Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-07-22
The Casualty Recard.

The Casualty Recora.
Fires are raging N the woods in st.
John, New Brunswick.
A brakeman named f. W. Shenton
was killed at Sleepy Eye, Miun., July IA, while
coupling cars.
Two men IN St. Louis, were run over
by railroad train July 10, one was instantly
killed, and the other fatally injured.
4 cyclone visited Chester, Pa, July
l6. S5 houses were unroofed and other dam
age was done. Two men were badly in
iured.
The Northwestern hotel at Fort Ham
mond, Wis, was burned or the night Of July
16, q number OF the guests barely escaping
with their lives.
A London telegram of July Is, says re-
floods involving loss OF live stock. damage to
property and some loss OF life.
The schooner Duval, which was cap
sized on Lake Michigan July 8, was found
Jaly is, and righted up. The body of the cap
tain, his son and one seaman were found on
the deck.
July 12, Frank Sherman, lad aged
lS, was drowned in the river at st. Paul, near
the rail read bridge. He and another lad
procured a canoe and padded out into the
stream, and fell INTO the water with the above
the result.
Thona Tigler workman on the new
county building in Chicago, on the afternoon
OF July 15 fell from the top story, distance
Of 80 feet and was instantly killed. 1t is sup
posed he was affected by the extreme heat
and lost his balance.
From Pottsvllle, Pa, it is stated that
the Margie franklin Collier, owned and ope-
rated by the Enterprise coal company at Ex-
celsior, was burned on the morning ofJuly ID
Loss $4,000, insurance $4,000. 800 men and
boys were thrown out of employment,
The steamer City of st. GATHERINGS,
July l3, collided with the American steam
barge George o. Marsh, off White Rock
Point, 40 miles from Sarnia, Ont. The ST
Catherine's sank in 10 minutes. Her cargo
and five horses were tost. The crew and pas
sengers numbering so were saved.
At Hanover, n. H., July 16, whirl
wind swept over the easterly portion of thu
village lifting a compile of residences, and some
barns from their foundations, and completely
wreeking them. Roofs were torn off, chin
neys levelled, trees uprooted and fence:
prostrated. Two men were severely in
!med.
July the 12, Mary McGovern attempted
to escape from the House of the Good shep
herd, at st. Paul. She eluded the vigilance
OF the sisters scaled the high fence, went dowI
with loose and crumb bling dirt an enbankmen
of5O feet to the railroad track, just as a trail
steamed GS, but was rescued by workmeI
from horrible fate. Her right leg was brok
On in her fall. She was brought July 9, from
Minneapolis to the institution her'friends be
Ing anxious to rescue her from evil associates
A New York telegram of July IA, say
that on that morning an accident occurred ol
the Long Island railroad between Pearcall'
Station and East Rockaway. The gravel trail
going east with 800 Italian laborers on board
ran under heovy wire rope, by which der
rick near the track was sustained, sweeping
the cars and knocking off the laborers, am
many were MANNED in a shocking manneI
Many had their skulls fractured, receive,
broken limbs, and were otherwise injured
three fatally. The train from which the mel
were swept was going at the rate of ten mile
aa hour. The derric in question had beel
used for the purpose Of digging huge wei
for the Long Beach hotel, and the men wer
making arrangements to take it down. On
fortunately the guy rope was lowered as tn
train approached, knocking the whistle o
the engine and sweeping the cars. The un
fortunate men were thrown. violently to th
ground, and their screams of terrorwere hear
for half mile. The accident occurred on
recently constructed branch of the Long 1
land road, built to reach new hotel at Lonl
Beach. Twenty.six laborers were seriousl
injured, and, it is believed, six fatally.
A telegram OF July 12, from the Gle
House, n. H. gives an account of terrib'
and fatal accident caused by drunken drive
on the carriage road from the Glen House |
the Summit OF Mt. Washington. The manal
ers Of The conveyance are deserving of Il
severest censure and denunciation for hayin
drunkard in their employment. and tourist
will henceforth consult their safety by pos
lively abandoning the Glen House and NJ
Washington locality. and by leaving it to so
i'ude and desolation. On the afternoC
Of the above named day abo
mile below the half way house one
the six horse mountain wagons containing
party of niue persons, The last load of cxeu
sionists from Michigan to make descent
the mountain was tipped over one lady kill
and fvesothers injured. Soon after startil
from the summit the passengers discover
that the driver had been drinking while wa
ing for the party to descend. They left Il
wagon ashort distance from the summit a
walked to the halfway house, four miles |
low, where one of the employees of the c.
riage road company assured them there "
10 bad place below that, and that he thouq
it would be safe for them to resume thefr sci
with the driver who was with them. So
after passing the halfway house, drivi
around curve too rapidly, the carriage "
tipped over, throwing the occupants into I
woods and intothe rocks, Mrs. Ira Chich
ter, OF Aliegan, Michigan was instantly kill
her husband. who was sitting ct the other ST
being only slightly bruised. OF the oil
occupants, Mr.. LII. ToWsley, OF Kalamaz
Michigan, had bis left arm broken and receis
aslight cut on the head. Miss Josie Berna
Of Aalamazoo, slightly injured onsthe he
Miss Ella Wellen, and Mrs. g. Ferguson,
Rome, and Miss Emma. Lamb, Of How
Michigan, slightly injured. Miss Eml