Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A FIRE in Cleveland on the 4th met.
destroyed an ice house and $4,000
worth Of ice.
THE residence of A. s. Allei near
Kalamazoo, Mich, burned on te 4th
inst, loss $4,000.
AN explosion n the Henry Cl8 coal
iery in Pa, fatally injured abouta doz
en- men at work in the nine at til time.
A FIRE In Boston on the 9th int, des-
troyed the wholesale dry goods hnse OF
Written, Burdette & Young. Loss 275,.
| 900 insurance 100000.
A WARRENToN N. j , dispatc hof the
7th says the whole popul alton Q that
region Is out fighting forest fires, which
arc doing great damage in cedar foods.
A ROCHESTER,, Mimi, special SAP that
two valuable horses belonging TOT gen.
tlcman living in Eyota, were killed by
lightning during heavy storm of,atur.
day.
A FIRE at Sheboygan Wis, q the
night of the 9th, destroyed the Nrth-
western Box factory, Of Look s. Back.
ley, and the parish school Of the 1eth-
odist church. Loss on factory, 5000;
insurance $4,000. Loss on school ST..
200.
AN express train on the ST. Lois &
Iron Mountain railway ran into II Wsh-
out on Sunday morning, wreckini the
engine, tender, baggage and eNress
cars, and instantly killing the frman
and engineer. No passengers injred.
A SPRINGFIELD, dispatch of Saturday
states that during a violent thuder-
storm, John Martin, a lad about 10 ears
old, who was at work In a cornfleld light
miles east OF this city, was struc by
lightning and instantly killed.
On Saturday the 9Th inst, Mile
Henry Thomas living near New Cation,
ILL.,. in Pike county, was in his ban to
hitch up his mules the lightning stuck
the barn, killed Mr. Thomas andtwo
mules, and burned up the barn and con.
tents.
The explosion of copper still! st,
Louis Mo, on tho 9th, set fire L the
building and was entirely destroyed in
volvng loss of 100000; insured for
$4,000. Fred Schneider, one OF the
employees, was burned to death, andit is
said another man is missing.
A SPECIAL from Marshfield, Mo. ives
horrible picture of the tornado.runed
town. IL says no pen can describ the
desolateness of the place. The wamth
and brightness OF day appeared Ike a
mockery in the presence of the brial-
place of Il once prosperous town of 200
inhabitants. There arc now thirty,hree
persons in tho hospital, tov" Of thest will
probably die. Five of The ~oundS1 ha-e
lied since the tornado. The eXactnum.
Der Of dead up to date Is sixty.fve, The
relief committee is now giving lid to
800 persons.
A BRADFORD Pa, dispa tch says that
destructive fires are still raging in Train
Hollow and OIL Valley. Hundreds of
men are ut work endeavorng TO coItine
and subduc the flames at that point The
greatest number of rigs and tanks OF oil
we're consumed in Foster Brook Valley,
along Harrisburgh Run; in Kendall
Creek Valley, and about the summit.
The fire also ragged near Tarport and De-
Golyer. The scope Of territory In which
the fire prevailed Is twelve miles in ex
tent. Smaller, but dangerous fires are
still burning in all parts OF the wooos.
In Rome, on starting an engine il an
iron mill, one OF the boilers burst kill.
ing. Josen Enaw, VIM. Freerys, Retben
Davis and Jos. Besock; supposed htal.
ly wounded Adam Brisenderfer; also in
turing Louis Bessock, Fred Bessock,
Ben Wilson, ,and Chas. Stanton Baker.
Many others are slightly injured-4ll
employees. The mill was badly wrecked.
Tho exploding boiler was released from
It's foundation, and In its flight crushed
through one heavy iron chimney, also
one heavy brick chimney and landing
about 400 feet from the mill Owing to
the early hour, only part of the employees
were on duty, otherwise the loss of lite
would have been fearful. About $50 men
are thrown out Of employment.