The Worthington advance., 1880-09-02
Z, MINNESOTA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ,. 1880.
CRIME AND CASUALTIES.

CRIME AND CASUALTIES.
Mr.. Charles Damersls Of Hastings Buroed
Out-stx Passengers and Two of the Crew
Lost by tho Burning of the Steamer
Marine City-Suicide OF . Victim of i
Mock Marriass-A Fiend Incarna,e Turn.
Up in Geore'a-A1iscellaneou Crime and
Casualty Record.
FIRE AT HASTINGS.
HASTINGS, Aug. 30.-Our city Was visited by
enother IRE this morning, commencing at four
o'clock. The fire broke out in tho residence
and livery stable of Mr.. Charles Damerals, all
beinK under one roof. Tho building waa on
tieely consumed, together with Mr.. Damersis'
household goods, seven horses and two cows.
Total loss estimated at %. 900, with only $4,000
insurance. The origin of the fire is mystery,
bnt suspicions strongly lean toward incendi-
aliam.
THE MARINE CITY DISASTER.
DErRo1T. Mich, Aug. s0.-There is little
news from the wreck of tho Marine City. The
boat has tloatcd ashore, but has burned to the
waters edge. Tho latest statements ale that
Inc
work of aacertainiug lust how many are lost
K-.A he one Of some difficulty. 1t is estimated
there we're l20 passengers and ~ OF the crew
on board. About l40 reported saved; the rest
it is feared are lost. Three ladies' have been re-
covered but names not known. One cuff has
been found marked Watson" Proximity Of
the boat to the life saving station at Sturgeon
Point, the near neighborhood of the tug Vulcan
and the fishing tug Grayling, the cooIness of
Capt. COnnOr aud the crew Of the burned
steamer, and the fact that it was daylight, all
aided In rendering the loss Of life comparat,ve-
ly small, a. it ia now hoped.
hnDaa% DETROIT: Aug; $o:19apt. Conner; Of the
near a. he can ascertain six passengers and
two of the crew were loat The names of the
Grew are Richard Schultz and James Cook,
The names of the missing passengers ate yet
unknown except that of the man washed
ashore at Sturgeon Point with a cuff button
marked "Watson." There il little doubt this
is Martin T. Watson. druggist of this city, \
young man who came here from Brantford,
Ont., two yeara since. The trip sheets of the
boat were lost so that it is impossible to ac-
curately determine the facts. Fifty passengers
are on the way down by the steamer Metropoli-
morrow morning. No other new facts relative
to the disaster.
RAIL DISASTER.
train on the Housatonic railroad, was run into
by an express freight near Parlor Rock this af.
noon. Both engineers were fatally injured.
special train has left here with physicians,
bedding, ETC.. for the scene of the disaster.
1t is reported that several we're killed.
When physicians arrived at the scene of the
collision they found their services not needed.
The up afternoon freight train, run by En-
gineer Marcus Barnum, had just LET. Long Hill
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train rounding the curve, and he and the fire.
man jumped from the engine and escaped in
jury. Engineer Vim. Bristol, on the excursion
train, stuck to his post and endangered to stop
h;a train. His legs were crushed and he died
about an hour after. A brakeman on the
freight train was slightly injured. The ex-
cursion train was forty minutes late, but had
the right of way. Both the engines and several
freight ca1s were badly wrecked.
KILLED BY DRUNKEN RoUaHa.
DENVER, Aug. 3O.-Jas. Bennett, of Toy,
fireman of an engins on the Denver & Rio
drande railroad, was shot and killed this even
log At San Antonio station by party Of
ing in the cab, opened fire. Capt. Spooner,
Jas. Oatzon and JOS Nicholas were arrested
and are now in Jail At Canonjos. The railroad
men have organized for protection and lynch-
ing is feared.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 3d.. 4. Morgan, of j.
8. Morgan d Co.,. job printers, Cincinnati,
arrived this morning. He dined at the hote
with friend. He then called at St. CIair1
Place on Mrs. Luchers, who holds bis note fer
$4,000. After an Interview with her in the pres
ence of the wife of the proprietor of the Place,
Morgan said to Mrs. Luchers she had better
send her note to Cincinnati, as o meeting of
the creditors wonld be held there Tomorrow
saying which. he arose from his seat, walked
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warning. drew revolver and shot himself
Though the head, infiicting a wound which
terminated fatally few hours later.
Mra. Morgan, wife of Jas. 8. Morgan, of
Cincinnati, arrived tonight, having been tele-
graphed for by Mra. lear. Mrs. Morgan was
ove.whe'%ed over me- With 9Th grief on learning
widowed. It is stated by friend
of all the parties who had come here az media
tors to obtain the note which Mrs. Lear held,
that the relations between Morgan and
Mrs. Lear, in the nature of a scandal.
was the motive to suicide in addition
to financial embarrassment, that he
called him to q window and showed him dag
ger. whereupon he said: IF that's your game,''
and shot himself.
BOILER EXPLOSION. j.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 30.-The boiler in
the nail works on Canal street exploded this
afternoon and was blown 500 yards, in ita
flight breaking in two large telegraph poles,
and demolishing the Factory street bridge
over the canal. Two men and q boy were
injured. the engineer, VIM. Welch, probably
fatally. Cause of its explosion unknown.
CoUETERFErrERS CAPTURED.
SAN FRANc1sco, Aug. 3O.-United States De-
tective Finnegsn and Detective Coffee of the
city force. have captured the counterfeiters
who have been uttering dangerous counterfeit
standard dollars for some months past. The
prisonera are Michael Cullen, Alex. Sweeny
and wifc.
MURDERER SHOT.
SEDALrA, No., Aug. 30.-At a picnic Satur-
day at shounardaie, Charlton county, two
negroes had quarrel aud one shot tho other
dead. Shortly after Pat O'Brien, constable,
attempted to arrest the murderer, but he re-
sisted and swore no man could arrest him or
take his pistol, whereupon O'Brien killed him
with shot gun.
DEATH ON THE TRACK.
PorTsvIILE. Aug. 30.--Thos. Scott and Mrs.
Hefiner walking on the track near Mount
Carbon, weretkilled by the fast express train.
su1c1DE-HoRR1n1E OUTRAGE
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. SO.- Mary Lou Cameron,
the victim of mock marriage which caused
her ruin, suisidcd here to-day by taking twenty
Milton Terrell outraged his l4-year-old
daughter Saturday and to-day is in the hands
Of the law. His preliminary trial will be held
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-J. G. Miller, one Of
the proprietors and business manager of the
Daily Critic, died this afternoon, from the
effects of injuries received by falling from the
third story window Of his residence Monday
last.
MANsIAU0HTKR.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. S0.-MichaeI Lynch,
tho brakeman through whose neglect occurred
collision of locomotives last night resulting
in the death of one of the engineers, was ar
rested for manslauxhter.
Suicide Of Minister.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 30.-Rev. D. n. De-
Hughes, Methodist minister of New Jersey,
and publisher OF the Christian Hera1d,
jumped from the ferry boat while