Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-09
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FOREST 1res are raging IN DlnwIddle
county, Va, along the line Of the Nor
folk and Western road.
A BOILER explosion in the Wildwood
coalshatt some distance from Blairs-
town, Pa. Sunday evening, killing one
man and wounded several others, some
Of them fatally, The financial loss is
$4,000.
4 CONFL AGRATIoN at Lachiae, near
Montreal destroyed twenty-three
houses. a fire at Louisville, near Cue
bee, consumed S25,000 worth Of prop
erty.
AT. the Erdenheim stock farm at
Chestnut Hill, Pa, fire Tuesday morning
resulted in a loss of $50 900. The g.
year-old FLY Ailene persisted in the
flames.
A Holland, Mich, dispatch says the
-four mill of Welsh, Deroe & Co., at
this place, was damaged 10y fire to the
amount of $4,000.
AT Riverhead, l.. l., Tuesday, Roscoe
Cenklin, aged II years, was killed while
playing base bali by 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. 1t
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 1925, 600 The insurance is only
500, 000 IL wil'Se 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 firemen sue
ceeded in conhnipg the fire TO the mill,
which was totally destroyed. The mill
employed about fifty men, who will
be thrown out of employment. The
loss is about 100000; no insurace.
A PITTsBURG, Pa, dispatch of the
Both saysa 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
place was damaged TO the extent OF
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, pilates of soda and oil Of
vitriol.
A DENVER dispatch of the 29th 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
| tons 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 toid
/ 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 a 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 tho
guides story, and charge him witt
criminal cowardice. The Coroner vii
investigate