St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-12
Several Railway Disasters, and Other
Minor Casualties.
KILLED WHILE LOADING LOGS.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MARsHFIELD, Wis, March ia man
employed in Necedat Lumber company's
camp on yellow river, was killed while load
ing logs yesterday.
FATAL SNOW SLIDE AND SUFFERING.
DENVER, Col, March 11.-At O'Clock
last night snow slide descended at the little
snow bound station of Woodstock, on the
branch of the South Park railroad, seventy
five miles southwest of Leadville, carrying
away every building in the town, including
the railroad station. The news was brought
to Pitkin, nine miles distant, by a section
hand on snow-shoes. arriving at 2 this after
noon. Seventeen persons are known to
have been caught in the avalanche, includ-
ing Mrs. Dorfe, widow who kept the sta
tion, her six children and another woman,
name unknown, and ten section men. The
two women were rescued last
night, alive, but were seriously
injured. The body of one of the section
hands was recovered this morning. None
of the others can escape alive. As soon as
the news reached Pitkin the fire bells sound
ed an alarnis and a i41ge number of citizens
started on snow shoes for the scene of the
disaster. Among the missing are Jacob
Caswell, of Tomieh; ]. s. Brown, telegraph
operator at the station; Geo. Alexander,
Horace Alexander and Mike Shea. A large
number of snow shoyelers leave in the
morning. The snow fall in
the mountain districts the pres
ent winter is without parallel
in the history of the state. Many mining
camps, west and south, are snow bound since
November, San Juan county is the greatest
sufferer Durango, Silverton and Rico, con-
tanning from one to five thousand inhabi-
tants, are still blocaded. No tranis to either
town. for several weeks. Breckenridge, fifty
miles north of Leadville, is
nearly destitute Montezuma ten
miles distant, is in pitiable
condition. Gunnison, situated few miles
from the largest coal mines in the state, is
suffering from a coal famine. The snow is
eight feet on the level, over the whole coun-
try, and in the ravines and gulches from fifty
to one hundred feet. The only means of
communication is on snow shoes, and few
men arc heroic enough to brave the bitter
storms. When the spring thaw moves these
the mountains of snow, fearful results must
follow.
A CYCLONE.
JACKSON, Miss, March ia cyclone
struck the Agricultural college at Sharkville
this afternoon. Captain Lucas was slightly
wounded All the buildings are more or less
damaged, and the stock suffered greatly. The
farm implements, fences and grain were
blown away. Total damage $4,000. At
other points there was severe wind.
Lightning struck the state house here.
ACCIDENT THROUGH CARELEsSNEs
QUEBEC, March 11.-By the carelessness
of an operator passenger train on the
North Shore railway came into collision with
two engines and a snow plow at Champlain
station, wrecking the whole. The passengers
had severe shaking.
DIED OF APoPLEXY.
CosHocToN, o., March 11.-Helen Spang-
ler, wife of the Hon. E. T. Spangler, and
author of "Physician's Wife, and other
well known novels, was found dead in her
bath room, at II O'Clock this morning, ofapo-
plexy.
HEAVY FLOODS.
YUMA, Arizona, March 1.-THE Gila river
has risen rapidly and is six feet higher than
the great flood of 1862. The citizens are con-
structing a leyee. This will not prevent the
town being swept if the rise continues. The
railroad bridge will probably go. The people
are excited and afraid to 60 to bed. The
Colorado is reported rising rapidly.
FATAL PRAIRIE FIRE.
KANSAS Cry, March ia destructive
prairie fire, started by locomotive spark
yesterday near Kinsley, Ks, burned a num-
Der of ranches, dwellings and other prope rty
Mrs. Geo. w. Matheny was burned to death
in her endeavor to save her home.