Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-12

miles from Columbia, S. c., on the 9th, q negro
cabin burned, and two mon, woman and SIX
children persisted in the flames.
A FIRE in Chinese wash house in San Fran
cisco, on the 5tb, made sad havoc. Eleven
bodies were taken from the ruins during the
day. The fire originated from pipes in which
the Chinese we're smoking opium, and were too
supplied to escape.
THE schooners Daniel Harding and Kate New
man colided during the storm on the night Of
the Sd, ut Tome river, N. j.. the latter sinking
with all but one Of the crew. Seven dead bodies
have been washed ashore at Tomo river. Three
bodies were washed ashore near Now York, sup
posed to have belonged to the crew Of q bark
which founderei of Long Branch.
The couaty court house at Dallas, Texas, was
burned on the 18th, with many valuable papers.
Loss about $4,000.
STAPLES marble block at Biddeford, Me-, was
Quilted and an adjoining brick block badly dam
aged by fire on the 5th. Loss ZOO; insur-
ance 800, 600.
A DIsAsrRoUs fire occurred at Fort Collins,
Col, on tho night of the Sd, resulting in the
destruction Of WEIGHS block, corner Of Noun
tain and Colleao avenues. Mr.. A. Hopkins and
Miss Tll!c Irwin, who were sleeping in the
building, were burned to death. Eight other
persons who roomed there escaped. Loss $780,
pCu; insurance E2D, 600.
THE steamer City Of Macon, from Savannah
for New York, 'eports the loss OF about forty
bales OF cottona and some other miscellaneous
freight, by fire, Soon after leaving port on the
31st.
AT Milwaukee,, Wis, on the Sd, Mary Ertle,
servant girl, WA burned to death in kitchen
through the ignition Of her clothing while at
work near the 4ove.
THE Southport paper mill, West Springfield,
Mass, one OF the oldest mills in the state,
burned on the 3D.. Insurance $4,000.
A TERRIBLE storm ragged along the Atlantic
coast ON the u. Piers and bath houses at
Long Branch ind Coney island we're swept
away. Several Vessels were driven ashore. The
captain OF the big Augustine ashore at Atlantic
vile, n. j., shd himself when he saw his vessel
would be wrecied. The crew were saved with
difficulty. Wp. Murphy, brakeman ON the
Hudson River railroad, was blown from the
train and killed. Edward Neil, New York
newsboy, while passing through train Of cars,
was blown from the platform and killed.
The Milwaukee, Wis, county hospital on the
poor farm at Wauwatosa in that county, burned
carly on the morning Of the Sd. Two of the
inmates perish,d in the flames Pecuniary loss
about $4,000; no insurance.
JOHN A. EBnsT's furniture fact DRY at Phila-
$50, 900; no Insurance.
The Keysto,e flour mill in the same city also
burned on thd2d Loss 800 200; insured 81
900.
AT Middlebwn, n. j., Linda Young was
burned to deaih while lighting fire in the high
school. Her mother, endeavoring to extinguish
tho flames, va probably fatally burned.
AT Easton, Mass, on the 1st Jno. 7. Card
Nor and wife hYrned IN death with their hnuaa
THE funitup factory of Geo. c. Flint & Co.,
154 and 156 West Nineteenth street, New York,
burned on the2d. Loss 400, 000 partially in
sured.
The boiler # Clark & Co.'s mill, Pittsburg
Pa, blew up d the I'd, killing Engineer Albert
Orran, and b,dly scalding JacoL Berger and
VIM. Brannon.
An express train ut Chester, Pa. on the LIST
inst, ran over and killed Henry Grant and Geo.
Adds, who crossing the track in a carriage.
William Rhodes was sever y wounded.
THE steamer Bengore, laden with coal from
Penarth for Gibraltar, foundered when two days
out from port. Thirteen of the crew were
drowned and six saved.
A FIRE Mt Portland, Mich, on the 3lst, de-
stroyed Griffin Il Campbelrs planning mill, and
stock of the Hunter tool company. Loss Sl5,-
900; insurance $4,000.
A POLISH boy, name unknown, was suffocat
ed by the burning of Nieman, Lenz Il Co.'S
furniture factory at Chicago, on the 3lst. Pc
cuniary loss by the fire, $4,000
JOHN MAxwFIL's rubbing stove works at
Molden, on the Hudson, were totally destroyed
by fire on the list. Loss $4,000.
FIRE on Washington street, Boston, on the
LIST, burned Morsc's lime and cement store and
Stearn's humber warehouse, causing loss of
IL 0OO On afock and huildlnp