Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-07
CASUALTIES.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

WINoNA, Mimi, May 6.-During light
thunder shower this afternoon three little
daughters of Jacob Morawiz, were playing
in the street under an umbrella, when they
were struck by lightning. The two older
girls, nine and eleven years, were instant
ly killed, the third six years, somewhat
paralyzed in the right side, but will likely
recover. The clothing of the girls was
fired, and they we're considerably burned
before the horriefd relatives could
reach the scene.
GREENFIELD, Mass, May 6.-Un1on
block is burned. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
P1rrsBuRa, Pa, May GA barn 200 feet
long, the property of the Pennsylvania
Liberty stock yard company's hay, was
narrowly escaped destruction. Loss $13,-
600. Origin of the fire incendiary.
BosToN, May 6.-The drug and flour
mills of S. A. Fowle at Arlington were
nearly destroyed by fire Sunday morning.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
THRUST FOR THE BEER.
CINCINNATI, May GA little before dark
this evening VIM. Crotty with wagon
containing three companions. all pretty
full of beer, drove from Walnut street
into st. Clair alley, which is between Sixth
and Seventh streets. There they halted
and Crotty gave Aaron Scott, young ne
groe, so cents to get can of beer and
bring it back to Crotty. Scott says he put
tho R0 Onnfs IN inside
some of Crotty's friends chased him. He fell
and lost the money. He got the beer on
credit, returned with it, explained that he
had lost the money and submitted to a
search by Crotty. The latter struck Scott,
who with pocket knife stabbed Crotty
to the heart. Death was immediate.
Scott was arrested. Both parties were
young and wild.
NEW HAMPSHIRE BLAZE.
HANOVER, N. H., May Eight dwellings
and outbuildings are burned. Loss $780,
600, partially insured. The students of
Dartmouth college did effective work in
subduing the flames. Prof. Henry E. Par
ker, of the college, while on the ladder
passing buckets, was struck by a falling
chimney and had his skull crushed. Physi-
clans have hope of his recovery.
THE WORK OF LIGHTNING.
WIKLEsBARRE, Pa, May 5.-Careful IN
vestigation shows that lightning struck
the wire of the bell rope at the Stanton
shaft, passing down into the mine and ig-
hitting the gas. There was a similar &C.
currence during the storm of last night in
the Franklin coal company;s slope. demol-
ishing vast amount of timber work in
the pit and doing much damage to the
workings. Had the slope been in operation,
there would have been serious loss of life.
THE GRAPPLER DISASTER.
VICTORIA, B. c., May 6.-Later news from
the Grappler disaster increases the extent
of the calamity. At least seventy lives
we're lost. Two bodies only were recovered
and brought here to-day, with the sur
vivors.
DROWNED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nay G.-Gus Coleman,
extensively engaged in the stone business,
fell overheard from the tug Tilda last
night in Forked Deer river above here and
was drowned. The deceased was thirty
years old and leaves wife and child.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, May Cool. Henry
Rowland, of Chicago, was drowned in the
canal this morning.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
CHICAGO, May 6.-John and Martin Hevy
are brothers conducting a shooting gal
lery. This afternoon Martin stepped from
behind a scene just as John fired at longer
range, and received the bullet in his head,
dying instantly.