Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-05
Accidents.

EWNSr ttAnLUm's piano factory, in New
York, was destroyed by fire ON the 18th
init, causing 4 loss Of $4,000
Tmnilouring r,illoi II. NJ Maltcson, NJ
Fairhnult, Mimi, burned Oct 30. Loss
$50 900; insurance o. the mill, machinery
and stock, 800,
Miss LAURA BRApwAN. Of Milwaukee,
Wis, who was taking care Of her sick sis-
ter Mrs John Duties, took by mistake
some poison prepared to kill bed-bugs, and
WILD
No less than forty-twu horses were
burned alive AT Quincy on Saturday, one
being the noted trotter Amhoy, valued ut
$4,000
TuE Milwaukee Seminars Augusta
special snys u fire destroyed most Of the
business part Of tina, village. Loss $2o :
o0O. II IL supposed to he the work Of in
Ccndarics,
TnE JoatndFs Peoria, H., special says:
The lumber yard Of Rogers 4 Co., was found
on the 10Th TO he on fire. II burned rapidly
and came near spreading To other build
ings Loss 1000; insurance Sl6,O0O; uu-
doubtcdly inccndinry.
GRANr, the Youngest son Of Xadock
Y
Monroe county bank, (Albia, H. after
pasturinp some cattle, accdcntly shot
himself, killing him instantly, The ball
went through his forehead.
Tux Union steamboat compapys pro
pcllcr Avon, while in Milwaukee ran into
The Anchor line barge Il. A. scott, lying
nj anchor, cutting her down 80 shc sank
almost Immediately, in fifty feet Of water.
| The Scott was loaded with $1,000 bushels
Of corn for Chicago. The crew escaped.
WnuE Howard Wing and Will Henry,
of Jefferson. Wis, were hunting, Mt Ruse
lake, gun in the hands of the latter, was
uccidcnlly discharged the charge enter
ing the side Of Howard, from the effects
of which he died in four hours lie wae
the only child of Nj, Anlozo Wing. His
death has cast gloom over the entire
city.
A GlRl named Josephine Sehickc ~
lcavcnworth, Kan, died at No. S2O Kicka
200 street. She went into cellar on Sat.
urday night for coal and placing lighted
candle on the floor started 10 walk around
| II, when her clothing caught fire. llci
screams were unheard aud with unusual
prcsenCe Of mind she climbed the stair
case to the kitchen whore the flames wer,
smothered by her aunt with II piece III
carpet. Her limbs and stomach wcr,
burned to n crisp and the flesh wns cookie
on her right arm 50 that large portions %
il fell from the hone,
A SrnASaE and fatal accident occurrc,
III church il Rock Hill, n. g., OH I'll,
2Sth inst The collections. rlate was hrinl
passed around after an earnest eXhortu
ton had been made for money to help th,
christian cause. Jas. Gooch Il Young man
il the congregation, did uot have cent
and pciug moved hv the minister's appeal
he attempted TO horrnw ten cents from
man next To him. The man refused
Gooch then took pistol from his poke
and offered il as collateral. The man tool
tho pledge, and while examining i iii,
weapon went OF, sending II ball through
the brain Of Gooch, killing him instantly
Tux largest steam millof Jas. \, 6ui
FUN, Of lynn, Macs, on the aath inst
was discovered To lie il blaze The ne,
engine house of Allen 4 Bnyden's pape
box factory Timothy Ncwhall's house, til
railroad house, Chapman Bros, dye shop
! and j. Otis Marshall's woodwork build
ings, also quickly took tire AZ a;iA 4. III
the flames were IT full sweep The ~
! tire loss will I've upward OF Slo0,Oo0, ]
n. Butum will lose between w, 600 an