Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-05-20
The Casualty Record.

The loss in Rexfold, Pa, by the oil
fire is estimated at 100000.
Two of the young women actresses,
burned in the opera house at Atlanta, Ga,
have died.
A fearful forest fire was raging in Hop
kinton, Mass, May IL, just outside the limits
of the town.
There was $4,000 fire in Akron, O.,
on the night of May 10th, caused by the break
ing of lamp.
An engineer on the Wabash railroad
on the night of May 10. at Lafayette, Ind, was
run over by his own engine and was instantly
killed.
In Brown township, Franklin county,
Mimi, man was killed May IL, by a stroke
Of lightning. A barn in which he was at work
was struck.
-Four men were suffocated in St. Louis
May IL, by the burning of cheap boarding
house. Several others were injured by leap
ing from windows.
At St. townsville, near Utica, N. Y,
May 10. railroad passenger train jumped the
track and was wrecked. No one was killed,
but many were injured.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has ap-
pealed for aid for the sufferers in the great
fire at Milton. Three thousand people are
homeless and destitute of clothing and pro-
visions.
Forest fires continue In New jersey.
The country south of Barnegat, May 12, was
>ad in foe rfY nHon
Erickson the fire was of the most appalling
magnitude.
The forest fires on Pocomo mountains
Pa, on the line of the Delaware 81 Lackawan.
ma railroad, cover an area of 20 miles wide
Over 100000 feet of timber is already de.
stroyed at Tobyhanna.
A furious thunder storm at Painesvllle
Ohio, May IL, accompanied by gale and
huge hail stones, did great damage, especial
Iy to nurseries, trees were blown down and
widespread havoc caused.
In Atlanta, Ga, May 12, at an amateur
performance in the Opera House, one of the
young lady performers clothing caught fire
which communicated to three others, and all
were severely burned, one seriously.
The burning oil tank at Rexford, Pa
| spent its fury ON the afternoon of May IL. All
the fires are now extinguished. Seven hun
| dred barrels of oil were consumed, which, with
the tanks and machinery, make an aggregate
loss of 100000.
Timber forest fires continue in the vi
cinity of Milford, Pa. Over 100000 feet o
lumber, a vast amount of valuable timber
and several dwellings and barns are burned
5000 acres were ablaze on the Is inst. A ligh
rain is falling. The steam saw-milI of Dayit
Day & Son burned last night.
The village of Stuyvesant, eleven mile,
north of the city of Hudson, N. Y, was de
stroyed by fire on the morning OF May 13, in
volving loss over 100000 The fire caugh
in the storehouse OF the New York & Catskil
steamship company. Among the building
burned are the postofice, house of the Ney
Jersey Ice company, the railroad depot
Clapp's hotel, Stuyvesant iron foundry, 81
Mary's church and all buildings on both side
of the railroad track, covering radius of owe
square mile. Among the fine residences de
stroyed is that of Seeator Wendover. A tram
giving the name ofJos. Smith was arrestef
charged with causing the fire. -..-.-.-.---..
4 A heavy storm of rain and hail passe,
over Cincinnati at midnight May 10, accom-
panied by wind and lightning. Telegram
say, windstorm inthe afternoon Of May 10 di
much damage in various places north of Cir
cinnati. At Union City, Ind something uk
tornado prevailed blowing down the aer
cultural works Of J. T. Hartzeld, the planin
mill owned by Anderson Spoke and the hu
factory Of A. G. Carter, the butter tub factor
OF Hook Bros. and q number Of other built
ings. Near Mt. Gflead, Ohio, the storm twis
ed down trees and destroyed much fencing
at Ashland the roof of the city hall was ca
ried off distance Of nearly two hundre
yards. Near West Jefferson Ohio, ,lightnin
struck the barn Of Jacob High, burning It an
contents and killing Henry Davis who sougf
shelter there. The day had been warm an
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