Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
THE DAYS DISASTERS.
BURNED To DEATH.

lSDeclal Telegram to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, March 2O.-A horrible and
probably fatal burning accident occurred
at Bay View this morning. A gasoline
lamp in the house Of Logan, the weigher
at the top and bottom mill, exploded and
the weigher's wife was so seriously burned
before the flaming oil which few over her
could be extinguished, that her life is de-
SPARED of.
sUFFOCATED BY COAL GAS.
RANrENo, Ill, March 2O.-An old couple
named Metal suffocated by gas from
coal stove were discovered this morning,
and three young men sleeping in room
above were resuscitated with difficulty.
COAL NINE BURNING.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, March 2O.-The Culm
bank, Robinson colliery, is burning.
PLUM POINT DAMAGE MUCH EXAGGERATED.
New ORLEANS, March 2O.-The river
commission has arrived. General Com
stock states the reports of damage at Plum
Point are greatly exaggerated. The work
swept away was a mattress work, waiting
to be sunk. The damage was $4,000. At
Chafalaya, the river, owing to high water,
was not carefully examined. The commits
sion will use every effort to prevent the
Mississippi from changing its course and
seeking an outlet through Atchafalaya.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL BURNED.
ST. JOHN, n. F., March 2O.-The court
house and Jail at Twellingate burned, but
| the prisoners escaped.
HIT BY SNOW Pillow.
RICHFoRD, VT, March 20.-A snow pillow
came in collision with train on the South
eastern road and several persons were bad
| ly injured. No train from Montreal since
Sunday noon. The Boston express was
stuck here to night.
BROKE HIS NECK.
WOOSTER, o., March Christian Y ODER
a farmer living a mile from this place
while moving hay in a barn fell from the
NOW and broke his neck.
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
ST.. LOUIS, March 20.-The United States
river commissioners, who are on tour of
inspection in the lower Mississippi, thor
oughly examined the government works at
Plum Point on Sunday last, and expressed
the opinion that the high water had done
no serious damage to the finished work
either there or at Wilson's Point. The
commissioners are now on their way tt
Atchafalaya, where danger is threatened
The Crowley ridge branch of the IroI
Mountain railway will resume running
trains into Helena, Ark, tomorrow, thu
water in the Languilelle river having falle1
enough to allow the trestle at that point to
be used.
THE RIVER AT HELENA.
HELENA, Ark, March 20.-The river i
kissing the levee farewell this morning
falling at the rate of fourteen inches il
twenty four hours. The overflow is pass
ing out through the breaks with grea
force. The bottoms will be cleared o
water within the next ten days. The 1ooC
is rapidly giving place to ordinary ever,
day affairs incident to the season.
STEAMER BEACHED.
DAMARIscoTTA, Me-, March 20.-Th
steamer City Point, Annapolis, of the Bos
y ton line, is ashore in Pemaqu1d harbol
. It put in there on account of storm an
!, being short of coal, with a cargo of pc
o tatoes and fish and fifty passengers. 1t
}, entirely out of water at low tide.
Surprise is expressed at the steamer rur
i ming into harbor, since good anchorag
n and ample protection we're not more than
y mile from where she is ashore. She wa
,, also warned by signals from schoonert
The moment before she struck a pile
boarded and announced the steamer clos
on the rocks. 1t tried to come about, bV
y the stern grounded.