River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

VIM FRAZIER was caught and crushed
to death between two great stones while
quarrying at Bald Knob, Arkansas.
DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN's residence, stu
ated in Buncombe, Dubuque county,
Iowa, was destroyed by fire with all its
contents. Loss. $1,000; no insurance.
SAMUEL PYE, living in Brooklyn, New
foundland, was pulling his taree chill
dren, two boys and girl, on the ice to
school, when the sled broke through the
ice and all the children were drowned.
FoUR men were drowned at White
Rapids, New Brunswick. The boat they
were in with nine others began to fill,
when they jumped overboord; those re-
naming in the boat were saved.
COL MCCU LLUM, Of Hampton, Ca,
was killed by Town Marshal Mckneely.
The two men had just had a fight, and
McKneely procured shotgun and
killed McCullum.
The steamer Monterey, of The Pacific
Coast Steamship cOmpany's line, went
ashore near Fort Ross and will probably
prove a total loss. The crew, passen gers,
and baggage was saved. The vessel was
a wooden screw steamer of 322 IONS.
CHAs. WILSON, near st. Louis, Gratiot
count z, went to the river in the morning
to battle, when the undercurrent drew
him under His body is not yet found ,
although the river is being thoroughly
drag ed
A FIyE.YEAR OLD son of A. G. Han
cock, of Cedar Rapids, Ia, western cor
respondent of Wakes Spirit Of the Times,
fell off boat returning from an excur-
sion on the Cedar River, and was
drowned. The body has not been found.
THE Union Packing Box Factory on
John street, between Pearl and Jay
streets. Brooklyn, and adjoining the
plumbing and copper works of A. &.
Reaney, and S Clark, burned. Loss,
$4,000. Insured.
JOSEPH Bowers, of Muncie, Ind,
aged Is, well known and highly respect
cd, while riding on horseback, was
thrown on the ground, the horse at the
same time falling on him, and fracturing
his skull in such manner that his con-
dition is very serious and his recovery
doubtful.
Two freight trains collided on the
Grand Trunk, one mile east OF Battle
Creek, Mich. All hands escaped by
jumping. The en- Sines and cars are teIe-
scoped. and a total wreck. They were
loaded with grain. Loss, $4,000. The
cause ia said 10 be carelessness of the
conductors and engineers.
WILLIAM T. AVERY, representative
from the Memphis district in congress
for two terms prior to the war, was
drowned by the capsizing of boat at
Ten.mile Bayou, Arkansas. Deceased
had gope with a party of gentlemen on
q fishing excursion. The remains have
been recoverde
THE engineer of freight train at
Champaign, Illinois. discovered a
man lying beside the track at Also
Saturday morning and whistled to awak-
en- him, but he was 10 drunk TO move.
The pilot mashed his skull so that he
died this morning. The man proved TO
be John Early, who is said 10 have rela-
tives living in Newark, N. j.
WHILE Jacob Wichafer was driving
through the streets of st. Joseph, Mo-,
his horse jogging along at lively trot,
the rear wheel struck a raised part OF
the street-car track, the jar pitching him
out head foremost. He broke his collar
bone and received other injuries which
are very serious. His life is despaired
OF. He IS wellknown and highly es-
teemcd young German.
A YOUNG man named Scarborough,
living rear De Soto, Dallas county, Iowa,