Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-01
CASUALTIES.
THE BUFFALO EXPLOSION.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Sept. 3O.-Thousands
Of people visited to-day the wreck of the
propeller Colorado, which burst her boiler
about six miles out last night. The wrecked
propeller belonged to the Commercial line
and was one of those about which there
has been so much litigation recently. in
the Holt ensign hunts. She was built in
'67 and rated A. g. She carried two boil
ers with compound engine. The one on
the starboard side was the one which burst
ed. The vessel was valued at between
$4,000 and 100000, aud YVES insured for
$4,000. This does not cover the loss by
the explosion. The cargo, mixed one,
is not considered injured much. The
bodies of two missing men are not found
yet. It is believed they were
blown to atoms in The lake.
The boiler turned complete
somersault and landed fully fifty feet
away in the stern of the boat. The miss
ing are David Ellis, the porter, of Buf-
falo, and James Farrell, deck hand, of
Chicago. The killed are 81. Allen and G..
Reason, Buffalo. The injured and scalded
are Thomas Dovell, first engineer; Alexan-
der Rushiow, second engineer; Henry
Ackert, deck hand, probably fatally;
Patrick Ronser, deck hand, Buffalo; Fred
erick Smith, Wiliamsp9rt, Pa; Christian
Rudolph, deck hand, Emporia, Ps.; John
Norgot, fireman, Buffalo, seriously scaided,
and VIM. Cobbett, slightly injured about
the head. All the injured are improving
with the exception of Henry Ackert.
FATHER AND son DROWNED.
OswEGo, N. Y, Sept. 30.-Capt. John
Allen of the schooner Ida Walker, when
about two miles out from here, about 10
o'clock last night, was knocked overheard
by boom. His son Albert jumped in the
lake to save him and both were drowned
FEE At MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3O.-The Conway
Manufacturing company's planning mill at
foot of Seventeenth street, which was de-
stroyed by fire early this morning was in
sured for about $4,000. Of this amount
$4,000 was on the building and machinery
and $4,000 on stock and lumber in the
yard. VIM. 9. Conway estimates the total
loss at 100000, but the chief of the fire
department, Foley, puts it at $4,000. The
flames started in a lue through which rub
bish from the manufacture of sashes,
doors and blinds is dumped to
the ground. The fires in the
boilers were out, as the latter were
to be cleaned to-day. The two watchmen
employed at the mill say they do not
smoke, and thus far no cause for the fire
has been found. 1t is supposed that spark
got In the fue in the afternoon of Saturday
ana smouldered. Henry Spier, watohman,
discovered the flames about three o'clock
this a. In. The buildings are completely
destroyed, bat the stock and lumber out
side we're damaged to the extent of $4,000
only. The insurance is in sumo of few
thousand dollars divided among q great
number of local and outside companies.
Firemen John Mclaughlin and julius
Schroeder were severely injared by falling
walls.
OIL TANK EXPLOSION.
New YORK, Sept. 30'--This evening the
oil tank of Kings county oil works ex-
ploded. Its capacity was $4,000 barrels,
but there was not that quantity of oil in
it when it exploded. Fortunately no
person was in the vicinity at the time.
The flames shot up high into the air, and
great volumes of smoke overs spread that
section of the city. The works are some
distance from any other building. and the
fire was easily kept within its own limits.
The explosion is supposed to have been
caused by generation of gas. Loss,
$4,000.
At Portsmouth, o., Saturday, Teager &
Anderson's Buckeye" Touring mills, the
German Lutheran church and two residen-
ces burned. Loss, $4,000, insurance,
$4,000.
Judge Hoadlsy arrived at Cleveland
from Philadelphia yesterday and was the