Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-13
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
"A Nephew of Ex-Secretary Robson Killed
by Lightning In Kansas-The Moons
Eclipse Taken Advantage of in, Virgin
to Lynch Bad NegrO-E Elevator and
Warehouse Fire at RroOkIvn


to Lynch Bad Negro-Elevator and
Warehouse Fire at Brooklyn.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
HUNNEwELL, KS, June IA. d.
Robson, nephew of ex-Secretary Robe
son of New Jersey, was instantly killed
by lightning this afternoon. Mr.. Robson
had just returned from Hunnewell, to his
farm near the city, and was unsaddling
his horse in the barn. His clothes were
literally torn from his body, his watch
chain melted, and his face and body
much torn. The horse was also killed
instantly, and one end of the barn torn
out. MIR, Robson was quite prominent
young man, and leaves a young wife, to
to whom the blow proved nearly fatal.
GALVESTON. Tex. June l2.-At Henri
eta, Lizzie Hutchinson and Miss Cox
were killed by lightning, and Mr. and
Mrs. Hutchinson and child received a
severe shock.
| ECLIPSED.
DANvILLE, Va, June 12.-During the
eclipse last night John Taylor, a negro,
who had grossly assaulted white
woman, was taken from the Green coun-
ty jail and hanged. A large number of
persons visited the scene of the lynching
to-day. The lynchers numbered about
200 Upon refusal of the jailer to deliver
the keys they tore down the fence, broke
open the jail doors and overpowered the
guard, took the keys and unlocked the
shackles Of the negro and brought him to
a buggy in waiting. When tied in the
| buggy the crowd rode off at swift gal
lop. At a point seven miles south Of
| Riedsville, Rockingham county, N. c.,
the negro was hanged The affair was
so unexpected and so quietly done it was
not generally known in Greensboro until
all was over
ELEVATOR AND WAREHOUSE FIRE.
New YORK, June 12.-Fire broke out
to-day in the Excelsior stores, Atlantic
docks, Brooklyn, and before the flames
were extinguished No 8, four story
brick, forty feet front and 100 deep, was
destroyed with contents, large quantity
of grain, while the adjoining stores were
badly damaged by water. A number of
ships and canal boats, in close proximity
to the fire, were saved by being towed
into the stream. Fronting on Atlantic
basin was a large stationary grain eleva-
tor, to which the flames communicated
and it was soon destroyed. The ma
chinery, of the most improved pattern,
was rendered worthless The buildings
are owned by the Atlantic dock company,
and machinery by the New York ware
house company. Loss on grain about
$4,000, machinery $40, 900 and damage
to buildings upwards of $4,000. Prop
erty all insured.
A FEARFUL RIDE.
ALBION, N. Y, June IA break was
discovered in section 10, Erie canal, two
miles west Of here, thls.morning, caused
by defective culvert. Forty feet of the
canal bank was soon torn away. The wa
ter flooded all that section, carrying away
fences, bridges, etc, and working destruc-
ton generally. A woman and two children
were saved by getting on pig pen which
fioated about mile before they were res
cued. The water IS nearly out of the ca
nal and repairing is begun. Damage es-
mated at $4,000.
EXPLODED.
NORFOLK, Va, June 12.-The boiler
makers wrecking steamer lying along
side wreck at Cape Henry, exploded
this morning, killing the fireman, X
Frank, and scalding terribly James Tur-
ner and Sam Ward.
AN IMMIGRANT MURDERED.
NEW YORK, June 11.-JOhn Gustave
Westegren, Swede, aged 80, arrived at
Castle Garden from Liverpool yesterday
accompanied by his wife and four
children. He left the Garden this morn
ing to get a draft cashed, accompanied by
three Swedes named Westleund, Bark
the Garden and told Westegren's wife
her husband became engaged in an alter
cation with stranger and they left him.
Subsequently he was found insensible in
City Hall Park with an ugly cash in his
forehead, and he died three minutes after
being taken to Castle Garden. The po-
lice are investigating the case.
1t appears Westergren became intoXi-
Gated, insulted woman, and was kicked
off a stoop by an unknown man, and
killed
MERCHANT ACCUSED OF swINDLING.
DENVER, Col, June 1l.-W. L. Beardsley,
of the firm of Beardsley & Post, of Colorado,
was arrested here yesterday, charged with
having in business transactions swindleg J.
V. Farwell & Co., of Chicago. The amount
is not known, but is said to be thirty or forty
thousand dollars. An officer with the pris-
oner left for Chicago this morning.
sUBsIDENCE OF THE FLOODS
PITTsBRUGH, June 1.-THE rivers are
receding rapidly to-day, and all danger
of further damage in this vicinity has
passed. The through lines of railroads
are again working, while the local roads
are still obstructed, and will be for several
days. The loss by the floods cannot at
present be estimated.
HAIL AND WATER SPOUT
ST LOUIS, June 11--Southwest Mis-
souri, seems to have been visited by the
same storm that ravaged parts of Kansas
night before last. The wind was not Sc
we're, but immense hail fell over a large
area of county, and did great damage to
crops and window glass A water spout
broke in a little valley in Barry county,
in which was situated the town of Seven
Star Spring, and before the people could
reach the surrounding hills, torrent Of
water rushed down, taking with it hous-
s,tents, household goods and animals be-
longing to those living near. A woman
and five small childen, and man and
two women and two children were swept
away by the flood, but were all lodged in
bushes and rescued some hours after
THE KANSAS TORNADO.
ST. LOUIS, June 11.-Additional partic-
ulars of the tornado in Kansas night be-
fore last are that the storm extended into
Lyon county, and did great damage to
crops, buildings, fences, etc, all over that
part of the country. The town of Amer
icus, near Emporia, was almost totally
destroyed, every building in it being more
or less damaged. The Presbyterian
church was torn to pieces and the Metho-
dist church blown off its foundation