Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-02
A FATAL MISTAKE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


Young, who resides with her parents at II
North Curtis street, took dose of carbolie
acid with fatal effect. The sad affair hap
pened about $50 o'clock, at which time
the young lady was sitting in the parIor
ID company with her intended and two or
three members of the family. Feeling
Ill, she went to cupboard for the pur-
pose OF taking brandy to aIlay a shooting
pain IN her side, the bottle containing the
llquor being on shelf with several bot
Ties OF medicine. The room being dark,
she TOOK down bottle containing carbolic
aold oy mistake, and before realizing the
oiunder she drank about two spoonfuls of
1ne poison: On discovering the dreadful
MISTAKE, she cried, "Oh, Walt, come here's
feIerrlng to gentleman visitor. and fell
| to the floor. DR.. Van Buren, was called
out she expired almost instantly. She was
only sixteen years of age. and her family
relations are said to have been moss banDT
She was sister of Mrs Peter Stevens Who
was shot by her husband in 1879.
A COAL RUNAWAY ON THE OHIO RIVER.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 31.-This after
noon, while the boats were making mn
their tows of coal for shipment south.
thirty-seVen barges, belonging to Joseph
WALTON & Co., and containing 100000 bush
els of coal, broke its moorings at the pier at
Smithfield street bridge, and was swept
down tho river. On the way down the
river the fleet first encountered the steamer
Abe Hayes, with tow of six barges, of 70
900 bushels. The Hayes was sunk and the
barges cut loose. The steamer Dick Full
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It's tow of seven boats with $4,000 bushels
of coal were sunk. The Fulton was dam
aged but managed to get to shore without
sinking. Another boat of $4,000 bushels
collided with the steamer st. Lawrence
and sunk The st. Lawrence guards were
carried Off, but otherwise it was uainiured.
Two more boats of $4,000 bushels were
sunk at Manchester. A number of tow
boats started in pursuit Of the runaways,
but at last accounts, the portion of the
tteet which escaped sinking were pretty
we'll down the Ohio river. Loss, $4,000.
SEVERE HAIL STORM.
STARKvILLE, Miss, March 31.-A severe
hail storm occurred last night, blowing
down gin honses, fences, ETC., and doing
great damage in the surrounding country
BURST HER BOILERS.
CAIRo, ILL.,, March 31.-The tow boat,
Polar Star, en- route to ST. Louis, exploded
her boilers while opposite Belmont, No.,
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon. She had three
barges of lumber il tow. The upper works
were blown to atoms and The hull drifted
down the river. The barges were uuin-
Jured. The steamer Florence left this
afternoon to bring up the barges and crew.
Capt. Adkins was blown about 800 yards
and was picked up by skitf. Two fire
men, two coal passers and Waterman
are reported missing. The rest of the
crew escaped with slight injuries.
The cause of the explosion
IS unknown. The engineer says
he tested the boilers a few minutes previ-
Gus to the explosion. The boat belonged
to Capt Peter Conrad, of ST. Louis.
The steamer Polar Star exploded her
boilers this evening opposite Columbus,
Ky, four men being drowned and two
killed by the explosion. The pilot. Joe
Jaynes, was at the wheel, and is badly
scalded on the body, and bruised about
the head. The cook, j. W. Cullen. had
an arm badly hurt, and Captain Jack At
kinson was thrown into the river and sus-
tanned serious injuries. He was so shocked
he could not talk. The boat was owned by
Captain Conrad, of ST. Louis. The hull
sunk in five minutes after the explosion,
but was firmly lashed to the barges of
lumber in tow, which were towed to the
Missouri shore by the steamer St. Louis.
Mate Simpkins stated that six men we're
known to be lost whose names are not fur
nished. The boilers were carrying but a
small pressure OF steam.
TRYING To APT A COAJr-r ,r-ro1,
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 31.-Three in
cendiary fires occurred here this evening
within two hours, each being in hay loft
over stables. The losses are comparatively
small in each instance. The only men
tionable cause of the efforts was to start a
general cOnhagration.
THE KENTUCKY ACCIDENT.
CINCINNATI, March 31.-All the wounded
of yesterdays accident taken to the Good
Samaritan hospital, are doing well, except
Thos. Allen, of Augusta, KY, whose iniur-
les are regarded fatal. Mrs. Allen is i'm
proving. J. H. Mellett, of Newcastle, Ind,
left for home this morning. Mrs. Mellett
was not hurt, and her husbands injuries
though serious, did not prevent his depart
Ure.
DR.. VIM. H. Evans, wife and two
daughters, of Boston, are still at
the Grand hotel. One daughter is
seriously hurt. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G.
Easkins and two children left for home
this morning. One of the children was
hurt slightly and the others escaped. J.
@. McGinn, of Chicago, slightly hurt, also
left for home this morning. No deaths as
yet are reported.
RECOVERING FROM THE SHOCK.
CINCINNATI, O., March 31.-Mrs. G. w.
Seaven, of Boston, who was reported seri-
ousiy hurt in yesterdays accident, at Ma
son, KY, has recovered from the shock
and is doing we'll. Her husband and son
were not hurt.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Brazil, Ind, March 31.-In the collision
last night, on the Vandalia line William
Stewart, fireman was instantly killed,
and William Brannan, an engineer, per-
haps fatally hurt. The loss to the rail
road IS large.
FLOUR MILLS BURNED.
CnEoINNATI, March 31.-R. P. HIPS -four
mills, at Carthage, Ohio, were burned this