Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-04
CASUALTIES.
Two Children Burned to Death at WOr-
thingtOn-A YOun. Lady Devoured by
Bears in WiscOnsin-Fall of Scaffold at
Elgin, Ill Etc.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


WoRTH1NGToN, Mimi, Nov. 3-Adistress-
ing accident occurred at the farm of
Jesse Wooliscraft, one mile east of this
place, last night. Late in the evening Mr..
WO0liscraft went to the barn to milk, &C
companied by two children aged three and
five years respectively. While milking a
beam from scaffold broke, and in falling
broke his lantern, and setting fire to the
hay, consumed his barn and stock and two
children in the flames. Mr.. Wooliscraft
was also severely burned.
FALL OF sCAFFoLD.
Especial Telegram 10 the Globe.
ELG1N, ILL.,, Nov. Scaffolding on one
of the new additions for the watch factory,
now being erected, fell to-day, precipitat-
ing five carpenters thirty feet. Three of
the men, Ephraim Billiard, S. Cornish and
Patrick Carroll, are probably fatally hurt.
The former is now dying. Two others sus-
tanned painful but not dangerous injuries.
Billiard and Cornish are men of sixty, and
have wives and grown families. Carroll is
a young man and married. He stands the
best chance of surviving of the three.
DEvOURED BY BEARS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Nov. "a
young woman named Marie Meta, eight
cen years Of age, left Drywood, fourteen
miles from here, last Sunday to gather
tamarac gum. As she failed to return on
time search was made and parts of her
body were found. Search is still being
made for other traces by probably hun
dred men. The supposition is that bears
killed and devoured her, as they are very
thick in the vicinity.
THE PARK THEATER FIRE.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-The fire marshal to-
day continued the investigation of the
Park theater fire. Testimony developed
nothing new. John Lee, the employe who
met his death at the fire, was buried this
afternoon. The grand jury to-day pre-
scented indictments against eighteen per-
sons in the Eighth assembly district for
violation of the election laws.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
JACKSON, Mich, Nov. 3-Edward L. Col
burn, brakeman on the Pacific express
going west this morning, got caught be-
tween the platforms of two cars and had
his head smashed, killing him instantly.
He was young and unmarried, and lives in
Cincinnati.
DIED OF THEIR INJURIES.
W1LLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Nov. 3.-John
Lundy, ST., and John Lundy, Jr., the two
men injured at McIntyre's Plane yester-
day, died this morning, making in all five
deaths since the accident.
THE OTTAWA FIRE.
OTTAWA, Nov. 3. -Eddy's loss by the fire
last night will probably reach S75O,OOO, on
which there is said to be insurance of
$225,000. G. B. Wright, whose -four mill
was also burned, estimates his loss at $780,
600, on which there is insurance of $4,000.
The occupants of the mill, Mccormack Il
Co., lose about $1,000: insurance. $4,000.
VARIETY THEATER BURNED.
BALTIMORE, Nov. "a fire at O'Clock
this morning partially destroyed the build
ing known as the Arlington Variety
theater. John Pearson was burned to
death and Miss George Supple, one of the
attaches of the place, seriously injured
by jumping from the roof of the front
building. Madame Busted, lessee of the
place, had her ankle sprained in jumping
from window. James Kenny, an en-
ploye, was badly burned about the hands
and face, and several others slightly in
iured. The fire originated in the stage
Destruction of property small.
DEATH OF SUSPECTED MURDERIfe&
CINCINNATI, Nov. 3.-Andrew Mitch
ell, arrested at Mount Pleasant
few miles from Glendale on
Monday last on suspicion of being
guilty of the murder of A. W.; Ross, Oct
8, was found dead in his cell In Glendale
this morning. It il said the proof against
him was very strong.