Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-10
CASUALTIES.

Two men were drowned by the capSlZ-
ing of a boat at St. Adams, Vt.
The Unitarian church edifce at Scit-
uate, Mass, was burned by fireworks.
A heavy gale and thunder storm ala
considerable damage at Bism ark, July l.
At Amherst, Mass, the largest fire ever
known in that place occurred July 4, incendi.
airy.
Mary E. Sanford, of New York, aged
%, was shot and fatally wounded by her hus-
band
The Rialto building at Boston, Mass,
July 2, was injured by fire to the amount of
$4,000.
On farm three miles west of Terre
Haute, Ind, young man was kicked, to death
by mule.
At Columbus, O., cannon burst in
the midst of crowd and two men were danger
ously wounded.
Mrs. Jessie Dunbar, aged %, of Pough-
keepsie, n. Y, was burned to death by having
her clothes ignited by fire crackers.
Two men were severely injured at
Durhamville, N. Y by the premature dis
charge of a canon, their condition is critical.
A rocket falling on the roof of church
in Trenton, N. j., set it on fire and it was de-
stroycd. Several firemen and others were in
jured by the falling of the roof Loss $4,000.
A 10 year-old lad named Coggshall,
whose parents reside in River Falls, Wis fell
from an excursion train at $50 o'clock July 4,
bound from Lake Elmo to St. Paul, Mimi, re-
ceiving fatal injuries.
Capt. A. Oaksmith, of Caroline City,
n. c., while crossing Bogue Inlet, with his son
and four daughters, had his boat capsized, and
one daughter was drowned, and the others are
not expected to survive.
A ~ year old daughter of the proprie-
tor of the Commercial Hotel at St. Paul, the
other day fell down a flight of stairs and had
her throat severely cutby coming in contact
with the edge of tub. She was taken up in
an unconscious state, bleeding profusely. 1t
is though she will recover, unless inflammation
should set in.
The engineer of the ill fated steamer,
May Queen, which exploded on Lake Mime
tonka, on Saturday June o. died Monday
morning June 80. Capt. Rockwell, and Mrs.
Bukey are in very critical condition, and
their recovery doubtful. The rest of the in.
jured are doing well.
At Morris Island one mile from below
Trenton. n. j., rush of people to get on to a
steamboat caused the wharf to give way
throwing seventy five people in the water sew
eral were taken out injured, the bodies of a
number who were drowned were recovered
and it is believed there are others drowned
whose bodies have not been recovered
A passenger train on the Nothern
Pacific railroad was wrecked on Sunday July
at point mile and half of Sauck Rapids
The accident was caused by the wash out of a
culvert. There were about forty passengers or
the train but all escaped serious injury, except
one, Augustus Charles, Of Eet atur Michigan
He was taken up insensble, and Dr. Murphy
OF St. Paul was telegraPhed for. The latest
report is that Mr.. Charles injuries are moi
necessarily fatal.
At Lake Qninsigamond, Mass, July
4, the steamer Isaac Davis, laden with passen
gers, careened, the hurri ane deck broke OFF
and scores of passengers were thrown in the
lake. There were about 200 passengers on the
boat, 100 on the hurricane deck, and no op
portunity to get off, from o hers rushing
on the hurricane deck. As they die
so the Davis careened over away from tn,
wharf and caused the crowd to rush to tina
side, and threw the struggling mass into thu
water. Seven were killed. five were injured
and three were missing.
Saturday night July 5, the depot a
FAKE Elmo was the scene of an accident which
for a moment was appalling in threatenet
danger. A wagon was being loaded witt
furniture belonging to Gen. Flower, from
freight car. The wagon and team were direct
ly on a track, and the teamster busy with tn
furniture. Suddenly a train was backe
against the wagon, but not before genera
cry alarmed the driver and enabled him to es
cape The wagon and furniture were totall
wrecked, and one of the horses was killed out
right. The damage done will figure up full
to $0,5OO