Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
ANOTHER ASYLUM FIRE.
The Inmates Locked in Their Rooms and
Locked Away From the Fire Escapes
Twelve Burned to Death--Broken Rail
Accident i'm Misunderstanding Works
Explosion in New Jersey.
. BROKEN RAIL.

Accident in vermont--smelting Works
Explosion in New Jersey.
BROKEN RAIL
NEWPORT, VT, Jan. THE mail train
leaving Newport on the Passumpsec rail
road this morning was thrown from the
| track by broken rail One old lady
was killed and several persons seriously
injured. The train consisted of passen-
ger, smoking and baggage cars and all
were badly wrecked. Mrs. Cushing is
the name of the woman killed. She was
on her way to Keene, N. 81. The injured,
as far as known, are Mrs. Foster, Of Bar
ton, N. H.; r. A. Brown, Barton landing;
May Ferguson, David Cameron, wife and
child, Mrs. G.. w. Parker, Mary McDon-
aid, Mrs. Davie, Hartford; man, name
unknown, dangerously injured; Conduc-
tor EdgertOn, Mail Agent Colby, slightly
injured; H. B. Buskell, badly injured,
and eight or ten others more or less hurt.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
NEWARK, Jan. An explosion heard
for several miles took place at 1890 A. NJ.
in the department of Balbach g. Sons
smelling works on Passaic River. The
boiler exploded, instantly killing the en-
gineer and three workmen, injuring two
others. Three buildings and about $1,000
worth of machinery were destroyed. One
end of the house of Balbach, Senior, was
wrecked, his conservatory and also stables
were ruined and two valuable horses
killed. The house of E. Balbach, Jr.,
was injured by flying bricks and woman
iy,f Ia hI1rf
Bodies of killed were frightfully man
gled. All were married men and leave
families. Their names are Johh Meetz,
engineer, J. W. Schlee, George Ogorman
and John Queen. The persons badly in
jured are o. Jacobs and Aug. J. Verst.
Loss estimated at $4,000.
FATAL FIRE.
DOVER, N. H., Jan Fire was dis
covered in the main building of the
Stafford county farm about 4:3O this
morning. When discovered the flames
had made considerable headway and
many remms were filled with smoke.
One hundred and sixty nine persons were
in the building and some had to be drag
ged out. Thirteen are missing, probably
burned Loss $4,000; insurance $25, 900.
The inmates who escaped are clothed and
sheltered by neighbors.
ANOTHER ASYLUM HORROR.
DOVER, N. H., Jan. TIT is now almost
certain that twelve and perhaps thirteen lives
were lost by the fire this morning. The county
commissioners were on the ground all day and
have made arrangements for the protection and
shelter of the inmates. The water works
were rendered useless by the extreme drought
and no water could be obtained. Perhaps this
couldn't be avoided but there seems to have
been mismanagement somewhere. Many of
the inmates were locked in their rooms and
there was no one to let them out.
There was no watchman on the
premises and the fire had made
great headway before discovered. The loss on
the county building is now estimated at $4,000.
Nothing further can be done toward recovering
bodies till the debris cools. No water can
be applied. There were two fire escapes on the
building, but the doors leading thereto were
shut and locked, and that circumstance is
subject of no little unfavorable comment.