River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-09
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 ut Cobourg, Ont,
by fire.
A BLOCK of frame dwellings was con-
sumed at Alexandria, Va, and a child was
cremated.
THE new portion of the malleable iron
works at Hamilton, Ont, has been dam
aged $l25,000 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 & Claypool, were damaged
$4,000 by fire originating from hot
journal.
THE corpse of Dr. ID. w Decker, one
of the victims of the sail-boat disaster at
Mount Clemens, Mich. was found in, Lake
ST. Clair.
THE loss by the FIRE in the Collier white
lead works at St. Louis was $3.50, 900, and
with it.
IsIAIH THARP, a lawyer of some promi-
hence at New Orleans, who was recently
convicted of false imprisonment, killed
himself with 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.
Y l.. H.
saloon in Sixth avenue, New York, delib-
eratelv fred 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, fell off hand-car and was run over,
causing almost instant death.
THE old factory of Philbrook & Son,
manufacturers of shoe-packs, at Racine.
Wis, was partially DESTROYED by fire. The
stock had been removed to their new fac
tory. Loss covered by insurance.
THE Anchor Line steamer Macedonia,
from New York 10 Glasgow, went ashore
in a fog near the Null Of Kintyre light
house The value of the vessel and cargo
il about $350,000
DAVID HOLLAND, tue -illSpSCIOI vi
the Pennsylvania railroad, while examin-
ing cars in the company's yard al Jersey
City, was crushed between two cars, a
train backing up on him. He was taken
to his home and will probably die.
THE excessive heat curled up rail on
the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
road, throwing fourteen coal cars from
The track. John ook, 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 Fisbkill 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
diameter.
A YOUNG son of VIM. Nedeacker was
smothered in a corn-bin at Carpenter q
Spear's 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 out within a few minutes, but too
late to save life.
A BARN, the property of Mr.. Van Vale.
of Clinton, Ill.,, 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
$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. c. Chadwick's
warehouse, stock-yard. sheds and large
barns, in the vicinity Of the depot, were
also destroyed. The loss on the latter
will amount to at least $4,000, as large
quantities of grain were contained in the
warehouse, although sone of it was saved.
The loss on the depot is estimated at
$1,000.
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
f.om 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 3:15, being be-
hind time, was running at full speed near
ing Bears Swamp, four miles from Tren-
ton, and ran into an open switch. The
Pullman palace attached to the train was
the only car which kept the track; all the
others left the rails, and one car turned
completely over. Two persons were
killed and several severely injured. The
telegraph operator, who is also switchman,
ran away Immediately after the accident.