Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-04
CASUALTIES.

Ar Stonghton, Mass, ON the 9th ult. fire
caused 2 loss of 1000; insurance $4,000
TUE Daily Commercial Office nj Toledo, o..
was partially burned on the 9th nit Loss
about $4,000.
A HOTEL livery stable and several business
houses at st. Joseph, Mo-, were burned on the
night Of the Goth. Loss so 900; insured.
IHR steamship Para struck rock of Cape
Sable and sunk. She was bound from Boston
for West Hartlepool, Germany
THE residence of nn aged couple named Car
mon, living about eight miles from Neeedah
Wis, caught fire on the roof on the 18th ult.
and in endeavoring to eStinguish the flames the
old man fell to the ground and was so badly in
jured rs to be entirely helpless. His wife procured
a feather bed, made him MS comfortable as she
could ia the open air, the house being rapidly
DESTROYED and started for help She fell on
the way hurting herself so badly that she too
was helpless, and during the night froze to
death. As the aged pain lived alone a mile or
more from the travelled road Mr.. Carmen >
helpless condition was not known, and he lay
where his Inflated wife placed hIm until the 22d
when some boys discovered the remains of Mrs
Carmen and then proceeded TO the house. which
was found in ashes, and Mr.. Carmen almost
famished and with both legs frozen above his
knees hen providcntally laid an egg every
day within reach of the injured man, thus giving
him susteuance sufficient TO keep the thread of
life intact He will recover, but his condition
is pitiahle in the extreme.
Tn breaker at Mount Carmel, Pa, owned by
Nontelins & Co.. of Philadelphia and New York,
burned on the Both. Loss $4,000.
4 roUR story brct house on Elizabeth street,
New York city, burned the Goth. Loss about
S35. 900. Fremen hal narrow escape from
the falling roof, but escaped with loss of
hats and implements.
THE bridge on the JefTersonyille, Madison and
indianapolis railway at Langdon is burned.
Loss $4,000.
A BLocK Of six stores at Saginaw City, Mich,
were destroyed by fire on the 25th. Loss S15,-
600; insurance SS, 800.
The Deavan block, Albany n. Y, was de-
stroycd by fire on the 25th. Loss 100000.
MIL at Froutenac, Mimi, was burned on
the 25th. Loss $4,000.
OSE-ruBp of the business portion of the
village Of Brewster, \. y, burned ON the night
of the 23d. Loss S16o,000; insurance $4,000.
DuroS 4 Coz wholesale grocery at Trenton,
y. j.. burned on the oath. Loss heavy, insUu.
ance r5O.Ofu.
On the afternoon of the 2Sd. the bottom fell
out of still containing 1900 barrels Of crude
oil. AT the standard oil works. on Broadway
Cleveland. me Oh cauEht hie ana conilhulh
cated the flames TO another still. The burning
oil flowed down kngsbury Run, threatening dc
structiop to the Standards works Five hun
dred mon were put at work and dam construct
ed across the run. couhnug the fire in marrow
limits and saving the property. Loss estimated
at $50, 600 on machinery and $4,000 on oil.
OK the nigh. Of the 18th. tornado visited
Cedar Chapel. small town in Hardin county
sixty miles northeast. OF Memphis, which did
serious damage. blowing away several houses
seriously iniWing several persons. Three
dwellings, took tirn during the storm and burned
down. Loss about SlQ0o1.
TnE Arslaal street Methodist Church. Water
loo. y. u, burned OH the Odd. Loss =l5,0oo
insurance $500.
Ions SBAl, stahlemap, lost his life on tbs