Morris tribune., 1880-06-03
The Casualty Record.

Four men were drowned by the sink
ing of boat at White Rapids, St. John N. B.
May %.
A Constantinople dispatch of May "a,
says famine RACES in Esaar, Alashkad and in
Bashkalith where deaths are innumerable.
A st. John, New Brunswick telegram
of May 90 says: Patrick Whalen, keeper of
Bird Rock light, and son, were frozen to death
seal fishing.
May 90, there was a $25,OO0 fire at
Baltimore, Md; $4,000 at Rochester, N. Y;
$4,000 fire at Cincinnati, O., and $4,000
fire at Buffalo, n. Y.
Samuel Pyce, living in Brooklyn.
Newfoundland was pulling his three children
two boys and girl, on sled across the bay,
May %, when the sled broke through the ice,
and all the children were drowned.
Jacob Hansen, fell through a trap door
at Banholzeir's brewery in st. Paul, distance
of IS feet, on Sunday May %, and was so bad
ly iujnred that he died about half an hour
after the fall. He leaves wife and four child
ren.
A San Francisco telegram OF May 25,
announcer that the steamer Monterey, of Pa
cific Coast Steamship company line, went
down near Fort Ross last highland will prob
ably prove total loss. Crew, passengers
and baggage saved. The boat is a wooden
screw steamer of 800 tons. -.--
A fire broke out at Countersport, Pa,
in the afternooe of May IS. The town is with
out water supply or fire apparatus, and the
fire burned unchecked, and by 8 o'clock every
dwelling house, store and place OF business in
town, excepting the court house, a hotel an
Insurance office and a printing Office were
lost in ashes. Loss $200, 900. Insurance $75,
600.
A cyclone passed through the town o
Mitchell, Dakola Territory. May "a, doing
much damage to life ana property. The killed
are Jacob Luther, of Allamakee county, Iowa
Harry Smith of Blackboy station, Kane county
Illinois. Badly wounded-Fred Francis, De
corah, Iowa; Mr.. Phelphs, Kane, Illinois
Fritz Bodd Iniured-Wm A. Moth, Columbia
Wisconsin. Lnther's remains were takeI
in charge by the Masonic fraternity, who will
accompany them to his late home. Many
buildings were blown down in the village
which contains 6D0 inhabitants all the build
ings having being built this spring. Most o
the farm buildings near town are blown tt
pieces.
A telegram from Bracket, Texas, o
May 90 states: At l 80 this morning the heav
lest and most disastrous rain set in eve
known, and is still pouring down in torrents
ALI Brackett, except portions on the two hills
is Inundated many streets from to fee
deep, ru1ning down street almost incredibl
rapid. The floor Of every business house
from to 8 feet under water. Several men, a
the mercy Of the waves went down, all effor'
to save them being of no avail. Great anxet
is felt for the families along Los Monas creek
More than D people have been drowned an
dozen houses washed away--it is though
some bore oil human freight. Many house
are washed from their foundations. All tn
residences In the lower part of the city ar
being vacated as fast az possible. The great
est excitement prevails
.. At Edinburg, Clarion county, Pa, OF
the night OF May %, fire destroyed the UniteC
States Hotel, and seventy buildings before i
was controlled. The flames were discovers
Issuing from the United States HoteIan unoc
curied building situated oar ailroad stree
which soon spread to the adjoing houses, an
before drop of water was thrown or a buiiC
ing raized twenty houses wereAIn flames froi
Railroad street to Main. The fire rolled O
and wrapped in its folds everything ofan il
fammable nature that stood in the way fro,
Main to Pennsylvania avenue, and down tf
latter 1t swept destroying in all seyentybuil,
ings, among which are the postofice, Clario
county bank, Brownies hotel, United STATE
shotel. The Union pipe line losses wi
aggregate $50 000f on which there is little I
40 insurance. Upwards Of one hundred far
lilies are homeless and many who slept
comfortable beds the previous night 'sleptst
the ground last night. ..,a ssrss..s ,te..r.5
Mr.. Heap, charg d. afaires at Constal
tlnople, in q dispatch dated April 9th, -repor
the following letter has been received by tel
gram at the legation OF the United State
MossoUL, April 9th, 8sO.-The, terrible far
!. inesin which we exist kills all the inhabitan
OF the town and those Of neighboring village
who are bling here en- masse. Their 81
ferings are indescribable: Finding no ceres
at all. some are eating corpses and become
i in consequence. Their lamentations are mo
heartrending. Most of them are dying
they have nothing to eat Those Of the inhal
tanis who have lived until now betweenlife al