Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-04
CASUALTIES.
THROWN FROM TIE TRACK.

THROWN FROM THE TRACK.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Sept. S.-The east
bound passenger train on the New York d New
England railroad, consisting of seven passenger
and one baggage car, Jumped thstrack near here
this morning, owing to spreading OF the rails,
colliding with two freight cars standing On
siding, demolishing them to pieces. Engineer
Allen was badly cut about the head and arms,
but not fatally. No passengers were injured,
although the train was running twenty-five miles
IN hour.
BAD NEWS FROM THE FISHING BANKS.
ST. JOINS, sept. 3.-Capt. Nickersou, of
tina schooner Bessy, has just arrived from the
Grand banks. He left the fishing ledge, twenty
miles north of Rogers shoals and 12o miles of
Cape Spur. Nickerson describes passing
through perfect sea of shattered dories, broken
boons, spars, gaffs and other gear of fishing
vessels. No further reliable particulars are yet
to hand. The Bessy narrowly escaped going
down with all hands. She is badly strained and
leaking.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-The O'Clock
train from Atlantic City on the Narrow
Gauge railroad jumped the track about
half mile above that place this evening
and the engine and baggage car were
thrown down bank. No persons were
injured.
LOST A LEG.
CAI2o, H., Sept. 2.-To-day Charles
Le1stmen, switchman on the Wabash
railroad, had leg cut off by locomotive
while switching in the yards.
WRECKED AND DAMAGED.
HALIFAX, Sept. 2.-Telegrams report
several vessels wrecked and damaged dur
ing the recent heavy gales.
An OLD COURT HOUSE BURNED.
81. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 2.-The cid Ash
brook court house, corner Harrison and
Broadway, which has beer used for several
years past by number of tenants doing
small business of different kinds, was dam
aged 5y fire between three and four o'clock
this morning to the extent of $4,000.
Two or three tenant houses adjoining were
also burned, increasing the total loss to
perhaps $4,000.
TRAINS COLLIDE.
BALTIMORE, Sept. "A collision occur
red at Highland Fark station on the West
ern Maryland this morning between the
regular and extra freight trains. The
regular train stopped on account of hot
box and few minutes after was run into
by the extra. The brakeman had gone
back to warn the extra before the crash.
Joseph Cruise, the engineer of the extra,
jumped from the engine and escaped with
a sprained ankle Wm. A. Bell, brake
man, was killed. Joseph Dorsey, cattle
drover, was fatally injured. VIM. Sleigh,
fireman, slightly injured. The verdict Of
the coroner's jury charged the accident to
gross negligence.
TERRIBLE AND FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
FRANKFORT, D. T. Sept. IA steam fire
engine attached to a threshing machine
exploded in grain field six miles north of
here to-day, instantly killing VIM. Bonnell,
Clarence Reed, George Strom and an I'M
known man, and Injnring five others, four
of whom are in critical condition.
FIRE IN NEW HAVEN.
New HAVEN, Conn, Sept. "A disas-
trous fire destroyed, this afternoon, large
brick building, twenty-five by thirty, on
Wisian street. The fire broke out in a
lumber yard in the rear of the building.
The building was four stories high and
was occupied by the New Haven Staple
Manufacturing Co., John Adj, machinists'
tools and manufacturer, etc. Loss, $780,
600 and insurance about $4,000. A
fireman of the Bristol hook and ladder No.
8 was seriously injured by falling bricks.
DROWNED AT RocKAwAY BEACH.
New YORK, Sept. "A young man
named Shea was drowned at Roclhaway
Beach this evening. Jno. Mccoy, although :
unable to swim ran into the water with his
clothing on and was carried out but was
rescued after struggle by Capt. Nc
Enroe of the life guard. Hardly had he
brought him ashore when he was obliged
to go out again to rescue a hotel waiter
who was also drowning. He was likewise
saved.
SAILORS sHIPwRECKED AND DROWNED.
PBovNCErowN, Mass, Sept. 2.-The re-
cent gale continues to be the subject of
comment. The schooner j. W. Russell,
of Malone City, was thrown on her beam
ends by the gale on Wednesday, and the
steward and boy were drowned in the
forecastle. The crew on the deck chung to
the rigging and seven of them were
washed off and lost. The remaining four
were taken off on Friday by the schooner
Flora Delmar. The schooner Welcome,
of Lunchburg, while at anchor off East
point on Wednesday night, was swamped
by the sea. Ten men were drowned and
one named Spindee was saved.
Kavanagh sells at auction this afternoon two
valuable pieces of up town property. See adj
vertisement.