The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-05-20
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

Buffalo, N. Y, burned on the 18th. Loss
$50 900. Very little insurance.
AN explosion in the Henry Clay coal
iery in Pa, fatally injured about doz.
en- men at work in the mile at the time.
A FIRE in Boston on the 9Th inst, des-
troyed the wholesale dry goods house of
Written, Burdette & Young Loss $685.
600 insurance 100000.
A WARRENToN N. J. D., dispatch of the
18th says the whole population Of that
region is out fighting forest fires, which
are doing great damage in cedar woods
A ROCHESTER, MINI, special says that
two valuable horses belonging to gen.
tleman living in Eyota, were killed by
lightning during heavy storm of Satur;
day.
A BRADFORD, Pa. special of the 18th
says the burning oil tank at Rixford,
spent its fury this afternoon. AlI the fires
are now extinguished; 700 barrels of oil
were consumed which, with tanks and
machinery, make an aggregate loss of
100000.
A FIRE at Sheboygan Wis, on the
night Of the 9th, destroyed the North
western Box factory, of Look & Back.
| ley, and the parish school Of the Meth
odist church. Loss on factory, 5000;
insurance $4,000. Loss on school, ST.,
20O
AN express train On the St. Louis &
Iron Mountain railway ran into wash
out on Sunday mornin g, wrecking the
engine, tender, baggage and express
cars, and instantly killing the fireman
and engineer. No passengers injured.
A SPRINGFIELD, dispatch of Saturday
states that during violent thunder
storm, John Martin, lad about Is years
old, who was at work In a cornfield light
miles east of this city, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
On Saturday the 9Th inst, while
Henry Thomas living near New Canton,
H., in Pike county, was in his barn to
hitch up his mules the lightning struck
the barn, killed Mr. Thomas and two
mules, and burned up the barn and con-
| tents.
The explosion OF a copper still. in St.
Louis Nc, on the 9Th, set fire to the
building and was entirely destroyed, in
volving a loss of 100000; insured for
| $4,000. Fred Schneider, one Of the
employees, was burned to death, and it is
said another man is missing.
AN explosion of five boxes, nearly 100
pounds, of giant powder occurred at the
blacksmith shop Of the High Lode mine,
at Central City, Colorado on the 18th
inst, instantly killing Sam'l Kimble,
foreman of the mine, Jas. Trudell and
Jonas Gilmore, employees. The bodies
were most fearfully torn to pieces. The
country for an area Of a mile square
was strewn with small fragments of
flesh and ruins of the shop. Kimhle and
Gilmore hail from Janesville, Wis.
A BRADFORD Pa, disp atch says tn at
destructive fires are still raging in Train
Hollow and Oil Valley. Hundreds OF
men are at work endeavoring to confine
and subdue the flames at that point. The
greatest number of rigs and tanks of oil
were consumed in Foster Brook Valley
along Harrisburgh Run; in Kendall
Creek Valley, and about the summit
The fire also ragged near Tarport and De-
Golyer. The scope of territory in which
the fire prevailed is twelve miles in ex.
tent. Smaller, but dangerous fires are
still burning in all parts Of the woods.
In Rome, on starting an engine in ar
ing. Josen Enaw, VIM. Freerys, Reuber
Davis and Jos. Besock; supposed fatal
ly wounded Adam Brisenderfer; also in
juring Louis Bessock, Fred Bessock
Ben Wilson, iand Chas. Stanton Baker
Many others are slightly injured-al
employees. The mill was badly wrecked
The exploding boiler was released from
| its foundation, and In its flight crushed
through one heavy iron chimney, alst
one heavy brick chimney and landing
about AGO feet from the mill. Owing t