Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-12-16
ACCIDENTS AND OTHER CASUALTIES.

At fire in Philadelphia on Sunday last, Ann
Higgins, aged seventy three, and John Lyons,
aged twenty three, were burned to death.
A fire at Versailles, KY, destroyed the entire
block, embracing ten business houses on Main
street, with contents, and Ave houses. on Lexing-
ton street
1t is reported that while digging a well at
Ackley, on the Central Iowa railroad, in Hardin
county, Iowa, at depth of forty feet vein of
coal four and one-half feet thick was struck.
The large block owned by the mason manu-
featuring company at Springfield, Mass, was
burned on Thursday last. The losses are es-
timated at 800, 600, distributed among num-
Der of firms, most of whom are insured.
A considerable number Of disasters to the coal
fleet on its way down from Pittsburg to Cincin-
matt are reported. The loss by collision and
sinkage is reported at $40, 900. The river
all the way is on a regular boom, and further
damage is greatly feared
Nicholas Ford of Missouri Republican Green
backer) has received certificate as member of
the secretary of state, shows 81, ,77O for Ford,
and 81, 768 for Craig Democrat, giving the
former majority of two votes.
John Mough was blown to atoms and another
man badly wounded by powder house explo-
sion in Chicago on Thursday last No vestige of
the original building is to be seen. The main
powder house, which is some 200 feet from
A man supposed to be Samuel Connolly, who
has relatives residing at or near Painview, Mimi,
was run over near Eau Claire by the midnight
passenger train bound for St. Paul, and met
with horrible death. Both legs and one arm
were cut of, his neck broken, 80 disfgured as
to be almost unacceptable.
The Theatre Comique at St Louis was burned
on thursday last The theatre was built in
1850 by the famous western manager of years
ago, James Boles of Cincinnati, and has since
been under the management of Henry Farren
and wife, Ben De Bar, and lastly w. c. Mitch
ell, who turned it into variety house in 1873.
fire at Eau Claire on Thursday last, en-
tirely destroyed Horton & Flannigan's res
taurant, Fifth ward, which, with the saloon Of
| another saloon adjoining on the east side. To-
tai loss on buildings and contents, 5000; on
which there was a light insurance.
A La Cross dispatch says. Will Alexander, and
an unmarried man Of Brownsville, describ-
ed as '.a kind of lawyer, "were in the city. In
the course of the day they drank pretty freely
and started for home with team on the ice.
| This was the last heard or seen Of them. Thei1
friends were in the city looking for them to-day
and entertain no doubt that they are drowned.
A train of cars was thrown from the track
near Edgerton, Kansas. The cars took fire al
most Immediately and all were destroyed. Mai
Agent Symms was caught in his car and burned
| to death. his associate, MI. Keller, had his
shoulder dislocated and narrowly escaped sim
liar fate. Conductor Westfall had his ankle
| sprained and four passengers received injuries
more or less severe
| Jay Goulds conservatory on the Hudson
river, was burned on Saturday last This green.
house was the largest in the country, and was
filled with the rarest and most valuable plants
and ferns Many were imported at great OK
pense, and some were not duplicated in thii
country. The building was 480 feet long ant
constructed in the Moorish style. The entire
loss is 81 so, 900, upon which there is no in
surance.
A portion Of Missouri, near Carthage anc
Joplin was swept by o cyclone on Saturday last
Much property was destroyed and several per
sons fatally injured. The town of Marshffeld
which was destroyed last summer, was visited
by this storm and great damage said to be done
nearly all the northern part of the city bein,
blown down again. The storm was accompanied
by thunder and lightning, the electric shock
being very violent
Nine tenths of the city Of Pensacola. Florida
was destroyed by fire on Saturday last tn,
court house, city buildings, post Office, custom
house, clerks Office city and county reports
newspapers, telegraph Offices, hotels. banks
everything went. Several persons were iniuret
by falling walls. There is not printing Office
drug store or stationery store left in the city
The loss to the merchants is very heavy n
they bad just received their fall stocks. Tn
loss will probably reach 81, 200, 900; insur
ance $3.50, 600.