The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A FIRE at Saginaw City, Mich, Feb.
25th, destroyed Andres brick block of
six stories. Loss, $15,000; insured for
$500.
ONE THIRD of the business portion of
Brewsters, N. Y, was burned las: night,
says dispatch OF the Oath. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, $70,000.
The mill at Frontenac, Mimi, owned
by Hoyt & Slayer was destroyed by fire,
says dispatch Of Feb. Goth. Loss $780,
600; insured for $4,000.
The body of John F. Cassidy one of
the fremen who lost his life in the
Broadway, New York city fire, was re-
covered on the 22nd, burned almost be-
yond recognition.
SAYS Greensbur urg, Ind, dispatch of
Feb. Oath: A 2-year old child Of Sheriff
Smith is dying from the effects of
poison. The father presented the child
with set Of building blocks which
were painted green, and the infant dur
ing the past week has been in tue habit
of putting them in its mouth and licking
the paint therefrom, which will result in
death.
ST. JOSEPH, No.. dispatches of the 21st
AINOAu GAO AOl1O w III AdlA4O10 dNNluCAiS .
An engine and thirteen freight cars were
& Wabash road last night, by running
gineer, and brakeman, were seriously
injured. A similar accident also occur-
red on the Hannibal & St. Toe road, near
Bucklin; the engine and seven freight
cars being ditchcd, but nobody was hurt.
Th 1ov, in aooh <fxvo
we're.
DISPATCHES from Battle Greek, Mich,
on the 21st, give the following informa.
ton: Charles G. Gould, well-known
farmer and cx-supervisor of Pennfield
Township, was instantly killed yester.
day, while hauling saw-log on a truck
wagon. He was walking behind, while
his son sat on the log in front driving.
The binder broke loose in front, swept
over with force, and buried itself in his
head. It smashed his skull, and he died
instantly. He was so years old, and
leaYes wife and three children.
A sNOW-sL1DE occurred above Frank
fort, on the line of the conduit for sup
plying Virginia City, New, with water,
says a dispatch of Feb. 25. AS five men
were going out to work Saturday morning
they saw a huge mass of snow descend
ing from the mountain above, and com.
ing directly towards them. One of the
party was quick enough to take advan.
tage Of the protection of huge stump,
behind which he sheltered himself, and
another managed to get entirely out of
range of the slide. The other three were
completely buried beneath tons of snow.
At late hour this afternoon their bodies
had not yet been recovered. although
hundreds of men we're industriously dig
ging for them all day. The names Of the
suffocated men are Alexander McLane,
Samuel Kennedy and John Burney.
A TERRIBLE accident which occurred
on the Bellaire & s. W. railroad is re-
ported in dispatches from Columbus, O.,
on the 21st inst: A train consisting of
a baggage car, coal car and two coaches
jumped from the trestle. 16 feet high, in
juring dozen passengers. Mrs. Han
vile, of Philadeldhia, scalp torn badly,
considered dangerously hurt; Mr.. Booth,
mail agent, badly cut but not dangerous
ly; Mr.. Brooks, of Woodsfield, ribs
cracked and head badly hurt; two
sons and a daughter Of Mr.. Bowen,
of Pittsburg. who was lying
dead at Woodsfield, were all hurt more
Or less; Rev. A. II. Lane, received some
scratches, but is not seriously hurt; Mrs.
Ar. Caldwell, of Captings, head badly
cut and ribs broken, since died; Miss
Nancy Farris, .insensible when found,
but thoii to be only slightly hurt,
cut some Aug. Wiley, of Burns
Mills, had nlibs broken and heart
hurt, also hurs. s.ernally; Hon. Lorenzo
Danford, exconaressmaD, had his scalp