The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17

LIGHTNING struck the custom house at Poters-
burg, Pa, on tho 9th inst, badly stunning SOW
cral employees. A. Archer, bookkeeper In the
tho Bank Of Petersburg, while writing, was
knocked from his seat and stunned, tho pen In
his hand being melted,
srMrsoS's knitting factory at Toronto, burned
ON tho It'll inst. Loss heavy.
THE Mississippi Ice company's three houses
md three belonging to Huse, LOOMS 4 Co., to-
gether with the extensive stove foundry OF the
Excelsior manufacturing company, were con-
sumed by fire at st. Louis, No., on tho 7th inst
Total loss over Sls0,000. Two iiremen were
killed and several badly hurt.
SPECIALS dated the 9th inst. report additional
disasters on tho Florida coast. The schooner
Rosa Eppingor, from Cedar Keys for New York,
il total wreck. The first mate, Joseph Bayles,
IL lost. The brig Long Preade from Apalachi-
vessels, names unknown, are ashore. A large
ship, apparently about 1000 tons burthen, was
dismasted and IN the breakers near 1t. Sebas-
tian. A large portion Of the bottom OF the ship
was newly coppered. A lot Of mahogany came
ashore on the 9th inst. Mt st. Johns Ga.
LARGE boiler in tho pump station OF tho
United Lines, at Bradford, Pa, exploded ON
the 9th inst, killing tho engineer, 4. J. Bennett.
AT a late hour ON the night Of the 9th inst,
Ohio road, ran into calf near Fostoria, Ohio,
and was thrown from the track. Engineer VIM.
Sandcrson was jammed against the iire-box and
held until roasted to death. The fireman
jumped and was injured in such manner ~ to
render him insane and wandered into the woods,
where ho was afterwards found. six cars were
demolished.
DURING u thunder storm on the 9th number
of persons collected at the house Of Moses Pre-
witt. four miles south OF Upton, KY, for
shelter. While they were in tho house bolt
Of lightning came down the chimney bursting
through above the mantel piece. Killing Mrs.
Jas. Walden and James Prewitt, and woundins
Mrs. Prcwitt. All in the house were shocked at
the time.
The steamer San Salvador was probably lost
during u cyclone on tho 10Th ult. Sho left
Truxillo August II, for Havana, where she was
due tho 18th and has not since been heard from.
Her agents at Havana telegraph that they fear
she In lost. She was an American steamer OF
97l tons, owned by London merchants and en-
gagged III the cattle trade. Her captain il Parke,
Honduras gentleman. Her first mate and en-
ginCcr are white men and shipped from New
York. The Others are black men.
THr boiler Of portable saw mill near vinton,
Gala county, o., exploded on the 9th inst,
killing Sam Davis and Jas, DonneIly, and seri-
ously injunng another employee.
4 LAREE tannery in Chicago, awned by Paul
Populorum, burned 10 the ground on tho 9th
init. Loss on building and contents between
$4,000 and 100000, covered by insurance.
Eva R.YBuRN and Maggie Mullery were
drowned while bathing in the Maramcc river ut
Glendale station, No., on the 4th inst.
LANCASTER Co.'S distillerynear Greensboro,
Ky, was burned on the 9th inst, together with
$4,000 bushels OF corn. Ergeman's towering
mill at Rockport, Ind, ten miles from Ovens
boro, was totally destroyed by fire on the same
day.
FIRE on North Water and Michael streets,
Mobile, Ala, on the 9Th inst, destroyed several
large brick structures occupied by business
houses. The loSs is estimated ut $3.50, 900; i'll
surance S23O,OO0
Tux Dudley house, the largest hotel in Sala-
manca, Pa, and over twenty other buildings,
were reduced to ashes on the ith inst. The total
loss Is estimated at 1857 900; insurance SG0, 900.
MARSHALL & Bios sheet iron rolling MILL
at Philadelphia. was burned on the ith inst.
Loss $50, 900; insured.
The Eagle facing works, Cincinnati, o., were
burned on the it'll inst. LOSS $4,000.
HENRY BERGER, Chicago boy visiting at Sea
View, n. j., was drowned while bathing Oh the
ith inst.