Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-16
CASUALTIES.

BY tho burning of the saw aud planning mill
of H. c. Grimes l. Co., at Vermontville, Mich,
on the 9th inst, the proprietor and man
named 1de lost their lives.
BY the falling of brick wal. at the burning
of the livery stable of Rufus Smith at New
Haven, Conn.,, on the night of the 9th inst,
two frcmen were killed and six seriously in
jurcd.
JACOB HENDERSON, an employe at the Lamont
stone quarry, near Chicago, was crushed to
death on the 9th inst.
BY collision on the elevated railway in New
York. on the 9th inst, one Ger and an engine
we're wrecked and one man seriously injured.
TRAIN on the Vanderbilt lire, in Nebraska,
vent through bridge near Norfolk, on the
9Th inst. killing the engineer and ipjuring one
other man. washout caused the accident.
A FIRE in John Besgs' distillery, near Shelby
vile, Ind, on the 9Th inst, caused loss of
about $50,0O0.
THIRTEEN small dwellings and q part of
Roots stove foundry, at Indianapolis, Ind,
we're burned on the 9th inst, loss sl5O.0O0.
DISPATCHES of the 9Th inst. give details of
fearful thunder storms in the eastern part of
New York and New Jersey, demolishlng build
lngs, telegraph lines, etc. A number of per-
SONS reported injured. Destructive storms are
also reported in Nebraska and Colorado.
A DISPATCH from Bismarck. D. T., Gays the
steamer Leghor1l, owned by the Missouri Trans.
portation Company, struck snag near the
mouth o. Poplar River, on the 9TH inst, and
sunk. No lives lost.
ALICE, daughter of Lyman Haviland. Of
Palmyra, Mich, aged 13, i'll the absence of her
parents on the evening of the 7th inst, fell
asleep while reading newspaper. While sleep
ivpSp 1n 1rhk Evn ksn1
to her clothing, and she was burned to death.
In fire at 1872 Clark Street, Chicago, on
tie morning of the 9th inst, two little sons
of Mrs. Taylor, aged and 8 years. were
burned to death.
TWENTY TWO stores and dwellings, in East
st. Louis. were burned on the 7.h inst, involv-
ing loss Of $4,000.
A FIRE in Fort Wayne, nd, on the TIN inst,
destroyed property valued at $4,000.
MARTIN HEvEY, proprietor OF a shooting gal
ferry in Chicago, was accidentally shot and ir-
stantly killed by bis brother John, on the 9Th
inst.
JAMES PEARSON, freight conductor on the
Northwestern road; was crushed to death on
the 9Th inst, at Madison, Wis, while coupling
cars.
Col. HENRY Rowland, Of Chicago, was &C.
ClOCAt6Ay uAVWACu IL TIC C1lldl IL IbUCNE6tcFs
N. Y, on the 9Th inst.
In fire at Rondout, N. Y, on the 5th inst,
two children Of W. Cohn, aged and IL years,
were burned to death.
DARLINGTON, Wis, had = $75, 900 fire on the
Sd inst.
A LARGE part Of the town of Union City.
Ind, was destroyed by fire on the 4th inst.
The loss is estimated at $3.50, COO.
WHILE attempting to cross the track Of the
Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad near
Trufants, Nc cntcslm County, Mich, on the
4th inst, three people were struck by an en-.
gine aud instantly killed.
The South Hill car stables at Burlington,
Ia, burned on the Sd inst. Loss $29, 900.
AT Tullahomo, Tenn, on the Nashville and
Chattanooga road, on the Sd inst, fire de-
stroyed thirty houses, including the railroad
depots and telegraph and express Offices.
The steamer Grappler, with 100 Cinnamon
on board. was burned of the Callfornia coast
on the Goth. Sixty persons were lost.