Morris tribune., 1883-07-18

the east emu on the south side OF the
roof, tearing off the shingles and
sheathingfrom space 20 feet square,
passing into the dust room, from there
into the purifiers. The shock raised
the north side of the roof and dis
turbed the machinery OH the third and
fourth floors. John Miller, the assis-
tant night miller, was on the same
floor and 30 feet from the dust roon,
but escaped with onlya severe shock.
he Immediately started down stairs
through the dust and smoke, hut
before he reached the grinding floor
Giles Campbell, the night miller, had
shut down the mill and started for the
upper floor. He found the three purify
ers on fire when he reached them, aud
threw on water, which was at hand,
until the Are was eXtinguished, which
was not done until the Lolting cloth
was burned off from the reels iifd tire
flour dust and woodwork charrej.
The loss is covered by insurance.
The question arises if there was fire
in the dust room why an explosion did
not follow. This can probably be an
swered by some of the Minneapolis
millers, who have made a study of
flour dust.
A meeting of the representatives of
the Grand Trunk, Wabash and Lack
awanna roads has been held at Buffalo
to make arrangements for new
through line between Chicago and
New York. The new line is formed of
the Lackawanna from New York to |
Buffalo; the Grand Trunk from Buffa-
10 to Detroit, and the Wabash from |
Detroit to Auborn junction, from
which point the tracks of the Balti-
more & Ohio will be used to Chicago.
The new line is nine hundred and
fourteen miles between New York and
Chicago. The line will be run to New
York, Boston. Philadelphia and other
eastern points reached by the connect
ing lines. The great eastern fast
freight line will be operated over the
new route. President Sloan, of the
Laekawanna, was in Buffalo last Fri
day in consultation with the officials
of the road.
Matte Davis, pretty Boston girl,
Is years old, who was spending few
days at Coney Island, was shot at the
shooting gallery of John Jones, last
Friday at West Brighton. The girl
received bullet wound in the right
eye, from the effects of which she will
probably die. The true version of the
affair has not yet been obtained, but
the probabilities are, however, that
she was shot by John Bridgard, a man
who keeps strength testing machine
near the shooting gallery. Miss Davis
is said to have been a bright, playful
girl and accustomed to pass her time
n the gallery among the rifles. Yes
5erday Mr.. Jones went to New York,
md left the gallery in charge of Brid
gard. About II o'clock Matte came
)ut from Jones' house and went into
;he gallery, and about twenty min
1utes afterward wild shrek rang out,
startling the walters and guests in the
lotel near by. The crowd rushed into
gallery, but started back with horror,
or lying on the floor was the girl, her
ace covered with blood, and her eyes
closed. A Ballard rifle, the butt of
which was stained with big drops of
blood, and with smoke still issuing ,
rom the barrel, lay near the body of Z
he PROSTATE girl Bridgard was stand !;
ng looking at the rifle and the girl; :
lis blue jumper was saturated with l
,lood, and big drops discolored his /
lands. Bridgard was arrested and
efused to give any explanation of the
shooting. He was brought to the city
md committed to Jail. Officer Mona
IAN said yesterday that Bridgard had
confessed the shooting to him, and
eemed to take the killing of the girl
'ery quietly. No one was admitted
o his cell at the town hall yesterday. I,
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