Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-27
CASUALTIES.
rHE poRr PERRY FIRE.

PoRT PERRY, Ont, Nov, 2e.-The fire
of property in the center of the town. 1t
commenced in Ruddy's hotel and made
clean sweep of Queen street On the north
side from Ross elevator to McCow's jew
elry store The flames had made such
Roadway before discovery that they were
entirely beyond control. A strong south
wind prevented the flames spreading
to the south side and saved from destruc-
ton the rest of the town. A large guam
tity of goods were removed in damaged
condition. No lives lost. The following
is list of the principal losses: j. Rudy,
hotel, $60,000;W Walker house, 81, 1000; Laing
& Meharty, hardware. $4,000; Hotel
Brunswick, 100000; j. V. Thompson,
$1,000; r. Mclean, $4,000. Total insur
anoe about $4,000
CAL1ENTE, Cal, Nov. 26.-The fire in the
Sumner Gold Mining works is still burn
ing. In the upper ITO foot levels, as the
timbers are consumed, caves occur. Should
the fire occur under the hosting works,
the heavy machinery which is not destroyed
will be saved. Smoke prevents the inspe
ton of the 160 or 240 feet tunnels, and it
is impossible to say how far it is progress.
ing or an estimate of the damage. The
works are situated at Kernyiile. forty-fou
miles distant, and cost $750,00O. Owing
to the temporary embarrassment of the
company no miners were at work. The
mine was formerly owned by John p.
Jones. The origin of the fire is unknown.
No insurance.
WELLINGTON, Kan, Nov. 26-Eleven
business houses in the center of the town
were burned this morning. The loss on
buildings $4,000, insured for 5000. Loss
in stock $4,000, insured for $4,000.
Adams and Wells Fargo Express office,
with books and freight, and Western Union
telegraph Office total loss.
FATAL CARELEssNEss.
New HAVEN, Nov. ga child of James
Haggerty died on Thursday and was en-
balmed. The undertaken left poisonous
mixture to be applied to its face, aud q
| two-y ear-old sister drank some of it, dying
soon after. Both were buried in one grave
| to-day.
| NORMAL UNIV ERsITY BURNED.
| CAIRO, ILL.,, Nov. pa fire at Carbon
dale this afternoon totally destroyed the
State Normal university at that city. Two
fire engines sent from here arrived toc
late to be of service and were not take1
off the cars. The origin of the fire is I'm
known. No lives we're lost. The building
was the finest in the state.
The fire was discovered in the mansart
roof, supposed to be caused by defectiv'
| fue in the south end of the building, at
p. N. The students formed salvage corp
and saved & portion of the furniture, in
| ol 4ba 10
ton. The museum is a total loss. Tn
building and furniture cost over a quarter
of million dollars.
DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
ZANEsv111E, o., Nov. 26.-Evaus Dayi
put cap on gun which he supposed wa
not loaded and pointed it at bis eight yea
old son, then called his four year old bo
to pull the trigger and shoot his brother
The gun was loaded and the boy was Kill
ed Tho father is frantic.
STEAMER ECLIPSE SUPPOSED LOST.
W1ARToN, Ont, Nov. 26.---Three bodie
were washed ashore today with life pre-
servers, marked Eclipse, 1t is believe
the steamer has gone down and all on boar
persisted. She was bound from Algoma +
Port Ssrnia.
POISONED WITH PARIS GREEN.
Mt. GILEAD, o., Nov. 26.-Oarson Nc
zier, formerly the Bee line agent here, an
entire family are seriously poisoned b
eating cabbage doctored for worms wit
paris green.
BUSHNELL ILL.,, Nov. 26.-Early tai
morning q Wabash freight train, runnin
at twenty miles an hour, crashed into a
empty box car at Sciota, nina miles wei
of here, which was blown from sid
track to the main track by wind storl
during the night. The engine and min
r cars were wrecked. Brakeman McMulle
was killed and the engineer will die.
PAyAMA, Nov. 26.-The captain of th
British bark Avon,a at Valparaiso, reports
latitude % degrees, SO minutes, sonth, an
longitude 46 degrees, IA minutes west, h
saw in conjunction the remains of two yes
sells and short distance away part of
| third vessel.
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