The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FIRES AND CASUALTIES.
Mrs. RAMELsBERGER residing near La
Crosse, Wis.,, was kicked to death by one
of her horse while attending to them.
Two twenty-five thousand barrel oil
tanks near Dallas City, Pa, were struck
by lightning and burned making a con-
flagration terrible to behold.
FIVE buildings-occupie as saloons,
concert halls, shooting galleries, restau-
rants, etc., in San Francisco, burned on the
Goth inst. Loss $S0,000; partially insured.
JOHN BELL, boy about IL years of age,
of Terre Haute, Ind, while playing with
a pistol accidently discharged it. The ball
entered the brain, inflicting fatal injur-
les.
The body of Louis Meltzer, drowned
while fishing in the lake at Toledo, O.,
during last week, was found on the 24rd
inst. The hand of the corpse still clutch
ed the fishing line.
A PORTION of freight train on the Gin
cinnati, Wabash and Michigan railroad
was wrecked near Marion, Ind, by big
fence-rail placed across the track by per-
sons unknown.
FIRE at Glendale, O., burned Goves' sta
bic, Kloeb's saloon and dwelling, John
Wendell's saloon, Dennis Buckley's resi-
dence and stable, John Haber's dry-good,
store and a stable. Total loss about $780,
600:
The body of a man was found at Elgin,
ILL.,, on the 25th inst, and coroner's jury
rendered verdict of death from longest
ion of the brain. Deceased, who was
named Hinzie, was school-teacher, and
was looking for a school. The
body had lain in the woods for three days
before it was discovered.
A BOY named Stockwell, was caught in
the tiange of a pulley at Hayden's rolling
mills, Columbus, Ohio, and badly injured.
The flesh was literally torn from one hip
and one of his wrists was scraped to the
bone. The boy is not expected to live.
A TERRIBLE storm passed over central
Indiana, on the Goth inst, devasting corn
fields, and swapping off big trees as if they
were pipe-stems. Hail as big as marbles
fell, and for time things looked dubious
at the Acton camp-ground, but beyond a
deluge of water no damage was done.
MORRIS BALL, of Rockford, Ill.,, was
van, WIS, from the effects of gunshot in
the face. Mr.. Ball had gone out to seek
chickens, and it seems probable that he
accidently discharged his gun in close
proximity to his Ease as he was getting
over fence.
Two lads, Tommy Mattock and Hiram
Hitler, of Keokuk, Iowa, were out bird
shooting, hunting with their guns cooked,
when young Killers accidentally went off:
Mattock receiving the full charge of about
one hundred No. shot in the feshy part
of the thigh, producing wound of the
most serious nature. The boy is in criti-
cal condition.
years Of age, were engaged in doing some
the Filbeck house. at Terre Haute, Ind,
on the Goth inst. While at work upon the
rear wall of the stable, the boy let fall his
rule into privy vault which had Just been
finished. He descended for the purpose
Of obtaining it, and when near the bottom
was overcome by gas and fell dead. His
father, who was standing above, and who
saw his fall, Immediately descended to
rescue him, but was also overcome, and
met the same fate.
THREE persons were burned to death by
the explosion of coal oil can near Louis
vile. Mrs. Lyles and her little daughter
and Mrs. Tyer, her mother, were victims.
Mrs. Lyles asked her mother to fill the
lamp while it was burning. The oil can
took fire and exploded. throwing the burn
ing oil all over the parties mentioned and
setting their clothing on fire. Their
screams, brought Mr.. Lyles to their rescue,
and in attempting to extinguish the flames
he was badly burned. Mrs. Tyer and the
little girl died Friday night, and Mrs.
Lyles fingered until Saturday morning,
when she died in great agony.
A TERRIBLE and devasting hurricane
visited Texas, last week. The Times Cor.
pus Christi special gives an account of the
storm on the lower Texas coast and Mexi-
co. Matamoras looks cs if bombarded,
brick buildings being torn out of long
blocks. It is estimated that 200 houses
are demolished or unroofed. The stock of
goods DESTROYED is estimated at $500, 900.
Brownsville is in but little better shape.
At Point Isabel and Brozos the storm was
most disastrous. In Brownsville Lati-
mer's china shop and adjoining building is
in ruins, the streets full of debris,
houses wrecked and trees and
fences blown down. The infantry
barracks are badly scattered and con-
siderable damage done to officers in
quarters; twenty-eight horses and seven
mules belonging to the government
were killed. The artillery barracks
was unroofed and the cavalry stables blown
fiat. The convent was also unroofed,
and its fence blown down. The
tug Ethel and the steamboats, John
Scott and George Brown were sunk at
Point Isabel. The Petno was wrecked and
the schooner Julia Willet was blown
ashore. The Bravo went to pieces and
the pilot boat Ada is missing. The quar-
antine station and the old light house at
Brazor is gone. Estimated damages as
follows: Matamoras, $50O,0OO; Browns
vile, $25O,OO0; Garrison, $4,000; Point
Isabel and shipping, 100000.
AT 2o'clock on the morning OF the 9th