Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
AGCIDEN rs.

AT Portsmouth, Ohio, E. j. Salt & Co. s
woolen mills burned. Loss $50, 200; in
sured.
BIERLAN'S cigar factory, at Lock
haven, Pa, was burned on the 13 h in
slant. The loss is $25, 900; the insuraEc ce
$4,000
SIEBERLING's flour mill at Akron,
Ohio, was wrecked Wednesd by
Lightning and wind, involving loss of
about $25,000.
FOUR young men, students in a St.
GATHERINGS ont college, were drown d
Wednesday night in the Welland Canal,
near P,r Dathousie.
The Eagle furniture factory at South
Baltimore, Nd, was destroyed by fire
Thursday afternoon. the walls of the
s'ructur4 falling in. The loss is $780,
600; lightly insured.
THE main treaker, tower shaft, and
hOsting engine house of the Pine Brook
mines, near ), ranton, Pa. were burned
Thur dav morning, involving total
loss OF $4,000, fully insured.
THE tug Frank Somers, exploded her
boiler in the James river, near Rich
mond, Sunday, and Cap. Cavanaugh,
the master was drowned.
NEAR Delevan, Wis, Tuesday night,
Albert r. Tapping and WiGifred G.
Dewey, while out rlcir G, were instantly
killed at railroad crossing. The young
people were engaged to be married.
THE extensive works of the CRANKY
Mining and Smelling Company, at
Oronogo, Jasper county, Mo-. were des-
troyed by fire on Sunday afternoon,
l., 81 l,1f ID
iny $40 600 worth of new machinery
recently added to the plant.
AT Deavan, Wis, on t.G 18th, a scaf-
.old fell at the Luthern Church, and
several workmen were badly injured.
Silas Holding suffered internal injuries
Of a fatal nature. Pat Toulan had
several limbs broken and was internally
injured. Another man was slightly
hurt.
LATEST reports from the track of the
terrific storm on Tuesday evening in
North western Wisconsin, and Eastern
Minnesc ta show that it was one of the
most destructive tornado-s that has
ever vi-ited that region. The loss of
property by the demolition of buildings
and crops is immense, and a number of
persons were killed and wounded.
Two masked men entered the house of
Miss Mary Gilfeller, near Mansfield, o,
Saturday night, and demanded her
money. She gave them $3.50, claiming
that was all she had The robbers then
bound her and applied burning lamp
to her feet endeavoring to extort more
money, but the oung woman Pc rrsiSting
she had given it all UP, the villains left
the premises.
AN explosion of the cotton compress
boiler at Eufola, Ala, shook every build
ing in the city to its foundation. The
widest excitement prevailed. A piece
of the boiler weighing four tons was
thrown 270 yards. Two negre men were
thrown 10 yards and terribly mutilated.
Ten Hegroes will die. Some Were burn
ed to DEATH aud their oiie5 not recov-
cred. Many others are supposed to be
in the building. 1t is not known how
many pcrished.
THE account of the terrible ravages of
the cholera in the city of Naples become
more distressing daily. Dispatches
state that 1.-The misery and suffering
among the poor are simply appalling"
Deaths from cholera in the city OF Rome
are b ginning TO be reported. Switzer-
lauu mas eSlafilSilei rigorous AuaIdh-
tine all along her Italian borders. The
epidemic also continues to spread in
Spain.
a PIERRE, d. T, dispatch of the 18th,
says fire started at 10 o'clock this
morning in Snyder Bros store, and
spread north to Dakota avenue and
south to Missouri avenue, sweeping the
entire block, including the First Nation
al Bank building. the stores of Phelan
& Co. Goodies & Co.. and Shurtliff ana
the Palace Theater. The fire Is still un-
controlled. The brick bank building is
in danger, but the chances are that it
will be saved. The damage is estimated
at $75 900, with insurance to cover half
the amount There is no fire depart
ment in the city.