Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-15
FREMONT TEn1p1E. BURNEp.

Ol Ill e4Cous1Ve COnuagraLlOu, anu 1GS Close
proximity to the Parker house caused great
alarm among the guests, nearly oil of whom
had retired, but made rapidly ready for speedy
exit. Beyond slight scorching of the walls
in the rear portion Of the hotel no material
damage, however, was done. Loss on the Tenn
pie, owned by the American Bible society, is
estimated at from hundred to hundred.
were injured by falling walls, but not thought
dangerously hurt.
Insurance 800, 900, attributed among thirty
companies. Parker house damaged $4,000.
Insured. Hosemen Kelly, of engine 4, and
Bailey and Hutchins, of engine 10, were buried
beneath a falling organ and seriously burned.
fremont Temple was occupied by numerous
Baptist associations, the most important being
the Baptist book concern. It was also used for
the meeting of the national temperance organi-
cations and various organizations of a similar
character. There was great excitement during
the fire.
ATRocIoUs DOUBLE MURDER.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. IA cold blooded and
most atrocious double murder was committed
here tonight. Thaddeus E. Bober, plumber,
who keeps small shop corner of Sixth and
Poplar streets, and who lives with his family,
consisting of his wife, a little boy about years
old and his wife's mother, an old German
woman named Schanlder, at 9l5 south Fourth
street, quarreled with his wife four or five
days ago and left home. About half-past z
O'clock tonight, he returned, slipped into, the
house, and while his mother in-law sat
reading and his wife was lying on the bed
in the same room, fired bullet into Mrs.
Schandler's brain, killing her almost instantly,
and shot his wife through the left breast, in
ficting mortal wound. he then left the
house, but was arrested few minutes later
and locked up. Aside from the fact that Mrs.
Bober was very weak from the effects of the
injury received, she was extremely reticent and
would give no particulars Of the affair, or tell
was about. She was sent to the hospital.
Bober has madea statement since his arrest
to the effect that he formerly lived at Ric b.
mOnd Va; that the young woman he shot to.
night is not his wife but he has lived with her
as such off and on several years; that he wished
to marry her, but the old woman, her mother,
would not consent; that the old woman forced
her daughter to prostitute herself for money as
a source of revenue, and that she
was vicious and vile; that when
he left the house a few days ago it was in con-
sequence ola quarrel with Mrs. Schandler about
her daughter, he wishing to marry the latter,
but the old woman refused to give her consent; ;
that he went to the house tonight under the
impression and believeing man was there
with the daughter, and if so, he wanted to
know it; that when he entered the room
in which the women were Mrs. Schandler drew
pistol on him and he shot her. That he did
not intend to shoot the daughter, but after the
first shot was fred he heard noise in
the adjoining room, the door of which
was opened, and thinking he saw a man
he raised his pistol hastily to defend himself
when it was discharged unintentionally, the
ball striking the young woman in the breast as
above stated. He regrets this part of the affair
very much, but rather glories in the killing Of
the old woman, and says he is willing to hang for
IT. The chi! mentioned above ia said now not
to belong to either Bcb,r or the young woman.
FATAL RAIL COLLISION.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IA collision IN the
tween an excursion train of nine cars and a
freight train from Atlantic City, resulted in the
death of five person. and slightly in uring two
Others The freight expected to reach Clemen-
ton to allow the excursion train to pass, but
when nearing Clementon the trains came in
sight, and the engineers whistled down brakes.
The freight tram slowed up considerably, but
the excursion train was going at the rate of
about fifteen miles an hour. When the trains
came together the freight train was partly
thrown over an embankment, but tho ex-
cursion train remained on the track. The
engineers and fremen, finding a collis-
ion inevitable, saved themselves by
leaping from the engines. When the whistles
blew the conductor on the excursion train
to the others and these in the collision were
jammed to death, together with a deaf mute
boy and a passenger standing on the platform.
The passengers in the Cars were not injured
except two slightly. The three hundred pas
sengers, men, women and children were taken
from the cars through the windows. Some
continued the trip to the sea side, but the
greater number returned home. The bodies of
the dead were taken to a farmers residence
The following arc the names of the killed:
Conductor A. E. Worthington, Brakeman A.
Wood and Jacub Deginther, News Agent
J. A. Smith and Charles School, deaf mute.
An inquest will be held in the morning.
The cause Of the calamity appears to have been
gross carelessncss on the part of the Camden
officers of the road. The train orders sent the
freight conductor were worded that they
were misconstrued.
PROBABLY BURNED TO DEATH.
DETROIT, Aug. IA boy named James Orr,
of Chatham, Ont, and Miss Anna Fleishing
passengers on the steamer Steinhoff at the time
that steamer burned to the water edge at the
dock in this city, early Wednesday morning,
have been missing since the fire, and it is be-
lieved they persisted in the flames.
CRIME TO PREVENT STARVATION.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. l4.-Harry Locke q
tramp, has been arrested charged with placing
u Tie on Inc caSb DOuuu tEaCh Ol Viz Lake SuOIo
with intent to wreck the passenger train. The
engineer of the west bound freight discovered
the obstruction and removed it in time to save
the passenger train. Locke confessed the crime
and gives as a reason therefore that he was out
of funds, tired of life and desired imprison-
ment to prevent starvation.
MISSOURI BLAZE.
CHICAGO, Aug. IA fire at Canton, No.,
this morning, caused a loes Of $4,000, with
only $1,000 insurance. The Canton house,
several stores and all the fire apparatus were
destroyed.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
HALIFAX, Aug. IA. David Calls, of Marga-
retville, killed his wife and then drowned
himself.
BURNED BY LIGHTNING.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. IA special from
Parker, Pa, says: This morning OF 5 o'clock
lightning struck iron tank No. 200, on the
United Pipe line, opposite this city, owned by
Vim. Memball, of Pittsburgh, and containing