Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-27
MILWAUKEE BLAzEs.


MILWAUKEE, Jan. 26.--A fire at 80 this
morning partially destroyed the Milwaukee
college, one of the finest ladies' schools in
the Northwest. The blaze started in the
basement of the gymnasium over the boil
er and made rapid headway into the dor
mitories and class rooms of the main
buildi lg. All of sixty young lady inmates
were saved by the efforts of the fremen
and police. The Joss is figured at $4,000.
The fire at the Milwaukee college proves
to have been more destructive than at first
was anticipated The loss will be fully
$4,000. There Is $4,000 insurance on
the building.
ANOTHER FATAL MILWAUKEE FIRE.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 26-Stillman 6 Mac
Neirs mattress factory in this city was
destroyed by fire this evening. Loss,
$4,000, and insurance $4,000. The ex-
tremely dangerouslocality caused a general
alarm of the department. Four fremen
were injured, one it is feared fatally, by
the breaking down of the walls, the third
floor falling on to the second, right into
the burning building. Charles McCor-
mick, fireman, the physicians think cannot
live; the other three will recover.
THE NEWHALL INQUEST.
MILWAUKEE, Jan 26.-In the inquest on
the Newhall house disaster this forenoon
Engineer Linehan testified. His state
ments do not vary from those already pub
lished. Ben Tice, chief clerk, was exam
ined next, who made q statement that of
the help employed in the hotel thirty five
were saved out of forty-fve. This is in
fat contradiction with his former state
nent which gave sixty-seyen employees. 1t
is learned that of 100000 insurance on
the Newhall $4,000 had expired leav-
ing only $78,000 collectable.
At the inquest in the NewhalI house dis
aster, this morning, Linehan. the engineer.
was recalled and said there was an alarm
bell in the hotel, but it was never used.
Mr.. Tice said that he always told the
night men to be careful and arouse him at
the slightest smell of smoke.
Landlord Antisdel was recalled and re-
iterated the statement that Scheller was
drank the afternoon and night before the
fire. In she afternoon Hughes, the porter,
was examined. He confirmed the former
statement of having found the gas open in
the bar room two weeks before the fire.
Very little Of Importance was developed
to-day.
The Touring mill of John j. Kelly, at
Washington, near Eau Claire, Wis, to-
gether with large stock of grain and
-four, burned yesterday. Loss $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
THE CIMBRIA.
LONDON, Jan. 26-The crew of the steam
er Argow, which arrived at Hull, state that
the night before the collision between the
Cimbria and Sultan, they passed while on
the voyage from London to Bremen, a
mail steamer. They first perceived through
the fog her mast head and green lights on
her port bow. She was coming at an
angle towards them. They Immediately
starboarded their helm and so passed
clear. They all declare she was the CHM
bria, and was not sounding her whistle.
This occurred three hours before the COL
lision. Another captain of Wilson line
steamer declares he has seen the chief en-
gineer of the Snltan who says he was not
on duty at the time of the collision. He
was on deck in the after part of the vessel
for an hour and a half afterwards. He
heard no cries. Every person on board
the Sultan believed the Cimbria had
steamed away.
MURDERER HANGED.
TAY1oRvI11E, Ill Jan 26. = George
Traughber, the murderer of Joseph Murray,
was hanged here at noon. The gallows
was enclosed by a high board fence.
Only few were admitted to the execution
besides the officers. Traughber slept well
and appeared unconcerned till approach
ing the gallows, when he showed much ner-
vousness.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Jan. 26.-At $50
this morning fire broke out in a storage
room of the Courier and Evening E5cpresS
building, on the third floor. Only three or
four attaches of the paper were on the
floor, the last forms being about ready to
send to the press room, and therefore cut
off means of exit from the editorial rooms
save from third story window to the
pavement, for the time being, but the only
members of the staff in the rooms finally
succeeded in reaching place of safety.
The damage was largely by water, and
will approximate $500 with an insurance
of $50. 400.
GAS EXPLOSION.
NEW oRK, Jan. 26.-There was an ex-
plosion of gas at the corner of Fulton and
Nassau streets about noon. The gas es :
capped from the pipes into the tunnels of
the steam heating company under the
street at that point, and when workmen
were searching for the leak with light an
explosion occurred. The street was torn
up for a space of twenty by ten feet, and
the iron manhole cover at that place shat
tered to pieces. -Four persons passing at
the time were severely injured.
FIRES.
OMAHA, Jan. 26.-The fire this morning
in the wholesale drug store of Mcmahon,
Albert & Co. damaged the stock of Meyer
& Raaskeg, grocers, Hornbegger, billiard
& Werth's restaurant. Total loss 100000.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 26.-The Cincinnati
Steam-forge Company's building, on the
lower river road, in the western part of
the city, burned this morning. Loss $780,
600; insurance $4,000. Seventy-five
men are out of employment.
TO BE HANGED.
FRANKLIN, La, Jan. 26.-Reyau Duguy
for the murder of Geo. Lockley in Novem-
Der last, and John Austin, for the murder
of Isaac Brown, near Franklin last Christ
mas, both colored, were sentenced to be
hanged. The judge severely reprobated