Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-09
CASUALTIES.

CASUALTIES.
The residence of Michael Butler at
Grand Rapids, Mich. burned on the Both
of April while he and has wife were alb
sent, and two children aged and s
years were burned in the house. The
mother has become insane over her
great loss.
A Houston, Texas, dispatch Of May
2rd says one incident ofthe food was
the drowning OF an entire family-a
father, mother, and four children-at
Grand Lake, thirty-six miles north of
Houston. They were surrounded by
water at night and all persisted.
TuERE was a terrific wind storm along
the Utah q Northern Railroad
Utah territory, on the Sd inst. A
freight train near Round Valley, Idaho,
consisting of 16 cars Some loaded with
silver bullion, was carried a distance of
20 feet.
AT Atlanta, M, on the 1st. DR.. VIII
liam Sheppard, veterinary surgeon, and
veterinary editor of Duaton'S Spirit Of
de TINT, Chicago, while treating sick
horse last evening, was thrown down
and rolled upon by the animal, break
ing one Of the doctors legs just above
the ankle. He had been married Just
Il month.
a ClNClNNATI dispatch Of May 3D.
says VIM, Sallance and George
Rhodes, who were on hunt
ing and fishing trip, crawed INTO
the coal works ut New Haven, near
Pomeroy, Thursday night, to sleep
About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
the house caught fire and burned to
the ground, the sleeping young men
being consumed in the flames. Their
bodies were found this morning char
red beyond recognition.
A Two RIVERS, Wisconsin special
Of May 81 says word has just
been received here That a woman and
her daughter Of the town o! Glenmore,
Brown county, We're recently poisoned
to death by eating wild parsnip. They
had supposed that it was the ordinary
parsnip and made n hearty meal of the
deadly poison and in tie course Of an
hour or two both were dead, having
suffered untold agony. The husband
and father was away from home and
upon his return found the wife and
daughter dead
A CINcINNAu dispatch Of the Pad
says the passenger train north
on the Whitewater Valley railroad,
yesterday, when near Brookvil!e.
Indiana, ran into wagon contain
ing Henry Strawner, wife, daughter
age 90. and young son. The wagon,
after being carried one hundred and
fifty yards, was thrown beside the track
Il complete wreck. Mrs. Strawnef was
injured internally, supposed fatally.
rho daughter was found covered with
blood and piece of IRON driven into
her flesh. She will probably die. Tho
father and son received slight injuries.
A STAFFORD, Ontario dispatch Of the
9th says that IL few minutes before 10
O'Clock Sunday, the whole earth was
shaken as if by nm earthquake. VIM
dows were blown out, pedestrians were
blown down, etc. The cause was that
ear laden with dynamite had exploded
mt the Grand Trunk freight yard The
wreck beggars description. Under the
ullHlillte car ~ Holc scNerdl lcet ucep
was scooped out. a brick freight shed
and portion of the roof of another
were blown down. Several frame
buildings were leveled to the ground,
and long strings of freight cars
i'll the yard were utterly destroyed. The
business part Of the town is nearly 4
mile from the scene OF explosion, but it
shared in the disaster. Valuable plate
glass windows were broken into frag-
mcnts. The damage done to property
is estimated ut many thousands Of dol
lars. Two railway employees Frank
Lemoine, Of Montreal, and Thomas
DoIarl, OF Stratford-were blown into
fragments. The foot Of one was found
200 yards of, Other persons were in
lured but tho extent OF the disaster
cannot be known for some time vet.