Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-13
CASUALTIES.

JAS. BAYLE and John Gallagher, miners, were
instantly killed by fell of coal in Honey Brook
mine, near Audenreid, Pa, on the 9TH.
FIRE Oh the It'll inst. burned the saw mill
in Jersey City, n. j., of the New Jeraey Contra
Railroad company, together with q quantity Of
lumber carpenter shops and train OF cars.
| The engine house was unroofed and machinery
destroyed Loss 935O
Ar Willamsport, Pa, on the 7th inst, fire
destroyed six tenement houses and about 2.000.
600 feet of lumber in adjoining yards. A saw
mill and shinglo mill were also destroyed.
One Of the Wiliamsport fire engines was placed
In such position that it had to be abandoned
and was burned. Loss about $4,000.
Two young men named Croker and Nc
MILAN were drowned on the 7th inst. while at
tending d Good Templar picnic hear Raleigh
n. G. Annie Mitchell, with them in the boat,
was saved.
AT Galveston, Texas, on the TIN inst, John
Keller mstook his wife for burglar and shot
her dead.
A DISPATCH from Waretown, n. j., dated the
7th inst says "The whole population of this
region is fighting forest fires. The flames swept
ast night through the cedar woods to Oyster
Bay destroying residence and five yachts at
anchor
IN torpedoing well of the Oakshade Oil COM
pany, Mt Bradford, Pa, on the 9th inst, the
well lowed and took fire. The dry condition of
the woods caused the flames to spread rspidly
among other oil property, and in a short time a
great fire was raging, devastating miles Of ter
ritory. Rev City village, ten miles from Brad
ford, composed OF about 100 houses, was en-
trcly burned, not one building remaining. 1t
is estimated that 800 derrcks and great quanti-
ties of oil have been consumed. The loss will
reach 1900, 600, with no insurance except
small amount on buildings in Rev City.
The explosion of a copper still in the third
story of Tuescher & Co.'S dstery st. Louis
on the 9Th inst, set fire to the building and it
was entirely destroyed involving loss of $780,
000 insured for $4,000. Fred. Schneider, one
of the employees, was burned to death, and il is
said another man Is missing.
FIRE in Beebes Block, Otis street, Boston.
on the 9th inst, caused the loss to the clothing
firm Written, Burdett q Young, of 5275, 900;
insurance 100000. Other occupants lost $780,
600. Damage to bnilding $1,000.
FOUR story brick building on st. Clair
street, Cleveland, was almost totally destroyed
by fire ON the morning of the 9Th inst. Loss on
building and contents about $500, 600; partially
insured
A CORPORAL of the 18th infantry, who was
aCUnE as lllalhtl III Il Target III illt Culhl, az
New Orleans, on the 9Th inst, was accidentally
shot and killed by clumsy lieutenant.
A DISPATCH from Portland, Oregon, says that
while the fleet of fishing vessels were returning
after laying their nets opposite Point Adams, at
the mouth of the Columbia river, a squat came
up and twenty boats were blown upon bar and
many sHamped. Twelve fishermen, al least
We're drowned.
A PASSENGER coach attached 10 freight train
on the Richmond and Petersburg railroad,
jumped the track and was completely wrecked,
at Temples Crossing, Va, on the 9Th inst.
number of persons were injured.
THOMAS HEERMANs, one of the proprietors Of
! the Star aud Crescent mills, Chicago, and mem
Der of the board of trade, fell down the elevator
/ shaft of his mill on the 9Th inst, distance of
/ 80 feet, and was instantly killed.
/ A. HYKrNs CPa.) dispatch states that an ex-
plosion of gas i'll Short Mountain colliery killed
/ Geo. West. Smon Knoilly and Michael Douglass,
! and probably fatally injured 1hos. Evans and
4 Robert Thomas.
THE Long Branch hotel, at Alameda, Cal,
was burned on the 4th inst Loss about $50,
600.
NINE large ice houses near Cleveland, Ohio,
were destroyed by fire on the 18th inst. Loss
1 10000; insurance $4,000.
j A SUMNER resort near Cleveland was burned
/ on the Sd inst Loss about $1,000.
/ FRENCH, POTTER 4 WusoS's china and glass
ware store, on Wabash avenue, Chicago, was
damaged by fire ON the LIST inst, to the extent
| of $4,000; fully insured.
( BLOCK of stores and boarding house at
( Omaha. Neb., we're destroyed by fire ON the 1st
inst. Loss $4,000; partially insured.
GRACE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. on
Water street Paterson, y. Y, was destroyed by
/ fire ON the I'd inst. Loss $4,000.
THE residence and barn Of Mr.. Bernadean at
Chymouth, Del, were destroyed 10y fire on the
. I'd inst. A young girl servant in the family
was burned to death. and nurse and three Of
/ BruGrdeans children narrowly escaped. Loss
heavy.
\ FIRE on the night of the LIST lust, burned
Memorial Hall Of the Soidicls Home at Dayton,
4 O., and threatened for Q time the entire lnstitu-
ton. The hail was burned to the ground and
only the walls left standing. It was bullt by
the national government for soldiers In the fail
Of 1873 at a cost of S35,O0o and was not in
sured.