Daily globe., 1883-07-10
CASUALTIES.
CHILDREN WITH A LOADED PISTOL.

CHILDREN WITH A LOADED PISTOL.
ERIE, Pa, July 9.-A girl, aged seven
years, was shot to day by boy still
younger, who snapped at her what was
supposed to be toy pistol, but which
proved to be loaded revolver. The VIC
tim handed the weapon to her companion
and told him to shoot at her. It is not
known whether the wound will prove fatal.
OFF THE TRACK.
FRANKLIN, Mass, July "a passene g r
train on the Woonsocket division of the
New York & New England railroad was
thrown from the track this morning. Tie
engine and one car went down the bank.
Mrs. G. W. Saunders had her shoulder bro
ken, and several others were injured; none
fatally.
DISASTROUS STORM.
LANCASTER, Pa, July Yesterdays
storm did great damage in various sections
of this county to growing crops. Corn
and oats fields were beaten level with the
ground, tobacco fields badly washed, ne
cessitating replanting in many cases.
FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION.
HARTFORD, Conn, July 9.-The east
bound passenger train on the New Eng
land road collided this evening with
gravel train a mile east of PIainville,
The engineer and fireman of the passen-
ger train jumped and escaped. Geo.
Knickerbocker, engineer of the passenger
train, remained at his post, reversed his
engine and was caught in the wreck and
horribly crushed and killed. His brother,
the fireman, jumped and escaped. Cha+.
w. Church, Adams express messenger, of
Hartford, and Chas. Griswold, of
Waterbury, were in the baggage car.
The car was smashed and the men
thrown forty feet into an adjoining field.
Griswold's body was thrown over the tele-
graph wires and he was instantly killed.
Church's injuries are probably fatal. The
passengers were badly shaken up, but none
were badly injured. The accident was
caused by the failure of the telegraph
operator at Plainville to give the con-
ductor of the passenger train an order to
wait station for the gravel train to pass.
The operator, G. A. Welch, is reported ar
rested.
FIERCE AND DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES.
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 9.--Tremen-
dous forest fires are raging south of
Kalama. Six miles of railroad and two To-
motives have been destroyed at the Oak
point logging camp. The losses up to
this morning are 100000. The flames
have extended miles, and are so fierce that
it is unsafe to attempt to investigate losses.
1t is believed the fires will continue until
rain.
THROWING GRAIN OVERHEARD.
GLEN HAVEN, Mich, July 9.-The schoon-
or ashore on the North Manitou island was
the Golden West, of Chicago. After
throwing overheard 5000 bushels of grain
she got off and was towed to South Mani
tou. The only damage appears to be the
breaking of her shoe, rendering her steer
ing gear useless.
CINCINNATI, July 9.-Freiberg 81 Work
um's distillery on Kirby alley, between
Main and Sycamore streets, was burned
this afternoon. Loss $25,OOO, and fully
insured.
HER SKULL FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS.
SAN ANTONIO, July 9.-Fifteen days ago,
Sister Clemens, of the Catholic Order of
Divine Providence, mysteriously disap-
peared from New Braunfels, where the So
ciety has its educational institution. At
first it was thought she had gone to San
Antonio or Austin, but inquiry failed to re-
veal her whereabouts. Yesterday, Gus P.
Helfer, of New Braunfels, found a skeleton
in the mountains, eight miles from that
town. Examination proved it to be that
of the missing sister. She was a German
and only one year in this country, and it
is suggested she grew homesick, but it is
the rule of the society that no sister go
alone in the streets or highways. Abduc-
ton with foul and horrible accompj nj
ments are expected.