Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-05-19
Accidents.

Accidents.
TIE machine shops of Helberington *
Burner, at indianapolis, were damaged
s. 800 by fire.
JAMES K. TURNER, a druggist of Nash
vile, was killed by the explosion Of soda
fountain.
The schooner Trinida'. foundered off
Ahnapee, Wis. The vessel and cargo
were valued at $500.
An incendiary'f FIRE destroyed the lumber
mill OF George w. Lusk, OF Fond du Lac
valued at 81, 900.
A FIRE in knight & SCOTS wheel fac
tory at La Porte. Ind. inflicted damage to
the amount of $4,000.
4 FIRE in the penitentiary at Jefferson
City, No, destroyed the shoe and saddle
tree shops and considerable machinery.
THERE was loss Of about 500. coo by
the burning OF the works OF the Alta
Mining Company in Montana Territory.
CATHERINE kEIMIG. of Baltimore, ended
her DAYS by severing an artery OF her left
arm with a pair of scissors.
THE steamers City of New York, from
New York. and Palestine, from Boston,
both for Liverpool. eollided aud sustained
some damages.
Two shops and considerable machinery
and other property in the Missouri State
penitentiarv at Jefferson City were de-
stroyed by ire.
A LOSS of about $4,000 was incurred in
Chicago bv a FIRE in the works Of the
American Cutlery company, at the corner
Of Halsted and Mather streets.
AN incendiary fire at Woonsocket, K. L.,
DESTROYED the Quaker meeting house,
erected in 1879, and for a century the only
house for public worship in the town.
EDWARD ERILL. a wealthy resident of
West Reading, Pa, scattered his brains
over the floor nv rigging up shot gun on
a door frame, pulling the weapon toward
him, and letting a spring strike the trlg-
ger.
A COAL shaft near Scranton, Kan.
owned by ". l.. Green, took ire while
TWENTY-FIVE workmen were at work therein.
Ten bodies have already been taken out.
JAMES De LANG, an inmate of the Ma
tional Home. Milwaukee, who served in
Company |. 1l5th Pennsylvania, during
the war, was killed BY train on the ST..
Paul road.
A BRAKEMAN named Mike Murphy fell
off an east bound train on the Chicago, St.
Paul and Omaha road near Mcmillan.
Wis, and was killed. An accident insur-
ance policy for Il 900 was found on his
person. His home is supposed to be st
New Sharon, Iowa.
IT i only about week ago that we an
nounce the killing of four school chill
dren by one stroke of lightning at Louis
Vile XIV. Now We learn Of a similar
disaster al W;ncna, Miss, three school
children being killed there by a stroke of
lightning while playing under tree.
THE cupoia OF the Eighth district school,
Milwaukee, was struck by Lightning and
torn to pieces. The school was fun 2. the
time, and panic at once occurred, the
children rushing for the street, Fortu-
natelv 40 one was injured.
PRICE JAMESON, a gentleman living
about three miles west of WILDER, Saline
county. Neb., with his family and young
man named Charles Schiller went into the
field for the purpose of shooting plover.
The young man Schiller jumped off the
wagon, and drew loaded gun after him,
muzzle first When it came to the end of
the wagon box the hammer caught, pulled
n,
wa- discharged into the left side Of the
Young mans abdomen, opening it sufhici-
entity to let out his iniestines, causing his
death instantly. Schiller was from South
Carolina. and the son of wealthy parents.
WILLIAM SINNis, formerly employed as
a druggist in Memphis, Tenn. went to
Father William Walsh's residence and
related a trouble existing between him
self and wife. Father Walsh listened pa
tiently, and. a. Simms was lsboring under
great mental excitement, told him 10 lie
down on the sofa in his study, and that he
would 70 and see his wife and arrange
matters between them. >imms complied,
aud Father Walsh went aud saw Mrs.
Simms Returning an hour afterward,
Father Walsh was Mortified to find Simms
wing dead on the Aoor, with his throat cut
from ear to ear Deceased was con-
tirmed morphine eater and was under the
influence OF the drug when committing the
act.