Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-09
CASUALTIES.
PASSENGERS AND CREW ALL SAVED.

PASSENGERS AND Grew ALL SAVED.
Boston, Sept. s.-A telegram was read
at the Office Of the Cromwell Steamer COM
pany to-day from St. Johns, n. F., stating
that the passengers and crew on the steam
or Carina were all saved without exception,
but the baggage and mails were lost. The
captain Of the vessel remains at the scene
Of the disaster.
BROKE HIS LEG.
Nsw YORK, Sept. 8.-E1-Governer Jo-
seph D. Biddle, of New Jersey, fell this
morning at Courtland Ferry house and
fractured his left leg. He was removed to
the hospital. his log done up in splints and
he was sent home in an ambulance.
FATAL LIGHTNING sT1oKA.
GALVESTON, Sept. SIN Houston yester-
day, during heavy rain and thunder
storm, the cottage of Robert Adair was
struck by lightning and burned with the
house adjoining. Loss, $4,000: insurance,
$4,000. Louis Stephens, blacksmith, was
instantly killed by the stroke of lightning.
Mrs. Young received shock of lightning
but it is thought is in no danger.
TERRIFIC LOCOMOTIVE COLLISION.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 8.-A collision oc-
Cured to-day on the Western Maryland
railway, twenty-three miles from this city
between a locomotive coming East and an
excursion train frsm Washington for Po-
tapsco, with several hundred persons, in
GLIDING many ladies and children. The
collision occurred through q misunder-
standing of orders, and in narrow cut
near Potapsco station. The locomotives
came together with terrific crash, and
that running East jumped entirely upon
the other. They were wedged so tightly to-
gether that at late hour
tonight they had not been separated.
A man named Simons, a painter in the
employ of the company, on the east
bound engine as fagman, was killed.
Pat McCubbin and Edward Jewett,
engineers, were both horribly sealded by
the escaping steam. Jewett lives at
Waynesboro. Pa, and McCubb1n at Union
Bridge.
The track was obstructed all day 30 that
passengers had to be transferred, and the
mail train aHs in this city at 6 o'clock did
not arrive until about II to night.
The excursionists from Warrington af-
ter remaining at the wreck till 5 P. m.
were brought back and proceeded to
Washington. None of the excursionists
injured.
STRUCK NAHANT ROCK.
Boston, Sept. 8.-The steamer Kataho-
din of the Beranger line struck on Nahant
rock, at 5 o'clock this forenoon in a heavy
fog. The passengers were placed aboard
the steamer Nahant and reached the city
shortly after 9. The steamer is reported
but slightly damaged.
HEAVY BLOW ON LAKE HURCN.
DETROIT, Sept. S.-A heavy gale pre-
vailed on Lake Huron last night. The
steam barge Dickinson lost the barge Col
erado from her tow while making for q
sand beach and the Colorado is now
ashore at Cranes point, and safe unless
the wind shifts. The crew were saved by
the life saving crew. The tug Torrent lost
lumber raft of Forrestville, and ths
schooner Winslow, coal laden, is bound up
ashore at Point Edward with the waves
washing over her.
ST. LOUIS FIRE.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 8.-A fire in the show
case and store fixture factory of Claes &
Lehendenter, Seventh street, between Wal
nut and Elm, between 10 and IL o'clock
tonight caused damage of about $4,000
covered by Insurance.