Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-18
THE Days DISASTERS.
CRAzED BY PEIvATIoN.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

Especial Telegram to the Globe
WAUsAU, Wis, Nov. IA terrible tale
of suffering comes from Eagle, at the
terminus of the Milwaukee & Lake Shore
railroad. Two men week ago left Eagle
to search tor a piece of land, and one of
them, Ole Nelson, lost himself in the
woods His trail was followed until that
too disappointed The people in
the settlements, II the uaighborhoo2 for
miles around wore notified. but
no traces of him could be found. The
weather grew colder ami colder, and all
hope Of finding him alive vanished, when
he wandered into a camp in almost nude
condition & raving maniac. It is sup
posed that he was overcome by the cold
and his fright, and wandered about u til
his reason was dethroued. His feet and
hands were badly frozen and his condition
deplorable in the extreme.
HAD TO JUMP FOR THEIR LIVES
NEWPORT, Ark, Nov. 1.-THE steamer
Alberta burned at Jacksonport on White
river this afternoon, destroying 500 bales
of cotton and q cargo Of seed. No insur-
ance. The passengers and crew were
saved by jumping overheard.
TWO MORE DEATHS
STREAroR, H., Nov. III. f. Findlay
and Edward Smith, injured in the railroad
accident near here yesterday, died to-day,
swelling the list to sight.
RUN OVER
EVANSVILLE lad, Nov, IL ". M.
Baumgartner, freight conductor on the
Louisville b Nashville railroad, wssa run
over at 6 this evening while coupling cars at
Caborn station, twelve miles west Of here.
he lost an arm aud leg, and suffered other
injuries, and will probably die Baumgart
ner is from Portsmouth, Ohio.
GALE LOSSES.
HALIFAX, Nov. IA telegram from
Lowpoint, G. b., reports The sealing steam
er Commodore broken up by heavy gale.
The storm WAS accom- panied by binding
snow fall. A special from Wolfville, N. s.,
states the damage to dykes in that county
by storms and high tides, this week. is
greater than at first reported. Port Viii
liams dyke is broken in dozen places.
Grandpre dyke between Long and Little
Island is almost leveled and upwards of
twenty acres of land flooded. Two
hundred acres of land enclosed by
Avon port dyke is completely flooded and
the dyke in such an exposed position that
it is thought it can not be again repaired
Crane dyke, on Gasperaux river, is broken
in several places and the land flooded.
The tides during the past week have been
the highest known since the great storm #
1869, when the whole of Grandpre dyke
was washed away.
STEAMSHIP WHARF AND BUILDINGS BURNED.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE
American Line Steamship Co.'S wharves
were destroyed by fire this evening. The
piers are enclosed by large frame build
ings, the lower floors beng used for the
storage Of freights, the upper stories the
temporary home If emigr2nts. a watch
man was lighting the gas with a small
lamp attached 10 pole when the lamp fell
AID rolled between bales Of cotton. The
cotton ignited ard in . short time the en-
tire structure wss in flames. The fire
spread rapidly, aud thousands Of dollars Of
goods awaiting shipment on the steamer
Lord Give we're swept away. Three
alarms were sounded bringing to the scene
three-foUrths of the fire department of the
city. Tugs On the river also lent assist
auce, towing to places Of safety, vessels
lying close to the fro. The steamship In
diana narrowly escaped. The fire burned
over three hours and the buildings
are almost entirely destroyed
Loss nearly 100000. Among the freight
consumed we're six car loads of western
pork, with ears. The loss on the buildings
is covered by insurance, and the freight
awaiting Shipment rs partially destroyed.
The barkentins Kryolith, of Petersboro,
\. s., lying in the dock was towed into
the stream by the police tug. Damaged
$4,000. The rigging ard sails of TIC
barkentine Landseer, st. John, n. B.. was
badly damaged. The ting boat Psllas
caught fire and sustained considerable
damage. The sseamship Indiana pulled
from the wharf while the fire was az its
height and just as the rigging began 10 be
ignited.