The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-08-25

noon. James Carley, foreman or the
Chandler Bros, while engaged in build
ing a wharf, was holding a pile to steady
it, when the hammer descended before
the time, striking Carley's back head,
smashing it like an esg shell. Death was
instantaneous. Deceased was a worthy
mechanic. He leaves family.
DROWNED.
| FALMOUTH, Mass. Aug. 19.-Rev. Mr..
Failey, the well known Congregational
minister was drowned this afternoon,
in the Crooked Pond. He backed his
vehicle into the pond, and was fishing
therefrom and fell into the water.
FIRE AT RICHMOND, KY.
LOUISVILLE, Aug, 20.-A Cb,rier-Jom-
nal special from Richmond, KY, says:
! A fire broke ont at $50 o'clock last
night in Irvine, county seat of Estil
and destroyed all the business portion
of the place except three stores on the
opposite side Of the St. Irvine Hotel.
The fire was evidently the work of an
incendiary. The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000, with but little
insurance. 1t is feared that the town
will be Il long time in rebuilding.
KENTUCKY LIGHTNING.
A special to the same paper from
Princeton, KY, says that lightning
struck louisville, a negro suburb of
Princeton, last evening, killing an aged
negro woman named Betsey Stokes,
and Gripping little regro boy. The
woman was crossing the street at the
time, and was killed instantly. For
while the cloud looked dark and omi-
nous, and there was much lightning,
yet there was very small shower of
! rain.
EXPLOSION OF A CHICAGO TUG.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-At 6 O'Clock this
morning the tug A. B. Ward, while
astern OF the barge Adams on its way
out and on the river between Clark
and La Sale streets, exploded its boiler.
Five men were aboard the ill-fated
craft at the time: Capt. F. S. Butler;
engineer, Ole Watson; deck-hand Will
liam McDonald; fireman, Mike Nc
Donald; cook, Fred. Whitaker. Two
tugs we're in charge of the Adams; the
forward one had just passed through
Clark street bridge, on north side of
the bridge pier, and the barge was just
entering the channel when the ex plo-
sion occurred. At this moment the
A. B. Ward was a length ahead of the
barge and the length of its tow line
west of Clark street. The cohcussicn
was so great that the INN nse boiler of
the tug was fired like bullet into the
boat house under the north end of the
barge, where it lies now high and dry.
The captain of the tug was blown
through the air in the same direction,
and fell mangled on the deck of the
barge Adams and nearly the whole of
the tugs decd was blown off. The tug
S. V. Taylor was about 200 feet astern,
and, within d minute, was at it's side.
Mike Mcdonald, fireman, and Fred
Whitaker, cook, were found clinging
to the wreck and taken off. A yaw
boat, astern Of the barge Adams, that
contained sailor, had been split in
twain; the occupants were also taken
from the water within three minutes
of the rescue. The wreck of the Ward
sank where it exploded. The Adams
was towed to State street bridge, and
Capt. Butler was taken up. An exam
nation of his injuries showed them to
be fatal; his skull was fractured; from
the moment he struck upon the deck
of the Adams he did not utter word.
His senseless body was carried ashore
and placed in a wagon and driven to
his home. The injuries to the other
survivors were not apparently serious.
though for time they were so covered
with scalds and coal dust that it was
impossible for an examination TO be
made. Mcdonald has wrist.torn, and
Is somewhat bruised and scalded, but
was able, after having been washed
and mis- wound dressed, to
@# ssssl: away. Fred E:; :sisst:siSer, oooik,
was also scaided slightly in differ
ent parts OF his. body; he also is able to
take care of himself. The bodies Of
Oleson and VIM. Mcdonald have not
yet been recovered, and it is supposed
they are tangled in the vessels wreck.
All the killed had children. The tug
was the property of John Crawford and
F. S. Butler, the injured captain. She
was valued at $50, 100; not insured.
DROWNED.
EVANSVILLE, Aug. 20.-Norris Phelps,
aged 10, son of M. NJ. Phelps, was
drowned yesterday afternoon while in
the river bathing.
FAILING BUILDING.
P1rTsBURG, Aug, 1S,-This morning,
about II o'clock, while large force
Of men were engaged in demolishing
an old brewery on Duquesne street,
the floor of the third story gave way,
burying four men in the debris, and
killing John Feeny instantly. The
others were seriously but not fatally
hurt.
FIREA BROOKLYN.
New YORK, Aug. 1S.-The extensive
planning and saw mill of ]. S. Loomis,
corner of Baltic and Nevins streets,
Brooklyn, burned early this morning,
together with large quantity of man
ufactured stock, awaiting shipment
Total loss, S75 900; partially insured.
The Doctors Quarrel.
New YORK, Aug. 20.-Dr. William