Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-11
FRIGHTFUL CASUALTIES.

A Scandinavian killed on the Track at Ben
SOD, Who was warned of his Danger
Three Men killed by a Collision In Com
necticut-A Collision In Pittsburgh, by
which Twelve Persons were killed and
Thirty Forty Wounded--Eleven Hun
dred Cattle burned to Death at Sterling
Illinois.
FIRE AT oNToNAaAN.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DULUTH, Oct. 9.-rhe Manistee brings to-
day the report that Rich Bros. saw mill at
Ontanagan, was burned on last Monday
night, with the lumber IN the yards. The
City of Fremont, lying at the dock. was
somewhat injured before she could get
away.
BID he INTEND TO BE KILLED?
Special Telegram to the Globe.
BENSON, MIMI, Oct. 9.-While switch
ing here this afternoon, freight car ran
over scandinavian named Burrit Humid
son, breaking one leg and one arm and in
ficting horrible wounds in the head. At
present the mangled man is breathing, but
little hope of his recovery is entertain
ed. The engineer signalled him and
the employees shouted at him, and a lit
tie boy with him attempted to stop him, but
he paid no attention to any of the warnings
but kept right on until smashed beneath the
cars. This is the second killed in this vi
cinity.
CATTLE BURNED TO DEATH.
STERLING, Ills, Oct. 9.-This afternoon
the cattle sheds::at Mlller's distillery were
burned, and more than half of the $500
cattle in them persisted in the flames. Five
hundred tons of hay WAS also burned and
the loss will be heavy. The moaning and
believing of the cattle was frightful beyond
description.
LATER-This is the fourth time in twelve
years this distillery has been burned out 1t
is now learned that there were over 1,400
head of cattle in the sheds, and that 1,100
head were burned, and those which were got
ten out were so injured that many will die.
Thesherd belonged to Isaac Wayel, of Chica-
90, whose loss is about $4,000. The hay
burned was worth about $1,000, and the loss
an cattle sheds is $4,000. The only insur-
ance known of here is $4,000 on the sheds.
RAILROAD COLLISION IN CONNECTICUT.
HARHFoRD, Oct. 9.-There was an accident
on the New York & New England railroad
at Hope River, near Willimantic, last night,
caused by collision between the passenger
accommodation train leaving this city last
night, and an extra freight train going west
from Willimantic. The wreck was q bad
one. Engineers Kenyon and Flood, and
Firemen Forsythe and Hurley were killed,
and Conductor Aldrich, of the freight train,
was fatally injured and died during the day.
The conductor of the freight traip is said to
be at blame for the accident, as he should
have held his train at Whitman tic for the
passenger train.
RAILROAD COLLISION IN PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. "a terrible accident
occurred here tonight on the Pennsylvania
road. Wallis accommodation, which lefi at
11:3O, collided with special train from
Greenburg, at Twentieth street, where the
riots occurred, a few years ago. Both trains
we're filed with passengers, especially Wallis,
which contained several march
ing clubs, which participated
in the Democratic demonstration here.
Tonight it is reported that eight passengers
were killed outaight and ten injured. Moth
ing definite however, is known at this hour
The latest from the scene of the disaster
placed the killed at twelve, and wounded, fif-
ty. Reports are greatly enlarged and it is
impossible to get full particulars now.
At A. NJ. reliable news placed the num-
Der at twelve killed and between thirty and
forty wounded, most of whom were terribly
scalded. Some were so badly scalded that
the flesh peeled off their bones. The dead
bodies are mixed in every direction, and it
is impossible to learn how many are killed.
Among The killed are DR.. Elliot, of Brenton,
Philadelphia, Ed. Butler and sister, Jos.
Rord, Lizzie Bord, Jamss Lawrence and
Mrs. Boyd.