50 persons we're participated to the
floor below. The recovery of John Nealy,
Henry Skidder, Charles r. Kicker and Reu-
ben Chadbourne is doubtful. Public senti-
ment is bitter against the builders of the
hall, which it is claimed was built in Grim
inally careless manner.
REMANDED.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 1O.-The coroner
to-day concluded his investigation into the
causes of the death of Sammy Hunter, whose
mutilated corpse was found in the river near
Bradock last week. The verdict was that
Hunter met his death at the hands of Samuel
Mclean and Samuel Gessal, and that Iheo-
dore Gross was an accessory after the fact
The prisoners were remanded to Jail for
trial.
SUPPOSED EXPRESS RoBBER.
CHICAGO, March 10.-The IrS6une's
special from Omaha says An important
arrest was made here of A. G. Holland.
charged with being an express robber. In
the tai OF 1875 he was an engineer on the
North Missouri railroad, and, with con-
tederate, entered an express car as the train
was approaching station, overpowered the
ms
safes OF about three thousand dollars, and
got away. Holland, after considerable wan
dering, came to Omaha, tried several places
and finally enlisted as a private soldier at
Fort Omaha, whittier the officers tracked
him eventually.
SPRING FREsHETs.
BUFFALO, March 10.-Recent rains and
sudden warm weather inundated the south
ern suburbs of the city in the vicinity of
Tifft's farm and near Lancaster. The iron
brldge over Casanova creek and several other
smaller structures have been carried away.
The bridge over the crossing of the B., N.
Y. q P. railroad has been held in place by
heavily laden cars. The ice in the river is
breaking up, and fears are entertained of
damage to shipping. A family of four liv-
ing on the flats in South Buffalo had their
house washed away, and were forced to take
refuge in trees until relieved by boats.
RAvAaEs BY FIRE.
ORR1LL1A, Ont, March 1O.-The Ath-
erly grist and saw mill is burned. Loss
$25,0OO.
QUINCY, Fla, March 1O.-The block east
of the court house and the Magnolia house
burned this morning.
IRREGULAR PAPER.
FALL River, Mass, March 1O.-The Fall
River Manufacturers Gas company have
voted to 60 into insolvency. This step is
taken in consequence of irregular paper is
sued by Chas. P. Stickney, late treasurer
amounting to about $4,000.