Daily globe., 1881-07-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
LUMBER MILL FIRE AT DULUTH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]


DULUTH, July 2s.-Another destructive fire
is to be recorded in Duluth. Weld & Petre' S
mill, situated near the extremity of Rice's
Point, caught fire about O'Clock this morn
ing and was burned to the ground before the
firemen could get to the scene. The men at
tached to the mill, who were sleeping in the
boarding house near by, awoke at the first
alarm and rushing out formed an efficient
bucket brigade By their efforts about one
hundred thousand feet of lumber were saved,
but they could do nothing to stay the progress
of the flames in the mill. Within an hour it
was smouldering ruin. In the meantime the
fire had communicated to other parts of the
yard and between 900 and 400, 100 feet of
lumber was destroyed The mill was owned
by Messrs. Weld & Petre, and the lumber by
A. NJ. Miller. The former had a contract to
saw for the latter. The loss on the mill is es-
tlmated at S., ,000.and OF the lumber at 1000.
There was no insurance on either. There
were besides about $500 worth of new saws in
the mill, which with the rest of the machine
ry was destroyed. The mill will not be re-
built.
MUTINY AT SEA.
HALIFAX, July pa bottle, containing a
slip of paper, on which the following was
written with pencil, was picked up near
Halls harbor: "Ship Edgar sprung leak
the 18th day frem Parisboro. Crew all mutin-
Gus. The captain shot twice. Crew left in
boats, short of provisions and water, .longi-
tude 10 west, latitude about AZ.
s. & B. PATTY"
The Edgar sailed from Parisboro last
month.
INSTANTLY KILLED.
READING, Penn, July 2S.-While w. G.
Denark and family we're driving
this evening the horses became frightened
and raE away, breaking the carriage into
fragments. Denark was instantly killed, his
wife and son seriously injured and Mrs. Hall,
his sister, seriously injured.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
WINDSOR, Ont, July 2S.-Dr. Cream, of
Chicago, was arrested at Belle river by the
sheriff of Ames. Boone county, ILL.,, on the
charge of numbering Daniel Scott, of that
county, about year ago.
FAITHLEss BRAKEMAN.
RYE, N. Y, July 2S.-Two freight trains
noon. The train from New York was to
switch off some cars to side track when a
special freight train of thirty-two cars, all
loaded, signalled its approach from the east.
A flagman was sent ahead to signal the ap
preaching train, which couldn't be seen from
the station on account of the great curve
From some cause the fagman returned, ane
the train which was to have passed through
without stopping, came on at full speed and
dashed into the standing train. The cOnduc
tor of the special train and brakeman con
versing on fat car were thrown between
two cars, both of which were smashed, tht
conductor killed instantly and the brakeman
horribly mutilated. james MILDLY and Edward
! Elliott, engineers, were thrown from thei
engines. The former was severely and the lat
ter slightly injured.
| DEATH CN THE TRACK.
MILWAUKEE, July 2S.-Mrs. Frederick Gas
tai was instantly killed this afternoon by .th,
cars while walking on the railroad track il
this city.
BURNT AT SEA.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28.-The British shi]
Orifamme burnt at sea, latitude 1912 south
longitude 92.42 west. The crew arrived a
! Wilmington on the ocean bark st. Andrew
No particulars.
DROWNED.
ERIE, July 2S.--The body of F. Diller,
brickmaker, missing for two days, was fount
drowned in the bay this morning.
BURNED.
MILWAUKEE, July 2B.-Fire to-day de
stroyed L. Lahman's cigar box factory. Los
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