The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-01-27
WEEKLY CASUALTY RECORD.


Mediterranean The Guadalquivir river in
Spain has risen "a feet:
Fire at Wilton. n. H., destroyed
thirteen stores, the bank and several Offices
Loss, $50, 600; partially insured.
BY the explosion of boiler at
Dcnsburry, England, Jan. 20, eleven persons
were killed aud sixteen wounded.
Mount Baker, British Columbia, is
reported in a state Of active irruption, and
throwing out clouds OF smoke and ashes.
At Mexico, Mo-, on the oath, a father
and son, named Schariach, while walking on
the railroad track, were struck and run over
by backing train and instantly killed.
a Yankton dispatch, Jan. q, says:
4 blizzard of the most approved character has
been raging since night before last, blocking
railroads and delaying mails in all directions.
Omaha dispatch, Jan. 20, says:
Last night, at the Blair crossing of the Sioux
City and Pacific railroads, trains collided, and
a brakeman named McLennan was instantly
killed.
a boiler explosion occurred near
Long Prairie, Minu., on Jan. "A, killing the
engineer, Frank Oliver, and seriously injuring
three o:hers-E. B. Rice, and two brothers
named Strong.
Three inches of snow fell in New
Orleans Jan. "a, the heaviest fall since in 1852.
There was fall Of five inches at Mobile, Ala
Other parts Of the South were visited by the
heaviest fall of snow ever known.
fredericksburg, Va, dispatch, Jan.
%, says: In the Rappahannock to-daya gorge
formed, causing water and broken Ice to back
up to the height of eight feet, submcrging
wharves and the lower story Of the Baltimore
steamers warehouse.
Port Jefferson, L. l., dispatch, Jan.
20, says: s. a. Tooker, college student,
and J. s. Ackerley, foreman in the Times Of
flee, were both seriously injured Willie coast
ing today. Ackerley is likely to die and
Tooker is still inscnsiblc.
St. Peter dispatch, Jan. %, says:
One Of the worst blizzards Of the season was
raging at Sleepy Eye to-day. The Winona &
St. Peter road had barely been opened before it
was closed again. Trains are running to
Waseca, and may possibly reach St. Peter.
Alonzo Bend, engineer on the Wa.
bash express train, when approaching Cer],
Indiana, Jan 81, saw freight train taking the
siding and expecting collision jumped off,
and was thrown under the cars and cut to
pieces His fireman remained on the engine
and escaped injury.
A frightful railroad accident occur
red on the 24tl, at Puerto Cortcs, Louisiana.
train consisting Of two passenger coaches ,
mail and baggage car, jumped the track at
Golden Rock Curve, Amour Mountain, and
fell seventy feet to the rock below. Nearly all
on board were killed.
Peoria dispatch, Jan. %, says:
The Fort Clark elevator, with $1,000 bushels
of grain, was burned this morning and is
probably total loss. Loss, $25 900; insured
for ia, 900. 4 fire in Kinsey & Mahcr's last
night damaged the structure $4,000. J. ]
Sturges lost 80 600 on his sickle works; in.
sured.
a fire at Lynn, Mass, Jan. 10, de.
stroyed A. B. Martins morocco manufactory,
throwing three hundred hands out of employ
ment and inficting 4 loss Of $50 900. Lancas.
ter's factory adjoining, belonging to A. B.
Martin, was partly burned loss -, ZOO. The
| old Revere Beach depot and seven dwellings
were also burned. Total loss 100000.
Salt. Lake dispatch, Jan. q, says;
The bodies of seven victims of the Alta ava.
lanche of last week were buried yesterday in
this city. The Tribune has letters from Gus.
ter and Bonanza, Idaho, dated the 10Th, describ.
ing snow slides there burying seventeen. per.
| sons, all but four Of whom were rescued. The
danger appears to be over Alta for the Present