The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-24
CASUALTIES.


Is the Imperial mine, Virginia City, Nov, on
the 10th, the cable holding a cage in With ten
men were seated broke, rrccipltating the miners
aud cage distance Of 800 feet. Fourteen
hundred feet of cable fell npen the unfortunate
men, all of whom were killed except one. Fol-
lowing are the names of those killed: John
Roach, Patrick Murphy, Dick Rider. Thomas
Mcaghcr, Matt Winnie, Joseph Haunahau, VIII
liam Curbett, George Farnham, Jerry Sullivan.
Most of the bodies were terribly manglcd.
Frank Smith was saved, but suffers from i'll
tcrnal injuries.
4 TERRIBLE explosion occurred on the 10th
inst, in the small wooden building occupied by
the Union Metallic Cartridge company, Bridge
port, Conn, as a Illuminating building, situated
romc distance west of their main factory. At
the time Of the explosion five persons were at
work III the building and all are supposed TO
have been killed, AZ none have been seen since
and four bodies have been found. Following
are the names: j. Sullivan, aged 10; James
Tobin, aged IL; Michael Dempsey, Jr., %; VIII
liam FucrclIingcr, 40; Philandcr Clark, 50. The
building was completely blown to atoms, the
debrio being blown great distance.
A NEWARK, Ohio, dispatch says Sephenia
Winters and wife, aged people, were instantly
killed on the 18th inst, at the railroad crossing
near Newark, their buggy being struck by the
Baltimore 4 Ohio fast line train east.
BosroN, Mass, was the scene of two heavy
fires on the 18th inst. hoffman a. Campbclrs
Photographic studio was partially destroyed,
aud the humber wharf Of Bcacher a Sheppard,
together with large stock Of lumber, entirely
cUnSumed. Loss i'll the first instance, $50, 900
on lumber wharf, etc, $50, 900.
A FREIGHT train on the Rome, WatcrtOwn K
Ogdensburg railway ran into the rear Of an-
other train, near WatertOwn. n. Y, on the 10th
inst, and thirteen cars were thrown from the
track. The engine and four cars were burned.
In n collision on the r-ColOnial railroad,
near Quebec, Oh the 10th inst, the conductor,
badly damaged.
EVERY business house in the town of Column
bia, Brazoria county, Texas, one of the Oldest
towns in that state, was laid in ruins by fire, on
the 18th inst. Total loss Sl25,O00.
Mis-. OLIVER Jolly and her three children
were drowned by the upsctting of boat on the
st. Lawrence. near Quebec, on the 10Th inst.
Two men and Il woman were saved by clinging
to the boat.
In the Ford PIT, SteIlarton, N. s., on the 18th
inst, two men struck their picks through par
ttion between the new works and the old. The
Whttf accumulated III the lalttf ana filblOd Ill
with great force. Thirteen miners were hemmed
in by the flood, and were only rescucdaftor four
hours labor. Nine horses were drowned. Great
damage was done TO the works.
A WALLA WALLA, w. T., dispatch of the 18th
inst. says: Last night fire originated in the
Pearl house that almost totally destroyed tho
village Of Waitesburg A strong wind prevailed
and all but four of the business houses burned.
But little Of the merchandise was saved. One
Chilarnan was burned TO death. Loss from
Sl50,000 TO 5000, 900.
FIRE in Columbia, Texas, on the 18th inst,
destroyed sixteen stores. Loss estimated Mt
$780, 900 to 900; no insurance.
The bush fires in Grand Manan, N. b., have
been extinguishcd by rain. The tract Of land
ravaPed il five miles wide and fourteen miles
long.
TIE Pequot house, summer hotel on Block
Island, II. l., burned on the 18th inst.
MRs. WEIDER Of Lockbournc, o., had her
head severed from her body on the 14th inst.
through fall beneath the wheels when getting
off at a station near her home.
The buildings occupied by tho Scarrett
Furniture company, st. Louis, burned on the
18th. Adjoining buildings were crushed by fall
ing walls and stocks damaged by water. Loss
about SlsO,OOO.
THE floating elevator Scotia burned at Jersey
City, N. j., Oh the 10th inst. Loss $4,000.