Morris tribune., 1883-09-01
CA9UALTTTE0,


An alarm rung on the 26th inst, for a
fire in a two story tenement house, No. 6,
Thatcher's court, Boston. The house was
owned by the heirs OF Dennis Darlan and
occupied by eigqt families. The fire spread
with frightful rapidity, and before the in
mates could be taken out four were smoth.
cred and one fatally injured by jun lpiDg
from a building. The killed are George and
Thomas Mclaughlin, fourteen and eleven
years respectively, Mrs. Fred Savage forty,
Katie and Mamie Savage, thirteen and six
months respectively. Cries for help from
the persons imprisoned inside the flames
were heartrending, but the people in the
street could do nothing to save them. The
flames were snbdued in less than half an
hour.
A frightful suicide was committed in the
north partlof Fond du Lac, Wis, by an in
sane woman named Mrs. John Birdsell,
Her husband being in Dakota, she became
worried, and on the 18th inst. showed signs
of insanity. On the morning of the 29th
she sent her two children away and left her
no use. went to the railroad track and threw
herself in front of the Chicago express, on
the northwestern road. She was mutilated
beyond Identification.
The oil works at South Brooklyn, N. Y,
exploded and burnt the 26th inst The
works were owned by Borne, Scrymser &
Co. Their loss on building, machinery and
stock is about 100000. Hardly had the
fireman reached the engine house when
another alarm sounded. Sparks from the
oil works had ignited the sulphur works of
Daniel Gray, on GCWanus canal, aad be-
fore the flames were extinguished damage
was done estimated at $25, 600.
, By collision between a passenger and
thirty freight cars were demolished, and
the passengers vera shaken mp in lively
manner. Engineer Charles Wolf of Dem
nison, Ohio, Clerks William NJ. Newman
and John B. Hoyt, both of Indianapolis,
injured; Hoyt fatally.
Near Hillsboro, Tex, on the oath, on
high prairie with no timber near, man
named Morrison was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. His clothing was
stripped off. Only small cloud was visi-
BILE az the time and no rain.
Evangelist Weber preached at the Lake
side camp meeting, near Cleveland, one
day last week. While expounding the
gospel a WICKED fly walked down his
throat and nearly choked him to
death.
Hog cholera has appeared on the Wea
plains, near Lafayette, Ind, end the hogs
are dying by the hundreds. One man has
lost sixty head in forty-eight hours; while
others are losing large Numbers.
John W. Hall and little son were drowned
in the Ohio river at Parkersburg, W. Va.
The Roy was taken with fit while swim
ming. His father attempted to rescue him,
when both were drowned.
J. B. Kircber, superintendent OF the coal
mines at McLuny, Perry county, Ohio, was
struck on the head by Car and instantly
killed.
At Csesar's Head, 8. c., Ex-Chancellor
James P. CARLY died recently from ery J. |
peias, caused spiders bite on his lip.
Henry LOTUS. nurse in the Philadel-
phia hospital, gave Simon Gam oxatic acid |
by mistake causing death.
Harrison & Peters stove works, st. John,
n. M. burned; loss heavy, all machinery
being destroyed.
A deaf and dumb cooper named Albert
Price was run over by the cars in Minneap-
olis and killed.
CRIMINAL RECORD
Col. FL. G. Hoffman of Eimira, N. Y,
committed suicide in the village of Horse
reads, N. Y, on the 18th inst, by taking