Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-17
FATAL BoILER EXPLOSION.

dents.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
COLBY, Wis, March 16.-The Phonogrdph
issues a supplement containing the follow
ing: The boiler in D. P. Nichols saw-mill
at Abbottsford blew up at about o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, killing Charles Ha-
gan, ST., the engineer, and injuring Ed.
Wilkins, head sawyer, Frank Risley, tail
sawyer, j. B. Risley, mill carpenter, and
A. j. Bailfuss, an Abbottsford merchant,
who was in the mill at the time of the ex
plosion. The other employees of the mill
escaped without injury. Mr.. Hagan was
found on the outside of the mill several
rods away from where the boiler stood,
having been thrown on pile of logs. His
jaw and one of his legs were broken and
he was cut some on the back of the head.
He lived for about half an hour, and never
recovered consciousness. 1t IS at present
supposed that the others mentioned will
be all right again III a few days. At
the time of the explosion Mr.. Bail
fuss was standing within about
ten feet of the boiler on the mill floor,
which was about five feet higher than the
boiler. The force of the escaping water
and steam threw him back few feet,
covering him with cinders and dust, but
not iniuring him, with the exception of
few triiing scalds, while the other injured
men were twice or three times further off
and some of them were thrown a much
greater distance than Mr.. Bailfuss. The
y1lo in he OF
depth of about twenty feet, was not work
ing right Just before the explosion, and
Mr.. Nichols, the proprietor of the mill,
was down in the well at the time trying to
find out what was the matter, thereby in
all probability escaping death. 1t was
reported on the streets that there was not
enough water in the we'll to supply the
boiler, but Mr.. Nichols asserts that such
was not the fact.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
Especial Telegram to the Globel
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, March 16. = This
morning a railroad accident occurred at
Normal. freight train on the Illinois
Central collided with freight train on the
Chicago & Alton, near the station. Both
engines were completely wrecked, while
ished.
PANIC IN A THEATER.
New YORK, March 16.-At the Cosmo-
politan theater, tonight, towards the close
of minstrel performance, significant,
cracking noise was heard, and, suddenly,
one of the five inch columns of the first
balcony crashed through the floor, throwing
1000 peope, crowding it, and the immense
audience below, into a panic. Women
screamed, and men in terror turned to the
doors. A fearful crush followed, all strug-
Cling for the exits. Several women were
crushed before the managers could be
heard, and some degree of quietnes
obtained. It was found the balcony had
settled fully twelve inches, the weakest
column sinking. through the floor on which
it rested. Many people had left the place,
bat returned and the performance pro-
ceeded. Suddenly, however, the occupants
of the upper balcony began to boot and
hiss. This drove the now thoroughly
frightened people below into another
panic. Fortunately Police Commits
sioners Mason and French and Cap
tain Killalea were present, and succeeding
in calming the people and the performance
clothing and pocketbooks.
The trade and labor organizations of
New York unite next Monday evening in
tribute to the memory of Karl Marx at
Cooper union. Henry George, John Swim
ton and Herr Most are invited to speak.
GIN HOUSE FIRE.
HELENA, March 16.-There was big fire
back III the country on the Mississippi
side last night, the flames from which
could DO seen here. It is supposed to have
been the gin house of John Powell, a build
ing full of negro refugees and in ten feet
of water. There is some anxiety felt for
their fate. Parties dispatched to inquire
into the particulars have not yet returned.
THE WATER DECLINING.
HELENA, March 16.-The water declined
four inches in the past twenty-four hours.
The gauge registers forty-tive feet eight
inches. This is understood to be much
more rapid decline than at any time since
the overflow began. The passing out will
keep pace with the decline in the river
gauge, from the section south of here
out through the White, as well as through
the numerous breaks. Geo. W. Calvin, OF
browning. Ill. ul6u mere IdSC night. A1S
| came with brother, attracted by news of
the food, believing they could gather a
rich harvest in trapping. Exposure
brought on pneumonia, resulting fatally
GAZING IN AT SILVER NINE.
SALT LAKE, March ia serious cave OF
the Horn silver mine is reported, being g
settling down on the slope of the foot wal
of the old cave of two years ago. No one
hurt. 1t has not yet interfsred with work
ing shaft.
| SUBSTANTIAL AID FOE FLOOD SUFFERERS.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, March 16.-Mrs. E. 3
Osborn, special delegate from the New
York state auxiliary of the Womans
National Relief association, arrived in this
city last evening for the purpose of dis
tributing money and clothing to the food
sufferers. She intends, if possible, to de
vote ten working days to the distribution
of the supply, and will visit the recently
inundated district. She has at her dispos
al a car load of supplies, and all distribu,
tons will be made under her persona
supervision. The Woman's National Re
lief association, which Mrs. Osborn repre-
sents, is national in its operations, and /:
| doing good work in relieving SUFFERING