Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29
The Daily Record.

KILLED 6Y LIGHTNING.
LOUISVILLE, April 2e.-Four boys, and
horse attached to wagon, were killed by
lightning stroke here to-day. The boys were
playing ball. Their ages ranged from u to IA
years. They were pupils Of school and the
disaster happened during recess. Their names
are Lee Fleck, Joe Schultz, Will Tohalser and
Harry Soety. The three drst named died few
minutes after being taken to their homes In
the neighborhood, and the latter was burned
beyond recognition.
Their game was Just concluded and the bell
summoning them to school duties was ring
Ing, thereby causing the boys to be in the
same spot where their coats and hats had been
pla:sd before they began the game. As the
flash struck the earth the boys were for
moment obscured from sight, so vivid was
the Lightning. When the few people In the
they were all fat on the ground. TWO ren.
tlemen ran to the spot, and to their horror
discovered the four boys faces upturned infthe
direction of the sky, from which they had but
shortly received the terrible summons. Five
other hOys, stunned, lay near their companions.
The gentleman quickly procured water and
quenched the IRE in the clothing Of the boys,
as well as stamping out the flames, which
ell that had been torn from their
bodies. Vain efforts had been previously
made to revive all Of the boys who appeared
lifeless and four of whom were recognized as
positively dead. Drs. G. W. Griffith, Green
and Dougherty, who arrived shortly after the
accident, examined the boys and found that
four out of six had been struck dead. The
lightning eliminated .S. directly VIM Vnn sa
earth which bears marks of the bolt
could be covered by bushel meas.
ure. The surface of the ground Is but little
disturbed, and resembles hole which might
have been driven In by a crowbar. On the
ground two or three feet from the spot where
the bolt entered, could be seen, when
ing, parts of shirts, drawers, suspenders, and
fragments Of boots, all burned and blackened
by the electric fire, resembling mass OF
chopped up rags, baked ready for the manu-
facture of paper.
MUDERoUs ASSAULT.
PITTSBURGH, April 2S.-D. Mccartney, Jr.,
a druggist, was fatally stabbed last night by
Charles Dagleish. The latter had been visit
ing family named Scott, who occupy the
upper stories Of the building in which the
drug store is situated, and when he came down
stairs he found several parties in front of the
store. Mccartney ordered them to leave
Some of them talked back, which made Nc
Cartney mad and tussle ensued between him
and Daglelsh, during which the latter was
struck on the nose. Dagleish then drew
knife and cut Mccartney across the abdomen,
inficting wound from which the bowels
protruded. The injured man was carried into
the house and physician summoned, who
pronounced his wounds fatal. Both parties
are well known and hitherto have borne good
characters. Dagleish has been arrested.
COMMENCEMENT AT LOUISVILLE.
Lou1svILLB, April 2s.-Labor agitators in
the city are making attempts to persuade tbs
street car men to strike. Eight drivers on the
Shelby street road quit work at noon, de-
manding better pay. The company fllsd tbs
vacant places without trouble.
! OUTRAGE BIZ A NEGRO Brute.
LONDON, O.. April %. There is much
excitement here over particularly aggravat-
ing case of assault and rape of child six
years old, by Jas. Furner, colored laborer.
The child, Annie Smith, was left alone at her
fathers house last night while the family
went to church. During the evening turner
came to the house and committed the rape.
The child was terribly rnptured and probably
fatally injured.
RIBS BROKEN.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
MOOSE LAKE, April 2s.-Wm. Champlain
had two ribs bfoken to-day while plowing.
He fell oyer stump and horse stepped on
him. DR.. Wallbapk, Of Duluth, was on the
train going north and fixed him up.
GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNED.
PHILADELPHIA, April: 2S.-The Girard
Paint company's elevator and several ware.
houses in the vicinity took fire this morning
and In four hours were in ruins. It was one
Of the largest elevators in the country, having
a capacity of $50, 900 bushels of grain. Loss
on buildings about 100000; insurance about
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