The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-02-18
Western and Southern States.


A FIRE at Omro, Wis, destroyed one-half
the business part of the town. The loss is not
less than s200, 900.
The engine of a train on the Texas Central
railroad fell through bridge, throwing an
express, two baggage and two passenger cars
down ffteen-foot embankment. Eighteen
persons were injured.
THE worst storm that has taken place in,years
is reported from the Northwest, Railroad
travel in Minnesota, Iowa and at other points
was quite generally impeded, telegraphic COM
munication was in many instances cut of, and
much suffering to man and beast was caused.
In Oregon during heavy gale large school
house containing 100 pupils and teachers was
carried eighty yards, and several children were
badly hurt, though none were killed.
THE greater part Of the town of Monroeville,
Ind, has been destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss of about 100000. The large pork house
of ]. C. Ferguson & Co., at Indianapolis, Ind,
was also burned on the same night, causing a
loss of $500, 900.
Portions Of New Orleans have been innn-
lated by floods caused by heavy rains and
breaks in the canal levees, and 4 great amount
Of damage has been done.
TIE steamer Josephine. nom Havana 1or
New York, fodadered Of the Louisiana coast
The ersw and passengers we're saved but The
steamer, which was valued at 5000 900, was
total loss
A CONSTRUCTION train, with cabooss con-
taining twenty-five men, collided with passen-
ger train near 0waneko, Ill The engine Of the
passenger train tore through the crowded ca
boose, killing three men outright and wounding
ten or twelve others.
Ak explosion in linseed-oiI mill at St Paul,
Mimi, killed the superintendent and laborer
and destroyed the building.
A LOSS of $200, 600 was incurred by the de-
struction by fire Of the Southern Oil Works in
Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. J. E. NICHOLS committed suicide at
Carthage, Mo-, by jumping into a well. Her
father and sister also met death at their own
hands some time ago.
THE Illinois legislature has passed resolu-
ton OF sympathy for Michael Davitt, the Irish
agitator, and denouncing the course of the
British parliament in rearresting him as I'M
just
A CLEVELAND Ohio dispatch reports fright
full disaster at the Robbins coal mines, situated
at the end of the New Lisbon railroad. As a
man named Smith was about to go into the
mine the superintendent cautioned him about
going into certain room as it contained fire.
damp. But as that was dry while around the
track was filed with water, Smith disobeyed the
order and attempted to pass through the for
hidden room with lighted lamp in his hat
immediately terrific explosion occurred, in
which hole was blown through fifteen feet Of
earth composing the roof, and carrying death
and destruction all around About twenty men
were at work at the mine, six of whom were
killed outright and number dangerously
wounded. A mule and train of eight cars were
shot out of the main entrance as if from cannon.
Another mule, drawing car in which a man
was seated, was blown on top of the car, killing
the driver
GREAT damage by foods has been caused in
sections of the West and South. In Indiana
many milldams and several iron bridges were
swept away, causing loss of about $20O, 900 in
Ohio several bridges were also washed away,
while the damage done in the vicinity of New
Orleans is estimated at 100000