River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-11
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FIRE damp in coal mine at Pottsville,
Pa, suffocated John Walsh and Edward
Brady.
Hon. q. j. CHADB0URNE, deputy secre-
tary of state in Maine, was drowned at
Kent, r.. /.
FOREST fires have been raging in the ce-
dar swamps near Sturgeon Bay, and thous-
ands of dollars worth of property has been
destroyed,
FLAMES which broke out about mid
night in the linseed oil works of James
Israel, at Mount Vernon, o., inflicted a
damage of $4,000,
A BLAZE in the lower part of Deadwood
destroyed twenty five buildings, valued at
100000. Many persons only escaped in
their night-clothes.
A FIRE at Whitehall, Mich. on the %
inst, burned nearly every business place
in the town, the loss being estimated at
$4,000.
THE explosion of a boiler on a North
western freight train. near Peshtigo, Wis.
on the 81 inst, killed brakeman, smash
ed FIVE cars, and tore up the track for
some distance.
THE church furniture works of Haynes
Spencer < Co, at Richmond, Ind, Cary
4 RouIette's planning mill, and Hugo's en-
CINE governor works were burned to the
ground. the loss being $4,000.
A GUARD smoking in the government
magazine at Mazatlan, Mexico. dropped
a spark, which RACED the structure and
DESTROYED many houses in the vicinity.
No less than seyenty-fiye bodies were re-
covered by the citizens and soldiers.
among the victims being District Judge
Pena.
In the British house Of commons, COR
persisting in raising the question of Irish
political prisoners, IN spite of the speak
er's ruling. Parnell was named for of
fensive language Gladstone moved his
suspension Tor the remainder of the sit
ting; Parnell gsitted the house, and the
suspension was carried by 1872 to II.
8 FOREST fires are raging all around Bay
CITY, Mich. For 100 miles north of the
point fences, and farm buildings, and large
quantities of pine timber are being de-
stroved. Trains end it almost impossible
to run. Bay City is enveloped in smoke,
and the air is filled with burned leaves
and ashes.
AN oil-stove exploded in the residence
of Mrs. J. Hake. in Milwaukee. and that
lady was frightfully burned. The burn
ing oil flew over her body, ard in a few
seconds she was enveloped in flames Her
injuries are fatal This is the third coal
oil stove that has exploded in the past two
DAYS.
A FIRE broke out in the large fax and
bagging mills OF James Boyce Il Co. par
TALLY destroying the mills, and burning to
the ground the Muncie handle factory,
owned by Boyce and Sexton, and the Nun
Gle washing factory. owned by Lockhart,
/ Ellis * KEYS. Loss on flax mills, S33,OOO
| insurance cannot he obtained. Loss on
handle factory. $1,000; insurance $500
| Loss on Muncie washing factory, $1,000
| no insurance Isaac Schaubert. q fireman,
was overcome By the heat, and is in a crit
| zeal condition.
CHICAGO very narrowly escaped ter
rible fire the other day. Flames appeared
| about noon in the planning min of Jscot
| Lauer. on the corner of North avenue and
/ Orchard street, and in a few minutes halt
a square Of buildings had been ignited, in
| a neighborhood built almost wholly OF
wood. Three alarms were sounded, and
people four blocks away began to pack up
| The fremen confined the flames to mar
row limit. ard the loss is estimated al
| $4,000.