Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-20

FIRE broke out on the 14th inst. in the car
, works at Milton, Pa, and heavy northwest
wind prevailing it VAS impossible to check the
progress of the flames until the entire business
portion of the town was destroyed. 1t is esti-
mated 400 buildings burned, including all the
churches The fire burned over q space of
seven squares in length and two in width. The
only important business places saved were the
rolling mills, nail works, Wilson's hynet factory
and the planning mills. Several bodies have
been recovered, but are burned beyond recogn-
ton. Two hundred aud fifty families were rem
dered homeless and are camping out IN the
fields. Loss estimated at 81, 800, 600; insurance
100000.
THE terrible forest fires in Pennsylvania still
continue. Over three million feet of lumber, a
vast amount of valuable timber and several
dwellings, and barns at Milford were burned
Six Thousand acres were ablaze on the 14th inst
The steam saw mill of David Dale d Son, at
Moscow, burned on the 14th inst.
A FIRE at Glendale, Hamilton county, Ohio
OH the 1ith inst, destroyed several buildings,
causing loss of 100000.
ANTON SoRGE, engineer of the Sherman house,
Chicago elevator, Was killed on the 18th inst,
by being caught between the floor Of the elevator
and the counterbalance- The upper part of the
unfortunate mans head was completely torn off.
A POWDER mill near Ashland, Pa, exploded
on the 18th INST, killing Edward Benzman and
injuring five Others.
The village of Stuypesant, eleven miles north
of Hudson, n, y, was destroyed by ire on the
18th instant involving a loss of over $500, 900;
insurance S100,000, caught in the storohouse Of
the New York AMI Catskill Steamship company.
Among the buildings burned are the postofiice,
house of the New Jersey Ice company, railroad
depot Clapps hotel Stuyvesant iron foundry,
st. Marys church and al the outbuldings on
both sides OF the railroad track, covering a
radius OF over a square mile.
DISPATCH from West Liberty, o., says that
town was visited on the 18th inst. by q disas-
trous cOnflagration. 1t spread with great rapid
ity. owing to coming in contact early With large
quantity Of coal oil stored IN drug store, and
in spite OF the utmost exertions Of citizens it
burned it's way through tho town. The total
loss is estimated at +20O,00O
The Whitewater coffin wor ks at Connorsylle,
Ind, burned on the 18th inst. Loss 100000;
insurance Tl2,000
The Mhills Manufacturing Co.'S works at
Fond du Lac, Wis, were totally destroyed by
fire on the 18th inst. The company had just
received fourteen carloads Of glass, and mp
wards Of 100000 worth OF finished sash and
doors were stored in the building which were
entirely destroyed. Total loss S!25, 900; in
suranee SO, 900.
THE hospital and stables of The Carbon coun-
ty, Pa, almshonse were destroyed by fire on the
18th inst Nine horses, twenty-four head OF
cattle and forty hogs were burned to death.
4 DISPATCH from Everett, Bedford county,
Pa. says four large bark sheds at Tecumseh
tannery, belonging to J. b. Hoyt & Co., New
York. burned on the 18th inst. The sheds con-
tanned about 10000 cords of bark involving q
loss of 500, 600; covered by insurance.
SHORTLY after noon on the 10Th inst. fire
again started i'll the lumber land at the head of
Foster Brook Valley, eight miles from Brad
ford, Pa. The wind was flowing gale and
the fire swept over the ridge consuming every
thing like 20 much reed. The villages Of Oil
Centre and Moddaughyile, with the exception of
one or two houses u nm pt'rely destroyed
About mile abov >~sn-.., eitro-glycer-
inc repository came in the course OF the flames
and exploded with terrible force. The territory
over which the fire swept Is so wide and the
points inaccessible that it is impossible to
gain correct information as to the actual loss.
A LARGE section of New Jersey is being de-
yastated by forest fires. The loss on cranberry
boys alone il estimated at $4,000, while the
cedar timber burned was the most valuable i'll
the state. The air is sitting with smoke and
the sun il obscured. Thousands of birds and
animals lying dead in the woods tell of the de-
struction.
Tan cars jumped the rails near Frankfort
n. Y, on the 18th inst, and were wrecked On
the same day five tanks of oil took fire in a
freight train near Rome, N. Y, making a terri
fc explosion. Rails were twisted like cord, ties
burned and fences destroyed.
Ar Island Pond, Vt, on the 18th inst, a
terrific wind storm blew down steamboat house
and large covered bridge across the railroad
track.
A CHEAP lodging house kept by Chas
Schuetze st. Louis, burned early on the morn
ing of the 18th inst, and four men, Mike Eber-
lein, cripple, blind man named Fisher, Fritz
Scholto or Scholter, and another man, name I'M
known, were sufIocatod. Several dodgers jumped
from the third story windows, their exit by the
stairs being cut off, and were more or less in
jured.
DAVID Il. S. SHANNON & Co., junk dealers,
Baltimore, purchased a quantity of CONCEALED
sllrapnel shells at Fort MclIenry, and took part
of them outside on the 18th instant to break
up. Francis G.. Shannon, n brother of David
r., with Herman Bush. John Farblee and Henry
Hamhn, were the men engaged in the work;
and Robert Steinman, a boy named John Burke,
an unknown boy and German man We're pre-
sent, looking on. An anvil was used for break
ing, and one of the men held the shells on it
while another struck them with a heavy sledge
hammer Before the shells were subjected TO
blows water was poured on Them Notwith-
standing this pfecautlon one of the shells ex-
ploded and the boy John Burke, and Herman
Bush. John Farbee, Robert Shannon, the Ger
man who was present, and the other boy were
instantly killed, and Francis Shannon and Henry
Hamlin severely wounded.
ADAM BENsTER's furniture factory at Buffalo,
burned on the llth instant. Loss S35, 900; in
surauce 500 0OQ