Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-25
CASUALTIES.

A BLOCK of stores on Colborne Street, Oak
vile, Ont, in which in which were also the Ma
soiic and Orange Halls, burned on the 18th
inst. Loss 100000.
HUNTINGTON, Va, lost whole square OF
buildings by fire on the 18th inst. Loss $780,
OOO.
REPORTS have been received of terrible
flood in Yahuania, Mexico. The river rose so
rapidly that they could not escape. Six were
drowned and much valuable stock and prop
erty carried away.
AT Montgomery, Ala, VIM. Dorsey fatally
shot his wife, mistaking her for burglar.
Four vessels were blown ashore at Victoria,
B. c., during recent gale. One sailor was
killed by the fall of spar.
THE Alternately furniture factory at Leaven-
worth, KS, was totally destroyed by fire on the
18th inst. Loss $40, 900; insurance $25,00O.
The Model Touring mill, at Minneapolis,
owned by R. Russell Il Co., burned on the
ance $4,000.
The Atlantic House at Albis, Iowa, q story
and a half structure, was destroyed by fire
about o'clock on the morning Of the 18th
inst. Mr.. Reams, the proprietor, was badly
burned while making bis escape from the
building. Three Of his boardere, William Nc
Gill, Charles Quillan and Gail Speigle. were
missing and after the tiremen had secured con-
troll Of the flames they turned on the hose
where it was supposed the bodies were, and in
a short time the charred remains of the three
missing men were found.
AT Fort Worth, Texas, on the 10th inst, the
burning Of dry goods box was observed in q
vacant lot and it was accidentally discovered
that girl and boy about years old had been
sutfOcated. The box contained straw and it
Is surmised that the children in some manner
set this on fire and were unable to obtain their
release. At first it was thought the children
had been murdered and j. T. Howard, the
father of the dead boy, was arrested, but after
ward released.
The Saratoga Paper Mills in Santa Clara
County. Cal, burned on the 18th inst. The
loss is $4,000.
FIRES on the 18th inst: Sixteen business
buildings we're burned at Crisfeld, Nd, loss
100000; the finishing shops of Shantz's foun-
tannery and several buildings at Pembroke,
Ont. loss S75, 1000, and C. C. Blessings plumb
ing store in Philadelphia, loss 25,0C0.
"A DISASTROUS tornado ut White Oak Station,
Ark, leveled large number of houses and
Llade havoc with trees and telegraph lines.
Several persons were fatally injured.
The fve-story building 279, 28t and 2S3
Broadway. New York, occupied by Bradstreet's
Commercial Agency, Remington & Sons, rifle
manufacturers, and the Hall Safe and Lock
Company, was gutted by fire on the 18th inst.
The loss is about $170.0 600, and is partially coy-
cred by insurance. Bradstreet's Agency re-
Gently had their stock insured for $1OO, ,OOO, and
this will probably cover their loss if the books
alo saved.
SEVEN storts 8 and shops and an elevator be
longing to White Bros., were destroyed by fire
at Narbona Station, on the Wabash Railroad,
few miles east of Lexington, Mo. Loss not
given.
The furniture factory of stockhauser l. Co.,
St. Louis, suffered to the extent of $35, 900 by
fire on the 18th inst. The building was dam
sged to the amount of $4,000.
BUTcHARD's BLOCK and John B. Smiths
boot and shoe store were burned at Owen
Sounl, Nd, on the 18th inst. Loss $4,000.
TIE ice shove in Rideau River, at Ottawa.
| Ont, carried away the house Of Mrs. Lafram
bois at the foot Of Botteller Street, and a
woman was crushed to death. In i've minutes
the water rose three feet. The freshet was the
| severest ever known there. St. Patrick's
bridge, valued at s15, 900, was swept away.
A DISPATCH from st. Hyacinthe, Quebec,
dated the 18th inst, says: "The Yamaski
River is rising. dam snd bridge have been
carried away, inAicting . damage already, of
$4,000. The town is inundated, and the in
habitants are leaving their dwellings in boats
from the upper windows. The dam supplying
the water power to the mills has given Way.
Over 100 houses are filled with water in the
lower fats. and all the house goods were de-
stroyed. The loss cannot be estimated Co.
teau Landing and other places are reported in
asimilar condition."
| A FREIGHT train on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad was derailed on the 18th inst. and
several cars wrecked. Fireman Gilmour and
Engineer Michael Spillan were killed. -
A SPECIAL from Dermott, Chicot County
Ark, says: YESTERDAY morning six colored
children living on Peddicard's place went to 4
picnic in the woods, and gathering weeds for {
salad, cooked them, and in mistake put il
strychnine for seasoning. All partook, ssai
three died; others, it is understood are dying
A LEHaH VALLEY train coilided With 8
Philadelphia and Reading train, at the Cross
ing Of the former road on the 18th inst. Tn.
rear coach Of tho Philadelphia train was over
turned and ct once caught fire. All the pss
sengers were extricated before the haine
reached them, but thirteen received injuries.
NEAR Crete, Neb., on, the 18th inst, prairi,
fire surrounded some children who we're play
ing on haystack, and two, named Young
were fatally burned. sz$sgts4s22 -
The .Beroher Basket Mandatory, ct Flem
ington, N. j., burned on the 12th inst. Los
$4,000. Thirty-eight thousand peach bas
! kets were destroyed, for which orders ha,