The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-07-19
CASUALTIES.

BEACH's flour mills, Chambers carriage
works, Aiexander's grocery, and several dwell
ings were burned by the explosion of barrel
of coal oil at West Winchester, Ont, on the
18th. Loss S200,0
Mrs. THEo. ROWLAND was killed and her
two daughters seriously injured by lightning
near Sprlngville, Ala, on the 18th.
The Reibley House at Bradford, Pa, on the
18th, burned and Mrs. Charles Riebley, her
daughters Mary and Lizzie. aged and re-
spectlvely, and domestic named Helen John
son were burned to death.
GEORGE SLOAN, a Chicagoan, was knocked
from st. Paul train near Wauwatosa. Wis.
on the morning of the 18th inst. and was 40
badly injured that death soon resulted
Miss EMMA KAMPH, OF Kenosha, Wis, was
fatally burned on the 13 tn while buggy riding
at Racine. Her dress was set on fire by her
companions cigar.
HEAVY tenement fire in New York on the
18th resulted in the death or fatal injury of
seven persons.
THE furniture factory of Martin Worn &
Sons, Brooklyn, N. Y, was struck by lightning
on the 18th inst. and burned to the ground.
Loss 100000.
JAMES REILLY, a New York professional
snake charmer. was fatally bitten by one of
the reptiles on the 18th.
AsPER E. SLOAN, Clark Center. OAK, stu
dent, at the Western Telegraph school, James
vile, Wis. was drowned in Rock River. on the
night OF the 10th inst.
THREE of the occupants of four-oared
shell of the Modoc Club. st. Louis, were
drowned on the 18th, by being run down by a
ferry steamer.
FIRE In the lumber yard of T. d. Stimson
at Muskegon, Mich, on the 18th inst, caused
loss Of 100000.
SEVERAL buildings belonging to the Sherman
d Ieagel OH Works, Cleveland burned on the
llth inst Loss $4,000
A HEAVY raIustorm accompanied bv lipbt
ming on the 1lth inst, did damage at Balti-
more to the extent of 100000. A 3-year- old
child was killed by lightning.
A sAwMILL and million feet OF Iumber near
Jefferson, Tex, the property Of W. J. Williams
Son, was totally destroyed by fire on the
| night OF the 9th. Loss. S25 600
THE Lorain Planning & Lumber companv
works burned at Lorain, O., on the 10th.
JOHN KIAMUs Abner Rice and Borie Spone-
| nitz were fatally injured on the evening of the
10Th INST, by the premature explosion of a
blast at Centralia. Pa.
WILLIAM BLACK, prominent young farmer
of Donnellson, H., was killed by lightning ON
| the 10th.
ADJUSTED Il SMITHS elevator, at Severance,
Kas., burned on the night Of the sth inst. to-
gether with several other buildings. Loss.
$50, 600; lncendiary.
THE Hamilton Rubber Company's works. at
Trenton, N. ], were damaged by fire on the
9th inst. to the extent of $40 900.
FIRE at Toledo, on the 9th inst, IN the lum
Der yards of Mitchell & Rowland, Nelson,
Holland Co. and J. b. Kelly caused loss OF
1886, 600. Twelve acres were burned over, de-
stroying q, 900, 900 feet of lumber
W. T. MCGOWAN killed at Baltimore on
the morning of the sth, in fight with Angus
tus Slater. MCGOWAN was a gambler who was
once tried for murder.
BURGLARS entered the residence OF Commo
dore Fl. Fl. Schufeldt, at Oconomowoc Wis.
on the Sth inst, and took 81 900 worth of sill
verware.
ARTEMAs BAIRD was instantly killed at North
Geneva, Wis, on the 7th. by fall from q
scaffod. ' @
CHICAGO excursion party was caught in a
tornado in Weber Canyon. Utah. Katie Wells
aged 10 years, daughter of NJ. d. Wells was
instantly killed. Several others were badlv
hurt.
BRAKEMAN and two tranips were burned IN
death in the debris Of freight train wrecked
ny the fall Of bridge over Elk Creek. Kas.. on
the 9Th. -'"7'' 0n
The Whitaker building. st. Johns n r.
burned on the sth inst, involving Ioss of s47-
coo. Vi
A. @. TooF & Co. s printing establishment. at
Memphis, Tenn, was damaged by fire on the
Stb, to the extent of SIS, ,0OG
A 3-YEAR-oLD child of Martin Stevens. at
Dixon, H.. wss so badly bitten bv savsqe
bog on the Sth that be died in few hours
CARRIE c. JOHNSON, an actress. was mn
over by horse in New York on the stb and
fatally hurt
FRANKIE HAsTw1o. aged T. was drowned at
oshkosh on the sth inst. by the upsetting Of
boat. -
AT Eilots Landing near ST. Louis, on the
sth INST, the boiler of the steam tug Fl. C.
Coleman exploded. Three white men and four
negroes were killed.
THREE children named Harris burned to
desth near Hutchinson, Kss., on the eth inst
during the absence of their mother on an
errand. ~