Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-20
VISITATION OF FIRE,


Fearful Accident in North Carolina
| Church-Fan of the Chandelier Filled
| With Kerosene Lamps-Sewer Gas and
Henzine Explosions in Philadelphia.
| Especial Telegram to the Globe.
/ GREENSBORO, N. c., Oct. 19.-While the
usual night services were going on in the
Ro1boro Baptist church which was crowd
ed, the immense chandelier holding lamps.
and suspended from the ceiling, broke and
fell in the midst of the congregation. AS
the chandelier fell the lamrs1yere over
turned, and spread Kissing fla mes fire
in every direction, and in an instant the
church and many of the congregation were
IN flames and others were stified by the
black oil smoke which quickly filed the
building. Men, women and children
were soon crowded together in
one budding mass, all panic stricken.
The minister was among the first to re-
cover his presence of mind, and he at once
called to the deacons to preserve order and
persuade the congregation to be calm.
This had the desired effect, and as soon as
the minister, who fortunately had a stem
torian voice. shouted the names of the
different church. officers present, they be-
gan at once to break open the doors and
windows and organized to remove the
women and children. The church.
which is "a large frame
building without galleries, had
four large doors and windows on each
side, and fortunately was not raised high
above the ground. The congregation was
therefore enabled to to get out without de-
lay. Several ladies and an old gentleman
were badly injured by the falling chande-
liers. Numbers of others were burned by
the oil, but up to this hour no deaths
are reported, but it is feared that four of
those present, all young ladies, will die
from the effects of the flames, which the
physicians fear they swallowed.
EXPLOSION OF SEWER GAS.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ia series of ex-
plosions to-day caused panic in Twen-
tieth street. The explosion of gas in de-
fective main blew out the iron grating over
the sewer at Twentieth and Ogden streets
and threw it 100 feet into the air, also
tearing out earth and stones around. A
minute later and another explosion fol-
lowed one square away at Twentieth and
Poplar streets. A third explosion fol-
| lowed at Twentieth and Parish streets. and
fourth at Twentieth and Brown streets.
Flames then burst from the sewer, throwing
volume of fire into the street. Houses
were shaken within a radius of several
| squares. There was tremendous ex-
element. Strange to say there was no
| one hurt.
| BENzINE EXPLOSION.
| About 1880 while Mrs. Topham, 4742
Paul street, frankfort, was cleaning furni-
ture with benzine, three-gallon can of
the liquid caught fire and terrific explo-
| sion occurred, The entire front and side
walls of the building, three-story brick
structure, were blown out, and the front of
| the house No. 4744 partly demolished. A
Mrs. Heff was seriously burned.
FELL OVER A TRUNK
FosToRIA, Oct. 19.-To-day, New York
travelling man, named j. 6. Moore, got off
a train here to send a dispatch. The car
started sooner than he expected. and. in
running to jump on, he fell over a trunk on
the platform, sustaining fatal injuries.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
| MADISON, Ind, Oct. 19.-Jacob WEIGH.
sixteen years old, was accidentally killed
while out hunting. He was drawing a
gun through the fence, muzzle foremost,
when the contents were discharged into
his body.
| ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19.lThe lithographinp
and printing establishment of August
Cast d Co., occupying three upper stories
of 81 and 318 north Third street. was
damaged by fire this morning. Loss about
$25O,OOO. The stock was valued at $780,
600; insured for $4,000. The first floor,
occupied by Robert d. Patterson & Co..
wholesale and retail stationers, was DANA
ged considerably by water, but the amount
cannot yet be estimated. The buildings.
owned by George w. Partridge, are insured
for $4,000.
NEwBERN, N. c., Oct. 19.-About $50
bales Of cotton burned on the Midland
railroad wharf in this city. It was in tran
SIT to Norfolk, New York and Boston.
APPLETON, Wis, Oct. 19-Hurtze's plan
ing mill and furniture factory burned.
Loss 81, 600; half insured.
CMcnNAT1, Oct. ia fire this mid
night destroyed the Youngbla coal eleva-
tor in the eastern part of the city on the
Ohio river, formerly Columbia. Loss,
A BLOCKADE RUNNERS FORTUNE.