St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-02
NEW YEARS AT SALTWATER.
Serious Accident to Two Well
Known Citizens.

0CIIOuS f1CCtuoul 10 1.-TWO w cl1s
Known Citizens.
Robert Slaughter, manager and su-
perlntendent of the East Side Lumber
company, and Fred Foot, millwright,
were seriously injured while attempt
ing to drive over the Chestnut railroad
crossing Mondoy. A locomotive attached
to an outgoing Omaha train in the
Union stock yards stood so much in the
highway that Mr.. Slaughter was obliged
to drive close to the end of the plank
Ing. at the crossing in order to pass,
and when opposite the locomotive a
transfer engine suddenly came on from
the opposite election. frightening the
horse. which ''shied'' off the end of the
plankfng. the buggy wheels striking the
rails, breaking the near aXietree and
throwing! both men violently to the
ground. Mr.. Slaughter alighted between
the rails directly in front of the advanc-
ing engine, and escaped probable death
by but an instant, in which time he was
able to spring from the tracks Fort
unately Foot fell outside the track, as
he was so badly injured that he was
unable to rise. Both men were badly
bruised, and. Mr.. Foot sustained a Sc
we're scalp wound nearly three inches
long, and a fracture of the bones of the
right hand. 1t is claimed that at the
time of the accident there was no flag
man at the crossing.
The first day of the new year was
socially oushered in by dances at the
Sawyer. Music hall and Opera House
hall, where. the Home club, Maenner-
cher society and Ivy Leaf club, respect,
lively, made merry. During the day
many business places were closed, the
chief signs of activity being confined to
the lake front, where highly animated
turkey shoot was in progress on the ice
during the afternoon. AT the prison
all general labor was suspended. and
the convicts remained locked i'm their
cells, the only happy variation of the
mOnotOny being the serving of an extra
dinner bill of fare to the isolated in
mates. The resident Shattuck cadets
gave dance at the Sawyer house last
was given at the North Second Street
hall, and the villagers of South Still
water danced at Sons of Hermann hall.
At the Sawyer house Manager Young
had New Years dinner for which
many townSpeUple .f)rSook their ac-
cuStomed boards. No arrest for any
cause was made New Years eve or yes
terday.
Frank E. JOY. chief of the fire depart
ment. was the recipient yesterday of a
valuable ebony gold-hsaded cane, in
seribed: Presented by members of
the Saltwater Fire Department. f. E.
JOY, Chief of Department"
The painting "Christ in the Garden"
an original Muriilo, painted in 1876, and
brought to America by the grandfather
of Louis Mignault, of this city. has been
addedt0 the art treasures of Saltwater.
Mr.. Mignault having brought the heir
loom on returning from visit TO his
old home in Montreal.
H. III. Harrison, superintendent of
the water works company, and II. p.
Barclay are home from week of deer
stalking near Bruce, Wis, Or the 500
road. Mr.. Harrison left on business
for st. Peter last evening.
Lillian Rice, wife of Harry Northey.
is now pronounced by her physician as
in a-hOpeiesS condition, from the effects
of chronic Bright's disease complicated
with endoearditis.
The toilet and manicure set at Bur-
lingham & Wilson's was drawn New
Years eve by Ticket No. 60.