Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-23
CASUALTIES.

AN lncendiary fire at Lexington, Ky., on the
18th, destroyed the Blue Grass Cooper Shop and
three dwelling houses. Total loss $3l 900.
Insurance $14, 800.
A FIREMAN named Thomas Gilbert WAS killed
and several Others seriously injured by the fall
OF tie roof Of burning livery stable at TORONTO.
Ont, on the 18th inst.
THOMAS BINGHAM, q farmer residing near
Whitewater, Wis, on the 18th, mistook 1 dish
of ant poision for custard and died in one hour
after partaking Of it.
FIRE on the morning Of the 17th, destroyed
the business part Of the town of Painted. Post N.
7. Loss 81, 900; insurance $11 ZOO.
PETER ,NE1DER was instantly killed by pas-
senger elevator at Cincinnati, on the 18th inst.
. KNIGHT & Wilson'S foundry and machine
shop at Alliston, Ont, burned on the 18th.
Loss $l00, 900.
ALBERT MATTHEWS, boy Of II years, was
fatally injured in q Milwaukee elevator ON the
l!th, being caught between the elevator and
shaft, and horribly msnglel.
REV. l.. o. THOMPSON, his son and boy
named Bishop, all Of Medina, N. Y. we're
drowned at Henry, ILL.,, on the 10th inst. -
ROBERT 1NalEs. aged years, was drowned
IN ut the mill race at Lake Geneva, Wis.,. on the
EIGHT men were injured on the 10th inst, at
Chicago BY the fall of scaffold, William Sykes
and R. Walsh fatally. - -o'
HE boiler of Carter's mill in Mclean
County. ILL.,, exploded on the 18th. John Car.
ter, Wesley Carter, William Graves and q. O.
hiver we're instantly killed and several others
injured. -. = - .--- ---- o'A1'A0
The small town Of Mission San Jose. Cal.
was Almost totally destroyed by fire on the
nignt OF the. 18th inst. The losses aggregate
$50,000. '' 'ee'0sa'o
-FOUR hshermen were drowned at the mouth
Of PIT the Columbia River, Portland, Ore, on the
the past three months. - >''' ',''D ,
FIRE swept away row OF tenements at
Rochester, Pa. on the 18th, the occupants hare
y escaping. Loss 5000. -.
JOSEPH EvARTs, Of Racine, had both legs cut
on near that place on the morning Of the 18th
inst, by falling from train on the ST. PanI
road. wv W. Aul
iHE wreck Of the schooner Deborah Diyerdv.
was found of Cape May, N. j., on the 18th
inst. All on board are supposed to be loet.
a FARMER named Hanson and his son we're
killed by lightning near Sheldon. O,Rrian
County, Ia, on the 18th. s. d.
AN embankment caved in on railroad labor
.AS %Ao'.A Uu CU0 44GQ 10Ht.. Killing
two outright and fatally injuring two more. "
AT Hayward, Wis.,, on the l4th, Peter Nc
Donald accidentally shot and killed Herbeut
Deming Of Eau Claire. z
On the 14th inst. twenty people we're injured
in collision on the Brooklyn, Bath & Coney
Island Railroad. =
A LAD named Taylor was nearly decapitate
At Johnstown, Pa, on the 14th, by red hot
30 Bis injuries proved fatal and
Thomas O'Neil who attempted his rescue WAS
badly burned. -
BEAcHs -four mills, Chambers carriage
works, Alexander's grocery, and several dwell
ings were burned BY the explosion Of barrel
o.. M coal oil Ct West Winchester, Ont, on the
12th. Loss e20O, 600.
MRS. THO. To Row1AND was killed and her
near Springville, Ala, on the 18th. =
The Reihley House It Bradford, Pa., on the
l2th, burned ard Mrs. Charles Riebley. her
daughten Mary and Lizzie, aged s and 8 -