Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-09-29
FIRES IND OTHER G 4sUAlTIEs

Another destructive fire broke out in LIE
Sueur, Mimi, recently, in which feed snd
grist mill. owned by Joseph Boet cher, g
small warehouse, and a dwelling owned by
Mrs. George Stewart and occupied by Fl
Il. Whitney. were wholly destroyed. The
large machinery warehouse. of J. r. 8. Cos
grove, dealer in farm machinery, was :,
TALLY destroyed, and the dwe'Frs of Cass
Cosgrove damaged to tie extent of $500
The losses are as follows: Joseph Boettcher,
on buildinS sluI contents, So 600, insurance
81 200, and Mrs. Stewart $500; on warehouse
$500; on dwelling, TO Insurance.. J. r. s.
Cosgroye. on machinery and building,
1000; insurance, $1,000. The dwelling OF
Cess Cosg1ove, is fully covered by insur.
ance. A farmer, Herman Hans, had 1SC
bushels Of wheat stored in the mill, which
was lost. The LIE Sueur bamd had room
in the mill, and lost about $50 on furniture
and instrum, nts. The fire company and
citizens deserve great credit in preventing
the Warehouse of J. R. s. Cosgrove from be-
ing entirely consumed. 1t is thought to be
the work of 81 incendiary.
The Gem City, one of the fastest and bes
steamers plying the Mississippi river between
ST. Paul. Minn, and St. Louis. Missouri
was burned at the latter city on the 22nd
inst. She was owned by the st. Paul and
ST Louis Packet company, OF which Com
modore Davidson otySt. Paul is president
The hull was iron and was ssved. The
steamers hul broke in two this afternoon
and the boat is therefore total loss. She
was valued at $60,eC0; insured for $4,000
in the Carroll Powell agency.
a fast west-bound express on the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road recently
crashed into the rear of a freight. side
tracked near Akron, Ohio. Engineer John
Bulwick wss killed Several train m en-
were Injured, but none fatally. The pas
enger. engine and two freight cars were
wrecked. No passen gers were hurt. ----~- Z
Fire ia New York City recently destroyed
the planning mills of Robert Eltis, whose
loss is $4,000. Tie mill was surrounded
by piles Of lumber, which fell prey to ths
flames, and which was mostly owned bv G
L. Schuy Ter d Co., who estimate TIER loss
at $40, 900. The latter was almost wholly
insured.
The four-yeor old son of Albert Richard.
son, a prominent and wealthy farmer of the
town of Middleton, near Madison, fell from
a rail fence recently and when found few
hours atterward was dead, having beer
choked to death by heavy rail which lay
across his throat.
George W. Ryan, of Barret's circus, died
at Bingham, ILL.,, few days ago. Ryan
fell in the morning while endeavoring tc
throw som ersault at a rehearsal He was
nineteen years old, and his rea, name wa:
Marsh. .-a -. =.
Mr.. Ostin Thompson OF Leon township,
Goodnue county. MIMI, was instantly
killed by falling off a wagon loaded with
manure; the horses becoming frightened
started, which caused the accident.
At Lamberton, Mimi, the ten year old
son of Charles Porter run his hand into q
sausage mill and the flesh was literally
cleaned of the bones. : Amputation was
necessary. ~.vEg
Z On ittle-son of Mrs. Opdahl of Freeman
was recently killed b, being run over by 8
farm wagon he was driving