Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
THE wEsaCN CYCLONE.

the cyclone. The other wounded are GEN
orally doing we'll. The Red Cross society
is doing noble service. Mrs. VIM. Parker,
who lost her husband and son, and had an
arm amputGted, has been removed to
Summit. Another amputation will be
performed on Monday. If she RECEIVERS
she will be mentally afflicted. The relief
committee at Beauregard Will con-
tinue to supply the Immediate ne
cessities of those in the corporate
limits, until the funds now on hand are
exhausted, when the Red Gross society will
take charge of the relief work there. Wes-
son mills are running regularly anda large
force is rebuilding. The Red Gross society
acknowledge the receipt of additional
contributions and supplies. The commit
tee sent out to ascertain the damage in
Lincoln county report the following per-
sons, all with families, III distress, their
property having been swept away: P.
Case, VIM. Smith, Ben Bledsoe, Allen Latin,
Dan Fulcher, Lewis Lyons, D. Britt, VIM.
Calender, Perry Smith, Abe Arlington,
Pleasant Smith, NJ. Britt, Elijah Smith.
Marion Case, Hiram Allen.
LOUISIANA CYCLONE.
MENDEN, La, April 30.-A terrible cy-
clone visited this parish seven or eight
miles above here Saturday evening, from
| northeast to southwest. The length of it's
track was fifteen miles. The wind was of
such terrific force that not house, tree,
nor any obstruction is left. Dr.. S. f.
Johnson's gin house and other buildings
were blown away. Mr.. Taylor's place was
badly wrecked. S. X. HarreIrs place was
torn to pieces, cabins and barns were ut
terly demolished, while rails from fences
were blown for miles. B. F. Carr's gin
house, cabins and barns were destroyed,
and some stock killed. Irby Whites dwell
ing was demolished. Only one roof is left
on the place out of twenty -four. One negro
man and several children were injured.
Jno. B. Newsome's house was almost as
badly served. Every house was wrecked
except the dwelling, which was only par
TALLY unroofed. The quarters on S. j.
Harrell's place were utterly demolished.
OF forty acres of heavy timbered land not
three acres are left standing. The fences,
on the place were blown away, and not a
vestige of corn or fodder left. VIM. Gam
ble's place was badly damaged. Mrs.
Youngblood was seriously and several
children slightly hurt. Several negroes
were blown across field but uninjured.
No one was killed or materially wounded,
but few of the dwellings being directly in
he track of the tornado.
MINE EXPLOSION.
ASHLAND, Pa, April 3O.-A fearful explo-
sion has just occurred at Keystone colliery
mines, by which several lives were lost and.
number of miners severely and probably
fatally injured, The explosion was caused
by the sudden collapse of pillar, causing
an immense fall of coal. The rush of the
coal forced down the gas with such veloci-
| ty as to cause the explosion. The full ex-
tent of the disaster cannot yet be learned
| Great excitement prevails at the mouth of
| the mine, where people are gathered in
| large numbers. Chas. Tyler, Patrick Re-
gan and Conroy Walter have been taken
out more dead than alive. The dead body
of Andrew Jones has just been taken out.
| Three others are known to be killed. A
number of others are also badly burned.
| Physicians and priests are hurrying to the
scene of the disaster.
| ASHLAND, Pa, April 3O-The explosion
of gas in the Keystone Colliery killed
August Welcher, Patrick Reagan and
Andrew Jones, and seriously wounded
Charles Tyler and Cooney Walters. The
explosion was caused by the sliding of
pillar, which pushed large body of gas
in contact with the lamps of the miners.
The force of the explosion was terrific.
TRAIN DERAILED.
DETROIT, April 30.-The passenger train
going from this city to Toledo, last even
ing, was derailed at La Sale, five miles
south of Monroe; caused, it is believed, by
a switch left open by design. The engine
and baggage car were thrown on the side
track and badly demoralized, but the pas
senger coaches only partially tipped over.
No one was killed, but four persons were
injured. Henry Towne, engineer, residing
at Toledo, was seriously injured about the
head. He was delirious at last accounts.
Wellington, the fireman, was badly cut
about the head and hurt internally. He
was unconscious when last heard from. A
) passenger named Murphy, living at De-
troit, was injured in the back. There are
some fears of fatal result. Another pas
senger, Maxwell, of Bay City, was slightly
hurt in the head.
SHOT BY HIS PARTNER.
Boston, April 3O.-Albert II. Beals, of
the firm of Beals 81 Trickett, spice dealers
Boston, shot and killed his partner, A Per
ley Trickott, on the Fall River steamer
Bristol last night. Both men occupied a
stateroom together and about 100 Perley
got out of his berth and went to the win
dow. Beals was awakened by the rafting
) of the blinds, and thinking some one try
ing to enter the room, drew a revolver and
fired. The bullet entered Perley's fore
head and passed out at the back of his
; head. He lived about an hour and half.
Beals was delivered to the police on the ar
rival of the boat at Fall River.
FATAL COLLISION.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 3O.-The ca.
boose of the down freight on the Connecti-
cut river road was run into by passenger
train from the north near Plainfield street
bridge, at noon. Mrs. Henry Wilder, a
passenger on the caboose, was instantly
killed, and her body horribly crushed.
Henry Mulligan, fireman of the passenger
engine, was badly hurt by jumping from
the engine just before the collision. The
caboose was driven under the freight car
and smashed to splinters. The engineer
of the passenger train was slightly injured
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Fort WORTH, Tex, April 30.-A con-
struction train on the Texas & Pacific ran
into sleeper, the conclusion throwing the