Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-15
ACCIDENTS.

THE town Of Bristin. Clcarfield Co.,
Pa, was almost wholly consumed by
fire on the 4th inst The loss is estima-
ted 1T 100000.
MARTINDALE BROS. shingle mill at
East Saginaw, burned on the 3Oth; loss
100000
TT is estimated that the losses by the
forest fires in Northern Pa, and South
eastern New York already amount to
S2,000,000.
THE propeller Alanson Sumner, lying
in the harbor at Oswego, ~ y, burned
to the waters edge and sank. Loss,
$4,000
MIDDLErowS, n. Y, reports The
mountains north and west of there on
fire. Fires are raging on the Storm
King mountain, near Cornwall, and In
the Highlands west of Haverstraw.
A LARGE tract of valuable woodland
is burning about three miles from Mat
avian, N. D., threatening n number OF
residences. Farfners are fighting the
flames.
"A FIERCE rainstorm submerged the
country around Dallas, Texas, Sunday
night, resulting in serious washouts on
railways, The volume of water empty
ing into Trinity river was so great that
it changed it's current, the river lowing
up stream.
A DREADFUL wreck occurred on the
st. Louis division Of the Wabash rail
ruad ten miles from Decatur early on
last Wednesday morning The two
rear coaches and a sleeper were thrown
from the track and forty people injured,
three thought to be fatally.
ADvcEs from Port Jervis, n, Y,
state that the littl: hamlet Of Gilman's
Dspor was entirely destroyed by fire
Monday. The forests all through that
vicinity have been burning for several
days with gr>at fury. The residents
lost everything Two men were seri-
ously burned. The total loss will
amount to between $4,000 and $780,
0Uo
AN Independence. Iowa, dispatch
states that the farmhouse of John Duffy
near there, burned Saturday night, and
before the fire was discovered it had
made such Roadway that Mr.. Duffy
his wife and two children only escaped
with their lives, all being badly burned
and one child IS years old persisted in
the flames.
AN Independence, I9wa, dispatch says
the farm dwelling house Of John Duffy,
i'm Fairbanks township, Buchanan
county, burned 30 the ground Saturday
night. Mr. Duffy aud tae entire family
slept upstairs, and before the fire was
discovered the building was so nearly
destroyed that MIR Duffy and his wife
and the two children who escaped were
badly burned. and it is feared Mrs.
Duffy will die from the effects of her iu-
iuries. One girl about 10 years old was
burned to death.
LATE dispatches from Pennsylvania
say that the forest fires IL various
places Fave been extensive and very
destructive Along the Philadelphia x
Erie railroad. frOus Driftwood west to
Kane, heavy fires were in progress
Sunday night. Many cattle are reported
surrounded by flames, and number OF
fishermen had difficulty in getting cut
of the burning territory. A large ter
ritory in the western part of NyComlng
county was burned over, but the loss Is
not very heavy. In Tioga county the
fire is general, Large quantities of
timber We're destroyed along the line OF
the TGOga railroad, MS well as many
houses barns and other buildings. The
town of Thompson was wholly destroy
cd. including % sawmill. Loss, over
100000 Seventeen houses were burn
ed i'm Anot eutailme an additional loss
of $4,000. and 2 100000 feet OF lumber
also burned The FIRE was fierce about
Morris and Antrim. Considerable fine
timber s among the property burned IN
different parts of Tosa county. The
sawmlli of Andrew kaul at Spring Run,
ELS county was destroyed, with 5000,
GOO ttet Of lumber; mo insurance. The
sawmilI logs and lumber of DR. l.. NJ.
OFT az Hemlpck station, same county.
also burned