The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-07-01
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

HARRY HALE. of LIE Claire, Iowa, aged
IS years, jumped from skif into the river
for a swim, and did not rise again.
RICHARDSON & Co.'S. saw, planning and
Touring mill, of Snowhill Md, was burned
last week, Loss 1925, 900.
A RUNAWAY accident at Cleveland res
ulted in the killing of one lady, the serious
wounding of another and of boy.
RosEDALL & Co.'S furniture factory,
North Frederick street, Baltimore, burned
on the 22nd inst. Loss S2OO, 900; insured.
DURING conflagration at Auburn, \.
Y, five fircmen were seriously wounded
by the falling of a wall, and one was
killed.
HOWARD LUKEY, aged Is, of Canton ILL.,,
accidentally discharged a revolver with
which he was fooling, killing himself in
stantly.
A LITTLE son of Edwin Jones, Of Forest,
Ohio, fell under the wheels of wagon,
which passed over his head killing him
instantly.
WILLIAM HUBLER, an engineer, aged 60
was decapitated by an eng inc in the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio yard on the
23d inst
WHILE tending it, Matt Dalrymple Of
Buchanan, Mich, was gored bya bull,
which tore one of his ears almost entirely
from his head.
A FIRE in Batavia, New York, destroyed
every building on Batavia street. Loss,
800, 600, including NJ. Daly's furniture fac
tory, $4,000.
PART of the town of Starkville, Miss,
including the court house and Odd Eel
Lon h,,r,, cd 1ac l
100000; insurance $4,000.
THE large Touring mill of Russell, Daily
& Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, one of the finest
in the state, filled with flour and wheat,
was totally destroyed by fire. Valued at
s5O,OOO; insurance Sl6,5OO.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire visited the village of
Milton, Ind, consuming Miller 4 Rhines'
Touring mills, the latter's residence and
outbuildings, and much other property
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Mr.. c.. c.. CHENowErH, of Kansas, re-
Gently student in the state agricultural
cellege, was drowned in the Kansas river
on Saturday last. He was teaching school
in that vicinity, and was bathing at the
time.
A BLAST exploding unexpectedly in an
excavation on the river bank between
West Forthwith and West Forty-sixth
streets, New York, caused the death of
three out of sixteen workmen employed
there. The rest escaped.
The soda and mineral water factory,
owned by c. w. Arnold, of South Bend,
Ind, was fired by incendiares on the 18th
inst, and burned. Four horses which
were stabbed in the basement, were roasted
to death. John Gallagher's barn was also
burned by incendiaries.
A l6-YEAR-oLD son of Walter Montgom-
erv, of Atlanta, ILL.,, shot and fatally
wounded a 10-year-old brother. The older
brother was handling revolver, and said
to the Younger: Your money or your life, "
and fired, the ball entering just below the
right nipple. The boy said he had no idea
of shooting, and thought there was no load
in the revolver.
SIMON WRIGHT, cattle shipper of Mary.
vile, Mo-, in attempting to pass from one
car to the other, at Burlington, Iowa, fell
between them and was instantly killed
The accident occurred near the central
part of the city, and the head, arms, and
legs of the unfortunate man were cut of
by the car wheels, leaving the trunk of the
body ali unacceptable mass.
! A TERRIBLE accident at Yellow jacket
mine, at Gold Hill, Nevada, occurred or
the 2lst inst, occasioned by carload o.
tools falling from near the surface to the
bottom, where eight men were on the skip
Four were Instantly killed, namely: Nei]