The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-04-22
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

JoHg HUsT, president of The National
Exchange bank of Baltimore, died at an
advanced age on the 14th inst
THEODORE GUDIN, a marine painter.
died at the age Of 7e, in Paris, on the
l4th inst,
DR. Thomas Joseph Brown, a Roman
Catholic bishop Of Newport and Meneyia.
died Oh the 14th inst. in London.
DE-. William Sharply. an eminent med
ic&i professor and author died in Lon
don on the l4th inst
Col. JOHN NICE, Of the 147 PennsyI-
vania volunteers aud mayor of Milford,
Pa, oled On the l4th inst. aged 50 years.
A DISPATCH from Fredericksburg,
Virginia Of April 18th states that great
fires in the region of the wilderness arc
doing serious damage.
A TRENTON, n. J. dispatch of the 14h
says a forest Of pine and cedar fifteen
miles long and ten wide has burned over,
and The fire is still raging
TIE residence and saloon owned by
JOS. Jehl, Of Byron, was DESTROYED by
fire on the l4th inst Loss, $4,000; In
sured for $4,000.
BIZ an explosion Of gas at the works
OF the New York Gas Light Co, in New
York oa the 18th inst, one workman was
fatally and two others seriously burned.
& FIRE al Orleans Indiana, on the 18th,
destroyed the carriage factory of Mer,
rirnan & Co, a hotel, livery stable and
several dwelling houses, loss S14,G.1.
The residence Of Mr.. S. Higgins, Of
Palmyra, Wis, burned to the ground on
the evening Of the 18th inst Nearly all
tnp
The cause Of the fire is unknown. Loss,
81 ,309; no insurance.
HAIRY MoAK, of Minneapolis yard
aster OF the Minneapolis aDd Eastern
railroad, was crushed to death ON the
10Th inst, by being caught under
freight Car which was thrown from the
track by an incoming freight train.
CHARLES Z. WoRTEEN, of Boston, has
just received verdict in his favor for
$4,000, against the Grand Trunk rail
way, says a telegram Of the 14th.
Worthen was a travelling salesman of
Fled, Lighter & Co. OF Chicago. The
suit was for the loss Of 8 leg In an &C
ciGent in 1876.
4 Plonoer-PreSs Madelia special On the
the 18th inst. says buggy containing
Mrs Sophia Kennedy, her daughter and
Bertha Basuon, while crossing mill
dam in a narrow road was overturned
and the women ali thrown into water Is
feet deep. Mrs. Kennedy and daughter
were rescued by men working near, but
Miss Bastron was drowned and the BODY
was not taken out till an hour after.
THE prairie fires near Sioux City last
week continued their devastating work
n hpCrynrtlnn asyaDy Dylpf f,f
property. BENZ amin West, on the 14th
inst, lett his son, a lad of - years, in
charge OF a herd of cattle. They were
surrounded by prairie fires and several OF
the cattle perished. No trace of the lad
has been discovered, though diligent
search has been made for two days. The
fire was started by sparks from a loco
motive on the St. Paul and Sioux City
railroad.
A FIRE about 5 p. IN, OF 18th inst, at
st. Paul, destroyed two large frame
houses owned by Wm. Greiber, situated
on Dayton street bluffs, beyond the city
water supply. Grieber occupied one of
the houses and man named f. G.. Hahn
the other. Hahn was absent from home
ut the time, and with his other effects
lost s. 800 gold which ne had in trunk.
The houses were worth about s 800
each. Grieber saved nearly all his house
mold goods, but Hahn lost all his, valued
at about $500. No insurance as far as
can be learned. Search in the ruins of
the house occupied by T. G. Hahn WAS
successful in finding $1,9s0 of the gold
coin he had leaving but $50 actually
lost Most of the pieces are blaekened by
smoke, but are otherwise uuharnled-