Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-08
CASUALTIES.

A BOILER explosion in ChllCF steam forge,
Buffalo, n. Y, on the I'd inst, killed Superin-
tendent Kanlmerer, severely injured three
Others end demolished the larger part of the
building
A.. Bradford, Pa, on the I'd inst, fire de-
stloyed Applabee Rogers grocery, J. c..
Holmes wholesale liquor store. Dilberth's bar
Der shop, Wrights wholesale grocery, Titusville
house, Academy Of Music Campbell & Twins
restaurant, Nichols clothing store, Edinburg
house, Hanlan's hotel Folwell d Notes drug
store, Sulvan's saloon, Devitts saloon, Jenkins
meat market, Cory house, Washington house.
and Travellers house. Loss $4,000 insured
NEAR South Amboy N j., On the I'd inst,
sparks from locomotive ignited fire which
burned over between 1000 and 5000 acres Of
woodland Wood choppers houses wagons,
wood choppinS implements and maple sugar
houses, were consumed. Loss heavy.
BY the breaking of a scaffold on the LIST inst.
ten men engaged in the erection of the iron
bridge over the Hudson at Lansingburg, N. j.,
were preciptated into the river, distance of AZ
feet. Three were badly in ured and another lost
an eye.
A PARTY of twelve in a wagon we're thrown
over an embankment two miles west of Terre
Haute, Ind, on the LIST inst, drowning two
ladies, a Miss Otterman and Miss Hanna.
A FIRE at Twelfth and William street. Phila-
delphia, on the LIST instant, caused a loss to
Conway Co. of 100000; to the Novelty Paper
Box company $4,000; BEGINNER Bros, machin-
ists $4,000, and J. W. johnson $4,000; all in
sured. The building was almost entirely des-
troyed
FIRE starting in s. A. Gray's building on Main
street, Houlton, Me-, on the 1st instant, spread
rapidly and the flames were not suppressed I'M
til ten business places We're burned. Total loss
$40. 000 insurance $4,000.
Brown COUNTY, Crexas) courthouse and jail
were burned by an incendiary fire on the lst
inst The records we're destroyed aud several
prisoners burned to death. Pecuniary loss
100000.
The Van Skuck Mill at Providence, r. l., was
damaged by fire on the LIST inst, to the extent
of $25,000.
The dwelling of Mr.. Holloway, near Silver
Lake, Kosciusko county, Indiana. was burned
on the 1st inst. Mrs. Holloway and her child,
year old, persisted in the flames.
A SPAN of a bridge over the Wyandotte river
ON the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, gave way
under freight train on the 3lst ult., and eight
cars fell to the river bank. Nobody was hurt,
az the engine had safely crossed the bridge.
The wreck was burned Loss $4,000
SAnuEL PRICE and Edward Ramon, aged IA
and Is, we're playing III a boat at Toronto, Can
ada, on the evening of the 29th ult., and
drifted out into the lake. The boat containing
Their dead bodies was found near Niagara next
morning.
G. X. ALLEN, late express agent, who had
charge of the bullion stolen from the express
office at Sidney, Neb., was arrested at Cheyenne,
on the goth ult., charged with completely III the
robbery.
A FIRE broke out ON the 3Oth ult., in the gal
lev of the police boat Seneca at New York. All
on board were asleep at the time. The steward,
Charles H. Berry, was burned to death in his
bunk and officers Patrick II. Kelly and Robert
j. Vail were probably fatally burned.
PETER SMITH and Patrick Cantwel, tinsmiths.
were blown from the roof of the Seventh Regi-
ment amory, New York, on the Both ult., aud
! killed.
FIRE at Port Austin, Mich, on the 30th,
! caused loss of SO, 900; insured.
/ On the 9th ult., fire damp explosion oc-
| cured in the CASTOR coal mines at Paramount,
/ w. Va by which two miners, James Reese and
| Joseph Work. lost their lives. number of
/ miners were in the mines at the time and es-
/ capped more or less bruised and burned.
HARVEY CLAYTON, a young man residing at
| Warrington. W. Va. fell between the cars at
] Wheebng w. Va, on the 2Sth ult, and the
train passed over him, seyering the body in two.
DURING thunder storm at Foxbury, Pa, on
the night of the 9th, lightning strnck a ten
thousand barrel oil tank belonging to the Fox
/ Farm Pipe Line. The tank was most full and
! was total loss.
TAcEABEHRY. VAN KEuRES u FLoYDs whole
sale grocery at Sioux City, Ia, together with a
warehouse adjoining, was consumed by fire on
the 9th. Loss 100000; insurance $4,000.
KANSAS CRY dispatch Of the 26th says the
city hospital near the city, burned to the
ground, and its eighteen inmates escaped only
/ by terrible exertions, as they were suffering
from wounds and disease. They crawled out
into a rainstorm, and were unprotected for two
hours The main building was destroyed.