Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-09-05
CASUALTIES,

A RABlD dog bit twelve horses and James
Weigert in Chicago, Ill.,, on the<sth, before he
was killed.
THOMAS SHEHAN was crushed to death be-
tween freight car and grain shute at Chica-
go, ILL.,, on the 23th.
THE ship Henry S. Sanford, while passing
under the Brooklyn bridge on the 28th. lost her
foretop- gallant and maintop -gallant masts. The
main mast was 241 feet in height.
The acting secretary Of the navy on the goth
received dispatch from Rear Admiral Crosby,
commanding the Asiatic station, dated Yoko-
hama, saying that Lieut.. Noyes was accidental
ly killed.
The tide on the Jersey coast was unusually
high on the 29th, and aided by northeast
wind, did considerable damage. About $75,-
600 will be required to make repairs in the
neighborhood of Atlantic City, wharves and
buildings having been washed away.
The vegetable canning factory of F.. B.
Hemenvay l. Co.. at Clinton. Ia, was DESTROYED
by fire on the 29th. Loss $4,000.
FIRE at Philadelphia. Pa, on the 29th,
caused a loss of $4,000. Gilmore & Norris
worsted goods; Gardner & Co., shawls. and
Lee Il Bowers, knit goods, were the losers.
The store and general offices OF the Dia-
mond Joe line Of steamers at Dubuque, Ia,.
were destroyed by fire on the 29th. Loss $685.
000.
A MAN engaged as a trimmer IN the Valley
Colnpanys manufacturing mill at Eau Claire.
Wis, was killed on the 29th by flying piece of
board.
By railroad collision at Crockett, Tex,
on the 29th, two brakemen lost their lives.
A PORTABLE sawmill at Georgetown, O.. ex-
ploded on the 29th, killing two men and seri-
ously wounding third.
A BOILER explosion in a sawmill at Durango.
COL, on the 29th, killed two men.
The dry house Of the Duluth Lumber Com
pany. Duluth. Mlnn., burned on the Goth. Loss
JOHN RUDZINsK1 was struck on the bead and
killed by piece Of ice in Milwaukee, Wis.,. on
the 10th. The ice, cake of feet square.
fell distance Of thirty feet.
The excursion steamer Riverdale exploded ler
| boiler on the Hudson at New York city on the
2Sth. About 200 people we're on board at the
time. Tugs and other boats came to her as
sistance and rescued all the passengers not
killed by the explosion. Three bodies were
found but more are supposed to be IN the
wreck. The steamer sunk within five minutes
| after the explosion. The ininred number nine.
| some biting seriously sco!ded by escapins
ste am.
By the premature explosion OF blast III the
Nanainoo mine at Iron River, Wis, On the 1Stb,
! James Luxmore was killed.
ON the 28th near Ashland, Wis.,, Ole Nelson,
| laborer, was accidentally shot in the leg BY
an amateur hunter named FraEk Ross. The
bullet cut an artery, causing the death Of Nell
| SOD.
! PETER BENDER, farmer near Lima, O.. was
killed by lightning on the 28.b.
ADv1cEs from Bar Harbor, Me-. on the 28th,
report extensive forest fires between Seal Cave
and Great Pond, over 2.0O0 acres being burned
over.
| TIE button factory at lonia, Mich, was de
stroyed by fire on the 2Sth. Loss $15, 600.
| PATRICK CROSBY was su1focated in the de.
struction Of q, cheap restaurant at st. Louis,
No., Oh the 27th. 49,. ..4....
HARRY PARKER, an employe Of Barnum's cir.
Gus, was crushed to death on the 28th at Gin.
cinnati, O., by the elephant Queen. -.
A DESTRUCTIVE hail storm on the 9th ruined
crops in the neighborhood Of Sterling, III. The
extent Of the storm was fifteen miles in length
and ten miles in breadth. ....,< 50. =.
FIRE on the 9th, in New York City, de-
stroyed property to the value Of $65, 900.
ON the 9th, the South Brooklyn Oil Workf
caught fire, tank containing several thou
band gallons exploded and several employees
seriously injured. Loss e60, 900.