The Princeton union., 1880-12-23
THINGS TERRIBLE.
THE buffalo FIRE.

lut total numOeF OF lives known to be
lost IS fifteen. Two bodies were recover
ed from the RUNS this morning. The in
surance on Geo. w. Taft is $$S22, $$S22 500, prrin-
clpally IN Eastern companies; John B.
Manning, insured $17, 800; Birge, insured
600. Total loss s2O0, 600. The coroner
empaneled jury this morning and the
inquest will be commenced as soon as
possible
The excitement incidental to the fire is
still very great. Grave censurcs are
passed upon the municipal authorities for
the want of fire escapes and searching
investigation is being demanded
The flames were first discovered in the
third story of the five-story build
ing owned by Mr. Geo Taft, on Perry
street, and occupied by Birge s. Sonswal1,
paper manufacturers
Considerable Indignation is expressed
towards the owners and occupants of
Birge 81 Sons paper hanging works for
inadequate means of escape The build:
ing was five stories high and with no fire
escape To this neglect is due the loss of
life. Some Of the victims were killed by
jumping from fourth and fifth story
windows, and others, who feared to Jump,
perished in the flames.
The fire is supposed to have been caus-
ed by an over-heated journal, over which
paper passed, and becoming ignited com
municated to chemical varnishes, paint
and coloring used in the manufacture of
wall paper. The. loss will be severe on
Messrs.. Birge s. Sons as all goods to be
manufactured by them up to March had
been contracted for The following
is a complete list Of dead and missing:
John Fields body was recovered; aged
30; he leaves a wife and one child. Sed-
wood Malone, aged IA; John Burke, aged
Is; James Builder, aged IL; Steven Pack
EFT, aged l3; Thomas McCare, aged Il;
Martin McGee, aged II; Thomas Quin-
nan, aged IA; Peter Schwonter, aged 10;
James Stout and John Stout, brothers,
aged II aud Is, are missing and undoubt-
edly killed.
r. The following is a list of the names Of
the wounded :s
John T.eBarry, aged %, severely injured
internally, pth bones Of left arm :frac-
tured, spine and hand injured, will prob
ably die; John Fort, slightly injured; John
Grifen, badly burned; Moses Malone,
sprained, ankle and back hurt; Edward
McC earning, badly hurt on head; Thomas
O'Neil, both hands badly cut, this boy
slid down on the telegraph wire; Patrick
O'Brien, face burned and hurt in back
andaApine severely; Michael O'Brien,
br0t6er of Pat, right leg broken
The badly charred remains of two of
the victims were discovered to-day and
supposed to be those of the two Stout
brothers from the size of the bodies
The remains lay near to the sidewalk
TRAIN wREcKERs IN WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. l9.-An attempt was
made at an early hour this morning to
wreck a train on the Wisconsin Central
railway, half way between Elkhart Lake
and Plymouth, about fifty miles from this
city The attempt it is supposed was di-
rected at the express train reaching here
at 3 in the morning, or the pay car which
passed recently. A large number of loose
rails were placed across the rails in a
| train was the first to reach the place, and
striking the obstruction the engine was
thrown from the track, but kept the road
bed; a brakeman was Immediately sent
back to flag the coming express train.
| When but q short distance back the
| brakeman was accosted by man who
asked If the pay Car had passed, end. be-
ing answered thatit had, pulled revoI-
yer and demanded the brakeman's money,
which he gave to the robber, amounting
] to about $40; simultaneously with the
first demand two men appeared on the
other side of the track from the under
brush. After the robbery all disappeared,
and no trace has yet been found Of them
! ARREST OF RIVER PIRATES.
QUINCY, ILL, Dec. lS.-The police have
arrested a gang Of murderers On the
sth of last July a murder was committed
near Lake City, MINI, farmer named
Hayerish, a Swede, being killed by four
men and robbed of a considerable sum Of
money. The murderers escaped and q
large reward was offered. The sheriff
and police traced them from town to town
| until they lost all trace Of them in this
| city and started home The city police
| worked up the case and soon arrested one
Of the men on fat boat, ice bound here
Another, Mel 5Haines, was detected by
| means Of a tin-type in the hands of the
police. A third, Hosea DeyalI, theirst Of
| the gang, was found in another fiat boat
at Louisiana. The fourth, Bob Morgan,
| eluded the officers, who traced him to
Hannibal and is probably safe for the
present. The quartette operated as river
pirates for long time, robbing and steal
ing at various cities, and their, capture will
relieve people in the river towns of a
great incubus.
HANGING IN TENNEssEE
MEMPHIS, Dec. 18.-Ed Long, colored,
was hanged to-day at Jackson, Tenn, for
the murder Of Tite Rogers, co1ored, in
Madison county, June 10th IN a speech
to the large crowd assembled to witness
the execution, he admitted the killing.
The usual religious services were held,
conducted by colored ministers, one Of
whom, Rev. Mosely, addressed the crowd
and delivered a homily to colored people
on the occasion and its terrible lesson.
| Throughout the scene Long was calm,
apparently insensible to the Surroundings
| The drop was sprung precisely at noon.
The condemned mans neck was broken
by the fall and he died without strug-
gle. The cause of killing Rogers was to
get possession of his wife, with whom he
! had lived previous to her marriage with
| the murdered man
A MONTREAL FoRGER
MONTREAL, Dec. 18.--T Thomas T.
O'Brlen, a large real estate owner, was
arrested to-day for forging the names
I d.