Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-08
CASUALTIES.
sKNCLATR,S LARGE PACKING HOUSE
Or OEDAR RAPIDs BUREED.
The Terrible Explosion in Fairbanks Can
ming establishment in CIaicago-~il-
liamston. in south Carolina, in Ashes
Drowned.
THE CANNING FACTORY EXPLOSION.
Especial Telegram 10 the Giobs.G

Especial Telegram TO the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7---Profound ignorance
and studied reticence characterized the
managers OF the Fairbank canning works
yesterday rs they directed the workmen in
removing the debris caused by the tank
explosion at that establishment last We'd
nesday night. They did not attempt to of
fer any explanation OF the accident, and
but for the evidences of this mishap in the
dismantled structure and generally de-
moralized appearance of the place, the
managers would doubtless have denied
that an explosion had occurred. The
search among the ruins failed to discover
the remains of workmen reported missing
during the excitement of Wednesday night,
and forced the conclusion that the seven
men injured by the falling timbers and
mentioned in the published accounts were
the only victims. The injured men, with
the exception of F. Koluske, were reported
to be improving. Koluske, the foreman
of Click Bros Sausage Casing works, was
about leaving the establishment
adjoining the canning works
when the explosion occurred. The walls
of the canning works were blown out and
the flying timbers struck the casing estab-
lishment and lsveled portion of 1t to the
ground. Koluske received numerous in
juries, which are said to be of a fatal char
acter. The damage to the works will not
exceed $4,000, and both will be repaired
and in operation within a few days.
FIRES.
CEDAR RAP1Ds, Ia, Dec. THE most
disastrous fire this city has knswn broke
out at 2 o'clock this morning in tho pack
ing establishment of Sinclair d Co., one
of the most extenaive Of the kind in the
west. The frs originated in the engine
room, spread quickly to the rendering
room where $50 cases Of
lard were In process of rem
dering. Within fifteen minutes after the
discovery of the fire the entire wing was
mass of flames. The fire companies were
on the ground promptly, but it was 5
O'Clock before the fire was checked, with
one fourth of the building in ruins. The
loss appro1imates 100000; fully insured.
Three hundred employees are thrown out Of
work.
The insurance in tweDty-nine companies
in New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
Cincinnati, will not average more than
$1,000 in any one company. Total, $685.
coo.
RALEIGH, N. c.. Dec. 7.-Williamston,
Martin county, is in ashes. The entire
business portion burned last night The
steamer Commerce, of the Baltimore, Ro-
anoke and Norfolk line, with 200 bales of
cotton and miscellaneous freight, and a
quantity of freight in store, and on the
wharves, burned. The merchants burned
out are J. W. Davenport q Co., G. B. Has
sell, Geo. W. Williams, s. 2. Bigge, J. T..
Deans, VIM. Slade, Pesle & Gurgsnus, B.
B. Watts & Co, n. S. Godwsrn, j. 4. Rob-
ertson, j. P. Robinson, A. 3. Rogerson,
Luke B. Robertson & Co., Peale & Graves,
j. i. Biggs & Co, postofice and telegraph
Office. The fire is supposed to be incen-
diary.
New RICHMOND, O., Dec. Tho extern
eive brick making establishment of j. Nd.
Blair & Co., near here, was burned to-day.
Loss $4,000; fully insured.
ERIE, Pa, Dec. IA fire this morning
destroyed the barn of the Oonneut Lake
house, Evansburg. Three valuable horses
and the grain was destroyed. Loss s., 800.
DROWNED.
ST. JOINS, N. F., Dec Henry War
ford,wife child and two nephews were
drowned by the capsizing Of skif while
crossing Notre Dame bay.
SLIPPING oAR ON FIRE.
PeUGHKzxPs1K, N. Y, Dec. THE
sleeping car attached to the Chicago e1-
press, leaving New York at O'Clock last
night was discovered to be on fire near
Csstleton at 1 o'clock this morning. A
man named Murphy, of Buffalo, was
slightly blistered on his head. A man sup
posed to be T. Worsmanp, of West Hobo.
ken, was taken from the car unconscious.
The car was completely Quilted.