The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-02-02
CASUALTIES,

AN extensive cavern occurred on the Goth at
Pleasant Valley, Pa. More than forty acres of
ground sank two feet, and large number Of
buildings were rendered untenantable
AT Aberdeen, Oak, on the 26th John Kneb-
ie'eshy, Poiander, was fatally injured while
removing goods from ms burning dwelling.
Ar New Orleans, La, John Murray, aged IT,
after reeculng his little brother from their
burning dwelling returned for some yaluables
and was burned to death
GIANT powder at BIrasboro. Pa, exploded
on the 9th, killing James Keuney and iniuring
others.
OK the 27th the Touring mill of Baldwin 4
Alarm at Wsupaca, Wis, burned on the 26th
Loss $40, 900.
FIRES o. the 26'b: TIE grano factory of L.
Seldner Son, near Baltimore, Nd, loss $50
600; three business buildings ST Decatur, Tex,
loss $4,000; the building No. 81 White Street,
New York, loss SIS. GOO. business rropertv at
Aenla, o., loss S75,0C0; pe.s eversnos Wood
orks, Philadelphia. Pa. loss 1900: SIX
buildings on the leyee AZ Cairo. Ill., loss $40 =
0U0.
Oh the 25th ST. Paurs Episcopal Cathedral.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Was DESTROYED bv fire.
Loss $40 0e0.
A sTAvE works near Minneapolis Mimi.
burned on the 18th. Loss $4,000.
IHREE business houses at Catesyille. Texas.
were destroyed By fire on the 25th. Loss s30.-
600.
IN the Colorado Coal Company's mine at
Crested Butte, Gunnison County. Col. on the
2ith, fre-damp explosion occurred. COM
pietely blocking the entrance TO the mine.
Sl4ty-seyen miners were at work az the time
eleven OF whom were just entering. These were
thrown back TO the entrance BIZ the force OF the
yYlnS II fc t.cf,. la,
A DISPATCH from Gloucester. Mass, Of the
oath, says three schooners Of the Gloucester
iishing feet, with crews of forty-six men, are
gwen Gp as lost.
FIRE from sparks of The pipe Of Paddy
Cleary, sleeping in O'Malley's packing house,
Chicago, Ill, on the oath. set fire to the build
ing. Cleary was asphyxiated by the smoke.
The damage TO building Is slight
REYaEN's flour mill at Depere, Wis, burned
on tue 23d Loss $4,000.
On the 23d Stephen Mackey died at Monroe.
WIS, from the effects Of an accident at an ice
house recently.
PERKINS, stove foundry, Troy. n. Y, burned
on the 23d. Loss $4,000
IHE principal business block at Wood Haven,
L. l.. burned on the 23d. Loss $50. .OCO
AwHoLE block Of business houses at Arkan-
sas City. Ark, were destroyed by fire on the
23i Aggregate loss S55, ,000
JOHN FRAZER, a Liverpool. Eag., nei chant,
was found on doorstep II New York City. on
the 22d. frozen TO death
Two men we're crushed to death at Canton.
O., on the 22d, by the falling Of safe which
was being hoisted to the second story of
tuilding.
TIE Methodist Church at DanviHe. Vt.
burned on the 22d.
The Touring mills Of Henry Serth at Lanes.
burg, H., burned On the 22d. Loss s30. COO
A COAL BREAKER at Wllkesbarre, Pa, burned
On the 22d. Loss 100000
CS the 22d BsrthoIomews bit-stock factory
at Hartford, Conn, burned. Loss Is. 600.
The house of colored man named Perkins.
near Parsons, Kss burned on the 2Ist and an
infant child perlsned II the flames
OK the 21st passenger train struck bro
en rail near 81. Louis. No. ard a sleeper and
two coaches were wrecked. Fifty passengers
were slightly injured and one Guild killed.
A PORTION of the engine house at a Pitts
burg, Pa. colliery burned on the 2lst and the
engineer perisbed III the fire.
FIRE at Clio, Mich, on the 2lst DESTROYED
business properly valued at $40, 600.
FIRE g st. Paul on the 2lst damaged the
wholesale grccery Of Hull d Psar to the ex
tent Of $4,000.
4 SCHOOL building at Elgin, H., burned on
the evening of the 21st. Loss $4,000.
BUSINESS property at Memphis. Tenn, to
the value ot 534, 600 was DESTROYED bv fire on
Tie 21st.
THE American Exchange Hotel, at Antioch,
Gala, burned on the z1st. John Griffin and
Thomas Hines perished in the flames.