Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-30
sHATTUcK SCHOOL STUDENT DROWNED.

SHAIIUCh SCHOOL STUDENT DROWNED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
FAs1BAULT, May 29.-Shortly after 3
o'clock this afternoon, George Black, q stu
dent at Shattuck School, was drowned while
bathing in Straight river. Deceased is q
young lad, thirteen years of age, whose home
is in Springfield, Ills. All efforts to resusci-
tate him were fruitless.
FATALLY FOOLISH PLAY.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-Jno. Vincent,
second mate of the British ship Sophia; Rich
ard Hendricks, seaman, and two appren-
tices, John Barber and Geo. Chapman, were
amusing themselves in the oil room of the
ship, to-day, while awaiting dinner, when
one of the party went into the cooks gallery
adjoining, and heating poker red hot re-
turned with it to the oil room. AS his de-
monstration did not stampede the party, the
poker was thrust at barrel of kerosene. An
explosion immediately followed. The oil
room and galley were demolished and the
cook, Joseph Lewis, the mate, the seaman
and the boys, were covered with burning oil.
The cook, seaman and boys Ieaped over
board, but only the seaman succeeded In
swimming to the pier. The others were
drowned. The mate stripped off a portion
of his blazing clothing and with the assis-
tance of the captain and other officers on
board, the flames which enveloped him were
extinguished, but not before he was serious
ly, if not fatally, burned. The bodies of the
three drowned were recovered. The ship
was only slightly damaged.
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE IN TEXAS.
GALVESTON May ga NeUs special from
Bonham says q terrible cyclone visited Savoy
on the Texas Pacific railroad last night to-
tally destroying the town and killing nine
persons and wounding sixty, some of whom
will die. The following are the names of tina
killed: Samuel Gill, D. G. Klein, Miss PansY
johnson, E. l.. Andrews, A. Horn, William
Suddeth, Matte Best, child of Gallagher,
and an infant of Andrews. Nineteen busi-
ness houses, tne railroad depot and twenty
dwellings were destroyed. Only five houses
in the place were not damaged. Physicians,
nurses, medicines, cofins, provisions, every
thing, were furnished by the people of Bon
ham and are placed at their disposal. Ths
scene beggsrs description. The earth is COW
cred with debris and the groans of the
wounded are heartrending.
CYCLONE NEAR EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May ga cyclone
passed through the country six or seven
miles northwest of this city this afternoon
blowing down several barns, hay press
and other buildings. Frank Wassom was
killed; Joe Deig and Mrs. Falber were seri-
ously injured. Deig had mis- leg broken
Full9particulars have not yet been re-
ceiyed.
MURDERED FOB HIs MONEY,
WICHITA, Kansas, May 29.-It is reported
that Capt. John Hufbower, a. Ell Paso, this
county, who attempted to make conjuno-
ton with Capt. Payne in the Indian Terri
tory, is missing, and circumstances lead TO
the suspicion that he has been murdered.
He had considerable money with him.
PROSECUTED HIS AUNT.
New York, May 29.---John e. WiIIiamsz
on trial the past week for having Ills aunt.
Mrs. Della Little, of San Francisco, commit
ed to prison on an affidavit that she was an
habitual drunkard, has been convicted of per-
jury and sentenced to the state prison for
four years.
CoUNTBRFEITERs ARRESTED.
New YORK, May 29.-All persons engaged
IN the issue of forged scrip on the Pennsyl-
vania G Reading railroad, including engraver
Wehmeyer, 551 Pearl street, have been ar
rested Fad the original plates of the counter
feits secured.
SHOT HIS BROTHERS.
ST.. JOHN, n. B., May 29.-John Drury, an
elderly man, this evening, shot his brother
Edward dead and wounded another brother,
named Chapman. He then fred the prem
ises, and when people gathered killed him-
self.
FIRE ENGINE EXPLoDRS.
READING, Pa, May pa steam fra
engine while being tested this afternoon
exploded and four members of the Junior
FIRE company were severely scalded, one
probably fatally.
FORGERS ARRF STED.
MONTREAL, May 29.-Karl SlipseeIy and
Max Simons have been arrested, charged
with forging drafts on the Rothschild Bros.
Paris, drawn and signed by A. Belmont s.
Co.