River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-02
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

! AUGUSTUS WERNER, of Canto, O., died
Of lockjaw, caused by spraining his ankle
! in jumping out of bed
THE gale of Nov 23rd was the most
| severe ever experienced on Lake Ontario.
| Many vessels are reported wrecked, and
| the loss of property and life, is enorm-
| Gus.
| A COLLISION on the New York and New
| England road near Andover, killed a
brakeman and wrecked two engines and
nine cars An engineer who caused the
disaster has fled.
The prairie region Of Minnesota is suf-
fering greatly from lack of fuel. Tele-
grams of inquiry sent out by Governor
Pillsbury elicit hearty condemnation OF
the railroads traversing the new section.
A LARGE fleet of loaded vessels have
been frozen up in the chain of lakes A
Detroit dispatch reports seyenty-four in
Lake Erie bound for Chicago, and TWEEN
ty-eight in St Clair river headed for Buff
fac.
A CINCINNATI Waterman burst on the
Goth inst, at the corner Of Central avenue
and Wade street, flooding the region for
squares around, endangering several
houses. The damage was 10000.
THE BODY of a oman named Jane Err
win was found, partially devoured by hogs,
in a lonely spot at Hunters Point, New
York, on the 23d inst 1t is not known
whether she was murdered or fell down
the embankment near which she was found.
her death resulting from exposure.
AT the reception rendered Joel Hebree
and wife, at the residence of the brides
father, at Coldvile, Tenn, arsenic was
used by mistake for soda. Five persons
have died from the effects of it, and thirty
others are dangerously ill.
AMONG the fires reported on Thanhs-
giving day were the destruction of saw
mill and marble works at East Canaan,
Conn, with $50, 600 loss; seven buildings
at Havana. ILL.,, wiping out $4,000, and
the Tuna Valley house, at Bradford, Pa,
with loss of $25, 600. The steamer Algi-
tina put in at st. Johns, \. F., with her
cotton on fire.
THE Leadville Chronicle says sixty Ia
borers were buried in snow slide. on the
Goth of Nov, near Chalk Greek, on the
kokomo extension of the Denver and Rio
Grande road. About II a. M. they no
ticed some pine trees trembling, and in
an instant the slide came with loud
roar, tearing up the track for distance
of quarter Of a mile and burying so
men.
In New York city on Ord Of Nov. The
horses attached to a large beer wagon ran
away, and dashed the wagon against
Cross Town car, of the Canal street line,
entirely wrecking it and throwing it from
the track. Four men and three women
were in the car; two of the former and
two of the latter were severely injured.
The name of one only was learned
Betsey Winfield, of Henry street. The
driver of the wagon was arrested.
\ SPECIAL from Wilmington, Del, of the
18th inst, SAYS: Three small children of
HYATT Hutton died here last week, two on
Thursday and one on the day following.
1t was thought that death was caused by
scarlet fever, but subsequent investigation
goes to show that accidental poisoning war
the probable cause. This idea is advanced
by the attending physician. and in proof
of il ii is stated that just before the chill
dren were taken sick they ate uncooked
sweet potatoes, on the vines of which Paris
green had been sprinkled TO drive away
the potato beetle.
THE printing department attached 10
Hostetter < Smiths stomach bltters man
ufsctory, Pittsburg. Pa, was discovered In
flames on the 9th inst, and, before the
hremen were able to gain mastery of the
fiery elements, which spread rapidly, ow-
ing the combustible material contained IN
the building the entire structure was de-
stroyed, involving a loss of about forty
thousand dollars which is fully covered by
insurance. The main building was but
slightly damaged In the department de-
stroyed a large number of women were
employed who win be thrown out of work
temporarily. The fire was first discovered
on the second floor and il is supposed to
have originated from the stove in the
eomposing-room As this Is the season of
the year that almanacs were being pub
hshed. the fire was PARTICULARS unfortu-
nate