Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-25
RASCALLY BANKERS.
fond du Lac, Wis.,, Terribly Exercised
Over a Bank Failure--Attempt to Shoot
the Cashier--The City a Heavy Loser and
the Treasurer Ruined Miscellaneous
Criminal News.
RAsCALLY BANK FAILURE.

| RASCALLY BANK FAILURE.
FOND DU LAC, Wis.,, May 4.-There is
great excitement here over the failure OF
Bakers bank. The loss will be over $500, 900.
Baker was the owner and Burroughs the
cashier. Both were arrested. The people
pulled reyolvers on Burroughs and tried TO
| shoot him. The city will lose $40, 600, ruin
ing the city treasurer, J. c. Perron. Every
thing indicates general crookedness on thp
part of Baker and Burroughs.
THE DANFoRTH's FLUID EXPLOSION.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 24.-There were
twenty five or thirty in the colored saloon al
the time of the explosion of 100 barrels OF
Danforth's fluid stored in the basement report
ed last night, most of whom, contrary to first
reports, escaped. The conclusion blew the
walls of the building outward, and several
who were blown out with the wall. found
themselves in the debris outside,
from which they were rescued,
more or less bruised. Chas. Dunlap, bar
tender, large man, weighing over 300 pounds,
came near making his escape, but his feet were
caught under portions of the fallen roof, and
he was burned to death while desperately
struggling to free himself, and appealing for
help, which could not reach him in time to
save his life. His body was pulled out after life
was extinct, in charred condition. Billy
Williams was burned to death. The body
was recovered. Several Others, rescued within
few moments after the explosion, supposed
to be dead, are livlog, and although more or
less burned, may recover. At O'Clock this
morning one body was taken out of the cellar
and probably Others may be found. John
Hicks and a lad IL or Is years old are miss
ing.
Following is the list of injured: John Hol
liday, cut in forehead and back of head; John
Beacham, head badly cut, recovery doubtful;
he was playing cards with the man Williams,
who was killed; Geo. Coleman, badly bruised;
Jack Lincoln, arm broken; John Rucker, arm
sprained; Alex. Northcote, both hands burned
badly to the wrist, checks badly burned, in
some places to crisp; Dave Brewster, cuts
in head; John Cooper, hand burned badly and
hands; John Green, leg broken; Dick Dysart,
arm crippled badly; Ben Hoffman, face burn
ed. AS to the cause of the accident there IL
nothing positive. Just before the explosion
took place, Alex. Northcutt, who has mum
ber of men and boys in training for minstrel
combination, came into the saloon and got q
match for the purpose of gong down stairs
to light up for rehearsal The basement was
divided, the front portion being used for stor-
ter for rehearsal room, where large crowds OF
colored folks have been wont to gather night
ly. It is presumed when the match was struck
the fluid ignited, thus causing the explosion
DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.
New YORK, May 24.-Mrs. Fannie Nor
daunt, wife of Frank Mordaunt, actor, resid-
ing at l55 Chauncey street, Brooklyn, was the
victim OF dastardly assault last night, being
nearly blinded with red pepper. The lady was
in terrible agony nearly all night, but is better
this morning. 1t appears some person came
to the rear door about o'clock and knocked
loudly. Mrs. Mordaunt timidly wentl out of
the front door to look out for the police, when
a man who mad been crouching near The fence
arose suddenly and threw handful of pepper
in her face. A large portion went into hel
eyes. The fellow then fled. Sergeant James
Campbell of the Twelfth precinct, off duty at
the time, and once intimate with Mrs. Nor
daunt, has been arrested on suspicion OF being
the guilty party.