Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-03
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
DEAD FROM THEIR 1nyun1Es.

PEORIA, H., Aug. 2.-Since the explosion
of the Woolner distillery, Saturday
evening, Ignatius Woolner, Henry Cabins,
Chas. Hebner, John KIRKLAND, VIM. Rief,
Henry Goetz, William and Fritz Fehl and
injuries received, making ten in all dead so
far. August Steller, Tom Laness, William
Fehl and Theobold Zelhler will no doubt die.
leaving but four out of the eighteen who
show any prospect of recovery. The dead
were buried yesterday and to-day, the funerals
being large and the services impressive. The
most touching incident in connection with
the affair has been the death and burial of
Willis and Fritz Fehl, aged 8 and II, who
were consigned to one grave, yesterday.
Nearly all the victims enhaled the escaping
steam, and their sufferings have been intense.
The verdict of the cOroner's jury is that the
explosion was caused by an unnecessary pres
sure of steam in the still. Another is that
the engineer undertook to turn the steam of,
but instead turned it on in full force, this
producing the explosion.
Seller and Slettler, two more victims of the
explosion, have died, making twelve deaths
so far. Of the remaining six, three will
probably die.
MURDER ADDED TO THIEvING.
P1rTsBURe, Aug. 2.-McClure, whose
store was robbed Sunday night, traced
the goods, secured four officers, and sur
rounded the thieves, when the latter
opened fire on the officers. Mcclure was
riddled with three bullets and fell in
stantly One officer was badly shot and
will surely die, and two or three officers
were seriously wounded. Nearly 200
people are now on the track of the thieves
and murderers.
STAR ROUTE CONTRACTOR ARRESTED.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2-Benj. B. Wi
ley, the original contractor in the star
route contracts in Utah and Arizona, who
has heretofore succeeded in eluding the
officers, was to-day arrested and held for
trial.
EXPLOSION IN PAPER MILL.
CINCINNATI, Aug. IA Times Star
special from Carrollton village, south of
Dayton, says that at 9 O'Clock last night
the boilers of Friend & Co. s paper mill
at that place exploded, demolishlng the
boiler house and bleaching house Twen-
ty persons were in the building. The
foreman had just gone out a short dis
tance. The explosion was terrific, and
threw fragments to great distance in
every direction. The loss is about $780,
600. No person was injured. The ex-
plosion is supposed to have been caused
by alkalis in the bleaching house eating
away portion of the boiler, weakening
it. The boilers had been in use four
years.
THEIR DEATH SHOTS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Of the victims of
yesterdays shooting, Officer O'Brien is
growing worse and will die soon. O'Mara,
though he has ball in his head, has
shown wonderful vitality, and will proba-
bly, survive. Tom Cahlll is in q fair way
to recover.
THE DAYS FIRES.
DENVER, Aug. 2.-Late last night, the
Colorado Iron works, with all the ma
chinery, was destroyed by fire. The loss
is about sl25, 600; insurance GAL, 1000.
Mt. VERNON, O., Aug. flames
Israel's linseed oil mill and grain ware
house, a two-story brick building, near
the Baltimore & Ohio depot, burned last
night at midnight. Loss 1000; insur-
ance SIC, ,000.
DETRo1TyAdich., Aug 2.-Barcus Bros
saw works, at Muskegon, burned this
] morning. Loss $4,000; Insurance $1,000