Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,

The Fall River, Mass, Mill Strikers Initial
ing Southern Bulldozers-Brutal Assault
Upon Women and Children-suicide Of an
Old and Eccentric Physician in Cincin-
NATHAN Old Man of Louisville Cremates
Himself by Means of Coal Miscella-
neous Casualty Record.
SHOCKING CALAMITY.
Boston, Sept. 17.-shortly after midnight TO-
night a fire occurred in three story
tenement house, occupied principally by Ger
mans, nearly all of whom were asleep at the
time. The fire broke out in the rear por-
ton of the lower story and made
such rapid Roadway that before
those in tho upper stories could descend all
avenues of escape were out off. The scene was
! one of the greatest distress as the imprisoned
victims appeared on the roof and at the win.
dows in vain attempt to seek safety. Several
were burned to death and others badly injured.
It is not yet known what is the full extent of the
calamity. Mary Suldrath was burned to death.
Her husband is also badly burned and has
been removed to the hospital. Ferdinand May
rath jumped from the roof of the burning
building and was killed. His wife, Emily,
aged %, jumped from the third story
window. with her The woman had q
leg and arm broken and was otherwise injured,
and the boy was badly hurt in the spine. The
body of man who is not yet recognized, but
the ruins. young woman and two children
known to have been in tho house at the time
are missing and probably burned.
CowARDLY STRIKERS.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. l7.-By far the
most shameful outrage of the strike was COM
mitted by strikers this afternoon. Eight
French families, composing between seventy
and eighty men, women and children, were
brought here to-day from Canada. They have
never worked in cotton mills, and are to work
at the Stafford and Crescent mills. The COM
pany was divided into two parties and one was
taken to the Stafford mill and the other to
block on Davis street. It was subsequently
decided to remove the latter party to house
in the rear of the Crescent mill. some four
hundred yards away. The party consisted
brought them here, four women
and the remainder young boys and girls from
IL years of age downwards. As the party
came ont on the street they were booted ut by
the crowd of women and children, and some
men, and few stones thrown. To make the
shortest cut they took what is known as the
| stone crusher lot, where they were assaulted by
| q crowd of $50, mostly men. Rocks were
thrown at them in perfect showers, and one of
the men, named Buck, was so roughly assault
ed that man who witnessed the whole affair
said he did not expect to see them come out of
1T alive. He was severely kicked, and bruised
by stone. One woman with a babe in her
arms was knocked down and kicked. A little
boy about years of age was struck in the face,
and all the little children were stoned as we'll
as the older persons. The party sep
arated, and ran in different directions,
which broke the crowd. The police
were summoned, and with Officer Heb and the
p1~.v4 90 ,I.<I
be near by, were on hand in a few minutes,
but the alarm was given at their approach.
More Indignation is expressed by citizens at
this outrage. than all others that have occurred,
the cowardly assault on women and children
stirring the feelings of every good citizen. No
arrests yet made.
CRIMINALS CAPTURED.
CINCINNATI, Sept. l7.-John T. Sharp who
murdered E. ID. Benjamin for endeavoring to
protect the wife of Sharp from the abuse of
her husband. in Mccarthy, Ohio, few days
since, was captured near that town and lodged
in Jail. Detective Mead started this morning
Caldwell, charged with the embezzlement of
$2O, QUO from his employers, Parker & Co.,
charleston. The money has been expended in
fast living.
PENSION sw1NDLER.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 17.-R. w. johnson, of
Clark county, was brought before Commissioner
Benton yesterday, charged with swindling the
widow of Union soldier out of her pension.
He applied for and received nearly $4,000 pen
sion and arrearages, and gave her only $50 of
it. In her ignorance she was content until
better advised
OFF THE TRACK.
About!7 clock yesterday morning passen-
ger train ON the st. Louis & Iron Mountain
railroad, q short distance above Knoble, ran
over some cattle. The engine jumped the rails
and striking stump threw Engineer Seymour
twenty feet, dislocating his shoulder and break
ing his leg. He is dangerously hurt. No one
else hurt. The baggage and express cars were
all thrown off.
ATLANTA, Sept. 1.-THE comptroller-general
was found guilty on eight articles Of the sew
Sentence will be pronounced tomorrow. The
house decided to prefer articles of impeachment
against Treasurer Renfrue.
A NEW ORLEANS KEEN.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 7.-Berry Russell, pres
ident of the Bank of Lafayette, now in liqui-
dation, was arrested to-day charged with en-
bezzling nearly $4,000 of the banks money.
Jailed in default OF $10, coo bail.
SELF CREMATION.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. IF. n. Lenssing, aged
suicided at o'clock. He was alone in the
house. He poured coal oil over his clothes and
| set himself on fire. Smoke from the window
attracted the attention Of people, who ran up
to the room in the second story, the door of
which was locked. On breaking it open they
found the man burned to crisp. Lenssing
was formerly well known grocer. He has
been sick the past year.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
COLUMBUS, Sept. Thames Kerr, who shot
and killed Frank Fleming last Sunday, while
engaged in scufle was arrested at Portsmouth
this State, to-day. Probably case of murde,
in the first degree will be made against Kerr, Al
no heated words passed between them.
| SIXTY FAMILIES HOMELESS.
| DENVER, COL, Sept. l7.-About sixty fam.
lilies were rendered homeless by the Caribou
fire, which was more extensive than first re-
| ported. Loss not less than 81, 500. Fires are
raging all through the mountains, and the sky
and sun are hidden by the smoke. The Ute
Indians have started most of the fires fol
epite.
SUICIDE OF PHYSICIAN. 81
CINCINNATI, Sept. l7.-Dr. VIM. sturm, an
| old and eccentric physician of this city, com.
mitted suicide, it is supposed, yesterday, by
taking choral. He was last seen alive on
Monday and was found dead in his bed thi.
morning. Deceased was born in Saxony in
1895, educated at Heidelburg, served under
| Napoleon as surgeon and after tho downfall OF
his chief he came to America, finally settling
| in this city in 1884. he was man Of fine nat
/ ural abilities and considerable culture. His
family reside in Germany.
It is reported that young man residing in
Delavan, Faribault county, by tho name OF
Miller, has been slandering . lady of that place