Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-25
Other Casualties.
FATAL METAL EXPLOSION.

SAN FRANoIsoo, Jan. pa metal ex-
plosion occurred this afternoon at the
Risdon iron works, by which John Lyden
was killed and Thomas Brady fatally in
iured. They were both laborers. The
noise of the explosion created temporary
panic in the establishment, it being mis-
taken for bursting boiler.
FIGURING MILL BURNED.
CLINTON, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-Hayne & Sons
Touring mill at Farmer City, ILL.,, was
burned down last night. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $500.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CALAMITY.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 24.-Capt. Water
house, wounded at Tehachapi, died last
night. One of his children is dying. All
other wounded are doing we'll. The cor
oner of Hem county has issued warrants
for the arrest of the engineer and brake
men of the wrecked train.
BURNED TO DEATH
CINCINNATI, Jan. 24.-Newton Smith was
fatally burned in a fire at Morgantown,
Ind, yesterday while drunk. He went into
hay loft and set fire to the stable. Several
horses burned.
FIREMAN KILLED.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 24.-Wm. Jones,
fireman on the Pan Handle passenger,
East Newark, jumped from the engine
at East Newark, this morning at 2 o'clock,
and crushed the back part of his skull.
He died Immediately. He lived in Ian
caster, and was in the wreck at Union
station few weeks ago and narrowly
escaped. The engine was temporarily
disabled but no damage done.
THE KEYsER ACCIDENT.
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 24.-Reports from
the Keyser, w. Va, railroad accident, give
the following names of injured: Harry
Baldwin, fireman; VIM. Lyons and James
McGettigan, brakemen. Killed: Martin
Welsh, engineer, died soon after from in
juries; Daniel Bradley, fireman; James
Dolen, engineer; Geo. Focker, and
Solomon Gross, brakemen. The
injured all lived in Cumberland.
LOUISIANA, Mo, Jan. 24.-Sam. Reid's
tobacco works burned last night. In
sured for $4,000; stock $4,000.
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 24.-The Elkhill
Coal and Iron company's breaker, at
Dickson City, burned. Loss $25,0O0; par
TALLY insured.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 24.-Ths coal chute of
the Iron Mountain Railway company at
Desoto, said to contain some 10000 tons of
coal, caught fire at o'clock this morn
ing. A fire engine at South st. Louis was
sent down as speedily as possible, and the
flames subdued after the destruction of
about $500 tons of coal. Loss not ascer-
tanned; no insurance.
BOSTON, Jan. 24.-Smith's organ factory,
cnrner of Clarendon and Montgomery
streets burned. Loss $4,000; insured.
CAMBRIDGEPoRT, Mass, Jan. 24.-Fire
destroyed several business houses this
morning. Loss $4,000; insured.
MINE CAVE.
WILKEsBARRE, Penn, Jan. 24.7An ex-
tensive cave-in took place this morning in
the Delaware & Hudson mine in this city.
On the surface cracks are visible for acres
in either direction. A number of houses
settled from six inches to two feet. The
alarmed inmates fed. The cave-in has
taken place under the surface,
and twenty acres have gone down.
sHIPwRECKED SAILORS MURDERED.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 24.-Information is
received at Brisbane, Queensland, that a
large three master schooner was lost on
the shore end of the mouth of the Fly
river, New Guinea. The crew, seventeen
in number, were killed by the savages,
their heads cut off and distributed among
the natives of the villages. Capt. Penna-
feather, of the schooner Pearl, made
search, but found only a lot of wreckage
with nothing to identify the vessel. His
party was several times attacked by the
natives. One old woman confessed to the
murder of the crew. Pennafeather burned
the native villages and destroyed their
canoes.
MISTAKEN FOR BURGLAR.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 24-William Weise was
fatally shot this morning by j. N. Hook,
at the latter's residence in Newport, Ky.
Weise came to Hooks house before day
light to deliver bread, but coming in at an
unusual place, Hook mistook him for
burglar. He called to him, but Weise, be-
ing closely muf1ed, did not hear. Hook
fred, inficting fatal wound. The grand
jury, in session to-day, examined the case
and exonerated Hook.
The Criminal Record.
END OF RIOT.