River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-15
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

HEAVY floods in the vicinity of Toronto
were reported on the 9Th inst
A FIRE in the machine shops of the
Bridgewater, Mass, Iron Company on
the 9th nst., destroyed $4,000 worth of
property; insurance $4,000.
A DISPATCH from Alta, Iowa, of the
Sth, states that all the best portion Of the
village burned, involving a loss of
$4,000.
THE watch works at Waterbury, Con-
necticut, were damaged by fire to the
extent of $4,000, on the 9th inst.
THE steamer. Doreita was sunk by a
collision upon the river Danube, on the
9th inst. Eleven passengers and five OF
the crew were drowned.
THE Regnet river lumber company's
saw mills at Hillsville we're burned on
the 9th inst Loss $4,000; insured for
$4,000.
A LITTLE 5-year old daughter of Mr..
ThOrnblrg, farmer living near Canton,
Ohio, was found dead on the Sth inst,
near the kitchen stove, terribly burned.
THE burning of the Burgess steel and
iron furnace at Portsmouth, Ohio, on
the 18th, entailed loss upon the com
pany of $17 900 with only $1,000 insur-
ancc.
A MAUCH CHUNK dispatch ofApril 9th
states that a collision occurred between
coal ana passenger train, badly wreck
ing both trains and seriously injuring
the fireman of the passenger train. No
passengers were injured.
A sIx-YEAR-oLD daughter of August
Hoppe was horribly and fatally burned
in Milwaukee on the 4th inst Her
clothing ignited while she was playing
around a bush fire. She lived two
hours.
THE steamship Giliert, from Ham
burg, arrived in New York, on the 9th,
and reported finding the steamship Syria
at sea with her rudder gone and disabled
so that she could not be saved, the crew
were taken off and the vessel abandoned,
Her cargo consisted of 500 bales OF cot
ton and 200 tons of oil cake.
4 DISASTROUS fire occurred at Dixon,
ILL.,, on the Sth inst, breaking out in
ThOmpson's mill at about one O'Clock,
and, before arrested, burned Becker u
Underwood's mills, C. G. Eckles & Co.'S
flax mill, and some minor buildings.
Loss, 100000; one-third insured.
SAYS Halifax special of the 5th inst. !:
While four soldiers of Raydes artillery,
gunners Payne, o. Neill, Mellisk, and
Hurst-were returning last evening
across the bay from Georgias Island,
where they had been visiting friends the
boat swamped and all were thrown into
the water Hurst caught hold of the
boat and fioated till assistance came.
The other hrpq drowned.
THE Inter Oceans Dixon, Ull) special
of the Sth inst. says: The loss of life in
this mornings fire was occasioned by a
terrific explosion which occurred at 2
O'Clock, and threw down the east wall,
scattering the fire in every direction, and
hurting several firemen who were upon
the roof of Becker's mill, into the mill
race. of these, all but Ezra Becker and
VIM. Stun escaped, as by miracle.
Others who were assisting the tiremen
were burned, bruised and terribly multi
ated by falling walls at the same time.
The loss will reach fully 100000.
A MINNEAPOLIS, telegram of the eth,
SAYS a fire in Brackets block was dis
covered at o clock, and was unde r such
headway as to battle the efforts of the
firemen, and absolutely nothing was
saved. The origin of the fire is unknown,
but the generally accepted theory IS
spontaneous combustion. Loss, $780,
O0O: insurance, $4,000. TIE principal
Losses Insured