The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10

railroad track, at nilymds, near Columbus, o.,
ON the night OF the 3lst ult., a passing train
killed ono OF them-James Kelly, Of MaRayunk,
Pa.
Csc. ORMRoD, superintendent Of Kelly Run
colliery, noar shenandoah, Pa, with six others,
descended the mine on the LIST inst, for the
purpose Of putting u door In the main battery
to nee what progress steam, which II being In.
lccted into tho mine, WAS making on the fire In
tho hrcnsts. When the opening for the door
WIS nearly completed a fall Of earth occurred
near the face causing a conclusion which blow
the men In all directions. Simon Gregory was
Killed, Ornrod had n log broken, and Jos. II.
Jones an arm broken. All the others were
severely burned by steam. Grogory's bodv was
not recovered, the black damp being 80 bad
that the miners could not venture far in without
being overcome by II.
IL Morgan county, lnl,, un the lat inst, two
young SONS Of Nathan Whitaker were killed by
lightning and tho third non ard a boy named
Lewis perhaps fatally injured. They had taken
refuge under u small shade tree, which the fatal
fluid struck.
Til china ware factory of David Robertsell,
New York city, burned on the LIST inst. Loss
$4,000; insurance 80, 900.
4 COLLISION of freight trains on the LIST inst,
at Morgan station on the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Central railroad resulted in great
damage TO the engines and carr.
The Norfolk, Va, Knitting and Cotton Manu-
featuring company's factory burncd on tho SIst
ult. Loss partly covered by $780, 00 insurance.
A DENVER dispatch VI the 3lst ult., says:
The Hotel de Paris burned at Idaho to-day
Loss 81, 900; insured"
An anvil used for firing q salute at n political
meeting at Darlington, Ind, on tho 3lst ult,,
exploded, seriously wuundlng six boys. Two
will probably die.
A BOILER weighing 1000 pounds, in the
National works ON Canal street. Cleveland, o.,
exploded ON the 3oth ult., and was blown 800
yards, in its flight breaking in two large tclc-
graph poles and demolishing the factory, a
street bridge over tho canal. Two men and Il
boy were injured, tho engineer, VIM Wclch,
probably fatally.
Thomas srorr and Mrs. lIenner, walking on
tho track nrar Mount Carbon, Pa, on the 30th
uit., vert killed by a fast express train.
IL consequence VI n misplaced switch, q pony
engine and the engine Of u freight train col-
ided ut Centre street, Cleveland, on the night
Of the s0th ult. John King, engineer of the
pom engine, was thrown ur jumped of and
killed, and His body cut IN two and horribly
mangled. Three other trailImcn were injured,
but not dangerously.
Az excursion train down, on the Housatonic
railroad, was run into 10y the mp express freight
near Parlor Rock, Conn. on the 30th ult. Eli
ginocr Wm. Bristol, on the excursion train, stuck
To his post and cndcaVorcd To stop his train.
His legs We're crushed and he died about an
hour after. Several Others were slightly in
jurcd.
JoHN FINKRINDKR, employed at Quayles'
ship-yard, Cleveland, was holding down a tongue
Of a two wheeled cart on the 3Uth ult.. while Il
heavy log Vas being loaded. The weight Of the
loS threw the tongue violently up, throwing
Fmkhinder face Town on a large plank, aud the
tongue fell on his head, killing him..
Tn steamer Marine City was burned To the
waters edge of Sturgeon point, Lake Huron,
on the 10Th ult. She had a full list Of pas
sengers who were all rescued by the tug Vulcan
and the crew of the life-saving station at the
point. Loss $50, 900; Insurance. SIS, 900. Later
dispatches announce that a. near NJ can he as-
certaincd two of the crew-liichard Schultz and
James Cock-and six passengers were lost. The
names OF the missing passengers ART AZ yet UNI
known. except that Of the man washed ashore
AT Sturgeon point with a cum button marked
WATSON" There is little doubt that this il
Martin 4. Watson, druggist of Detroit. Trip
sheets OF the boat are lost, so that il IL impos.i-
Bile to accurately determine the facts.
MARY BOYLE, II years, of Buffalo, and Lottie
Hurlbert, nine years, Of Rochester, ". Y, were
drowned III Niagara river on the Goth ult.,
while rowing u boat.
LIGHrNIS" struck an oil tank at Bradford
Pa, on the 2Sth ult., burning &c, 900 barrels Of
oil. Loss 80, 600.
FIVE boys-john %Shinnick, aged Ii, William
Maher, Is years, John Mcnamara. ID, Timothy
Nolan, II, and Patrick Ryan, l5,-wcre swept
from the top of Il passenger ear by u bridge
near Lowell, Mass, on the 18th ult., and killed.
The boys had climbed upon the car TO enjoy an
open air ride.
JNo. MoRroN aud Frank Mccormack, railway
switchmcn, were run over by trains ut Toledo,
o.. on the 2Sth ult., and killed.
4 VICTORIA dispatch Of the 18th ult. says:
Indians who arrived At Nanamo to-day ALI
nouucc the wreck of the Hudson Bay cOmpany's
steamer Otter, near Ballabella, about GOO miles
north of tins port, on Saturday last. The
steamer war filled with the seasons catch of
the fisheries on the Skeina river. The vessel
lies in Il very prccariOus situation. Assistance
will be sent"
III. j. STEWART u Co.'S tannery at Clinton,
Mass, burned on the 2sth ult. An insurance
at "a, 400 will probably cover the loss.
THOMAS SroULEY's barn, in Pontiac county,
Ont, burned on the 2Sth ult. His two children.
q boy Z years and a hid months old, burned
TO death.
AT Lawrence, Macs, On the 18th nit, n iire
took place in the flock washing room of the
Pacific mills, a one-stury building, having
neither door or window, entrance being through
a sky-light. Michael Lancgran and Patrick
Morlaiity, unable to get out were, burned to
death.
A STORM in Arizona destroyed the military
buildings at Fort Mojavc, killed three soldiers,
and wounded several others.