River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-10-11
RECORD or CASUALTIES.

Hennessy and Dunn found, recently. seven
miles above the Shades. on the Missouri.
two bodies SO badly burned by prairie fire
as to be unacceptable. The remains are
supposed to be those OF Billy Close and Jack
Williams, two wood hawks who kept yard
on the river at Strawberry island. They
are known to have left their yard two weeks
before for Berthold, TO purchase supplies,
and have not been seen since. They had
team and heavy wagon, and Close had at
least 5000 on his person when he left. 1t is
not unlikely that the men were killed by
Cree Indians, but the most natural SUPPOSE
ton is that they were killed for their money
by some rivals IN business.
at Philadelphia on the 5th the inbound
train ON the North Pennsylvania branch of
the Philadelphia & Re ding railway ran in
to a street Car of the Union line at Susque-
hanna avenue and American street. The
car was demolished and all the passengers
more or less injured. Ten persons who
were most seriously injured, " ere taken TO
the Episcopal hospital. The driver Of the
street Car was in the car at the time of the
accident. Among the injured vas wo-
man named Mary Sellers. who was terribly
mangled. She was carried to the hospital
in bag.
AbOuI . q JiOCh On the -IN 4ttot, AtlCfAA4A
Pleasant, Iowa, was visited with the most
destructive Gre before known in its history,
entirely consuming the business houses
owned by P. Y. Stough, Theodore Fort,
Henry Amber, II. L. Zimmerman and
Peter SwellenbacK all of which was occu-
pied as stores including splendidly fur
nisbed Masonic ball. The fire originated
il q barn building, and is supposed to be
incendisry. The losses, as can be ascer-
tanned, amount to about 800 600; insurance,
about So, GOO.
A fire occurred near Gardner, Dakota, on
the farm of Dinner & Stewart recently. The
barn and granary, which latter contained
about 81, 900 bushels of oats were totally
destroyed In the barn were five horses, all
of which perisned. The flames are supposed
to have originated from a spark from a
pipe. There was ST. 900 upon all the prop
erty, buildings, etc, but small part Of the
insurance is upon the buildings destroyed.
T1e loss will probably reacL $1,000
The barge William Treat, from Bay City
to Detroit, with lumber, which broke away
from the tug Clark while off Sand Beach
few DAYS ago was wrecked off Port Albert
during the recent storm. The crew con
structed a raft, and after a fearful expe-
rience managed Tor each the shore next day.
The vessel has gone to pieces.
While going rapidly round curve near
Austin avenue, the western suburbs of Chi
cago dummy car filed with passengers
was deraied few days ago and thrown
into a ditch. Charles CooB, il is thought,
was fatally, and eight others more or less
seriously wounded.
Willis Marks, living five miles north Of
Mapleton, Dskota, recently had five stacks
and fifteen acres OF wheat burned by prai-
RE fire, He places the amount of grain
DESTROYED at about 900 bushels. The fire
originated by neighbor burning straw
pile, the fire running through the stubbe.
During a severe thunder storm at Min
neapols, on the evening OF the 18th inst
the church ofsthe immaculate Conception
was struck, and somewhat injured.
At Chandler. Wis, recently on the Oma-
ha road an unknown drunken man was
crushed to death between the depot plat
form and the passenger train.
The business part of Kirkwood, H., was
destroyed by FIRE recently. Losses, $40, 900;
insurance, $40, GOO. Thirteen firms were
burned out.
Sykes & Hughes lost valuable barn and
several stacks of gain by prairie fire near
Darlington, OAK, few days ago.
A Mr.. Lewis of Milhank, Dakota, recent
ly fell under moving train, his body being
completely severed at the hips.