Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-11
Rail DISASTERS.
a BROKEN AXEL ON Il JERSEY ROAD
CAUSES TEE DEATH OF Il MAN.
A Stock Train Collision Near GAINESVILLE
Wis.-Another New Jersey Train Leaps
the Trsck-VariOus Other Accidents.
RAILROAD WRECK 8.
Especial Telegram TO the Globe.

EVANSVILLE, Wis, Oct. 10.-At IL O'Clock |
last night four cars loaded with stock were
ditched on the Beloit division Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, about
one and half miles south of this city.
The accident was caused by the train
breaking in two when on down grade.
The engineer backed to reunite the two
sections of the tram when collision oc-
Cured, and forty hogs, thirteen head of
cattle and seven calves were killed. The
cars were reduced to kindling wood. The
train consisted of twenty seven cars, stock
laden.
MITTAwA, Oct. 9.-Through the breaking
of an axle of a baggage car, three passen-
senger cars on the Canada Pacific railway
were thrown from the track and burned
near Deux Rivieres. Nearly 200 passen.
gers were in the cars and a number we're
severely injured, but it is thought that
none are dangerously wounded.
ELIZABETH, n. j., Oct. 10.-An axle on
an east bound freight on the Pennsylvania
railroad broke at $40 this morning
throwing two freight cars over on the
west track just as the east bound Boston
d New England passenger express came
along, going 20 miles an hour. The ex-
press locomotive turned completely over.
The baggage car was telescoped with a
freight car and two other freight cars de-
molished. Engineer Edward Kelly went
over with his engine, but escaped. Nobody
was seriously injured.
NEWARK, N. j.. Oct 10.-By tie spread
ing of switch on the Pennsylvania rail-
road at West Elizabeth this morning the
engine of the western bound freight and
two cars were derailed and wrecked and
the track torn up short distance. Trains
were delayed two hours. No one hurt.
EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANoIsco, Oct. 1e.-An earthquake
was heard here at O'Clock this morning.
| The most severe shock in several years.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 10.-The earth
| quake last night was the heaviest exper-
fenced here since 1868. Buildings at the
| ground and metallic roofngs cracked, and
houses and hotels. The recollection of its
being within one day of the anniversary
of the earthquake of 1868 seemed to III
crease the fears, and many people walked
the streets all night in preference to re-
turning to their houses. Earthquakes are
reported to have occurred during the night
and morning AT several places along The
coast. Weather oppressive.
SIX CHILDREN POISONED.
PIrrsBURG, Pa, Oct. 10.-A Greensburg,
Pa, special says six children of JOIN
Stouffer Of Lilioncer, were poisoned this
morning by eating weeds in the wood;
at that place. The mother had been visit
ing a neighbor and when she returned
found the children lying around the room
to ali appearances dead. Medical aid wa:
| quickly summoned, and afterworking over
the children for several hours four were
| pronounced out of danger. The other
two will die.
| SUMNER RESIDENCE BURNED.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Oct. 12.-Spring
hurst, the summer residence of Thos. W
Pearsall, g New York banker, at Grover
hill, burned this morning, and also tn,
the greater portion of the elegant furni
| tare. Everything about the house was O
the most costly material. The house wal
| finished year and half ago at cost O
over 100000. Loss $l25,000; insuran c.
$4,000.
| FIRE LOSSES.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 9.-The total los
by the burning of G1eenlaw Opera hous
building, and Cole & Co.'s store last nigh
were $165,000. Total insurance $4,000
of which $4,000 was in local and $1,OO'
iu foreign companies.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-Sackett & Parkin
are the heaviest losers by the fire at 81
Cortland street, last night. The damag
to their stock by fire and water is estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000, a larg'
number of photographic stones and severa
printing presses are rendered entirely use
less, and large quantity of fancy typ
melted. The stock of stationery is nue.
damaged by water. The firm is insured
The building is the property of the Unio1
Theological Seminary, and is damages
$4,000.
AUGUSTA, Oct 1O.-The shifting engin
of the Central railroad exploded. W. c.
Starr, engineer, and Tom Watkins, fire
man, were probably fatally scalded.
ALBION, n. z, Oct. 10.-An extensive
fire is raging at Middleport. The entirs
village is in danger. The fire department
here is or the way to Middleport.