The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-03
CASUALTIES.

The steamship Bywell Castle, from the Black
Sea with a cargo of cotton seed and beans,
bound to Boston, IS thought to have fOundered
with all on board
THE steamer Republic arrived in New York
on the 27th, with passengers from the wrecked
Glamorgan. which left Liverpool for Boston
on February 7th. The Glamorgan was struck
by Tremendous sea when few days ou and
completely disabled. Fifty-threee persons
were rescued bv the Republic and the following
were lost: Capt Court; A. P. Robitla1d, sec
Ond officer; d. Williams and ]. Jerrard, sea-
men; John Barrel, second steward; Handy
Cullen, passenger, and an unknown man, a
stowaWay.
On the 2ith the levee broke at Panther For
est, fifteen miles below Arkansas City, on the
Arkansas side of the Mississippi River. The
creYasse is $50 yards wide and the water has
oYerfiown a large section of country. A Ycks
burg dispatch says 4 break al Alawa has
placed many plantations under water.
THE gas works in the town of Lake, near
Chicago, burned on the 24th. Loss S35. 600;
partially insured
JoHNsroN's paper bag factory ut Middleton,
O., was burned on the 25th. Loss on building
and stock $4,000.
Two children Of Dennis Hennesy were burned
to death by the burning of their home at
Quarantine. l.. l., on the 25th.
Tue old Nalley cotton mills at North Ad-
ans Mass, burned on the 25th. Loss S75, 900,
insurance S44, 900.
FIRE on the 22d inst, destroyed pTC Cperty at
Georgetown. s. c., valued at so, 600; partially
insured. The property burned consisted of
warehouses, stores, dwellings, and cotton.
THE barkentine c. L. Taylor left Port Town
send, Washington Territory on the 22d inst,
for San Francisco. When fifty miles outside of
Cape Flattery she was thrown Oh her beam
ends by squall. The masts were cut away
ana she was Iighted Capt. Bergman's son
was washed overheard and drowned. His wife
was killed in the cabin. A part of the crew
reached Vancouver Island in boat; the others
were taken of the wreck by the bark Arcturus
and brought 20 Port Townsend.
4 BOILER in Banholzer's brewery, st. Paul.
exploded on the 23d inst, wounding eleven
persons, but none fatally. Among them were
five women. who were after malt The loss is
between $4,000 and $40 600.
JOSEPH GoOKIN was killed and three Others
were seriously injured by the explosion of a
boiler & Smith 4 COnnne's wharf. Boston. on
the 23d inst.
A POWDER explosion at Portland, Oregon, on
the 23d inst, severely injured ten Cinnamon
one fatally.
A DISPATCH from Hong Kong, China. an
nounces the loss of the .. s. steamer Ashue-
lot with eleven of her crew. The Ashuelot
was a padde-wheel, thin-plated iron ship of / :
80 tons displacement, and was what Is known
as a double ender She was built in 1863 for
| the purpose Of river navigation during the wal
and was used as blockade runner.
TIE steamship Moro Castle, Of the Clyde
| line, running between New York and Charles
| ton, was totally DESTROYED by fire at the latter
! port early on the Dist inst. The officers and
crew had barely time to escape with what
clothing they happened to have ON. The tota
loss on the vessel is estimated at 5000 900; OF
| the cargo $4,000. Insurance unknown.
TIE wholesale grocery store of D. Mason a
Co.. Montreal, was burned on the Goth inst
Loss 500, 600; partisliv insured.
TIE Valentine Knitting Mil, Bennington
| VT. was burned on the goth inst. Loss SlOO..
600; partially insured.
FIVE stores and Offices and four dwellings
the business portion Of Bradford, Vt, were de.
stroyed by ire on the goth inst. Total losg
| $4,000.
4 HEAVY wind prevailed at East HoosaC
| Mountain, Mass, on the 18th inst, particularly
| at Zoar. The depot building at the latter place
60 or 70 feet in size, was tom to pieces and tn,
| foundation moved 4 feet. The passengers auC
| operators escaped uniujured. A freight ce,
was blown across the Troy and Greenfield Rail
road track.
JOHN MEEHAS, of Fort Wayne, Ind, and I.
| II. Turner, of Flora, H., were burned 10 deatl
| ON the goth inst, in a railway wreck on tb,
| Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
| JOHN A. CURTAIN, foreman, and VIM. TAYLOR
| laborer on the Northern Pacific Railroad
| were killed by an explosion of giant powder
| John Gilmore, laborer, was also fatally in
| juTe1.