Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-08-26

an instant the entire building was in
flames. The fire spread rapidly destroying
warehouses, tenements, freight cars, an
old skating-rink and much other property
The loss IS estimated at 52,000,000.
THE tug Mcfarland. of Port Robinson
capsized and sank in Lake Erie on the Goth
inst. Her crew, four in number, held on
to boards for six or seven hours, and were
all rescued except one, a boy, who became
exhausted just before deliverance arrived,
and was drowned.
ELIJAH GREEN was crushed to death at
the Michigan Central yard, Jackson,
Mich, by falling between the freight-house
dock and freight train. When found he
was not to be recognized except by his
clothing, his head being literally mashed
and arm being torn from the socket. He
leaves a wife and child.
A FIRE at the Boston navy-yard, on the
23rd inst, cost the government 100000. 1t
originated in the rope-walk, ane the prin-
cipal damage was done to cordage. A
good deal of valuable machinery was also
consumed Cause, an overworked engine,
which produced combustion by friction.
A CARRIAGE containing Mrs Mahoney,
and four in number of the family, attempt
ed to cross the track in front of locomo-
tive, at Elizabeth, n. Y. The horses be-
came frightened and ran away. The car
riage was demolished and the colored
driver killed. Mrs. Mahoney had her
back broken, one daughter fatally in
iured, and other occupants seriously
hurt.
A SPECIAL from Eureka, New, of the
18th inst, says: At ten o'clock this
forenoon, a fire broke out on the east side
Of Main street, south of Odd Fellows
building, it travelled rapidly and spread
substantially over the same ground as the
great fire a year ago. The loss is even
more, as the buildings were better and
newer. The fire e xtended south on Main
street, and swept everything northward
The wind was blowing gale. Among
prominent buildings and institutions de
stroyed may be mentioned the following:
Mau's brewery, Leader printing office,
Odd Fellows building, Jackson House,
Quilted but standing; International Hotel,
theatre, and all intervening buildings,
save Paxton & Co.'S bank, Pickard &
1t is impossible to form any estimate of the
losses, but the amount must be about one
million dollars. All of the private resi-
dences on Spring, Buell. and Paul streets,
north of the Episcopal church, were con
sumed. There can be no doubt that many
families are left destitute.
TEXAS was visited by tornado of ter
rife and fatal power onthe 21st inst. A
special thus recites particulars. Mata-
moras looks as if bombarded, brick build
ings being torn out of long blocks 1t is
estimated that POO houses are demolished
or unroofed. The stocks of goods destroy
ed is estimated at 100000 Brownsville is
III but little better shape. At Point Isabel
and Brozos the storm was most disastrous.
In Brownsville Latimers china shop and
adjoining building is in ruins, the streets
full of debris, houses wrecked and trees
and fences blown down The infantry
barracks are badly scattered and consider
able damage done to officers in quarters,
twenty-eight horses and seven mules be-
longing to the government were killed.
The artillery.barracks were unroofed and
the cavalry stables blown flat. The con-
vent was also unroofed and its fence blown
down. The tug Ethel and the steamboats,
John Scott and George Brown were sunk
at Point Isabel. The Petno was wrecked
and the schooner Julia Willet was blown
ashore. The Bravo went to pieces and the
pilot boat Ada is missing. The quarantine
station and the old light house at Brazos
is gone. A Ne,cs special estimated the
damages by the storm as follows: Mata-
moras, 100000; Brownsville, $250000;
Garrison, $4,000; Point Isabel and ship
ping, 100000.