Morris tribune., 1880-12-30
ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.


Chas. E. Smith, eldest son of Richard
Smith, of the Cincinnati Gazette Is dead.
The bookstore of Wesley Jones at Bur-
lington, Iowa, was burned with loss of
$20, 900.
The Touring mill of Keller Bros. at st.
Louis was burned last Thursday night.
Loss 100000.
The Baptist church and dwellings, a store
containing agricultural implements, ETC.,
burned at Chebanse.
A fire in the picker house of the Chicapee
Falls Manufacturing company, ut Chicapee
Falls, Mass, caused a damage of $40, 900.
John Hague, a farmer who was sitting as
juror in the district court, at Des Moines
became suddenly insane and was discharg-
ed and taken home.
Alex. Waer's large Touring mill at
Laperer, Mich, was burned. Loss 1926, 900:
insurance, $4,000 in the Miller's assOcia-
ton, and SIS, 600 in the North American.
John A. Kasson says a terribly stormy
passage was had across the ocean on his re-
turn to Vienna. Several passengers and
sailors were seriously injured. He was
thrown across the ship, receiving injuries
which put him in the surgeons care several
days.
A fire at Corsicana, Texas, resulted in the
total destruction of the stocks and buildings
of Fewell & Jester, hardware, loss, ST.
600; A. Fox Il Bro, dry goods, S52, 900;
t. j. Sullivan & Co., boots and shoes, 1923,
900. Adjoining buildings on both sides
were damaged about $10, 200. Insurance
about $4,000
The Milburn hotel, Toledo, O., situated
near the Milburn Wagon works in the sub
urbs of the city, has been destroyed by
fire. Henry Zieman, an employe Of the
wagon works, leaped from the third story
of the building and was instantly killed
Loss on building and contents was $14, 600
insurance $4,000.
| A man named Duncan Mcdonald, who
got on the cars at Hastings, Mimi, by some
means got under the cars and had his arm
cut off, little east of La Crosse. He is
apparently not in his right mind. After the
accident he wandered about three or foul
hours and his bloody trail could be followed
nearly or quite two miles. The surgeons
say his endurance is little less than mary
elous.
| Frank Hamilton, member of the sophomore
class of Harvard college, was drowned recently
while skating on the fish pond at Cambridge
He belonged in Indianapolis.
| LIE ONu VI I1OtitLuhle Ia, Is NTltlllllS I'LL
der the frowns of the fates. Since 1877 it has
experienced two cont1agrations, a great fooC
and big riot, and now the diphtheria is taking
off the children at the rate of a score day.
A farmer living near Weston, Ohio, while at
tending Grand Army affair, that took place
Christmas eve, in which all the family eXcep
two children, fourteen and sixteen years of age
participated, returned to find his house in ashes
and the children burned to crisp.
William Hamilton, aged thirty, a well know
conductor on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul road was frightfully crushed Christina,
eve. While making up his train-a freight-a
Palmyra, Wis, Hamilton ran between two car
to couple them, when he was knocked down
two trucks passing over his right leg, crushin,
it to jelly. He lived in great agony until mid
night, shortly before the arrival of his wife
when he died
A party of six were returning to Lucan, Can.
late Christmas night, from visiting friends il
the township of Mciiilroy Approaching tn
railway track, the horses baked, and the sleigl
was struck by a train of the London, H. & B
railway, near Claudebaye station. James Nc
Grath, his wife and brother, and Matthew an
Elton Blake, cousin, were instantly killed
McGrath's child, thirteen months old, was dan
gerously hurt, but may recover.
Near Bradford, Pa, while Albert, Maggie an
Thomas were trying to throw nitro lycerine i
a tub of hot water, the compound exploded wit
terrible force. Maggie was torn in pieces, an
an arm, his leg and lungs and heart were tn
largest portions of his body found. Perry wa
standing some distance away, but was throw
some distance against building with grea
violence, his hearing destroyed and body badl
bruised.