Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-22
THE Days DISASTERS.
KILLED BY A FALL.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. ]

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 21-About 10 o'clock
this morning painter named w. F.
Smith fell while at work on the fifth floor
ofCorbett's new building on Market street.
Smith was engaged in painting some wood
work near the roof, and directly under the
skylight, where the plank on which he was
standing broke. precipitating him to the
floor. He struck upon his right side, sus-
tanning terrible fracture of the skull, and
breaking his right leg. While being re-
moved to the Central station in the patrol
wagon, which had been summoned to the
scene of the accident, he coughed up an
immense amount of blood, and his con-
vulsive gasps indicated that death would
soon ensue. He was taken TO the county
hospital. He leaves family in destitute
circumstances.
KILLED BY THE HOT STEEL.
CLEVELAND, March Pin consequence
of an accident to the hydraulic apparatus
the Cleveland Rolling Mill company's
Bessemer steel works, huge converter,
containing several tons of melted metal,
overturned its smearing contents into the
pit. The hot metal, on striking the damp
sand, exploded with violence and scattered
widely, fatally burning Patrick Foler and
another workman, the latter being so dis
figured that he has not yet been identified,
| and badly scalding dozen others.
| LATER.
| The accident az the Bessemer steel
works to-day was not as bad as at first re-
ported. Patrick Foley and Thos. Bur
goyne, the most seriously burned by the
molten metal, are still alive and may re-
cover. None OF the others are seriously
injured. The accident was not the fault
of the hydraulic machinery, but the steam
in the pit INSTRUCTED the view of the oper-
ator, who turned the converter at the
wrong time and upset a ton of melted
steel.
CONNECTICUT BLAZE.
WATERBURY,, Conn, March 21.-An in
cendiary fire this morning destroyed the
machine shop of the Naugatuck Machine
company in Union City and also the new
elevator in course of construction. Loss
$4,000; insured for $4,000.
OVERCOME BY BLACK DAMP.
PoTrsvILLE, Pa, March 21.-The caving
in of the old breast in Staunton colliery
Mahoney plain, caused rush of blacf
damp, which overcome nine miners an6
two driver boys. The victims were taker
out unconscious, but all may recover.
THE BRAIDwCOD HORROR.
BR1DwooD, ILL.,, March 2I.-Tkere is liz
bic 10 be some disgraceful scenes at the
Diamond mine before the bodies of the an
fortunate victims are finally laid at rest
The coroners of Will and Grundy
counties are both there for the purpose o.
reapiug the reward of 81 per corpse, fol
holding the inquest and each insists he i
the proper person to do the Job. II is alsC
said there will be serious trouble in the
ranks of the relief committee. This
water is now less than three feet deep an(
there are hopes to be able to begin remov
ing bodies next Sunday. A fence is being
built to keep the crowd back when thu
work is begun. The mine has been ex
plored short distance and found not t.
have caved. John Marshall, one of TIT
escaped miners, died yesterday from con
sequent nervous shock and exhaustion.
FATAL SWING sCAFFoLD ACCIDENT.
PEORIA, ILL.,, March 21.-This afternoon
rope sustaining a swinging scaffold, Oh
which three men were engaged in painting
the side of large elevator, broke. Jeco1
Wattenschwan was killed, Joseph Vail ia
tally hurt, and R. 0. Shupp caught rop
and escaped injury.
UsF-BURNING CHAPTER.
NEWPORT, R. l., March 21.-The supren
court this morning, sentenced Kate A
Judd, the house burner, to twenty-fv
years. A house owned by Mrs. Hanna
Rudolph was burned this morning an
Mary Barry, domestic, persisted in tn
flames. Loss, 81, 900; insured for $1,000
BURNED OUT.
CHICAGO, March PA fire occurred thi
afternoon at 154 and 156 West Madiso
street, occupied by Ketchum & Co., furni
ture makers; L. S. Gamble, merchau
tailor, and Keely Bros, boots and shoe
, The total loss is $4,000, insured, excap
Gamble, who lost $4,000. A large nam
. Der Of women and children in the museuI
got out safely.
THE COAL MINE FIRE.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, March 21.-To say
Buck mountain and the Mammoth vein
, from the Culm bank fire it is estimate
that 100000 cubic yards OF material wi
have to be removed.
!, YOUNG NAN DROWNED.
2 CLINTON, Ia, March 21.--Eugene Gea
a nephew of ex-Gov. Gear, and sister,
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