Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01

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Cocksde City was brought up to the wharf
about 10 P. n. for the last trip, and about 700
excursionists rushed on the dock. The weight
ives too much for the frail support Of the dock
and fully 400 Of them were precipitated into
lie water.
mouth, N. H., burned on the 25th. Loss $780,
bo0;:
iaTHz soow Sea Bird, of Chicago, was discov-
hred on the morning of the 21st about thirty
niles of Milwaukee, capsiZed. The crew, six
n number, are undoubtedly lost.
S8vERA1. large stores were burned out at
Memphis on the 25th, causing loss Of about
b20Q, 900.
4 PR1NTER named Keyes was beheaded by
hilroad train Of Chicago on the 24th.
A ATHREE-YEAR-o1D child named Casey was
fatally burned while playing with matches at |
Providence, r. l., on the oath.
A CYCLONE swept Asbury Park and Ocean |
Grove, in New Jersey, on the 24th. One life |
Va: lost-that of waiter named Milan Knight, !
who was blown out to sea.
A FARMER named William Carson and his |
three-year old child were thrown under a now |
ing machine at Webster, Va. on the Oath, by
runaway team, and fatally manRled. One OF
the horses was killed and the machine wrecked.
Coz. JOSEPH BAHAM, wealthy planter, re-
siding in Livingston Parish, La., was am
bushed ind assassinated on the 24th. No 1ess
than six citizens of the Parish have been MUIR
dered in the same manner within q period Of
sixty days add the belief is expressed that
other leading men Of the vicinity are marked
for destruction. The murders are shrouded in
mystery. ~-s.:
4 .pAssExaER on the Chicago and North
Western road was blown from the track near
Owatonna, Mnn., on the 22d, by the tornado
! 4slsjch oasaod through that section. Three
porsuus woro fatally and about twenty serious.
" injured.
CHRIS HONE, Harris Louis, and man un-
known, were drowned while bathing at Chicago
| ON the 22d.
TIE Onondasa Company's blast furnace
near Syracuse, N. Y. was the scene Of q
catastrophe on the 23d. Joseph Dawson with
gang of men was engaged in removing the
inner fire brick having only an outer wall
| standing. It was considered safe but without
warning fell and crushed the eight workmep.
GEN. SrRoB1E, wealthy farmer near Leaven-
worth, KAN, was found drowned in an unused
we'll on bis farm, on the 2Oth.
| On the 23d . 12-year old daughter of Mrs.
Mcdonald was found dead in the woods near
her home at Cotula, Texas. She had wan
dered from homo and died of exhaustion.
A TRAIN went through = bridge near New
Haven, Ky., on the Louisville and Nashville
Road. The engineer, Robert Atkinson, the
fireman and brakeman were fatally injured.
RI the breaking Of dam in De Nevue
Creek q portion of Fond du Lac Was
flooded on the morning of the 23d. Forth.
nately there were no fatalities. The damage
to property is about 925, ,001.
TIE village of Elgin, Minn., was devastated
by tornado on the 22d. One person was
killed and several seriously injured.
GRoReE MuSRo's publishing house, New
York city, suffered loss of 1926, 900 by tire on
the 23d.
A TORNADO struck Dodgeville, Wis.,, on the
21st, wrecking several buildings and killing
Mrs. Kelly, Of Ridgeway, who was on visit
there. The same storm also visited Lake Mills,
Janesvilie, Ft. Atkinson, Whitewater and Ra-
cine, Wis.,, doing considerable damage to prop
ertv.
AFALL down stairs on the 18th at his home
killed Col. VIM. Rogers, Of Fort Wayne, Ind.
He was 46 years of age.
CHAREs T. RoBEB, Of Indianapolis, Ind, fell
from the roof Of his house on the 18th and
was killed.
VIZ. HUDSON, 15-year-old was caught be-
ween cogs Of = tile machine near Roam,
Indiana, on the 18th and sustained fatal in
juries.
GILBERT h. LANE, prominent citizen Of
LOckport, N. T., aged 20. fell from = cherry
tree On the 18th and sustained fatal injuries.
The daughter Of Joshua Budd died on the
18th from the effects Of Z rattlesnake bite at
Fort Collins, Colorado.
HARRY WALTER, Of Mineral Point, while en-
gagged in bird shooting on the 18th let his gun
fall and the charge entered the body Of bis r.
year-old son, causing his death.
AToRNADo on the 20th wrecked the village
Of Darlington, near Fargo, Oak. Fourteen Of
tho principal buildings were destroy yed and a.
most the entire community left without q
home. One man was fatally iDjur ed by flying
debris.
OK the 18th, sparks set fire to jute on the
d wharf of c. B. Bartlett, At Brooklyn, N. Y. A
stiff wind was blowing aud the flames rapidly
spread to storehouees on tho pier and the barks
Perseverance, and Col. Adams and ship Law
renee Dejap, and two lighters. The vessels
we're drowned. William Carberry, longslore-
man, was burned. Firemen were buried bv 4
falling shed, twelve being seriously injured and
one-James Smith-being missing. Total loss
estimated at 81 900, 900. r.
| CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, was severely injured
on the 18th, in Yellowstone Park, by buck
ing ponv, be was riding. One OF his ribs wss
broken by the fall from his horse. @,$
JOHN SErI1EN, miner, At Danville, Ill.,, wal
so badly frightened on the 18th, by = lump al
coal falling near him while at work. that he
Was taken home and died in Z short time. n
., LESLIE WA1Ds,uTH, Of Nebraska City, Neb.,
vas run over and killed by the cars At Creston,
H., on the 18th. g.: ,.;u;T": .,s:.* .l
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