Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-19
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

TERwIIIlGEK's safe factory, in New
York city, was damaged by fire on the
10Th, to the extent of 800 900,
Mus. DAVID GWIrFIN Of Norwich, N,
Y. made her will on the 12th, and on
the 18th inst. her house burned down
and she persisted In the flames
THE Murray livery stables, together
with $50 buEgics and horses burned
March It'll. Some of the surrounding
buildings were also destroyed. Loss
$4,000
CHARLES CATHcAnT TAYLOR, city cdi-
tor of the Philadelphia Times, died on
the 18th, from the effects of pistol shot
fired by his own hand while in state of
mental alteration.
DURING heavy snow storm on The
12lh inst. two passenger trains ON the
linton Pacific collidcd nj Red Desert
station, fifty miles west of Cheyenne,
Ono engineer named Martin received
fatal injuries.
MAMIE ERWIN, n 12ytnrold child of
Robert Erwin, OF Minneapolis, in some
manner ignilcd her clothing, yesterday,
says dispatch of the 18th, and was so
frightlully burned that she died from
her injuries during The night. The
child had been left alone, ant her cloth
ing was burning when her younger
brother discovered tho flames.
A FREIaur train consisting Of an en-
CINE and nine cars was wrecked near
Chillecothe, O., on the Scioto Valley
railroad, early yesterday morning, says
u telegram of the 18th. The engine
struck three horses which were on The
track. Edward Gates, fireman, and u
man named Berry, who was on the en-
ginc, were almost instantly killed. The
wreck caused considerable loss oI prop
erty e. the railroad, and trains were d..
laycd MI day
CHARLES PEARSON, driver Of freight
wagon, was crossing the Missouri river
at Ea Leavcnwor,h, March lSth, ON the
ferry boat with his team, his wagon con
tanning 5000 pounds OF bran, lie was
on the deck when the boat landed, ana
his team started To leave the boat; he
attempted 10 spring into the wagon, but
slipped rs he sprang, struck railing,
and was thrown beneath the front wheels,
one passing over his stomach and mang.
ling him terribly. lie was conscious u
few minutes, then became inScnsihle, aud
died IN about half I'M hour,
A VicToRIA dispatch by way OF San
Francisco, March 10Th says: The OK,
press brings dcplorahle news from the
upper country Cattle, sheep, horses,
and hogs Of the pack trains are dying
with greta rapidly, All through Nicola,
Kamloops, O'kanagan, and Lillonct the
destruction of stock Is going on. Nearly
all the live stock will perish before
spring. The loss is estimated roughly at
| $1,000 Scores of stock.raisers will be
reduced from atlluenco to poverty. The
snow lies from three To five feet in depth,
and gives NO evidence Of thawing
a fRiGHTFuI catastrophe came very
near happening in Comstock' : Opera
house, At Columbus, Ohio, on the l4th,
! II was crowded TO its utmost capacity,
listening to il sermon by Rev. Ours .ulus,
when a noise as II u beam had broken
was heard. In an instant every face IN
the audience was hlanched with fear. Ia
number OF women began weeping, and
all arose III their seats fora general STAN
pcde. A great many near the entrance
gained the street, and but for the pres
encc or mind OF few gentlemen, who
succeeded in pcisuadipg the crowd io
take their seats, the result which would
have followed general rush Tor the
door would have been fearful 10 contem
plate. A great many were pretty thor
oughly squeezed Ms il was,