The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-20
Casualties of the Week.

No trace has yet been obtained Of the two
and-a-halfyear-old baby, Emma Ahrens,
who so mysterious]y disappeared from her
the 9Th inst, at about noon. The case seems
unsolvable, and upon no hypothesis what.
ever can the childs disappearance be &C.
counted for. The baby has flaxen hair and
blue eyes, in the middle OF her forehead is
. strong white mark from chicken pox. She
sreaks only German. All search has 50 far
been in vain. A card will be published
which will ask in the name of the smitten
and ahhicted family all we'll disposed per.
sons to take care Of the child II 1t should
come in contact with them, and to sendiin.
Iowa.
An immense prairie tire has just swept
over fully ten miles ei country west of Free
port, Dakota. The ie originated near the
hills, and burned but slowly at first, but
afterwards by the aid of . fresh breeze it
swept across the prairie fiercely. Hundreds
to 1apidity of the flames claim shanties
were Comparatively unharmed. The town
of Freeport was ut one time in great danger
of being entirely destroyed. a.
At Pittsburz, Pa, recently, Richard
Rrown, wife asd five children, while at
supper ate heartily ofcannsd corned beef
and about an hour later oil were attacked
with violent pains in their stomschs &C.
companied by vomiting. A physician was
called in who pronounced the symptoms
those OF poisoning. Wesley Brown, eyed
twelve, grew rapidly worse and died: The
others were badly but not fatally POISONED.
A wooden Fitchburg railroad bridge over
q crossing at West Range. Springfield,
Mass, was recently removed to give place
to an iron one, but no danger signal was
pnt up. An eastern-bound freight came
along, and the engine and five cars tumbled
fifteen feet into the highway. The con-
ductor, engineer and fireman saved them.
selves BY jumping. Loss to rolling stock
$3.50, 900.
| On the morning of the 18th inst, . seri-
Gus fire occurred in ST. Paul, MINI. The
entire block bounded by Eighth, MinnesO'
ia, Ninth and Cedar streets twas burned
over. The block was perfect beehive OF
industries, consisting of planning mills, car
penter shops, cornice works, blacksmith
shops, etc. The loss is estimated at 81, 900;
insurance $4,000.
| A fire consumed, the residence of Frank
Waters, at Des Moines, Iowa, on the 18th
inst Loss 81, 900; insured in the Farmers
Insurance company of Cedar Rapids fol
$SOO-$325 on building, $475 on furniture,
which was nearly all saved.
Howard Stevens and George Brown were
drowned in Lake Champlain. near Platts
burg, N. Y.,recently, by the capsizing of a sal
boat. A. J. Smith, one of the party drifteG
ten hours, landing on an island and reachei
Plattsburg the next morning.
c. E. Rowley, station agent at Ramsey
while helping make up freight a few day
ago caught his foot in frog and was throws
down before the advancing train. Tire
cars ran over his left leg, requiring amputs
ton above the knee.
The street railroad stables at Lexington
KY. have been burned. Fifty mules and
thirteen street cars in the stable were burned
Loss, $18, OOO insurance, So, 500. Only on
car and one pair of mules re main for SCI
vice.
A fire recently damaged the stock of Sim
monds d Drummond, produce merchants
of Atlanta, Ca, $30, 900.