River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

CASTER s. CLARK's furniture store
house in st. Paul burned on the 18th.
Loss on building and stock $50 600,
mainly covered by insurance.
ANDREW DoNNELLY's barn Of Wooster
Ohio, was struck by lightning and totally
destroyed with all it contents. Loss,
$4,000; no insurance
FRANK NORMA, a deaf man, was in
stantly killed at Massillon Ohio, by be-
ing run over by a freight train on the C.,
L. V. and w. Il r. He was walking on
the track, and did not hear the train
coming.
FLEET TOMPKINs, a farmer, of Clyde,
Ohio who was injured in the head Mon
day by colt that he was trying to catch,
has since died. Tompkins had a pole in
his hand, which the colt ran against The
pole struck him on the head, causing
conclusion of the brain.
WHILE William Buehner, foreman of
Kings boiler-shOps, of Adrian, Mich,
was at work ON new boiler for the city
water.works, a piece of steel flew from
the hammer welded by his assistant and
entered his right eye, destroying the
organ and so far resisting effort to ex-
tract it.
JAMES Parsons. Is years of age, met
his death in a shocking manner in the
woods near Sibley, Missouri. lie, in
company with another lad named Stew
art, was chopping wood. Parsons, un-
known to his friend, laid down behind a
large log and went to sleep. A quitting
time Steward threw his ak over behind
the log, and the edge struck Parsons IN
the thigh, severing the femoral artery.
Death ensued in four minutes.
A YOUNG man named Scarborough,
living near De Soto, Dallas county, Iowa,
was killed on Thursday accidentally by
the discharge of his gun, while hunt
ing near his home. His family heard
the report OF the gun. but suspected
nothing. His lifeless body was found in
the evening. 1t is supposed that the gun
was discharged while he was passing
through a clump of bushes.
THE governor of Pennsylvania, has
furnished the associated press with a
statement that the contribution made to
the Milford sufferers, although liberal.
are far short of the needs of the people.
Three thousand people are entirely des-
titute, and knives, forks, spoons, coffee
pots, al kinds of clothing and bedding,
needed as provisions. The governor
asks for such contributions, and that
they be sent at once as the suffering is
very great.
No little CONSERVATION exists in the
minds of many residents of Scranton,
Penn. in consequence of the disastrous
"cave in" at the Oxford mine. This
colliery was abandoned soma years ago,
and recently the ground underlying
Scranton avenue AMI Jackson street has
began to settle in an alarming manner.
Last night two stores were moved from
their foundations. Huge gaps are In
the streets, and rails on the Lackawanna
and Bloomsbury railroad are sinking
Gardens were spoiled and wells destroy
ed. People are removing from the di-
strict as quickly as possible. More
alarming results are apprehended
a CoNFLAGRA-roN of terrible proper
tons begun in Piusburg, Penn, on the
19sh inst, in Blake s. Lscy's planning
mill, at Fifty-third street. Owing to
the infiamable material which was rem.
dered doubly so by the continued dry
weather, the fire spread with great rap
idity, and soon the entire mill, together
with the adjoining lumber yard, was en-
0O0, 900 feet of lumber has already been
destroyed, which including the mill and
machinery, involve loss of 100000.
The FIRE originated from The shaVings
under the boiler. 1t is thought the
flames can be stayed before much more
damage is done.
A SPECIAL to the Cypress from Coun-
terspert, Potter county, Pennsylvania,
SAYS fire broke out in the rear of the
room OF Stebbins & Bros, store for stor-
ing oils. The town is without supply or
fire apparatus and nothing could be
done TO check the fire, which burned
rapidly. BY o'clock every dwelling
store and place of business in the town
except the court house. Boxers hotel,
Mann's insurance hotel, and the Jour
nal printing Office were laid in ashes.
About forty buildings in all were des-
tro sed The loss is probably 5000 900;
insurance, 80, 800. No lives are reported
lost.