Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-18

falling an inch an hour, reaching sixty-one
feet seven inches at p. m. The tempera-
ture is falling. There was great
activity all day, and continuing tonight,
in clearing houses that are left by the re
ceding water. Additions to the relief fund
to-day were nearly $4,000. The German
Relief society, having $4,000 in hand col
lected for sufferers of floods in Germany,
decided by close vote to send $1,000 to
Germany and distribute the remainder
here. The Ohio river has been rising
all day ut Pomeroy and Marietta.
MEMPHIS FUNDS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. 1.-THE society of
the Red Gross of Geneva of Memphis, met
tonight and forwarded $4O0 to the soci-
ETY. of Cincinnati, for the relief of suf-
ferers by the overflow. Committees were
appointed to Immediately raise funds for
the same purpose.
NEW THEORY ON THE NEwHALL DISASTER.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. IA new theory was
advanced to-day regarding the cause of
the Newhall fire. Tuesday last the body
of tall man was found under the side
walk, burned beyond recognition. The
body was discovered by laborers shoveling
out coal. 1t is said now that tramps were
in the habit of sneaking in the coal cellar
for night'sl lodging. The engineer
of the hotel states that he discovered
tramps several times in the basement. At
one time big burly fellow was smoking a
pipe right near the base of the elevator
shaft. It is believed by some that the fire
might have been caused by tramps. The
grand jury to-day finished the testimony.
The report will be out by Tuesday.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
KILLED BY HIS OWN FIRE-EsCAPF.
CHICAGO. Feb. 17.-William McClelland.
a patent fire-escape inventor, received what
will prove fatal injuries while exhibiting
his ''fire-escape," at the corner of Madison
and Halstead streets this morning. His
escape" consists of long rope
and on it is steel ''traveler,'
which is fastened to belt around
the waist of the operator. The traveller"
which is connected with the rope by two
eyelets through which the rope runs, can
be stopped at any time in the descent by
tightening the rope beneath on the princi-
pie whereby a tent-cleat holds tight.
Wl6n McCl0uduO dbteH1pLeu W eAIl1OlG lis
apparatus this evening intending to de-
scend from the fourth story of the building
on the southeast corner of Madison and
Halstead streets, he fastened one end of
the rope to knob of the base board Of
the door to swing against and cast the
rope out of the window. He then proceed
ed to descend, but had not slid down more
than foot when the knob to which the
end of the rope was fastened gave away
and McCIelland was precipitated to the
stone sidewalk below, distance of fifty
feet. Directly underneath him was
dummy" used by clothing stores to ex-
hibit suits of clothes on, and upon this he
first fell before reaching the pavement, the
dummy naturally breaking the force of his
fall. When picked up McClelland was
found to have received severe injuries in
his back and head and he also suffered
internally. He was taken to the county
hospital. McClelland has been exhibiting
his fire escape for some weeks past at the
Commercial hotel and he had arranged
for an exhibition at the Montauk building
this afternoon. He is a Canadian and SO
far as known has no relatives in Chicago
DROWNED IN TORRENT.