Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22
CASUALTIES.

MORGAN EMANuEL's powder mill AT
New Castle, Pa, the third one this year,
exploded Aug 10, killing u, #. Miller,
TnE steamer Royal Welsh, from Bal!
timorc, struck The pier while trying To
enter the hnrbor OF Dieppc, France,
causing n loss of 500 tons of wheat,
A BUFFALO special Of Aug, ", report.
ed lhnt 79 delayed crafts were bcning
down the lake having been detained by
the heaviest storm experienced since
1869
]. A CLINTON, Iowa, dispatch of Aug. 10
snys al Center Grove, Sunday morning,
In shooting ut n chicken, james Nc
dangerously and perhaps fatally. The
latter WINS behind hedge In range Of the
gun, unseen by her brother.
AN Augusta, Ga, dispatch of Aug.
l0tl, snys two coaches of the south
bound train of the Charlotte, Columbia
Il Augusta railroad were thrown down
an cmbunkmenl near Columbia by n
broken rail, on Sunday night and turned
completely over. Sixteen persons were
injured, more or less, seriously
In Elk River township, Sunday after.
noon, says u Clinton, In, dispatch of
Aug lOth two brothers named Hans and
Claus Gehlson returned from hunting
and were talking In the house, when II
gun In the hands OF Hans was accident
ally discharged, the charge entering the
heart of Claus, killing him instantly,
The coroners jury cNoncrated Hans
A COLLISION on the Atlantic narrow
gauge, running from Philadelphia 10
A In A. hnt
mn excursion tram of nine ears and n
freight The conductor, Il brakeman,
the news agent, and deaf mute were
ON the platform The 300 passengers
who remained In the cars escaped injury.
A CONSTRUCTION train on the new kco-
kuk n ST. Louis railway was thrown
from The track near Louisiana, Mo, Aug.
10. Nicholas Duhias, chief engineer on
the road, was instantly killed; the con
ductor, Thos, Carr, had both legs brok-
en- and several men belonging 10 the
train were badly hurt, including las.
Brady, superintendent of bridges
ONE train on the Baltimore and Ohio
road was run into hy another, Aug. Eth,
near Piedmont, West Virginia, One
train was loaded with grain aud the 9th.
or with stock, The stock train was bad
~ wrecked, the engines being thrown
over The bank, killing the engineer, MI
Mcdonald, of Marlinshurg, aud ser ously
iniuring The fireman. 4 large number
OF cattle, hogs and sheep were killed.
A CLINTON, Iowa, dispatch Of August
/ 18th says George Mills, II years old,
was mortallv wounded while walking
along The depot platform last night with
his father, by Il shot from revolver
which solomon Sisco, an old and peace
able resident, was emptying into nm old
stone foundation The shot glanced and
struck the boy five hundred feet distant,
The latter fell in his fathers arms and
cannot recover.
A Tirrsv,ld,E, Pa, dispatch of Aug.
10th says. The tank containing $1,000
/ barrels Of oil, which WAS struck hv light
ming at parkcr's landing yesterday morn.
ing, finished burning last evening, and
was Il total loss The second tank, stand,
ing near, containing 10000 barrels, bc.
came Sc heated That, after smouldcring all
day, suddenly burst discovering and is
now mass Of flames and will be 4 total
loss There were ten men on top OF the
tank at the time Of the explosion, four OF
whom were seriously injured, the others
slightly
| A SPECIAL from Parker, Ia, Aug. "A,
says This morning AT j o'clock the
lightning struck the iron tank, No. 209,
on the united pipe line, opposite this
city, owned by VIM. Memball, Of Pitts,
burg, ard containing $4,000 barrels oi
oil The tank was torn 10 pieces, and
the burning oil flowed down the hillside,
DESTROYING tho oil wells and five dwell
5000 barrels owned by l.. II Brown