Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-22
Work of the Flames.

work of the Flames.
Fires on the 19th Same's grist mill and
several adjoining structures, Louisville, KY,
$4,000; Wegereff's planning mill and Keisec
Bros box factory, st. Louis, $4,000; City
FIGURING Mill and other bull dings, Fl Worth,
Texas, $4,000; Congregational Church, Rich
mond Va, over 100 years old. 800, 900.
Fire destroyed the grocery of Trips &
Kewanda and several adj dining buildings at
Bolton. Texas, causing loss of $4,000.
About 400, 900 feet of lumber on the wharf
of A. Backus, Jr., & Sons yard. Detroit, Mich.
was burned on the 18th. The wharf was also
badly damaged. The schooner Hattie Mary
owned by Capt. William Wilson, which was
lying in the Slip had her rigging damaged
about $780, Backus & Sons loss is estimated
at $4,000, which is partly covered by insur-
ance. Backus d Sons are peculiarly unfor-
tunate. 1t is only short time since their mill
and box factory was burned, at loss of $780,
600.
an old warehouse and quantity of lumber
burned at Boston, Mass, on the 18th. A per-
feet panic ensued over the blaze for some rea-
son and all but six of the sixty pieces of fire
apparatus were summoned to the scene.
Gilbert Bros. d Co.'S wholesale drug house
at Baltimore, Md, was consumed by fire on the
18th. On the same day fire at Boston swept
away Frost's blanket mill.
Whitelys draper shops at Westbourne Grove,
900 on the 18th.
Nine stores were wiped out by fire at Shubuta,
Miss, on the 18th. Loss $4,000.
A convent at Cedars Village, Quebec, burned
on the 18th. Loss heavy.
A prairie fire on the Monaghan frontier of
Russia has covered a space of seventy square
miles, consuming many Cossack villages.
The hnickerbocker Block Minneapolis, Mimi,
was totally destroyed by fire on the 18th. The
Hurlburt Block adjoining was badly damaged.
The loss foots up $127,7O0; insured for $780,
900.
Fifteen buildings in the business portion of
Riverton, Neb.. were destroyed by fire on the
18th. Loss $4,000.
The grease-extracting factory of Joseph 81.
Rogers, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th. A quantity of
naphtha, when reached by the flames. sent up
blaze which was visible for thirty miles.
Railway Wrecks.
During dense fog at Hoosick Junction.
N. Y, two freight trains collided on the Troy
and Boston Railroad. A locomotive and th1r-
teen cars were wrecked and Brakemal Emery
Elwell killed.
Two freight trains collided at Billerica,
Mass, on the 18th. Conductor A. W. Clark,
of Boston, was killed Robert Hays. of Boston,
was dangerously burnt by oil of vitriol from
broken carbOys.
An engine was completely wrecked and car
near Galveston, Texas, on the 18th.
An accident on the Iron Mountain Railroad
caused the wreck of portion of train. An
engineer, fireman and one brakeman were hurt.
Twelve cars were demolished in the freight
yard at st. Thomas. Ont, on the 10th, and two
men badly injured.
collision between q construction train and
a hand car occurred at Oak Grove, point 20
miles east of Kansas City, Mo-, on the night of
the 18th. The entire train was ditched and
six men killed. Thirteen were injured several
of whom will undoubtedly die.
Two frightful railway accidents occurred re-
Gently in northern Wisconsin through mis-
takes or negligence of railroad employees. On
the 18th inst, two freight trains collided at
Hersey, 40 miles west of Eau Claire, by which
fifteen cars loaded with merchandise were de-
stroyed, the wreck taking fire after the COLI
sion. car load of valuable horses was also
consumed. The animals in two other cars
we're turned into the woods. The second dis
aster occurred on the morning of the 18th, at
Roberts Station, II miles east of Hudson,
through another collision between freight
| rains. One train was standing awaiting Or
GERS, the conductor, brakeman and passenger
| being asleep in the cabOose. Suddenly along
came another freight at 20-mile gait and
plOwed clear through the caboose of the stand
ng train. The conductor of the latter train
FAMED john Conlin, Brakeman f. P. Garvin,
| and John Wray, passenger, were killed, Con-
In being burned beyond recognition. Wray,
i, appears, was Eerder, and singularly
enough was the same man who passed through
| the fearful wreck near Eau Claire and lost the
cur load Of horses. He laid over long enough
| to collect the animals that were turned loose
and again started on his way, only to be over
| taken by a second disaster which cost him his
| life. Engineer Flynn, of the colliding locomo-
tive was fatally injured. The two wrecks
caused pecuniary loss to the railway COM
panies of over $50, 900.
The fast train westward On the New York
Central road, on the 14th. ran into a locomotive
near Peekskill, The engine and drawing-room
car were hurled from the track. Four persons
resolved serious injuries, among them being
Warren G. Derby, of Brooklyn. Secretary Fol-
ger was on the train, but was not hurt.
Minor MiShapss