Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-28
THE ACCIDENT LIST.
THE MOST TERRIBLY DISASTROUS
STORMS EYER IN COLORADO.
a Freight Train Breaks Through n Fridge
A BAD Runaway-Oil on Fire-Three
Men Buried in Coal liine-Terrible Gas
Explosion in Buffalo.

FURIOUS AND DEADLY STORMS IN COLORADO.
DENVER. Col, Dec. 27.-At Silverton a
terrific wind storm set in on the 18th
raging furiously for six days, and which
proved the most disastrous to life ever
known. OF the five seriously injured in
ths Firginus mine on Friday three have
since died, making nine in all. Yesterday
miner named Beet Waila was buried in
snow slide at the head of Clement creek,
and cannot be found till spring. Yester-
day two men whose names are not learned
were caught in snow slide near Ironton
and carried IL, 600 feet down the slide o.
the mountain. When extrlcated they were
frozen from the waist down and the flesh
opening in seams. They cannot recover.
A train of twenty five freight cars at tbs
Monument was. overturned. by a high wind
on the 25lh, and number Of cattle killed.
FRosEBrTrEN SAILORS.
New HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 27.-Physi-
clans state they will be unable 10 tell for
forty eight hours Whistler amputation is
necessary in the cases Of the nine frost
bitten sailors.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Dec. 27.-The bark
Paragonia, fifty-fve days from Trepani,
has arrived. The crew is badly frost
bitten.
OIL ON FIRE.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-The fire in the oil
store of Ward & Co., 172 Front street,
broke out afresh this morning, the en-
tire rear of the building being suddenly
lii up. The engines quickly deluged the
building as well as 174. The cellar held a
lake of oil reaching to the sidewalk. 1t
Will be necessary to pour water on the
building all day. Ward said that owing to
the dullness of trade large stock had &C.
cumulased on the firms hands. The value
is about $4,000, and the indications were
it would be complete loss. Insurance,
$4,000.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
BAsTRoP, Miss, Dsc. 27.-Miss Steven
son, young lady, living in this parish,
was accidentally shot and killed on
Christmas day, by young man named
Kitchen.
THROUGH BRIDGE.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. PA freight
train broke through bridge on theChester
i Lenoir Narrow Gauge railroad. Joseph
Henderson, fireman, and VIM. Simmons.
brakeman, were killed.
BAD RUNAWAY.
ASHLAND, Pa, Dec. 27.-The horses at
tached to sleigh containing four couples
from Roaring Creek. ran away in Rock
town Last night, dragging the sleigh over a
precipice. James Smith had q leg and
arm broken; Hy Green, arm brokeu. aud
Mary Krohner internally injured. The
others ara slightly injured.
FATAL CAVE IN
GIRARDvILLE, Pa, Dec. 27.-Thrse men
while digging coal near here were buried
by the falling ca tn. One was fatally and
the Others seriously injured.
DESTRUCTIVE GAS EXPLOSIVES.
BUFFALO, Dec. PA terrible gas ex-
plosion occurred in the French restaurant
tonight. A workman had been fixing a
leak in the street main, and one of the
cocks under the sidewalk was left loosely
closed. The gas collected, which was ignited
by a lamp. Head waiter Purcell was
knocked senseless, and seriously cut in the
head and body. Two walters were badly
cut in the head, and the dining room, ban
and fixtures were demolished. Loss So 600