Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-14
NO. 3l8.
CASUALTIES.
THE SHENANDOAH FIRE.

a.
less are being taken into other families.
Loss, $500,00o. Insurance little over
100000. Temporary buildings are being
erected. The Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad company contributed $4,000
for reilef and will transport free all sup
plies.
The streets we're crowded with people
viewing the ruins. The burned district
covers an area of five acres. The RUNS
are smouldering and an unhealthy odor
issued from where the butcher shops were
situated. Where the Methodist, Episcopal
and Presbyterian churches stood, bare
cellars are only visible. Rebuilding has
begun. The majority of the business
houses had no insurance, therefore eyery-
thing is lost. Mrs. Phillip Wolf, rescued
from a burning building by firemen, died
from fright. Her husband lost all his
property. George Heaton, who had his
legs cut off, also died this morning. Geo.
Witaker, aged twenty three, had a leg
broken removing articles from burning
ruins. Patrick Delaney lost his store and
furniture. Jerry O'Neill. brave fireman,
received serious injuries this morning.
Two hundred houses are destroyed and
five hundred families homeless. Loss.
$350,OO0. The Third brigade, Pottsviile,
gave benefit concert and contributions
are coming IN from all sections.
DOWN AN EMBANKMENr
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Nov. 13.-At 1870 this
morning the West Shore railroad construc-
ton train was thrown from the track and
three box cars loaded with workmen were
sent down an embankment All the work
men are reported more Or less hurt and
several had legs and arms broken and
skulls fractured. One man was horribly
mutilated and still under the wreck. The
wounded were taken to the Savannah
house. The accident was caused by
broken journal. Thirty men in all were
injured. The cars went down an embank-
ment thirty feet high.
FRoLIos OF THE GALE
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov. 13.-In last
nights gale fences and trees were blown
over at Newport and the roof of Reynolds
elevator blown off and capsized on the
wharf. The old colony boat from New
York was compelled by the gale to run
past Newport to Fall River without stop
ping. An inch of ice formed at Newport.
STEAMER ASHORE.
north SYDNEY, Nov. 13.-The steamer
ashore at Lowpoint is the sealer Commo-
dore. furious gale from the westward
prevents communication. She lies easy
now and will get off unless the wind
changes to the north, which will drive her
up on rocky shore and totally wreck her.
WRECKED. gsazsza
HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. lathe brigan-
tine Fred Archer, molasses laden, was
wrecked in Yardmouth sound. The crew
are saved. Insured for $4,000.
THE MADISON ACCIDENT.
MADISON, Wis, Nov. 13.---The committee
of expert builders and architects, appoint
ed to consider the cause for the collapse
of the new capitol building, find nothing
defective in the plans, but do find serious
latent defects in the iron work, which sus-
talned the roof of the south extension of
the building. Some of the supporting
columns revealed internal flaws which rem
dered them worthless. The report will
tend to excu- pate the architects and con-
tractors. The flaws IN the iron were not
visible and only revealed when the columns
were broken.
LOST WITH ALL HANDS.
New LONDON, Conn, Nov. 13.-The tug
@. B. Stamford arrived last night with
the barge Hatteras. The Stamford left
New York with the barges Ida Oshrey,
Dunderberg and Hatteras, coal laden for
Providence, Fall River and Somerset,
When midway between Cornfeld and
Falkland Island at last evening, the
hawser between the first and second barges
parted and the Ida Oshrey and Dunder-
cerg disappeared. 1t is believed that they
and eight men on board are lost. The
barges are owned by Paddock g. Steele, of
New York. The Stamford has gone to the
scene of the disa ster this morning.
DISASTERS By THE GALE.
CHICAGO, Nov. l3-The schooner Poto-
mac, lumber laden, is reported ashore near
Frankfort, Mich, and is a total loss. The
crew were saved.
CHICAGO, Nov. I3.-The collector at
Sangatuck reports the tug Protection,
which had been reported lost, was off that
port with sigma of distress hoisted. Eff
forts are now making to rescue the crew.
The fate of the schooner which was in tow
OF the Protection is at present unknown.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
New ORLEANS, La, Nov. 13.-The boilers
Al wv = OANOiJ oNS "a DIuu,
EXPLODED, killing the chief engineer, the
assistant overseer, and colored fireman.
The victims were blown to atoms. Joe
Fozende, the chief engineer, was we'll
known here. He married Miss Vallett two
weeks ago. Loss heavy from delay in
taking of crop.
FALLING BRICK WALL KILLS A NEGRO,
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 13.---During the de-
molition of an old brick residence the wall
fell, crushing three colored laborers; one,
named William Taliafeno, aged ninety,
fatally.
ON A sHOAL.
OswEGo, n. Y, Nov. 13.-The schooner
George Tenney went ashore last night on
| Ford's shoals about five miles west of this
| port. When she was discovered this fore
noon she was about q half mile out with
the sea making clean break over her. 1t
is showing so hard it is impossible to tell
whether the crew of four men are on her.
The surf boat capsized twice and the en-
tire crew narrowly escaped. The drown
ing tug has just gone up with her metallic
life boat. The George Tenney is about 800
tons burden.