Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-15
Destroyed by Fire.

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together with about $4,000 feet of lumber,
was totally destroyed by fire on the night of
the 18th inst. Loss estimated at $4,000.
The Cincinnati railway and docks, burned
on the night of the 18th inst. New steamer
Bostonia on stocks also burned. Loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
An extensive planning mill, sash, door
and blind factory with all its contents was
burned at Ludiugton, Mich, on the 18th.
Loss $4,000; insuranc e $1,000.
A dispatch from Dubuque, Iowa, says the
damage by prairie fires around Cherokee,
Fonda and Newell, Iowa, is estimated at
$4,000. -
A portion of large cotton mil at Ten
dres, France, 81 900 spindles, burned. Dam
age 1000. lEs #.. ~
A great fire occurred at Riga, Russia, on
the 9Th inst, destroying forty houses and
the new government building.
A great fire in the French Concession,
Shanghai, China, destroyed nine hundred
and ninty-one houses. No lives lost.
Wood land four miles about Madrid, N.
Y, is on fire and farmers are rapidly remov.
great damage has been done.
Prairie fires are doing considerable dam
age and creating much alarm in Dakota,
The woods along the Missouri river are on
fire and the town of Mandand was only
saved by the activity OF the citizens. The
country between Bismarck and Fargo, is
burned over thoroughly. Four miles of
ties and a bridge at Crystal Springs were
destroyed. The telegraph operator at Dead
wood reports the woods all atire thereabout,
and several saw mills reported burned, or in
great danger. The Inhabitants are busy
using means of protection, telling trees, etc.
Death ON the Rail.
Henry Greer and John Donovon, tie cut.
ers, were run over and killed by railroad
train near bingham, H., on the 18th inst.
They were sleeping on the track.
Conductor Hawkins fell between the cars
at Hyndman, Pa, on the 18th inst, and was
horribly mangled.
A passenger train collided with an ex-
press on the Baltimore and Ohio road, ear
Relton, West Va, on the 18th inst. Both
trains were going at the rate of forty miles
an hour and were we'll filled with passen.
gers, WAC miraculously escaped, with the
exception of one little girl, who was slight
ly hurt about the face. James Asker, engi.
neer and John Smith, fireman of No. l, were
instantly killed, while fireman Jasper of
train No. 10 was seriously hurt. Engineer
Boylun of train No. 10 escaped injury by
jumping from the train. A bow named
Flanagan, who was stealing ride, was in
stantly killed, and negro boy who was
stealing his way to Clarksburg, between the
tender and postal car, was badly hurt. Geo.
Shinn, postal clerk, was dangerously iniur.
ed. Both engines were made complete
wrecks.
serious and painful accident occurred
On the Michigan Central railroad a short
distance east of Jackson, Mich, about one
O'Clock on the morning of the 10th inst.
The Pacific express train, bound west which
left Detroit forty minutes late, collided with
switch engine on the main track at that
place, telescoping the baggage and express
cars and piling the remaining coaches,
eleven in number, one on top of the other.
The first coach was filed with emigrapts.
most OF whom were killed or seriously in
jured. Many occupants of the other coaches
were also killed or injured. 1t is supposed
that there are about twenty or TWENTY-FIVE
killed and an equal number wounded. The
majority of the number is thought to he
emlgrants and second.class passengers.