River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-07-14
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A BLOCK of five stores in Fairfield, ILL.,,
was burned to the ground.
THE malleable iron works, located three
miles above Detroit, Mich. were damaged
$4,000 by fire.
FIRES are devastating the forests of
Quebec, Lower Canada. In some locali-
ties crops have been destroyed.
A Loss of 1900 was incurred by the
burning of the Nautilus boat club house.
at Burlington, Iowa, from the explosion
of fre-crackers.
A FIRE at Alpena Mich, destroyed Be-
wick, Comstock & Co.'S shingle mill and
Gebhard q Co.'S sash factory, valued at
$4,000.
MARY RIHA, aged about q years, fell
dead while dancing in Carlton. Wis.
Heart disease is supposed TO have been
the cause.
THE lumber yard of John Martin, of
Minneapolis, which was burned re-
Gently, was valued at 2l.000 and insured
for $50 600.
AT ST. Mary's Female Academy, near
Leavenworth, the clothing of two Sisters
of Charity took fire, and they were burned
to crisp before they were discovered.
THE outgoing coach overturned on Ar
gentine Pass, ten miles from Georgetown,
Col, instantly killing a stroliing must
clan, whose name is not learned.
THE seven-year-old son of DR.. Thomas
Allen, of Sefferson county, Ark, was kill
ed by lightning. The family We're gath
cred round the tea-table when the house
was struck. They were stunned but not
seriously injured.
CHICAGO had heavy storm which did
much damage to telegraph wires, and in
iured number of buildings in the suburbs.
On the lake the seamen had a rough time,
and were pretty thoroughly scared
WHILE on the way to a small fire, Au-
gust Droge, member of Pelican Hook
and Ladder Company, No. 4, of New Or
leans, fell from the truck, one of the hind
wheels of which passed over his body, in
ficting injuries from which he died in a
few hours.
A pIaning-mill at Spring Lake, Mich,
owned by the Cutler & Savidge Lumber
Company was destroyed by fire; also two
small dwellings owned by the company,
and large quantity of planed lumber.
WIN. RHODES, while playing around a
moving machine on his fathers farm, at
Sturges, Mich, was caught by the knives
and both legs cut off Fhe doctors say
his injuries will prove fatal.
C. f. LUEeK's large Touring mill, stu
ated three and one-half miles east of
Wrightstown, Wis, was totally DESTROYED
by fire on the afternoon of the 4th. While
the fire was in progress the roof was blown
in the air. The mill had just been liked
up with new machinery. Loss not at
present known.
In Cincinnati, flames broke out in Mar
quia's carriage factory and spec Oily ex-
tended to and destroyed the Union furni-
ture works, Closternan's chair factory and
Maeder's furniture shop. Charles Peat
persisted in the flames and FIVE persons
were injured. The loss will reach $500, 000
A FURIOUS wind and rain storm pre-
vailed over large section of Ohio, caus-
ing much injury to life and property. The
storm also extended into Pennsylvania,
and in the vicinity of Pittsburg several
houses were unroofed and otherwise dam
aged.
THE recent storm caused an accident on
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
read near Hinsdale, Ill. The lightning
divided a stock train so that a part con-
tinued on its way with the locomotive;
the part remaining behind was run into
by another advancing stock train, and two
men were killed.
AT noon on the 4th party of twenty
three persons assembled on the summit of
Uncompahgre peak, IA sos feet above the
level of the sea, to erect pole and hoist
the nation emblem. As the work was
progressing Col. Irving and J. F. Single
ton were violently shocked by stroke of
lightning, and soon afterward the pole was
rent into splinters, Mr.. w. II. Hasbottle
having his right arm burned. After this
warning the party retreated to the lower