Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-10
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

Terrible Destruction by the Bush Fires In
the Province of 3uebec-scandal Tragedy
In Salt Lake-Destructive Fire at g. Louis
General Criminal Al and Casualty Record.
BRUSH FIRES
UpToN, P. g., Sept. 9.-There has been mn
further destruction Of buildings by brush 6res
in this vicinity, but there was great deal
of lumber, bark and grain burned. About one
hundred families are made homeless and desti-
ture. In st. Helena, St. Theodore, st. Ger
main, st. Charlotte and St. Vallerian the est;.
mated loss is 100000. The fire is still raging
and the inhabitants bravely subdue them, but
with little success. A young man named
Gesier while endeayoring to save a family
named Christie, was hemmed in by fire and
was terribly burned. His recovery ia doubt-
full. Charles and Lorenz Warner, of this city.
went with other men on the morning of the
9th to their properly In st.. Germain, to en-
deavor to save their hemlock bark. While
piling on patch Of closed ground, they were
hemmed in by fire and their provisions and
provender for their horses burned. They were
Obliged to remain until this morning. when
they managed. at great personal risk, to es-
cape. In st. Theodore parish the passage of
the fire was so rapid that in one case where
the family was obliged to bury the body close
to the house to save it from being burned and
flee for their lives, leaving everything to the
ftre. The latest reports from st. Helena state
the fife is still raging in that vicinity, and
several houses have been destroyed
SCANDAL TRAGEDY.
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah. Sept. 9.-R. G.. Smith,
shot yesterday by DR.. Snedaker, died this
morning. he made no statement as to the
cause of the difficulty. He was engaged to
Miss Agnes Davidson, not to her sister as
erreonously stated yesterday. Her father
says that when Smith proposed to marry his
daughter he told him she was unfit to marry
him, that DR.. Snedaker had, in his Office
drugged and outraged her. Smith told the
girls brother, and urged him to avenge his
sisters dishoner. Subsequently he met Ened-
aker and struck him and told him to leave the
country or he would kill him. The next meet
ing was at the depot yesterday forenoon when
Snedaker took the imitation by shooting Smith
on sight. Snedaker's friends say nothing i'm
proper ever passed between him and Miss
Davidson. The latter is half demented over
the tragedy and is inaccessible to reporters.
Both men being dead probably nothing will
ever be certainly known as to the real cause of
the shooting.
TOBACCO FROST.
occurred here at o'clock this morning, COM
mencing in Burleys saloon and restaurant in
Segenfetter Reeds three story building, near
the tobacco warehouse, which building was
entirely consumed. Seven or eight inmates
sleeping IN the second story were compelled TO
jump out of the windows to save themselves,
one of them receiving severe!injuries. Viser's
large building in the rear, built for tobacco
warehouse, used as a large rehandlipg house.
was consumed with about 81. 1000 worth of
loose tobacco. No insurance. The old tobacco
warehouse on Market street was entirely de-
stroyed. There was q light wind and large
brands were carried to the roofs of buildings
several squares off and for sometime the bust.
ness portion OF the city was in imminent
danger of destruction. Many buildings at
various times we're on fire, but were extinguish-
ed by prompt action. Total loss nearly SIG, 900,
chiefly covered by insurance.
CARS DITcHED.
BATH, N. H., Sept. 9.-The New York ex-
press on the Boston. Concord & Montreal rail-
road, met with an accident on the Rum Hill
bridge, this evening. Three Pullman cars and
one ordinary car were thrown from be track,
the accident being caused by defective brake
rod slipping down. The rear Pullman stopped
on the centre of the bridge, which is forty feet
above the water. IF the coupling had not
broken this car would have gone over the
bridge. the car next the rear was overturned
down the steep EN- mbankment near the end of
the bridge, seven passengers were on board,
but all escaped with slight bruises. The next
two cars were badly smashed, the timber and
roofing being all packed up on the bridge. One
man had leg broken but no one else was
severely injured.
THROAT CUTTING.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 8.-Some workmen
early this forenoon found the dead body of
Kate Grimes, woman of the town, IN the east
ern part Of the city, with her throat cut from
ear to ear, and bloody knife not far away.
The woman was confirmed drunkard, and it is
not known whether she was murdered or COM
mitted suicide. The fact that duiing the night
some children heard screams in the neighbor-
hood where the body was found, taken together
that the bloody knife had oil its blades closed
when found, together with evidence Of strug-
gle, leads the coroner to believe the woman was
murdered.
TOO QUICK.
DENVER, Col., Sept. 9.-At 8 o'clock this
morning, Thomas Morgan, former assistant
superintendent of the gas works at St. Joseph,
No., was fatally shot by Richard Stevenson
former deputy sheriff of Kansas City. Mor-
gan had escorted 6tevenson's wife, who had re-
ment, to one or two parties. Stevenson became
jealous and insulted Morgan and was immedi-
ately knocked down by of the latter's friends.
Stevenson followed Morgan around town, it
seems, with murderous intention, but when
they met the latter was too quick.
BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9.-Nine business houses
On the south side of the public square. ct Win.
chester, ILL.,, was burned yesterday. The es-
timated loss is about $500
KILLED CROSSING THE TRACK.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Sept. 9.-John B.
Brown and wife, aged seventy and seventy-two,
were killed to-day driving across the railroad
track.
WASHED AWAY.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 9.-The northeast storm
was very severe. The track of the New Jersey
Southern railway, between Highlands Station
and Seabright, was washed away, impeding all
travel from New York via Sandy Hook.
RECONSIDERATION TO MERCY.
DANvILLE, Va, Sept. 9.-Jas. Thomas De-
Kornette, who killed his sister, was found gull
ty of murder in the first degree, with recon-
mendation to mercy in view of the circum-
stances of the case.
MARKET STREET FIRE, NEW YoRK.
New YoRK, Sept. 9.--The loss at the fire at
Manhattan Market is $1,5oO.O00. The market
hay sheds adjoining the block and ninety freight
cars of the Hudson River railroad were burned =
During the fire Inspector Dilks and Capt.
Washburne, Of the twentieth precinct, In COM
mand of the police reserves, had q narrow es-
cape from being killed by the wall of the
market falling. Michael Lotus, homeless
man, was badly burned.
4 FATHER TO THE RESCUE.
COLUMBUS. O., Sept. 9.-Chas. Miller. who
attempted to commit suicide just as the police
were about to arrest him for forging Of, his
fathers name to two checks, has recovered. He
was discharged to-day, his father taking up the
checks and claiming them. he had heretofore
allowed his son to sign his name to similar
documents.