Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-11
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
THE QUEBEC FIRE.


tending the confagration is subsiding.
That there is less distress than ON former
occasions is most encouraging. Piles of
furniture remain in open places and yards
all over the city. Many houses surround
ing the fire present an appearance of
second hand clothing stores. Oil paint
ings and fancy ware are thrown together
in indiscriminate confusion. Out of the
mess all classes pick whatever they pre-
fer and call it theirs. No one knows how
to detect or put stop to the wholesale
robbery yesterday and to-day. 1nsur-
ance people are busy adjusting claims.
The companies seem desirous of paying
losses with as little delay as possible
| There are new rumOrs concerning the
| origin of the fire, but as four houses were
in flames when the fire was discovered,
the real origin may be proved by the
evidence at the coronor's and fire COM
missioners' inquest. 1t is said drunken
man entered Cartier's stable with can
die and caused the confagration. The
rush for houses is immense. Fortunate
ly for the sufferers there were, according
to Chorrier's directory, just issued, five
hundred empty houses in the city on the
10th of May Eligible ones are being
rapidly taken at good rentals. Good
houses in many cases were rented by six
O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t is most
surprising that more damage was not
done in other parts of the city. Whole
shingles fell as far as Bergaville, three
miles from Quebec.
The ladies of the Good Shepherd
are distributing food to any in need
to-day. There have been but few applications.
The provisions provided for the vice regal ball
have been distributed to the most needy by
command of the governor general. The st.
John New Brunswick) Globe urges that the
few thousand dollars of the relief fund of that
city be forwarded. The mayor of St.. John
telegraphed Quebec, asking if assistance
would be accepted. There are no Individual
losses of an amount greater than $4,000.
FEARFUL BOILER EXPLOSION.
PoTTsvILE, Pa, June 10.-A terrible
boiler explosion occurred at noon to-day
at Atkins and Bros, Fishback rolling
mill, Daniel Maron was found near his
furnace terribly scalded. James O'Niel
was scalded about the hands, face and
breast Louis Blonkenheim was badly
scalded and otherwise hurt about the
neck j. Reed was seriously scalded
about the face and breast. Jas. Williams,
Henry Louisberger and Others to the
number of II, were also badly scalded
and otherwise hurt by flying missiles.
The explosion created intense excitement
and the mill was soon thronged with
anxious families of employees. The ex-
plosion was caused by leakage. Orders
were given yesterday toi draw the fires
that the boiler might be repaired, but the
orders were disobeyed.
KILLED HIS UNFAITHFUL WIFE.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10-Geo G..
Gattling stabbed and killed his wife at
the Atlantic beer gardens yesterday af-
ternoon He suspected her of infidelity,
wrote her decoy note which she an
swered by going to the gardens. He met
her in a room and stabbed her to the
heart.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
BALTIMORE, June 10-A man named
Harmon and his son were killed by light
ming yesterday afternoon near the city
Another had thigh broken and several
others were stunned by the shock They
were strawberry pickers and had taken
refuge from storm in an old building,
which was struck
WRECKED.
HALIFAX, June 10.-The immigrant
barque Mette Margoe wrecked in st.
Pauls' island, the morning of the 5th
The captain, first officer, carpenter, two
seamen and boy were drowned.
HANGED.
MEMPHIS, June 10.-Hayes White, who
murdered Sheriff W. F. Beattie, of Crttendon
County, Ark. April 21,was hanged at Marion
this afternoon, in the presence of 1000 per-
sons, 500 of whom were colored. The con-
Tossing the killing, but denied knowledge
that it was Beattie he shot, until he afterwards
saw him dead.