The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-07-21
CASUALTIES.

CASsALHfEss
The bark Pimroa with g crew of thirteen
men, and several passengers went ashore near
Fayal, Spain, and all but three were drowned
TIE North Aubura Boot and Shoe Factory,
at Lewiston, Me-. burned on the 14th. Loss
$22,0 600.
The Vermont Shade Roller Company, at
ycrgonnes, VT. burned on the 14tb. Loss
$50 600.
FIRE on the 18th. destroyed half of the busi-
ness part of Bellevllle, New. Loss S55,0 900.
FIRE on the 18th, destroyed the village of
Cakato, Mimi. Three men were burned to
death. Loss 5200.000
THE New Haven Twine Works, East Haven.
Conn, were destroyed by fire on the 18th, to
the extent of $50, 900.
THE press room of the Dupont Powder
Works at Wilmington, Del, blew up on the
18th, killing two men.
LIGHTNINs struck telephone wire and fired
a wing of the Indiana University at Blooming
ton. Ind, on the 18th. The portion of the
building destroyed contained the celebrated
Robert Dale Owen collection valued at 81, 900,
the jordan collection of fish, SAID to be the fin
est III the United States. and a library of sew
eral thousand volumes. The loss aggregates
$780, 200.
PROPERTY to the amount of sG5, 900 was de-
stroyed by fire at Columbia, Tenn, on the 18th
Nashville was called upon for assistance and
rendered good service.
An unknown man who shipped as a deck
hand on the steamer SheboygaD, at Milwaukee
was drowned at Chicago, H., on the 18th. He
was about 20 years of age.
MARY STULIz attempted TO reach her father
who was employed On high scaffold al Erie,
Pa, on the 18th, when she fell and broke her
neck.
HoAGsTEoA & oUsINs' shingIe mill near Gus
ter, Mich, was blown TO pieces by boiler ex-
plosion on the 18th. John Mcintosh was killed
and several others wounded.
MATTE DAVIS, of Boston. Mass, aged Is,
was dangerously wounded by John Bridgard.
an attendant in COney Island shooting gal
lery, on the 18th. lie cOUfcsses the shooting,
and claims 1t vas accidental.
4 CYCLONE on the 18th started from Pacific
Junction, took a southeasterly course, and
blew down buildings, etc, in Percivai, Ne
Phaul and Plum Hollow. Iowa. At McPhaul
ten persons were seriously injured. The torn
then struck Westboro, Mo-. where a child was
killed. The same storm also took in BurIing-
ton junction, I3., Stanbery, Mo-. and Kansas
City. Mo. a heavy storm also visited St. Louis,
where boats were torn from their moorings,
buildings umoofed and other damage done to
property. CtsS County, Neb.. suffered severely
frem hail storm. At Laue1. kas., a mill
was blown down and sheep sheds demolished.
Harrisonhurg, Va, suffered by flcod IN
Blacks Run caused by heavy rains. hail
storm did considerable damage at Albany, n
Y, and Ocean Beach, n. J.
j. NAMES foundry at Gilbertson. n. Y,
burned on the 18th. Loss $50, 900.
Four men were killed and several iniure at
Lemont. Ill.,. on the 18th, 10y the fall of large
derrick. A stone Weighing three tons was be
ing loaded on a cauaI boat, when one Of the
guy ropes broke, the derrick swung around.
and fell upon the men.
A RUNAWAY horse attached to a buggy con-
tanning four young people plunged into the
river at Chicago. H., on the 18th. The bridge
had been swung to allow a vessel to pass.
Stephen Gieck, was drowned. and the others
rescued.
j. r, LOPER, prominent soap manufac-
turer of Oshkosh, Wis, was found dead in
soap vat on the 11th. The flesh was all off the
bones. He was identified by truss and filing
in the teeth. II is supposed he fell into the
vat while standing ou the top stirring the con-
tents.
A MASONIC excursion train colIided with a
freight train on the Buffalo and Southwestern
Road, near jamestown, Pa, on the 11th The
engineer and conductor Of the excursion, and
the engineer of the freight were killed. None
of the excursiOnist5 were seriously injured
SELDEN's planning mill at Rome, n. T.,
burned on the 18th. Loss 100000.
BoNIFAcIUs UHLRICH, bricklayer, while
working on a chimney, fell from the scaffold-
ing and was killed, at Chicago, on the 11th
AUGUST BUEcHE, laborer, drowned in the
river at Milwaukee, Wis. On the 11th.
FOREST fires arc raging near KaIamas, Ore
gon. The Oak Point logging camp loses over
s2OO, ,0OO The flames extend for miles and the
total damage can not be estimated.
A MIXED freight and passenger train on the
Matches and Jackson Road went through a
bridge so fleet high, near Natchez, Miss, on
the 10th. The conductor was killed and nine
persons seriously injured.
The Touring mill of J. a. FIant. at Flemiugs-
burg, ky., burned on the 10th. Loss SIS, 600
ANTON GABRIEL's little daughter, aged 9
years. fell into the water works tank at Apple
ton, Wis, on the 10th, end was dr. r~wned.
An embankment on the land of the Newman
ket Manufacturing Co., at Exeter. Mass, caved
in on the 10th, killing three men.
A PASSENGER and a gravel train collided on
the 10th near PlainyiIle, Conn. ON the New
England Railroad. The passenger engineer.
express messenger and another man IN the bag
gage car were killed. No passengers injured.
SEVERE storms visited Fond du Lac. Green
Bay and Racine, Wis, on the 10Th. doing dam
age to growing crops. At Fond du Lac. Willie
Dugan was swimming In Lake Winnebago when
the storm commenced and was drowned.
HENRY BIsCHOFF a turner, had his left arm
| crushed in attempting to board a moving train
at Buffalo, \. Y, on the 9th, and attempted to
commit suicide, saying he preferred death to
being crippled.
Miss MINNIE LUsK was accidentally shot in
the forehead at her homo in Chicago. on the
9th, by a stray bullet. The shot was fred bv
james Muskek. living a short distance away.
to frIgbten some h0odlums. who were creating
a disturbance. The wound is considered q
fatal one.
CHAs- Hotter, IA farmer living near New
Philadelphia, o., was plowing corn when a
swarm Of bees in passing, settled on the horses.
| After some difficulty they we're driven of and
settled on a tree. He then called hired hand
named Smith, to assist him 10 hiving them in
half bushel measure. The hiving failed,
| both men being badly stung.
| FREBURG & WoRKUM's dIstillery at Cincin-
natl, o., burned on the 9th. Loss s25, 900.
THREE children Of man named SeHg, aged
/ 4, ard years, were burned to death in Mil
waukee. Wis, early on the morning of the 10Th,
IN fire which destroyed the dwelling of .heir
| parents.
GENERAL.
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