, 1880-12-03
FlREs.
The ~, Peter Fire.

Sr. PArL Nov ia st. Peter special 10 the Pi,
oncer Prc,s says: The remains Of siI unidentified
victims Of the asylum FIRE were buried here to-day
No more missing patients have reported and il 10
feared that ali reported missing are dead
correspondent telpgraphs: think there can hc
no further doubt that Columbus McCullum, VIM.
Colpsie, j, C. ClcnCe, Amos Alley, Carl KOushun,-
sr, j. u. g. Fees, VIM Fritz, +, Larsen Moss, p, Z,
Fahey Marccllo GcOgOynh, Hans Anderson, Henry
DickmBn, Andy Mckay, E. d. Gordon, Andrew Clsen,
Lenore Dube Edward Maliney, Daniel o 'Bri0n and
Patrick Clancy persisted in the flames. No one has
heard word from any OF them since the fire. The
officers OF the asy lum have about concluded thst
they will be heard from. This brings the list
OF the dead up to 2 Possibly three four missing
patients may he found somewhere in the country
but not very probable, notwithstanding the fact that
j. @. Brennan II reported 10 have been seen alive on
the railroad track since the fire. The Officers Of the
hospital have grave fears that he Is among the dead
They think that II he had gone homo he would have
been heard from
ST. PETER Nov l3.--Thos O'Neal John Seguist
and Frederick Leterc died this forenoon from the
effects Of inhaing smoke and exhaustion at the asy
ium firm. The number known to be dead now is b.
seven identified by nhme and six unrecognized
bodies, Ten moro are reported probably burned
and eight more missing
Sr PAUL, Nov 2O.-Workmen have been devng
in the ruin, of the insane hospital at st. Peters all
day. Fragments Of human forms were found, cup.
posed to be the remains OF G. Renschner OF scott
county. Peter Hogan reported missing was found
in pile OF straw IN a pig sty He had almost per-
lshed from cold but may recover.
ST. PETER, Mimi, Nov. 23.-Ben. Hassett a man
from the insane asylum, arrested yesterday ON
suspicion of having fired the building He con.
fessed to-day that he had committed the deed. He
says he was badly treated and tried to burn the
building down in revenge. He wishes all had been
burned. He placed can OF naptha IN the female
wing but 1t did not ignite, when he tried 10 kndle
it. He was considered mild case ard allowed the
run Of the building,
Burning Oi LO.d. Stousenberg g. Co.'s
Drug 1Ruse AT hiCaao.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 The wholesale drug store Of
Lord, Stoutenberg Co., SO Wabash avenue, was
gutted by fire. which broke out about noon to-day.
The fire originated in the fourth story where JeG
ME McNearney was bottling suphuric ether. AS she
poured II from can into bottle the bottle eXplod-
and alcohol lamp gnited and spread the blaze In
an instant through the room thence the progress OF
the flames to other stores was rapid and easy. Tho
explosives which we're in the path of the flames
caused continuous reports that sounded like nina.
ture csnonnade. When the first explosion occurred,
which started the Hre, Jennie McNesrney's clothes
were for al instant ignited. but workman wrapped
his coat around her and smOthered the flames, so
that she only slightly burned Lizzie Anderson,
aged 29 Jared worse. Her clothing was almost
burned of and she 80 badly injured that her life
Is despaired OF. Her flesh was literally roasted i'll
places and large sections Of the cuticle peeled or
All other employees IN the building escaped without
injury. The building fve.story stone front and
belonged TO the Peek estate. The following is re-
yised statement Of the losses and insurance: The
building valued al about sos 600, with possible
salvage of from 900 to $4,000 insurance, $50 900
Contents owned by Lord, stoutenbNrgh 4 Co., val
ued at $3.50 900 probably total loss insured sl2900O
Bu ned ap iu Sts House.
SAN FRAscIsco, Nov. 2l.-shortly before clock
this morning the residence Of John Campbell, on
Kansas, between Humboldt and Nevada streets,
Potrero, was destroyed by fire. Mrs. Campbell and
eight children were rescued, but the body of Mr..
Campbell was found in the ruins. He was
pressman and kept his horse in the basement of the
house. He was seen going home the worse for
liquor and 1t il supposed that while he was attend
ing to his horse he act the hay on fire. He ma
tive of Ireland, aged a.
A Truckee dispatch says Jamison, Plumas county,
was burned at O'Clock this morning The Are IL
is in ashes. About 40 houses, including ne hotel,
three stores, several saloons and other business
places.
minor Fires.
ST.. LOUIS Nov 10.--The refining and smelling
works at Cheltenhal near this city, burned this
morning; loss, sl25 900; insurance. e35, 200.
ST LOUIS, Nov. 92-A coalpit at Birkner,.Ill., has
been burning all day.
NRw YORK, Nov. 20.-The wholesale paint oil and
lamp establishment of Geo. Poole & Sons, Brooklyn,
Ia burned loss S25 900, insurance $4,000
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-The building at Bowery and
Hester streets, occupied by the London and Liver
pool Clothing Company, Ia burned; loss, $50,6O0.
PIrTsBURG, Nov. 23-rhe printing establishment
Of Hostetter Smith, bitters manufacturers burned
this morning; loss, $4,000; insured
HASTINGS, Mich Nov. 23.-The Irving -four mills
burned last night with 5000 bushels wheat and ma
chinery; loss S3S 900; insurance $4,000.
EAST SAGINAW, Nov. 8.-Camp's sawmill and salt
works are burned loss, $4,000; insured, $4,000.
LANcAsTER, Pa, Nov. 2.-The warehouse and grain
elevator OF II. Il. Graft X Co., burned to-day The
building was owned by II. b. Graf and valued at
$2O,0OO insured s95C0 On the contents, grain,
apples, potatOes and tobacco the loss was $50 OOO
insurance $4,000.
BRADFORD, Pa Nov. A.-Thirty-hve buildings
burned to-day. Loss $4,000.