Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FOREST fires are raging in Dinwiddle
county, Va, along the line of the Nor
folk and Western road.
A BOILER explosion in the MilIwood
coalshaft, some distance from Blairs-
town, Pa, Sunday evening, killing one
man and wounded several others, some
Of them fatPlly. The financial loss is
$4,000.
A CONFEDERATION at Lachine, near
Montreal, destroyed twenty-three
houses. A fire at Louisville, near Que
bee, consumed $4,000 worth of prop
erty.
AT the Erdenheim stock farm at
Chestnut Hill, Pa, fire Tuesday morning
resulted in loss of $50, 600. The g.
year-old FLY Ailene persisted in the
flames.
A Holland, Mich, dispatch says the
flour mill of Welsh, Dero8 & Co. at
this place, was damaged by fire to the
amount of $4,000.
AT Riverhead, L. l., Tuesday, Roscoe
C0nklin, aged II years, was killed while
playing base ball by a bat flying from
a players hands. Another boys jaw
bone was broken by the ball
The Glen House at Mount Washing
ton n H., burned On Thursday. Tt
was one of the largest hotels in the
mountain region. A high wind prevail
ed, and caused the flames to spread
rapidly. All the furniture and fixtures
Of the house were destroyed. The loss
is over 1926, 900. The insurance is only
100000. 1t wilt5e rebuilt Immediately.
A GASOLINE lamp exploded in
Oranges saw mill, at Canton, n. Y, on
Thursday, setting the mill on fire. The
fire spread very rapidly, and before the
engines could arrive had made such
Roadway that it was impossible TO save
the mill. At one time it seemed as if
none of the buildings on the island
could be saved. But the fremen sue
cGeded in combining the fire to the mill,
which was totally destroyed. The mill
employed about fifty man, who will
be thrown out of EN- ployment. The
loss is about $4,000; go insurace.
A PITTsBURG, Pa, dispatch of the
Both says a most destructive fire occurred
at Natrona, twenty miles from this city,
on the West Pennsylvania Railroad, at
an early hour this morning, by which
the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing
Company's acid mandatory at that
DsctCG W do OcLICtSCIA W b11S GAkSAJ Oh
100000. The company, which is the
largest in the United States, have prop
erty there valued at 100000, and engage
in the manufacture of all kinds Of acids,
carbonates, sulphates of soda and oil Of
vitriol.
A DENVER dispatch Of the Goth says
the latest information about Miss Corrie
Welton. who was frozen to death on
Longs Peak, is to the effect that she had
been deserted by the guide, who did not
return to rescue her until next morn
ing. Mr.. Gilbert, livery man at Estes
Park, says in obedience to Miss Wei
toms orders. drove over to the guides
house Wednesday morning to meet her
on her return from the summit to drive
her back to the Estes Park Hotel On
reaching the guides he was informed
Of Miss Welton's death and was told
that father and son were on the peak
bringing the body down. The livery
man drove rapidly up the trail five
miles, where he met the men with the
body, which was found only mile
further on. 1t was then 10 o'clock in
the morning, six hours from the time
the guide says he found the body.
Residents of the park discredit the
guides story, and charge him with
criminal cowardice. The Coroner will
investigate