Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-27
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

THREE children, while rowing in boat
on the Coon river at Des Moines, Iowa,
were upset and drowned.
THE main portion Of Gilmore's steam
saw-mlll at Trenton, n. j., was burned 10
the ground. Insured for $4,000.
AN incendiary fire at Fort Wayne de-
stroyed the Bijou variety theatre, owned
by the Ewing estate, valued at $4,000.
A LOSS OF $4,000 was incurred by the
destruction by fire of the pulp-mill of HoI-
lingsworth and Whitney, at Gardiner,
Maine.
The ice-houses Of Hit & Mallett, at La
Porte, Ind, were struck by lightning and
totally DESTROYED by fire. The loss is
$4,000.
By the capsizing of boat in the Lick
ing reservoir at Newark, O., Brice Stowe
Mrs. John Lasch, and two children were
drowned.
A FIRE at Brook ksville, VT, destroyed
the factory and finishing shop Of the
Brooks Edge Tool Company. valued at
$4,000.
ALoNzo WILLoTsEE, a farmer, and hi,
grandchild, living in Williams township,
Bav county, Mich, were killed by the
falling Of a tree.
THREE fishing boats were capsized at
the mouth of the Columbia river off the
coast Of Oregon, and all the occupants
were drowned.
FIFTEEN horses, including Rhadamaath-
US and Enfield, thorouga bred trotting stall
lions, were burned to death in Douglas
stable at Franklin, Tenn.
A FIRE at Milford, Mass, DESTROYED Ell
bridge Mann's boot manufactory and c.
A. Summers boot-tree shop. The loss is
estimated at 5000.
A GERMAN bv the name Of William
Hencke, who had imbibed rather freely
during the evening. was run over and
killed by train at Waukesha, Wis.
AT Lincoln, Ill while Timothy Hall
was stabling Jersey bull, the animal
turned upon him and gored and trampled
him nearly to death. He now lies in a
precarlous condition.
FLAMES nearly swept away a sash fac
tory, grist mill, and woolen factory at
Napanee, Ont. Rain greatly assisted in
extinguishing the fire.
GEO. LORD, a breakman, was run over
at Minneapolis, Mimi, while uncoupling
cars on the Manitoba road, and received
injuries from which he died six hours af-
terward
The Division Street Methodist church,
at Grand Rapids, Mich, took fire from
detective furnace, and was damaged s., 900.
There are insurance policies for 100000
on the structure.
THE boiler in Withee's mill, near To-
nah, Wis.,, exploded, completely demol-
ishing the structure, and killing Luke
Lowry, of Sparta. ard another employee.
and severely scalding Richard Whitinger
HILLS planning mill at Indianapolis,
caught fire from the overheeting of waste
lumber, and was totally destroyed. caus-
ing a loss of $4,000. The fyswheel burst
and two fragments damaged buildings on
the opposite side of the street.
A HOT box on train of the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois road caused a wreck
near Watseka. A brakeman named Will
liam Ducman was killed, and of carload
OF race horses coming to Chicago two were
Killed and several maimed.
The home of Uncle Billy Young, at De-
catur. Ill, who is known 10 all old soldiers
as the hero of three wars, was totally con-
sumed by fire, together with its contents,
the old man, now In his S1st year, who
was in bed sick at the time. barely escap-
ing with his life. He was helpless. and
had 10 be dragged out on the bedding.
THOMAS FLYNN. prominent farmer of
Adams township, Ohio, met his death IN
horrible manner While hauling some
corn fodder some OF the bundles fell off
the load and frightened the team, which
ran awav. Mr.. Flynn's leg being caught
in one of the wheels, he was dragged along
the road and frightfully mangled. and died
soon afterwards.
A TRAIN on the Logansport and Terre
Haute road struck break in the track
near the station of Cutler, by which the
engine was thrown over a trestle-work.
The fireman, named Moynehan, of Lo-
gansport was so badly injured that he liv-
ed only FIVE minutes. Engineer Higley
and the messenger were both badly in
iured.
FLAMES which made their appearance
in a paint-house in Nashville, continued
their ravages along College and Church
streets until thirty-four buildings had
been consumed. on which the loss is esti-
mated at $500, 600. Among the structures
burned was the Noel block of eight stores.
in which the telegraph Office was estab-
lished. The Maxwell house narrowly
escaped.
An excursion boat on the ST. Croix river