Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26

eide. He retired at the usual time last
night, but the family observed that he
was unusually dependent He did not
rise at the usual hour this morning, and
when called did not answer. His father
broke open the door and found the boy
dead, and something like black vomit on
the pillow. The coroner was called, and
will subject the vomlt to analysis. Young
Smith had been employed in commits
sion house, but was recently discharged.
The proprietors refuse to answer cues.
tions concerning the cause of his dismis-
sal, but give out that they were reducing
their force. The supposition is that the
young man grew Respondent over this af-
fair and took poison.
ALBERT DUFFY, lad 18 years Of age,
met with horrible death at the Fulldner
box mandatory, in Milwaukee, shortly
after o'clock on the morning of Dec.
l7th. Duffy was employed in the factory
near line OF shafting, and, in some
manner unknown, was caught by the
belt and whirled about at the rate of 100
revolutions per minute until life was ex-
tinct. When discovered his body hung
suspended from the shaft firmly fastened
between the belt and pulley. The body
was cut almost completely in two just
above the hips. Both legs were cut off
below the knees, the left arm broken in
four places, and the tight arm in one
place. Duily's boots, and portions Of his
fest and legs, were scattered about the
factory for distance of twenty or thirty
feet. The parents Of the deceased live
but short distance from the factory, on
Second street. He ran into the house for
IL cup of tea at O'Clock, say ing to his
mother that he had to work until Z, and,
scarcely fifteen minutes later, he was
found dead, as Indicated above.
TIE play at the Philadelphia theatre,
in New York city, was interrupted about
0 O'Clock on the evening Of Dec. 18th, by
an alarm Of fire. The treasurer OF the
theatre was leaving the box office in the
yestibule, when his attention was called
to u cloud ofsmoke rising from the stairs
leading from the vcstibule to the theatre
The flames had started under the stair
case in the vcstibule. Means were at
once taken 10 prevent panic in the au-
dence. There were three exits from the
theatre TO which doors were thrown up
and police officers called in and
asked to guard the Broadway entrance.
In spite Of the precautions there was
excitement Information that the build
ing was on fire reached the ears of per
sons in the rear of the house and spread
through the audience like lightning. A
poles officer stepped inside the door
and informed the audience that there
was fire in the vestibule and advised
everyone to leave the building quietly
by two doors on Twenty. Second street.
This Quoted the alarmed and the people
dispersed without accident The flames
originated from packing about one Of the
pipes attached to the heater in the
vestibule. Damage light.
A SPECIAL telegram of the 10th, from
Clarksvillc, Iowa, says: A fire broke
out in II. II. l.. Burton's store, and be
fore the flames could be conquered the
following buildings were burned, ingolv-
ing loss Of over $4,000: II Il. Il. Bur
ton, variety store, loss $4,000; insurance
on stock, $1,000; Schelenger 81 lIesse,
dealers in hardware, saved none of
their goods; loss on stock, $4,000; on
store, $4,000; on stock In warehouse,
5000; on warehouse, 5000; total insur ,
ancc, $4,000 on stock, $4,000 on store
building, i 800 on warehouse. Joe
Gilbert, drugs and groceries, saved none
of his goods; loss on stock, $1,000; on
building, + ,B00 on household goods,
500; no Insurance.. Henry Iglenfritz,
dealer in furniture, on building,
$l,70O; on stock, $4,000 in
surancc on building, 800; on stock,
5000 Judge Palmer, law and insurance,
saved most of his papers and books; loss
by damage, about $50; on the building,
owned by parties in Dubuque, $4,000.
James Butler, damage to residence and
on household goods mt least $1,000. The
total loss will foot up at least 0,000 and
gives the town terrible back.set, and
nearly ruins many of the parties. Bur
ton will Mt once open up again, but the
others are not yet determined us to the
future.