Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-21
Accidents.

1HE brltlsn man-Ol-War fnUnl& was
wrecked off Prince Edwards Island.
Two engines were wrecked by collision
| at Wilkesbarre, Pa, and three employees
seriously injured.
LIGHTNING at Rochester, n. Y, struck
the Baptist church and Frustrated num-
Der of telegraph poles.
SEVERAL persons were seriously injured
by heavy piece of timber falling on a
passing express train belly Mount Carbon.
Pa,
The wife Of d. A Radcliffe. banker,
died in dentists office under the inhu-
enoe of chloroform at Danville, O.
The surface of the Calumet and Hecla
copper mines AT Hancock, Mich, gave
way, entailing loss of over 5000. No
lives lost.
FIRE at Fargo. Oak. destroyed the
street railway company's stables. Loss
5l0,O60; insurance $1,000.
Fire at Crochet, Tex, DESTROYED build
ings on the east and south side OF the
square. Loss estimated at 1926, 900; par
TALLY insured
VIM. BLAcKMAN and VIM. Harrington
were drowned in the Detroit river, four
miles below Marine city, while crossing in
a yacht.
THE storm at Pensacola, Fla, was at
tended with great loss of life ard proper
ty. Several vessels caps zed. and num-
Der of seamen we're lost in the waves.
AT Marion, o., an unknown man was
killed by the cars while standing on one
track watching passing train ana un-
conscious of one coming in another direc-
ton.
AT Mexico, n. y, heavy wind and
rainstorm did great damage on the fair
grounds. Atent was blown down and sev-
eral people seriously injured.
TIE explosion of an oil lamp at Deca-
tar, Indiana, fired block of wooden
buildings Oh Second street. causing loss
of $4,000, on which the insurance is only
81, 400
DURING q thunder storm at New York
lightning struck Some & Fleming's oil
works, which were entirely destroyed. A
tank OF naphtha took fire and exploded
and two men were killed. Loss heavy.
DREADFUL destruction was worked in
Florida by the tornado OF Sunday night.
The cotton crop suffered severely, and in
some places was totally destroyed. Build
eled, and N any persons were killed by the
storm.
MosEs WILLIAMS, one Of the Oldest res
idents of Boston and for many years prom
inent in business circles, died at his home
in Jamaica Plain, aged 81 years and s
months, leaving an estate valued at
$60000 900. He was born in Roxbury in
1890.
TYPHOID F&vER is prevailing in Boston
to an alarming extent. The epidemic is
attributed to the unusually dry season, NO
rain worth mentioning having fallen for
nearly three months, which continued
drouth affected the water supply of the
city.
THE Missouri Car and Foundry works
burned a. s.. ,ouis. Loss estimated at
S150000; insura nee on buildings and con-
tents $l2S 900; On lumber 372 900. Later
particulars place the loss 81 about S25O,-
| 600, principally on machinery and lum-
ber About 100000 feet of lumber were
destroyed.
FLAMES swept away the Crescent mills
and elevator at Denver, the loss being
| 1925 600 and the courthouse at Clarion,
Pa, valued at $4,000. Fire broke ont
among three hundred sacks of Australia
mail on board the steamship Alaska, ut
New York, and considerable amount
was destroyed, a gold watch and some
sovereigns appearing in the ashes.
A FIRE al Toledo broke out in the ex-
tensive lumber mill OF the Mitchell &
Rowland company, entirely destroying it.
The ire also spread to the large piles Of
lumber with which the yards were filled,
and before the flames we're checked 49,.
coo, 900 to If 100000 fee, of lumber were
consumed. Loss on the mill 100000; in
sured for 100000. Loss on the lumber
1925, 600; covered by insurance. The in,
sarance foots up to S3lS.000, distributed
among great many companies.