Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-05-20
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A SHOCKING and fatal accident occurred
in the Sherman house elevator, Chicago,
Anton Sorge, the engineer Of the house,
having the upper portion of his head
completely torn off by being caught be-
tween the floor of the basement and the
counter-balance of the elevator. He
was hunting for missing wrench and
had forgotten that the balance descended
as the elevator went up.
A FRAME boarding house in st. Louis
burned on the mOIning of the 18th and
four men mike Eberlen, a cripple. a
blind man named Fisher, Fritz Sholte
or Shotler, aud another man whose name
is unknown,) were suffocated. Sever al
lodgers jumped from the third story
windows, their exit by the stairs being
cut off, and were more or less injured.
The house was an old frame rookery, and
burned like tiuder. The loss to property
is small.
The governor of Pennsylvania, has
| furnished the associated press with a
statement that the contribution made to
the Milford sufferers, although liberal.
are far short of The needs of the people
Three thousand people are entire ly des-
titute, and knives, forks, spoons, coffee
pots, all kinds Of clothing and bedding,
as we'll as cooking utensils, are as much
needed as provisions. The governor
asks for such contributions, and that
they be sent at once as the suffering is
very great.
A ADEADwOOD, special of the 18th, says
that al explosion of giant powder at
High TOde mine near Central city, in
stantly killed three men. Over 100
pounds of powder was accidently ex-
ploded. 1t is supposed spark flew from
the anvil and exploded the powder. The
names of the killed are Samuel L. Kim
bic, JOS Gilmore and L. Truesdell, the
two former from Janesville, Wisconsin,
and the latter from Canada, where he
leaves a wife and family. Kimble leaves
wife and two children here Gilmore
was unmarried. The bodies of all three
were blown into atoms and beyond re
cognizance. Pieces of flesh, bones, ETC.,
were scattered over a mile square in all
directions. The largest piece found be-
ing mans head. The sight beggars de-
scriltion, being the most horrible and
sickening ever witnessed in the Black
Hills.
A FIRE broke out in Milford, Pa, on
the 14h INST, and before IL could be
stayed 400 buildings were consumed
The fire burned over seven squares in
length and two in breadth. Two hun
dred and fifty families-in all 5000 per
sons are rendered homeless and destitute
by the COnf1agratiOn. Several bodies
have already been taken from the ruins.
| Large quantities of household goods
were loaded on the cars and take n up and
down the roads and the fields around
the town are filed with goods. During
the confusion many articles were stolen.
One lady lost $60,000in governm't bonds.
The fire ragged so fiercely in the upper
part of the town, that most of the people
barely escaped with their lives. The
wife of DR.. Cyrus Brown is badly buru.
ed, and several others are severely in.
jured. The loss is variously estimated
at from $1,C00,0O0 to $2,0G0,0O0, but no
accurate estimate can be given tonight.
| The mansion of ex Gov. Bollock was de-
stroyed.
AT a matinee in Atlanta, Georgia to
be given by amateurs composed of some
of the best young ladies and gentlemen
in the city, paradise and Peri" was
down on the bills The audience had as
sembled, and the performance was soon
to begin. A crowd of young ladies in
costumes were in the one of the dressing.
rooms, WHARF servant girl lighted the
gas for them to burn cork to
black their eyebrows. Several OF
the young ladies had on wings, repre-
senting angels, made of cotton. One OF
the young ladies came near gas Jet,
when it 1gnited, and in moment sever
al young ladies were enveloped in
flames, their thin tarlatan dresses burn.
ing rapidly. A panic ensued and all
the young ladies rushed from the room
One, Miss Abbie Hammond, formerly of
Baltimore, jumped from the balcony to
the stage below, among the young men,
Miss Maggie Chapman ran against a
young man, and, falling was thereby
burned the most seriously of any. Her
physicians say she cannot recover. She
inhaled the flames, and is horribly burn
about the face and BODY. Miss Katie
Mayrant, formerly of Charleston, fell
down the stairs of the stage entrance
and ran out on the street envelOped in
flames. when she was caught by a man
and held while one placed his hand over
her mouth, and ot4ers tore the burning
clothing from her person. The shrieks
of the young ladies attracted a large
crowd outside, and produced a pane
among those on the stage. Five young
ladies were seriousl, burned, and several
were also burned about the face, ands
and arms in extinguishing the flames
The occurrence has created a very sad
| feeling throughout the city.