Daily globe., 1883-07-19
CASUALTIES.
4 BLAZE OF SMALL DIMENSIONS At
F4RIB4ULT YESTERDAY.
Destructive Tornado in Missouri
"A Train Goes Through an Open Switch
in Tennessee-Gas Works Explosion
Other Accidents.
FIRE AT FARIBAULT.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


FARIBAULT, Mimi, July 1S.-The large
barn of H. c. Howard was entirely con-
sumed by fire at p. N. to-day. The
flames had burst through the roof when
discovered. One horse was burned to death.
Loss about 900 over Insurance.; insured
by G. L. Lowell $1,000 on building and
500 on contents. G. A. Wood lost $500
worth of agricultural implements. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but is sup
posed to have been caused by small child
rem playing with matches in the basement.
The adjoining property was saved by the
hard work of the fremen.
SPEED.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 18.-About l
this morning mile east of the city at the
zinc works, the eastern bound express
train, going at full speed, was thrown from
the main track by a misplaced switch.
The train struck four coal cars on a side
track, demolishing them. The engine
jumped the track and ran into the main
building of the works Just erected by the
East Tennessee Valley Zinc company, tear
ing away the whole side of the building
and playing havoc with the machinery.
The locomotive engine ran into the sta
tionary engine of the zinc company, de-
molishing the latter completely, and the
locomotive and tender turned over. The
mail cars were torn to pieces and the ex-
press car damaged. The damage to the
railroad company is about $4,000, and
the damage to the zinc company about
$4,000. The railway company offers a
large reward for the apprehension of the
scoundrel who broke the lock and changed
the switch.
BRAKEMAN KILLED.
MILWAUKEE, July 18.-Thomas Drum
mey, brakeman on the Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad, was instantly killed tonight
by falling between two cars of freight, and
being crushed beneath the wheels. De-
ceased was 80 years old and leaves wife
and three children.
FIRES.
LANCASHIRE, No, July 18.-The iron
and brass foundry of Clark & Sarester at
Wyandotte, Kas., burned about midnight.
Loss on building, $4,000: machinery,
$1,000. Light insurance.
CAPE VINCENT, n. Y, July 18-ScabelI'5
brewery burned this morning with hun
dreds of barrels of lager, ale and porter.
Fifteen hundred bushels of malt were de-
5troyed. Loss, $4,000: no insurance.
A MISSOURI STORM
/ ST. LOUIS, July $50 1thwest Missouri
was visised by a severe thunder storm last
evening. W. P. Miller's large barn and
slaughter house at Carthage was struck by
! lightning and burned to the ground. Loss
! $4,000; no insurance. Several stables and
barns were also struck by lightning and
! destroyed. At Marshall the storm OF wind
and rain was very severe, trees uprooted
! fences leveled. corn and oats blown fat
! At Warrensburg the Church Of God, a new
! structure, was blown over by the tornado
stock was killed by lightning and abou
a mile of telephone wire and poles des
troyed. Joplin was also visited by tht
storm, but the damage was slight.
DRIVING ACCIDENT.
NEWPORT. r. /, July 18.-WiIIiam R
Travers, banker of New York, was driv
ing with his son in a gig to Newport thi:
morning when the axle broke and botl
were thrown out and hurt about the head
GAS WORKS EXPLOSION.
YoNkERs, N. Y, July 18.-An explosion
to-day seriously damaged the Yonker
Gaslight works and injured severa
persons.