The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19
CASUALTIES.

The Swedish corvette Baldcr, from Havana,
arrived at New York on the 18th, and reported
that she lost three men III heavy gale.
DURING heavy snow storm at an early hour
on the ornng Of tie 18th inst. the overland
passenger trains Mo-. 3 AMI 4 collidel at Rel
De ert rtatiOn, 80 miles wet Of Rawlings, WyO-
ming. VI lrtiu, engineer Of train No. 1, will
prolall die from hi injmie,. No passengers
injured.
TIE mail stage on the line between Dakesvillc
and Newport ARKANSAS, while going south on
the 18th inst, got ont of it, depth while cro,s-
ing MiIlcr's Cheek, and Was lost. The driver
aud team by timely help were saved. The HAIL
matter has not Doen recovered.
The flour mill of Baker, Johnson Co., at
Sho.ls, Ind, WAS burned on the 18th inst, to-
gcther with 400 bushels Of wheat, $50 barrels
Of -four, Il lot Of corn, bran, etc. Loss 49,
QUO; no insurance.
A FREIGHT train consisting Of an engine and
nine cars WAS wrecked near ChillcOthe on the
SciotOS, alley railroad, on the 18th inst. The
engine struck three horses which were on the
track. Edward Gates, fireman, and man
named Beciy, who was on the engine, were Gl-
most instantly killed.
The bark Star, of Scotia, which arrived at
New York on the 18th inst, reports the linking
of Absecom, on the 9th, Of the lark Sanseio.
Scotia, saved the captain, wife and child and
crew. The cargo Of wool Of the Sannejo was
insured for 100000.
ACoLIIsIoN occurred on the Chicago, Rock
Island ard Pacific railroad at EnslewOod, ILL.,,
OH the 18th lust, between the west bound eX-
press and freight train. Jacob Seiber, brake
man, was PROBABLY fatally injured, and his son,
aged %, killed. few others were slightly
injured.
MURRAY's stables at Augusta, Ca, with $50
Luggies and seven horses, John ID. McCarthy's
grocery store and some small buildings burned.
Loss 81, 900; insurance S2G,OOO.
The steamer Othello, from Hull for New
York, put into Plymouth, having lost rail-,
stanclions and bOats, and received other dam
ages in collision.
The British bark Dillaree went ashore on the
lower end OF Land island while attempting to
cross the bar at the mouth Of Columbia river,
Oregon on the 18th inst, and became total
| wreck, Tho cargo was valued ut 81, 900; ill.,
surcd i'm the British and Foreign Marine for full
value. The vessel was worth about S5U,UOO,
and probably insured.
| The boiler in the fax mill Of Rosenthal *
Co., at Frankfort, Ind, exploded on the 18th
! inst, killing tcu men, all of whom were In the
! building, which afierward burned. Eight
| bodies were recovered, all horribly mangled.
/
An incendiary fire at Geneva Lake, Wis.,, on
the 18th inst, destroyed the steam yacht
Arrow, her docl and number Of row boats
Loss about $4,000.
The Express Hotel, Montreal, burned on the
18th. Loss, s25,OO0; Insurance $500. The
guests had narrow escape. Many were obliged
to Jump from the Window.
ELYs large elevator and pork-packing estab
lishmeat at Washington Court House, Ohio
buried Oh the 9th inst. Loss s35, 900; Insurance.
$1,000.
The boiler in the twO-story grist mill Of Solo
mon Zeiglcr, at Brotherton, opposite st. Charles
Mo-, on the Missouri river, exploded with Ter
rife force on tie 9Th inst, and tore the old MI
TO atoms. Simon Zieglcr, q son Of the propric
tor, who acLed as engineer, was killed outright
| and colorcd boy, named Williams, the fl cman
injured 30 badly that he died an hour after til
accident.
The Grand Central hotel at Oakland, a wood
en- structure G0x3OO feet, was reduced to ashe
on the 9th inst, together with the Webste
house and five adjoining buildings. Loss OF
Grand Central S25U, 900; Webster, SIC, 900; 9th
or losses $1,000. The Webster house WAS uniu
suIed.
A SEATTLE, Washington Territory, iSpatcl
says an engine and eighteen coal cars wei,
wrecked on the 18th inst, by tie giving way q
the trest,e ut Little Lake. A man named Stew
art, from Nanoimo, was killed ind several 9th
ers injured.