Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-05-24
MANY MISHAPS.
Disastrous Fire at Jacksonville
Thirty Vessels Ice-Bound in
the Lake.
Fires at BOOnville and Marshall
Young Lady Fatally Burned-Rail-
road Collision.

Fires at BOOnville and MARSHALL
Young Lady Fatally Burned-Rail-
road Collision.
The Mississippi Floods-Agsd Woman and
Three Children Burned ConAagration
in Austrian-P Poland.
HARRIseNvILLE, Mo-, May 81. - Fire
start Ell in j. N. Dehnam's livery stable on
the northwest corner of the square Satur-
day night caused by the explosion Of q
coal Oil lantern, but was thought to have
been extingoished before it had done any
damage. The embers, however, smol
derei until four O'Clock Yesterday morn
ing when almost the whole block was
ablaze and all efforts to save the burning
buildings were vain. s. j. Beattie. whole
sale sn1 tail dealer in groceries and
Liquors, suffered heavy loss and only
saved about 'ne-third of the grocery
stock and succee led In securing
his books and valuable papers. The
house adjoining him, occapied by
John Eagy, harm IS and saddlery, was
saved and his loss WAS small. The six
horses that were left in Dehnam's barn,
after the first fire, could not be taken out
and perIshed. One Of them, owned by A.
Marlln. was line blooded horse, valued at
81 100. Postweilel's furniture house with
all its goods was completely destroyed, as
was also d warehouse north OF 1t, filled
with second hand furniture belonging to
F. X. Runnenburser. The following are
the iIs 'es: L. d. Evans on barn and gro
Gerry building $1,000, insurance 81 500; d.
K. Hall on second hand store building
about 500, insurance not known; +. K.
Runnenburger, furniture about $3.50; S. j.
Beattie on stock about $4,000. insurance
50 ON; A. Martins horse 81, 40, not in
sored; j. n. Dehnam on horses, harness,
ETC., about 81 $40, no insurance; &. POST
weller on stock of furniture AMI house
about $1,000. insurance on goods 81, 900.
YOUNG LADY FATALLY BURNED.
MCPHERSON, Kan, May 2l.-As Miss
HULA GustafsOn, aged twenty-five years,
was cooking Sa .urday afternoon her dress
caught fire and she ran out Of the house to
the nearest neighbour, some 800 or 40 feet.
A bri 'k wini was blowing and before she
reached Their. every vestige of clothing
was burned off. Physic TN, were called at
once, but they sal there was no chance for
j. Gustafson, one of the proprietors Of the
Eagle mills Of this city.
CAUGHT IN THE ICE.
PoET ARTHUR, Ont, May 2l.-There is no
change in the ice here and there are some
thirty vessels ten miles out, unable to
make port. A dozen passengers OF the
Canadian Pacific steamer, Alberta, started
to walk In over the ice to-day. Several
hoI a. Oh
pana have large passenger lists. They
have been outside a week and it is feared
their provisions will run short.
BOoNvILLE BLAZE.
BooNvILLE, Mo-, May eli. W. Bells
livery stables, on Vine street, in this city,
caught fire at one o'clock yesterday MORN
ing, and were nearly consumed. The loss
is estimated at s., 500; fully insured. What
seemed likely to be very disastrous fire.
was checked by the prompt and efficient
work of the fire department. There were
frame buildings and lumber yards sur
rounding the stables on all sides.
FIRE AT MARSHALL.
MARSHALL, Mo-, May 2L-Between four
and five o'clock fire broke out in the store
house Of Eli Chromster, coal and gasoline
merchant, in this citv. TIE building and
were consumed and a carriag and black.
smith shop adjoining belonging to A. j.
Rams berger, was also totally destroyed.
Rams berger's loss is about 81 90 and
Chromster's about 500. The building and
contents were partially insured.
AIR BRAKES FAIL.
DENIsoN, Tex, May H.-Yesterday after
noon a collision of passenger trains, No. 6
nd No I
three miles west of Denison, at Ray Switch,
the two engines being badly damaged and
the passengers shaken up, but none seri-
ously injured. The fault was of the trains
air-brakes failing to work and the engineer
could not control his engine. Passengers
were transferred and only delayed an
hour.
DANA GED BIT STORM.
LEBANON, No, May 2l.-Mr. James
Dethe~age, a well-to do farmer Of Usage
township, this county, met with quits a
loss during the storm which d ID so much
damage further west. He hal u very fine
barn, and in the barn were two cows and
one of his brood mares. A bolt of lightning
struck the barn, demo'ishing IT, anu killed
the cows and seriously injured the mars.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
ST. LOUIS, May 2l.-Late advices from up
the river points say the food is increasing
at various places, and that there is much
suffering among the people driven from
their homes by the raging waters. at
Louisiana the river has risen an additional
six inches and another break has occurred |
IN the Sny levee, making tn, eighth, flood |
ing more OF the bottoms and compelling |
many people who still remained in their |
HON IS to fly for their lives
THREE CHILDREN BURNED.
CLEVELAND, O., May 2l.-William Level |
Ign and his WIFE went visiting last evening, |
leaving their three children in charge of |
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Llewellyn's mother. |
Shortly before midnight the house caught |
fire and was partially destroyed. When |
the flames had been extinguished Level |
Ign and his wife returned and il was dis
covered that the occupants had persisted.
The children were aged six years. four
years and Ell yhteen months respectively.
BUILDING Quilted.
New YoRK, May 2L-Fire yesterday
entirely Quilted the three story
brick building at IA First street and East
river, occupied by the Standard Mineral
Company. Loss, $4,000.
FOUR HUNDRED BUILDINGS BURNED.
LONDON, May 2L-Iu confiagration at
in Galicia. 400 houses and the
public buildings of the town were burned.
I'm Olcan, N. Y, where an increase OF
twenty five per cent. in population has
been provided for within the last three
by additions to its manufacturing
through the organized efforts