Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-15
FOREST FIRES.

FOREST FIRES.
SEAaEBTE, N. Y, April 14.-Part of district
of dense pine forest and cedar swamp fifty
miles long and ten miles wide. il burned over.
The fires continued to rage last night. Thou
sands of game and other birds, and many cat
tie suffocated. The smoke is 30 dense the sun
has not been seen for two days. The district
burned over is sparsely populated. The flames
are extending through Cumberland and ATTAIN
only be extinguished when they reach the
sea.
Fork RIVER, April l14.-The entire country
around is a mass of blaze. One hundred square
miles cedar and zine forest is consumed. The
greatest alarm is felt by the villagers who are
out fighting the flames. Two houses burned.
MANCHESTER, N. j., April 14.-There seems
no abatement to the terrible forest fire which
surrounds us. The fire has spent its force
here, but ia burning towards Barnegat. The
trains on the New Jersey Southern railroad to-
day ran the gauntlet with closed windows,
which were blanketed. But few passengers
undertook the dangerous ride. The heat was
intense and cars badly scOrched.
Toms RIVER, N. j., April H.-The great
to wards. Good Luck point and Island Beach.
Fears are felt that it will reach this town. The
people are fighting the fire. Ormitt's mills, on
the suburbs of town, are reported destroyed.
THE WHITAKER CASE.
WEST POINT, N. Y. April 14.-At the Whit
taker inquiry to-day, ex-Congressmsn Martin
]. Townsend, q. s. district attorney for North
ern New York, appeared by direction of the
secretary of war and assisted in conducting
the investigation. Proceedings were commenc.
ed with the Cross-examinstion of Post Surgeon
Alexander wss resumed. Townsend watched
closely all testimony, asking the witnesses
many questions. Townsend's examination of
Alexander referred in the main to the probable
quantity OF blood Whitaker lost,
witness saving about one ounce and half or
four table spoon fulls He did not think the
upturning of the eyeball could be considered
as a symptom of shamming.
Cadet Burnett testified his first reason for
s9specting Whitaker of shamm ming was that he
kept his eyeball turned up. Witness said sleep
coming after the loss of an Cunce aud half of
blood would be q troubled nervous sleep. It
would be inconsistent that man should claim
he was hit on the head and face if he knew that
afterwards no marks would show. Whitaker
told witness he had no difficulty recently and
had always been unmolested. He referred to
the cadets.
DR.. Lippincott, assistant surgeon, testified
that the wound on WhIttaker's clipped ear will
be permanent Disagreement. DR.. Lippin-
cott made one statement in his testimony
which Townsend deems highly important, that
twelve hours after Whitaker was found there
were plain indentures on his wrists and ankles
where he had been tied. Townsend claims
that this shows that he had been tied very
tightly and for long time. Adjourned until
Thursday.
AN OHIO BLAZE.
COLUMBUS O., April 14.-A State Journal
special from Lancaster says: A very destruc-
tive fire broke out in the old Amey foundry,
this afternoon, and before it could be checked
destroyed the foundry and several other
buildings. The loss will be over $4,000.
Among the buildings burned were Jacob
Hammond's foundry, loss $4,000, no insurance;
George Carter's grocery, loss, $2,500, insured
for 81, COO in the Peoples of Newark, and the
North American, of Philadelphia; the resi-
dences of Phil. Costley, Samuel Rodebauch,
Thomas Meeker, M. Glenn and the Misses
Kline, no insurance. 1t was only by untiriDg
effort that the fire was subdued. The excite
ment was intense during the fire.
KILLED BY A FALLING BEAM.
TRENTON, N. j., April 14.-While some
men were raising bridge in the new mill of
the New Jersey steel and iron works, a beam
fell, killing VIM. Obendefer and Lewis Pre-
vett.
GOLD swINDLER CAPTCRRD.
DENVER, April l4.-Peter Laviile, the ring
leader of the celebrated gold brick swindle,
last October, wac captured here by the Rocky
Mountain detective association, to-day.
FATAL COAL OIL EXPLOSION.
CHATHAM, Ont, April 14.-Robert Loure,
former mayor, and an extensive mill owner
and gram merchant, died, yesterday, from
burns received by the explosion of coal oil
lamp.
MINISTER EXPELLED
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April l4.-Rev. VIM B.
Orvas has been expelled by the Philadelphia
association of Congregational ministers, be-
cause of his connection with the Philadelphia
university of medicine and surgery. Where a
reporter recently purchased certificate to
practice medicine, the dean, president and SEQ
retary of the concern were ministers of the
Methodist church.
sCUTTLED BIS SHIP.
ST. JOHN, N. B., April ia sensation was
produced in court this afternoon during the
trial of Capt. Tower for scuttling the bark
Brothers Pride, when stevedore from Cardi-
mas testified the vessel took in a cargo of dirty
water at Cardinas. The prosecution are seek
ing to prove the cargo was worthless, while in
sured for $3S, 900 at Melado.
TANNERY BURNED.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, April 14.-The extensive
tannery of Hespler Bros. burned this afternoon.
Loss $4,000; insurance s75,0OO.
FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April 14.-Fire in the building on
the northeast corner of Main and Olive streets
this morning burned out the Riverside print
ing Office on the third floor, the shoe factory of
81. p. Tellerman on the fourth floor and some
what damaged the lower floor, occupied by Jo-
seph Garneau & Co., and l.. w. Hemp, Loss
probably $4,000.
sMorHERED BY FOUL GAS.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 14.-Daniel Miller and
Charles Frazer were to-day smothered in a well
they were digging near Gordonsville. Miller
descended, and not being heard from, Frazer
went down to ascertain the trouble, and was
speedily overcome by gas. Before assistance
arrived both were dead.
DIED TRYING TO SAVE LIFE
CINCINNATI, April Alt became known this
morning that Alex. Wilson left his home last
night to go to the Covington fire, telling his
wife that there we're many children in the ad-
joining houses and he would help get them
out. Since then he has not been seem Search
was made in the debris of the fallen walls and
at ! :45 this afternoon his body was found. He
had gone into one Of the little houses to assist
in saving the children and was there caught
by one of the falling walls and crushed to