The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-08-31
AN AWFUL CALAMITY.
he Boiler of Paper-Ii,l Near Menasha
W Is, Explodes, killing Fourteen Men,
aud Badly Wounding Number OF

aud Badly Wounding Number OF
Others.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. "a special from
Neenah, Wis, 1te the Evening WISCONSIN
says: AT 1880 o'clock Wednesday even
ing the large paper mill owned by George
Whitney, situated on the island between.
this city and Menasha, was destroyed by
fire. W lille the burning structure was sur
rounded by crowd of spectators the
battery of boilers exploded. The roof
and the walls were thrown outward,
| sending a shower of brick and timbers
among the spectators. Fourteen persons
were killed, seXena fatally injured, and.
number less seriously hurt, several of
whom may die. The mill was, a three-story
structure, built four years ago at a costsof
800, 900, and was operated day and night
When the flames broke out about fifty men
were in the building The fire. alarm
brought several hundred people TO
the spot who crowded as close to,
the burning. sbui)diag..as gthcs intense
heat would permit. About ! 80 so,elnok,
while the building was d mass 81 aflaime,
| the explosion, occurred without warming.
The roof of the building was thrown up
ward and outward, the walls of brick
crumbled and crashed into the street, and
by the heavy debris There was a mo-
ment of silence and then cry
of horror went up from the null
titude, sThe first strong impulse to
fly from possible further danger was soon
overcome and hundreds began the work
of recovering the bodies of the dead and
rescuing and caring for the injured. Body
| after body was found, crushed and
mangled by the great timbers and masonry
almost beyond recognition, and then re-
moved to the City Hall. The injured were
carried to neighboring residences or to
tstheir homes as soon as their identity could
be established. Following is list of the
dead:
Joseph Brueggin, Willie Bublitz, Jr., Joseph
Eu John Holman, Henry Kuelke, Sebastian
Liebhause, Michael Mendtner, Gilbert Murrich,
| John Mohr, Louis Reesch, Frank Sanborn,
Jacob Vedder and John Weaver.
The severely injured are:
| Thomas Jordan, side hurt, it is thought ia.
| tally; Myron c. Fisher, of Bachelder4& Fischer.
| right leg broken twice; Will Krauz, leg broken
| and af1erWard amputated; August Heckner,
| laborer, head badly cut; Coly Scheenfer, arm
| broken and head hurt; D. Teuchscher, head
| and leg cut; Fred Helbach, back hurt: p. V.
| Lawson ankle injured; Dr. f. Burroughs,
| back and arm hurt; John Lull, arm hurt; r.
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| slightly injured; Edward Leiphauser. side and
| back injured N. Wagner, knocked down from
| o car and badly hurt; Joseph Dryer, leg badly
| bruised; A. Frazier, back struck by plank.
The loss on the building is 100000; in
| suiance, $50, 600. f@ Ns.#
The cause of the calamity is traced
| directly to the iron bleach. 1t is said that
| this was full of steam and rags and had
become superheated. When the cold water
from the fire engine struck it the explosion
| followed instantly.
| All of the killed will be buried at the
| city's expense, as they were all in poor
circumstances, and some of the families of
the killed are almost destitute. Mayor
! Lawson has appointed a committee to
| solicit aid for the families of the killed,
and already good deal OF money has
| been subscribed. There is nobody who
| ran describe the explosion, as those
| who were nearest and conid see were
| either killed or injured badly.
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AMERICAN NATIONS.
The Coming International Conference at
washington Nineteen Governments
| Will BE Represented-The Meeting to
| Begin October 2, 1S89-Important Ques-
| tions to BE Considered.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. "a = The Interna-
.ional American Conference authorized by
the act of last May, has been called to
| meet in Washington, at the State Depart
| ment, on the I'd of October, 1885,
| A formal invitation has been ex-
tended by the President, through
| our Minister'S to eighteen gov
| ernments--viz. Mexico, Costa RIGA, Qua
temala, Nicarauga, San Salvador, Hon
| 1uras, Hayti, San Domingo, Venezuela,
| Brazil, Argentine Republic Chill, Peru,
| Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay and
| Paraguay. In forwarding the invitations
to the different governments the President
! set forth that the conference rs called to
| consider:
| a. Measures that shall tend to preserve the
| peace and promote the prosperity OF the sever
| al American States. t
| SO Measure toward the formation of an
| American customs union, under which the
| trade of the American Nations W tn each other
shall, SO far as possible and profitable be pro-
noted F tss f} @t
| 80. The establishment of regular and
/ frequent communication between The ports Of
| the several American STATES and theports Of
| each other.
"a. The establishment Of a uniform system
| of customs regulations in each of the fndepend-
| ent American States to govern the mode
| OF importation and expectation of merchandise
| and port dues and charges, uniform method
| of deIerm ng the classification and valuation
| OF such merchandise in the ports of each coun-
| try and a uniform system OF inYo ces, ard the
| subject of the Sanitation of ships and quaran-
| tine.
''5. The adoption of q uniform system OF
| weights and measures, and laws to protect the
| patent rights copyrights and trademarks of
| citizens of either country in the others, and for
| the extradition of criminals. f5 se S
| 6. The adoption of a common silver coin, to
be issued by each Government, the same to
| be legal tender in all commercial transac-
1 tions between the citizens of all the American
i States. ssas
~. An agreement upon and recommended
ton for adoption to the respective govern
1 ments of definite plan of arbitration of all
! questions of dispute and differences that may
| now or hereafter exist between them, to the
/ end that all difficulties and disputes between
| such nations may be .reaceably settled and
| wars prevented. s..
| ."8. And to consider such otherssrbjects re-
latiDg to the welfAre of the several States rep
resented as may be presented by any of said
| States which are hereby invited to participate
| in said conference" 80 -
/ Congress has appropriated SIS 600 to de-
| fray the expenses Of the delegates to the
| conference, to be. disbursed under the di-
| reution and in the discretion of the Sesre-
1 Inl "a ouehcO- AC - t1ieCO FbtdlCS 10 ~ DG
represented by ten delegates, who are to
be appointed by the President and con-
firmed BY the Senate, and to serve without
l. pay. Each State will be entitled to send
| as many delegates as it may elect, but no
State will be entitled to more than one
1 vote,
| Government Deposits in Illinois Backs.
WAsHISGToS, Aug. 24-According to a
/ statement sent to the Senate showing the
4 deposits of the Government funds in Ma
! tional banks the following sums are de-
] posted in Illinois banks:
4 Merchants National of Chicago, s195,00O;
Union National Of Chicago, 100000; CONNER
cial National of Peoria, Sl1400O; Merchants
National of Peoria, s510,o0e; Peoria National
| of Peoria. sl74,001; F,rst National of Gu ncy,
100000: Kicker National OF Quincy, 100000;
] FIRST Nat onal of Rock IsIand, SIS, 900; First
| National of Springfield, sIln0o9; Illinois Ma
| tional ST Springfield $4,000 R.dgley, OF
| Springfield, $4,000; State National of SPRING
I fcld, ssa,oO5; Anon National, s55Gp: Cairo
| Nat onal 5000
Success for the Commas oners.