Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-10
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FIRE damaged the z;nc-works at La
Sale, ILL.,, to the amount of $4,000
THE Riverside hotel, at Black River
Falls, Wis, was burned to the ground.
/ A DAMAGE Of $40. 600 was inflicted on
the Conseus car-works at Cobourg, Ont,
by fire.
A BLOCK of frame dwellings was con
sumed at Alexandria, Va, and child was
cremated.
The new portion of the malleable iron
works at Hamilton, Ont, has been dam
aged $125,000 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 disemboweled by a Burlington
engine at Rock Island
| THE Indianapolis hominy mills. owned
by Holmes 4 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
ST. Clair.
TIE loss by the fire in the Collier white
lead works at st. Louis was $l30,000 and
two fatal accidents occurred in connection
with it,
lsIAIH THARP, a 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 81 800 in
surance.
JERRY SULLIVAN, track laborer on the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago rail
way, while on his way home to Valparaiso,
Ind, tell OF hand-car and was run over,
causing almost instant death
THE old factory of Philbrook 4 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,
train backing up on him. He was taken
to his home and will probably die.
THE excessive heat eurled up rail on
the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
r
the track. John took, a brakeman,
jumped from the engine and was instant
ly killed.
A TERRIFIC hail-storm swept over that
part Of New York between New Hacken-
sack and Fishkill 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
aiameter.
| A YOUNG son of VIM. Nedeacker was
smothered in a corn-bin at Carpenter &
| Speers elevator at Joliet, ILL., He was
sucked into the chute while thoughtlessly
playing in the shelled corn. Two COM
panions gave the alarm, and the body was
taken ont within few minutes, but too
late to save life.
A BARN, the property of Mr. Van Vale.
of Clinton, H., was set on fire by his chill
dren playing with matches. and before
help could be procured the barn burned to
the ground, making total loss of some
| s. 500. About 1000 bushels of grain, sew
eral wagons, and implements were con-
sumed.
| The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
depot at Juda. Wis, was almost totally
destroyed BY FIRE. Mr. j. G. Chadwick ;
warehouse. stock-yard. sheds and large
barns, in the vicinity of the depot, were
also destroyed. The loss on the latter
will amount 10 at least $4,000. as large
quantities of grain were contained in the
warehouse, althosgh some of it was saved
The loss on TIE depot is estimated at
1000.
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 FIVE, 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:l5. being be-
hind time, was running at full speed near
ing Bears Swamp, four miles from Tren-