Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-06-09
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A DAMAGE of $4,000 was inflicted on
the COnseus car-works at CobOurg, Ont,
by fire.
A STRONG shock of earthquake was felt
at Murray Bay, in the province of Quebec.
No damage resulted.
Mrs. DENNIS Mckinney was struck and
literally disemboweIed by a Burlington
engine at Rock Island.
THE Indianapolis hominy mills. owned
by Holmes q Claypool, were damaged
$4,000 by fire originating from a hot
journal.
THE corpse of Dr. D. w. Decker, one
of the victims of the sail-boat disaster at
Mount Clemens, Mich. was found in Lake
S.. Clair.
IsIAIH THARP, lawyer of some promi-
nence at New Orleans, who was recently
convicted of false Imprisonment, killed
himself with a razor
Mrs THOMAS MCGRAw, widow of De-
troit, was strangled to death in a dumb
waiter by which she sought to reach the
main floor of her house.
MARIE VARIAN, who keeps lager beer
saloon in Sixth avenue, New York, delib-
eratelv fired the building, in which twenty
persons were sleeping. to secure "a 800 in
surance.
JERRY SULLIVAN, a track labOrer on the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago rail
way, while on his way home to Valparaiso,
Ind, tell OFT a hand-car and was run over,
causing almost instant death
The old factory of Philbrook & Son,
manufacturers of shOe-packs, at Racine,
Wis, was partially destroyed by fire. The
stock had been eemOved to their new fac
tory. Loss covered by insurance
THE Anchor Line steamer Macedonia,
from New York to Glasgow, went ashore
in fog near the Null of Kintyre light
house. The value of the vessel and cargo
is about $350,000.
DAVID HOLLAND, the car-inspector of
the Pennsylvania railroad, while examin-
ing cars in the company's yard at Jersey
City, was crushed between two cars, a
train backing up on him. He was taken
to his home and will probably die.
A TERRIFIC hail-storm swept over that
part of New York between New Hacken-
sack and FishEill Plains, Tuesday, destroy
ing the grain-crop, killing corn and young
fruit, destroying the strawberry beds, and
causing great damage generally. Some of
the hail-stones that fell were two inches in
diameter.
A YOUNG son of VIM. Nedeacker was
smothered in a corn-bin at Carpenter &
Speor's elevator at Joliet, Ill. He was
Sucked into the chute while thoughtlessIy
playing in the sheled corn. Two COM
panions gave the alarm, and the body was
taken out within a few minutes. but too
late to save life.
A TERRIBLE calamity occurred near Lon
don, Ont, by the capsizing of the steamer
Victoria. The loss of life will probably
be one hundred and seventy-fye, as one
hundred and fifty corpses have been taken
from the water. Among the lost is James
Robertson. manager of the Bank of Brit
ish North America.
A TRAIN on the Pennsylvania Railway,
which leaves New York at 3:15, being be-
hind time, was running at full speed near
ing Bears Swamp four miles from Tren-
ton, and ran into an open switch. The
Pullman palace attached to the train was
the only car which kept the track; all the
others left the rails, and one car turned
completely over. Two persons were
killed and several severely injured. The
telegraph operator, who is also switchman,
ran away Immediately after the accident.