Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-27
Z CHAPTER OF MIsuAps.

barges sunk, but the steamer was saved
Loss $500. This evening an exciting &C
cident occurred. The stsanar Reindeer,
owned by Majures & Son, was swept away
while attempting to make landing.
caught The guard of the Ben. Wood, owned
BY j. A. Wood & Co., and carried her
aiong. The velocity of the boats was
1rlghtfOl. Tbs steamers Venture, Little
Dick and John Cash were badly damaged
and others slightly. At the dam the Rein
deer parted IN the middle and caught fire.
She IS total less. The crew we're all
saved. but had narrow escapes. The total
loss will ezceea $25,oe0.
COLLISION.
LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 26.-The east
bound Columbia accommodation and
the newspaper train were in collision near
Middletown On the Pennsylvania railroad
this morning. Both engines were demol-
ished, but the engineers escaped by Jump
ing. No one was seriously injured. The
accident was dae to dense fog.
SUDDEN DEATH
Troy, Dec. IS Mrs. Martha Slaves
died on Sunday morning in the church
pew at Moriah, while the
congregation were singing.
TERRIBLE sUFFERINGs AT SEA-
NEW HAVEN, Dee. 26.-The bark Mo
hawk, from New York to Calcutta, anchor
ed off New Haven on yesterday with all
hands frostbitten, and one man dead. Her
master requested assistance. The frost
bitten marines were taken to hospital.
All are Japanese. II is thought two will
lose their feet. One was killed by falling
on the deck Saturday night
THE DEADLY GAS.
TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 26.-John e. Diehl,
formerly collector Of customs at PhiladeI-
phia, WIS found dead in bed at Delanco on
Monday. Coal gas is believed to have
caused his death.
DROWNED.
MARIETTA, O., Dec IS. Ed. Mullen and
Frank Long, Oil men of Bradford, Pa,
were drowned in Duck creek yesterday
while trying TO reach Marietta in q skiff.
Their bodies were not recovered.
DROWNED IN FREsHET.
MADISON, Ind, Dec. 26.-Information
has just been received that family nam
ed Boss, consisting of parents and seven
children were drowned in a freshet at
Hardis Creek, Ky, on Sunday night.
FATAL SNOW SLIDE.
TELLURIDE, Col, via Montrose Dec. a.
AT noon to-day snow slide came down
Marshall basin, carrying OF the shaft
house of the Mendoza mine containing
fourteen men, eight of whom were killed
49,, = Ill
selves out. No particulars at the present
| time are obtainable- large body of
men leave here for the scene of the disas-
Ter in the morning. The mail carrier
from Silverton to Ames and Ouray, due
last Friday, is not yet heard from, and is
supposed 80 be lost in crossing the range.
THE OHIO RISING.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 26.-The river is still
rising two inches an hour, with forty seven
feet at 10 p. m. No serious inconvenience
will be felt unless the water gets above
fifty feet. 1t is not expected it now will
| rise more than three feet more. 4 higher
temperature, however, is melting the SNOW
and beginning to fill the small streams.
MARROW ESCAPE.
ST.. Louis, Dec. Mrs. General Sherman
and daughter Rachael, had a narrow escape
from death this afternoon. They had been
attending the st. Avier church, and had
just seated themselves in their buggy to 90
home, when the horses became frightened
and dashed madly up Lucas avenue
until reaching Eleventh street they col
lided with lamp post and awning. The
| ladies were taken from the wreck unin-
jured, but badly shocked and frig htened.
One of the horses had his back broken ana
| was shot.
PANIC IN THEATER.
ST.. LOUIS, Bee. 26.-During the matinee
at the Standard theater this afternoon
smoke issued from behind the scenes in a
considerable volume and the cry of fire
was raised. Women with children rushed
for the doors in wild confusion, but Man
ager Smith and the employees succeeded
in quoting the panic before any body was
hurt. The smoke came from the furnace,
the result of badly bailt fire.
| ANAREow ESCAPE.
SUNBURY, Pa, Dec. ga passenger
train on the New Shamokin, Sunsbury &
Lewisburg railroad was thrown off a trestle
work by misplaced switch. The engine,
tender and baggage car ran off the end of
the trestle, but the first passenger car stop
| ped when half over. The train was crowd
ed with passengers. The fireman was
| slightly hurt.
RAILWAY COLLISION.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 26.---In collision
| of trains, Louisa Court House the firemen
was killed and the engines badly dam
aged.
FATAL Run OFF.
ELIZABETH, N. j. Dec. PA Long
Branch freight ran off the track at the
junction this morning. Fred Pinneo, en-
gineer, was killed. The train was thrown
over high bank snd totally wrecked The
cause of tho accident was snow and the
track spreading.
LARGE FUNERAL.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. &c. John Conway and
Mike Kehoe, members of the Salvage
corps, who were killed at the Elm street
fire on Monday night, were buried this af-
ternoo1. Services held at st. Patrick's
church, which was filed with sympethizing
friends. The other members of the corps
wounded at the same FIRE, and the two fire.
men hur4 at the Niedcinghaus fire are all
doing well and will be on duty in a few
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