The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-11
RECORD OF CASUALTIES.


Hennessy and Dunn found recently seven
miles above the Shades, on the Missouri.
two bodies so badly burned by prairie fire
as to be unrecognizable. The remains are
supposed to be those OF Billy Close and Jack
Williams, two wood hawks who kept yard
on the river at Strawberry island. They
before for Berthold, to purchase supplies,
and have not been seen since. They bad
team and heavy wagon, and Close had at
least 5000 on his person when he left. 1t is
not unlikely that the men were killed BY
Cree Indians, but the most natural suppOsi-
ton is that they were killed for their m oney
by some rivals in business.
At Philadelphia on the 5th the inbound
train on the North Pennsylvania branch of
the Philadelphia & Re ding railway ran in
to street car of the Union line al Susque-
hanna avenue and American street. The
car was demolished and all the passengers
more or less injured. Ten persons who
were most seriously injured, ere taken to
the Episcopal hospital. The driver Of the
street car was in the car at the time of the
accident. Among the injured was wo-
man named Mary Sellers, who was terribly
mangled. She was carried to the hospital
in bag.
About o'clock on the 2nd inst, Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, was visited with the most
destructive fire before known in its history,
entirely consuming the business houses
owned by P. V. Slough, Theodore Fort,
Henry Amber, n. L. Zimmerman and
Peter SwellenbacK all of which was occu.
pied as stores including splendidly fur
njshed Masonic hall. The fire originated
ia barn building. and is supposed to be
incendiary. The losses, as can be ascer-
tanned, amount to about $50, 600; insurance,
about $685. 900.
A fire occurred near Gardner, Dakota, on
the farm of Dinner & Stewart recently. The
| barn and granary, which latter contained
about 1000 bushels of oats, were totally
destroyed. In the barn were five horses, all
| of which perisned. The flames are supposed
! to have originated from spark from a
pipe. There was 900 upon all the prop
erty, buildings, etc, but a small part of th e
| insurance is upon the buildings destroyed.
Tee loss will probably reacl $1,000.
| The barge William Treat, from Bay City
to Detroit, with lumber, which broke away
from the tug Clark while off Sand Beach a
few days ago, was wrecked off Port Albert
during the recent storm. The crew con-
structed q raft, ana after fearful expe-
Iliancf MAnaeedtOg each theshofe Eext day.
.fhs " to pssces. 4 -. g.,
While going rapidly round .eurve near
. Austin avenue, tho western suburbs Of Chi
cage, q dummy car filled with passengers
Was derailed few a~~s """ - thrown
into ditch. Charles ), - gnt,
was fatally, and eight otne-:- SIS
seriously wounded. -
Willis Marks, living five miles north ct
Mapleton. Dakota, recently had five stacks
and fifteen acres of wheat burned by prai-
rie fire, He places the amount Of grain
destroyed at about 1000 bushels. The fire
originated by neighbor burning straw
pile, the fire running through the stubble.
During severe thunder storm at Min
neapol;s, on the evening OF the 9TH ins'.
the church ofsthe immaculate Conception
was struck, and somewhat injured.
At Chandler, Wis, recently on the Oma.
ha road au unknown drunken man was
crushed to dea,h between the depot plat
| form and the passenger train.
| ! The business part of Kirkwood, ILL.,, was
destroyed by FIRE recently. Losses, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000. Thirteen firms were
| burned out.
| Sykes & Hughes lost valuable barn and
several stacks of gain by a prairie fire near
| Darlington, Dak., few days ago.
A Mr.. Lewis of Miihank, Dakota, recent
| ly fell under moving train, his body being
| completely severed at the hips.