The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-04-02
CASUALTIES.

OK the Goth gun fell from the hands of Mr..
Baulden, living in the town of Waverly, Rice
county, Mimi, and the bullet passing through
the door pierced the heart OF his daughter. rs
years old. She died in ten minutes.
Ten small buildings at Superior City, Wiz,
including the postoffice and Sheridan house.
burned on the 26th. ~
Two white men and one negro were killed
and several others injured by the explosion OF
the boiler 10 Samples mill, near Columbus, Ga,
on tina 25th.
FIRE in the pottery works of whittmorc.
Robinson Co., Akron, Ohio, caused damage
to the amount of $4,000.
The steamboat Little p. burned in sight Of
Vicksburg, Miss, on the oath inst, while COM
ing from Yazoo River. Boat and cargo of over
hundred bales OF cotton total loss. No lives
lost.
AT Red Bluff, Cal, on the night of the oath
INST, q two story employees boarding house, on
the ranch Of ]. s. Cone, four miles cast of town,
burned. Christopher Smith persisted in the
burned, but not seriously.
KEESE, N. H., suffered to the extent OF $40
600 by fire on the 2ith inst; insurance $4,000.
WILLIAM o. HOGAN, q carpenter, fell from q
building IN course Of erection at Nashville on
49,
The annex steamer plying between JERSEY
City and Brooklyn came in collision with the
Pioneer, Off the battery, on the Oath inst. and
was badly damaged. One passenger fell into
the river and was drowned.
NEWS was received at New York on the oath
OF the destruction by fire Of the entire BUSINESS
portion OF SANTANA, Santo Domingo, on the 9Th
inst Estimated loss S150, 900. The fire cover
ed space Of about six acres.
THE large brick building In process of erection
by the Russell Car Wheel company, foot of
Walker street, Detroit, Mich, was blown down
by the heavy wind storm prevailing on the 23d
inst. dozen workmen were buried In the
wreck, two of whom were seriously and one
fatally injured.
The village Of Poplar Plains, Fleming county,
Ky, was almost entirely destroyed by ON the
Esd. loss $4,000. No fire department.
A MILLION feet Of lumber in the yard of the
Paine d Co., Northern Pacific Junction, Mimi.
burned on the 2Sd inst. Insurance $40, 900.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, suffered heavy loss by
fire on the 23d inst.
OK the 2Sd inst. fire broke ont ON the mill
premises Of Pearson Son Saginaw CITY. Mich.
and burned the store, cooper shop, drill house
and quantity OF slaves. Loss $4,000; in
sured.
A COLLISION occurred between two freight
trans on the Grand Rapids and Indiana rail-
road, short distance south of..vicksburg, Miss,
early on the 21st instant. One engine was bad.
ly wrecked and one car, with contents, DESTROY
ed by fire. Loss about $4,000. -
H. RIEDEBURa Co.'s Vinegar works at Mil
waukee, Wis, were damaged by fire to the ex-
tent Of 1000 on the night of the 22d instant;
fully insured.
Two trains collided on the New York elevated
road on the Goth instant, MORALLY injuring John
Sullivan and badly wounding a man named Van
Orden. -
WHILE putting up the frame of q hotel ON
the island at Toronto, on the Goth inst, heavy
gust OF wind leyeled the structure with the
ground, seriously injuring eight men.
The saw mill at Hemingway lake, near
Stanton, Mich, jointly owned by slaught a Son
and Herdman 4 HarriA was destroyed by FIRE