The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15
CASUALTIES.

4 FIRE al Manning, s. g., on the 9Th inst, DE-
stroyed the stores of VI. Levy and W. Wcin-
burg. Loss about S5O,0O0; insured.
Al Bradford, Pa, on the Sth inst, William
Wilson was thrown from his horse Ia the rail-
road track. Before lac could get out of the way
q train passed over his body, killing him in
stantly.
Two hborerS, Thos. Kllroe and NJ Nicol,
were killed at Waterbury, Conn, on the Sth
INST, by the caving in Of II bank. Kilroc'r head
was mashed To a jelly, and Nlcol Was nlShtiully
mangled.
ENoCH VARNEY and man named Faulkner
were killed in railway accident near Littetown,
Mass. on the It'll inst. 4 train left the track.
Several persons received injuries.
The town Of Austin Mimi, was only saved
from total dc truction by fire. On the 9Th, by the
heroic efforts of the trcmcn and the admirable
GOODNESS and organized efforts of its people. A.
il was, Richardson's dry goods store, Arnold x
kruball's furniture store, kerchOfi's meat mar
ket, smiths millinery store, and the Office Of
the Singer Sewing Machine company were de-
stroycd. The loss Is estimated at about $780,
900, half of which In covered by insurance.
The writing-papcr mill at Elkhart, Ind.
known as the 'Old Mill" was burned on the 9th
inst. The owners are j. Il. Beardslcy, John
Cook, and Mrs. njamin T. Davenport. LOSS
:3S,OOO; Insurance Sl6,OUO.
The Chase and Faulkner mills at Lowell,
Mass, were dcsti Dyed by fire on the 9Th INST. =,
Loss on the former +2OO, 900; on the latter
SlOO,OOO. Both fully insured.
NEIL MCCAIGUE was instantly killed at Mil
wankee, Oh the 9th inst, by tie fall of a brick
chimney Oh houTe which was being moved.
BOY named John Shea was crushed 10 death
between loaded wagon which he was driving
and n shed roof, at Milwaukee, on the 9th inst.
Two Of the largest buildings. comprising
Holmes, Booth IL IIayden's works, at Waterbury,
Conn, containing many costly machines and
tools. burned OH the 9th inst. Estimated Loss
900, 900; well insured.
FIRE IN one of the shafts Of the ChrysOlitC
mine ut Leadyilc, communicated with the MI
dcrground workings, and III short time the
worked-0ut caves. which were supported by
heavy timbers, were filled with flames. The
miners were driven ont in great confusion
some Of them suffering from the poisonous
gases. The connections with other properties
were bulkhcaded, and all the shafts shut down
and covered with earth before the fire could be-
subdued. Work IN all the mines will be delayed
one week. Loss about 100000.
The tug VIM. J. Livingston, Jr., owned by
the Peshtigo lumber company, foundered on
Lake Michigan, of Cana island on the 4th inst
The accident was caused by the breaking Of hci
! shaft, the wheel drawing out the severed end and
| allowing the water to fill the boat. The tug
was considered one Of the finest Of her kind
and war valued ut S30,OOO
THREE children of William Clark, Il leading
business man of Jacksonville, Fla, were fatal,
burned by explosion Of gasoline on the 4th inst
Clark'S wife IL not expected 10 recover.
WHILE workmcn were completing tile kill
! a. L.. n.
way and six men were buried under an inn
mense weight Of brick and mortar. One died
after being rescued aud another il not expected
to live. -Four others were seriously bruised.
THOMAS j. HILL, son OF prominent mer
chant Of Memphis, Tenn, was run over anG
killed by the cars at that point on the 9th inst
FIRE ut Hudson, Mass, on the 9th inst
destroyed property valued at 100000.
AT Grant. Hcrkimer county, New York, OF
the 9th inst, tannery, grist mill and til,
post Office were burned. Loss S20,000.
TmE tourist party of Chief Justice Donohuc
of New York, while returning from Yosemite IL
II six-hOrsc coach, capslzed near Milton, Cal
Father Traynor had leg broken and dealt
followed the necessary amputatiO. judge
| Don1hue and wife and MIR. Walton SUSTAINED
slight injuries.
Mus. JOHN MURRAY and her son, Angus
Miss Mckenzie aud Miss Mcdonald wer'
drowned by the upsetting of boat on Lake
Megantic, Canada, on the 18th inst.
HEEGHENy's wholesale drug store and McIant
Il Reardon'S hardware store, at Troy, N. Y.
burned on the 4th inst. Loss $lO0, 900; insured
A BATTLE CREEK, Mich, dispatch Of the All
inst. says: "a terrible tornado visited Barr,
county last night, blowing down honses, barns
stacks OF grain, fruit trees, etc. and in som,
places whole forests were laid on tho ground
No loss of life hast yet been reported"