Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-17
DIRE HAPPENINGS.
AHCIDENrS OFTHF GALES STILL 4R-
RfTING SHOWING GREAT
LOSSES.
Many Large Blazes Yesterday-Trains.
Wrecked-Fatal Fire and Exp.osion-A
Boiler Explosion Accident-VesseI Lost
With all Hands-A Lost Train.
BAD RAILWAY ACCIDENT

OTTAWA, ILL.,, Nov. ia passenger train
on the Fox River branch of the Chicsoo.
Burlington Quincy railroad which leaves
Chicago at 8:45 a. N. is due in Streator at
1890. When two miles from the latter
place to-day it was stopped by car of
coal standing on the main track being un-
loaded. The freight following the passen-
ger was not tagged and il came down
grade, around a curve, at full speed. The
locomotive crashed completely through
the rear coach and partly through the
second, killing L. S. Peare, attorney, of
Dwight, Mrs. Alexander Henderson and
daughter, Of Wedron, and a man named
Habberton, of Streator, and badly injuring
DIR. .. N. Finley, Streator, who is scalded
and otherwise injured, and will probably
Gle; j. t. Murdoch, Streator. lawyer,
scalded; Levi Young, engineer of the
freight, and ireman3Smith, of Aurora. both
injured about the lower limbs; Lewis
greene, streator, farmer, scalded; W. Il.
Doy!e' conductor of freight, and james
sullivan, OF Garfield, wounded, They
were taken to the hotel at Streator and are.
being cared for.
Louis GreeDer and Rev. Samuel Croot-
over have since died.
FATAL COLLISION.
OTTAWA, H., Nov. 16.-The soutb bonn6
passenger train and freight, on the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, collided this
afternoon, near Streator. Four persons
were killed. Mrs. Henderson and daughter.
of Dayton, H., being of the number. Sew
eral Others were wounded
ACQUITTED.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 16.-The iury, in
the case of Edward Rickard, charged with
the murder of Sslina Wilson, returned a
verdict of not guilty. This is the third
trial OF Rickard, who was d newspaper re-
porter. On the first trial he was convicted
and sentenced to hang, second trial hung
the jury. Richard shot Mrs. Wilson, his
boarding house mistress, on THANKSGIVING
| eve, 1880. The defense was accidental
discharge of pistol.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. ia special
from Fontinet, mining town twelve
miles from here, reports the explosion of
| the boiler of the Coal Bluff Mining com
pany this forenoon, killing James Hurst,
scalding Jno. and VIM. Kyle fatally, and
ten others seriously.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
Boston, Nov. 16.-Fire this morning de
| stroyed the stock of Geo. H. Heath, cabi-
net maker, and injured the stock Of r. ".
Pratt, machinery. Insured. An explosion
of alcoho!ine severely burned Fireman
Early and slightly injured several others.
EBoKEN Rail-.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 16.-Last night the
south bound accommodation on the Ala
bana Great Southern railroad struck
broken rail near ParkersviiIe, Alabama,
and three cars were thrown down the en-
bankment and several persons were seri-
ously injured.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
WILLIA4sPoRr, Pa. Nov. 16.-The saw
mill Of NJ. Maxwell, Jackson township,
was destroyed by an explosion of q boiler
this morning. James Huff, Chas. Riggs
and Nathan R6deyat, employees, was
killed, and James Campbell, Grant Hunt
and Il. Mayer we're wounded.
SHIP On FIRE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.--The merchants
exchange reports four masted ship on
fire near Farellone7, supposed to be the
Dundee or Falls of Alton.
FIRES.
LAwRENoEBURG, IND, Nov. 16.-Twelve,
thousand dollars worth of lumber owned
by the suspended City National bank,
burned yesterday. Supposed incendiary,
fully insured.
JACKSON, Misc, Nov. 16.--The stores of
Williams d Williams and Black, Todd &
Co., at Bolton, are burned. Loss Sf5.O 600:
Insurance $4,000, mostly in home com
pEnieso Cause Of the fire unknown.
MT. Vernon, ILL.,, Nov. 16.-The Phoenix
block was burned lest night. Loss, $4,000;
insurance unknown.
BR4rrIERoRo, Vt, Nov. 1G.-Firk's frame
block, Main street, occupied by several
firms, was burned; insured
NEWCASTLE, Pa, Nov. 16.---The New
castle mill WIS burned to the ground early
this morning. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 1G.-Anderson's
carriage works together with Valratt's egg
establishment, PoweiPs planning mills,
Farmers spice mill and Osgood's saw fac
tory were partly burned this morning.
Loss about $4,000. No insurance on the
buildings which belong to Anderson Bros.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Nov. 14.---The ME.
church and two residences were burned
at Niles, Ohio, this morning, Loss.
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
CHARLESTON, s.. c., Nov. ia special
to the Neocs and Courier reports: A fire
broke out in the town of Sumter last
night and spread rapidly, soon involving
in ruin the stores of Morris, Hewson, Pete,
Hoyt, Delorme, Shares, Boginpheeny,
OConnor and Maxwell. At last accounts
the fire is still raging. Loss so far $4O,-
600.
EsoRLEAHs, ND, Nov. 16.-The four and
saw mill of Newton & Turney and three or
four dwellings burned yesterday. Loss,
$1,000; no insurance,
CAREoLLTog, Mo-, Nov. 16-Jacob De-
laney, grocer and Mrs. Hopkins, millinery
store burned. Loss. $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
CoLUmBUs, Miss, nov. 16.-Fire this
morning destroyed J. Il. Turner & Sons
warehouse with 1000 bales Of cotton. Lose
100000.
NV YoEx, Nov. 16.-Fire ct Hunters
Point Tonight destroyed Buli7er's feed
store, Hughes pottery and several smaller
buildings. Losses aggregate $4,000.
COTTON BURNED.
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