Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-22
Other Casualties.
GIANT POWDER EXPLOSION.

by heavy explosion four Others followed
at intervals of four seconds, and dense
column of smoke rising across the bay is
sufficient evidence of another added to the
numerous powder works disasters that
have occurred in the vicinity. 4 brief
telegram says the giant powder estab-
lishment near West Berkley station, four
miles north OF Oakland, is blown up and
a number of persons killed.
BERKELEY, Cal. Jan. 21.-The mixing
house and six packing houses of the Giant
Powder works at Point Clement, near
West Berkeley, exploded at o'clock this
afternoon. The shocks of seven explosions
were felt at this time. One white
foreman named Conk, and be-
tween forty and fifty Chinese are known to
have been fblown to atoms. Nearly the
entire plant was destroyed by fire, which
began Immediately after the explosion.
The superintendent was thrown long
distance, but not hurt. Physicians went
down from Berkeley and West Berkeley.
The fire is still raging. The large maya
zine containing over 200 tons is still safe.
About eight tons exploded. The loss can
not be estimated. Dwelling houses on the
east side of the hill are safe,
but all the glass is shattered.
FIRE AT NASHVILLE, ILL.
ST.. Louis, Jan. PA fire early this
morning at Nashville, H., about fifty miles
from here on the st. Louis & Nashville
railroad, destroyed nearly block of bust
ness buildings, involving direct and incl
dental loss of about 100000. The princi-
pal.losers are 81. Holston, general mer-
chandise, loss $4,000, insured $4,000;
John Martin, loss $4,000, insured $2,S00;
Judge Goodner, building, loss $4,000, in
sured $4,000; j. G. Brown, loss on building
estimated $4,000, insured $4,000; Meyer
Bros, loss $4,000, no insurance.; Mrs. Mar
garet Sewell, loss on building $4,000, no
insurance. Over twenty other small losers
swell the aggregate to the amount named.
The court house also burned, but most of
the records and papers were saved.
MACHINE SHOPS BURNED.
LEAvENwoRFH, Kas., Jan. 21.-The
machine shops of the Great Western Man
ufacturing company were destroyed by
fire this afternoon. Most of the patterns
were saved, but the building and machin-
cry are total loss. The stove works ad-
joining the machine shops were damaged
$4,000 by water. Loss on machine shops,
building and machinery about $4,000;
insurance $25,0O0. The oesln of the fire
is unknown. Four hundred men are out
of employment. The works have orders
away ahead, and will rebuild at once.
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
PHILADELPHIA: Jan. 21.-Two freight
trains were in collision this morning near
Pennypack station, on the Pennsylvania
railroad. A score or more cars were
thrown from the track, and the engine of
one train was seriously injured.
A PREMATURE BLAST.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 21.-At the mines
of the Harrisburg Copper Mining COM
pany in Adams county by premature
blast four men were injured, two it is
thought fatally.
FOUND DEAD.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 21.-Early this
morning the body of Mrs. Sarah Lake was
found dead near the shore of the bay, the
rcsultof intemperance and exposure.
DEATH FHOM IUNATICS 5 BITE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The funeral of Po-
iceman VIM. Heaviside, of the Fourth
precinct, took place to-day. Heaviside,
who was one of the champion athletes of
the department., was bitten on the right
hand by lunatic, whom he arrested three
months ago. He paid no attention to the
matter, but month after his hand began
swelling, and his condition grew worse un-
til Thursday, when he died in awful agony,
of blood poisoning. From medical
point of view the case was totally different
from hydrophobia. There was no barking,
splitting or frothing at the mouth.
SUNK AT SEA.
HAvRE, Jan. 21.-The General Transat-
lantic company steamer Labrador, Capt.
Servan, which sailed from New York, Jan.
8, has arrived here. She brings the crew
of the French Steamer Picardie, which
sunk at sea last week. The Picardie,
Capt. Fortier, sailed from New York Dec.
%. She was spoken Jan. 13 and IL in dis
tress, having lost her rudder. The Labra-
dor came up with her before the 18th and
tried to bring her into port. After towing
her week she was compelled to abandon
her, having previously taken off all her
passengers, officers and crew. The Picar-
die soon afterwards sunk.
STEAMER INJURED.
LONDON, Jan. 21.-The steamer Creigh-
ton, Capt. York, from Leith, Dec. 8, for
New York, and which put back to Green
ock with her cargo shifted, sailing again
Jan. IL, has again returned to the Clyde.
She had her decks swept, sheering gear
demolished. and boat ladders smashed.
Five feet of water was in her hold. Fifty
Shetland ponies were washed overheard.
THE NEwHALL HOUSE DISASTER.
MILWAUKEE, January 21.-Experts ap-
pointed by the county authorities finished
the examination of forty eight charred re-
mains today ascertaining that the re-
mains answer for so many human bodies.
This makes the loss of life by the Newhall
house disaster not less than seventy-four.
FOND DU LAC FIRE.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 21.-The dam
age done to Cooper & Sons stock at Fond
du Lac, amounted to $4,000; insurance
$1,000. The building was damaged to the
extent Of $1,000. Other losses $500.
A fire yesterday destroyed the Green