Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-27
CASUALTIES.


York, Pa, were damaged by fire to the extent
Of s25, 900 on the 21st inst.
AN immense field of ice spread from the west
coast of Newfoundland to Cape Conso and a
fleet of nearly one hundred sail was delayed by
it. Two large Norwegian barques were lost
near Rose Blanche, \. f., but tbs crews were
saved. 1t is supposed many more vessels will
be lost a. the ice il very heavy. The steamer
Prinz Wilhelm, from Barrow for Montreal with
railroad iron, had both bows stove in by the ice
May Ii, and had to throw overheard $50 tons of
the cargo to save the vessel. The steamer put
into Sydney, C. b., for repairs.
SAD disaster occurred at Potsdam. Ger.
many, on the Dist inst. The beautiful poem
house on Peacock island has been destroyed by
fire, together with the whole of the costly and
rare contents.
AT Cincinnati, o., on the Dist inst, two boys
named john Murphy and John Trainor, ten
years Of age, went bathing in Mill creek. One
of the boys got beyond his depth and cried out
to his companion, who went to his assistance,
when they were both carried down stream by
the current and drowned.
LARGE frame hall in Akron, o., in process
Of erection for a sangerfest, fell on the Goth
INST, but killed no one.
AT Dayton, o., on the goth inst, large
building occupied DN lnOHdS NlAOl uS Il paper
bag factory was burned. Loss $4,000.
BOILER explosion in McLeand 4 Blaike's
saw mill. near Halifax N. f., killed Hugh Boyd
and Allan leighton.
WHILE Fletcher Lafferty and wife and John
Euchner and wife were rowing in Lime lake,
N. Y, on the evening Of the 10th inst, the
boat ran against snag and capsized. Mrs.
Euchner and Mr.. Laferty were drowned, and
tba ,tb aI thair E-aa Tta, d.
struggle by chnging to the boat.
JAMES f. TURNER died suddenly at Buffalo,
on the 18th inst, while being put under the
influence of chloroform for the purpose of per-
forming surgical operation. Twelve doctors
were in attendance to witness the operation.
On the evening of the 18th inst, portion
of the Pennypackeis plumbago mine, near
Chester Springs, caved in, killing Joseph Miles
and James X. Brown. Their bodies were crushed
and mangled horribly
BLAKE & LAcY's planning mill and 100000
feet of lumber at Pittsburg, Pa vas burned on
the 18th INST. Loss 100000, insurance $780,
600.
CORNERSTONE, Potter county, Pa, was
burned on the 18th inst. About forty buildings
were destroyed. Loss abou. $500, 900; insur-
ance $4,000
A SASH and blind factory at Kingston, N. Y,
burned on the 18th inst. Loss $50, 900; insur
ance $4,000.
A FIRE at Salvisa, Mercer county, KY, on the
18th inst, destroyed block in the business
part of the town. Loss estimated at 100000
The steamer Ruby, an excursion boat, while
lying Off the north pier, Chicago, burned on the
18th, the captain and one seaman making q mar
row escape. Loss $4,000; insured.
The Centennial brewery of John Gardiner *
Co.. Philadelphia, was damaged by fire between
$4,000 and 100000 on the 18th inst. The
flames originated from an explosion in the malt
house caused by friction. Insurance Sl3O,0O0.
CnAs. FULLY, while intoxicated, was Iun over
and killed by fast express tram, at Lafayette,
Ind, on the 10th inst.
DEoosrER & CLARKs furniture storehouse
and factory, at st. Paul, Mimi, was burned on
the 10th inst. Loss S25, 600; nearly covered by
insurance.
sTAvE factory at Toledo, Ohio, burned on
the 16.h. Loss $4,000.
FIRE on Third street, Louisville, KY, on
the 10th inst, caused a loss of $4,000.
A CYCLONE at Rosebud Landing, Dakota, on
the 18th instant, completely demolished all the
warehouses which were used for storing Indian
supplies.
THREE of the five missing boats of the mail
steamer American, which foundered in the pas
sage from Cape Good Hope for South Africa,
were picked up on the oath and 25th of April by
the American bark Emma f. Hartman, latitude
degrees 80 minutes north and longitude de-
grees west. The bark transferred the peopleto
the steamer Coansea, which landed them at
Grand Basin. There the British steamer Sene-
gal took them aboard for Grand Canary Island,
ON reaching which the Senegal struck on sunk
en- rock and was run ashore to safe life. All
were saved except John Patterson, drowned by
the boat capsizing. News of the missing boats
has been awaited with intense anxiety i'll Lon
don and at the Cape.