River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-17
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wrecked a number Of bu ldiugs, among
them the Realizing lk-mill in which one
hundred and seventy hve girls Were at
work. and of this number il was reported
that not more than one hundred escaped
Many bodies had been taken from its
ruins, but it was feared tn { the remains
Z from sixty to eighty persons were still
n the debris Tue paint shops Of the
Reading railwa- were also wrecked and
four men were killed. In the country
Ta~m bu ldiugs we're destroyed and de-
,truction spre q in every direction.
c. l. why's building during a hurri-
cane on the 9th at Pittsburgh, Pa, was
blown down. partly wreck.ng a dozen sur
rounding build ngs, and scores Of persons
were caught in the debris and instantly
killed or badly wounded. + ght bodies
lad been taken out and il was stated
th at at least a dozen OF ,ers remained.
The financial loss was very heavy
A HURRICANE which passed over Sun
bury. Pa. on the 9th blew over two stacks
II the rail-mill, killing three men and in
uring n ne others. In WilliamspOrt and
harrisburg many buildings were dam
aged, and in the latter city William Frye.
aged eighty years. was killed.
The gang concerned in the Pennsylvania
railroad brass rObberies at Altoona. Pa,
was on the 9th said 70 number at least
evenly five boys. Thirty-six locomotives
n the middle division of the road ha
been entirely stripped by the thieves, and
the loss was estimated at S10OOO0
A STORM swept over the city Of Brooklyn.
'. Y, on the 9th, doing damage TO the ex-
tent Of $500 600 and fatally injuring two
men.
EARLY on the morning Of the 10th Luther
rallman. a FoirpOrt N. " scotsman,
was robbed on the street in Detroit by two
men Of 81 500 in cash and 81, 600 in drafts.
OK the 10th an amendment 10 the cOusti-
ution OF New Hampsh re prohibiting the
ale and manufacture of intoxicating liq.
uOrs except tider'' was adopted by the
constitutional convention at Concord.
IL the Edison laboratory at Orange, ~
the voice of Gladstoua was heard on the
10th, and IL was as clear and distinct as II
ne had been present. II addressed Mr.
Edison from one Of the talk ng-machines
which he had invented. Mr. Gladstone
talked into the photograph at the house OF
Colonel G IurauI Mr.. EdisOu's representa-
tive in London. December IS, and the cyl
inders were shipped to III 5 c tuntrv.
THE Government training school for In
dams at Carlisle, Pa and number oil
other buildings were unro0fed by the re
cent cyclone. the loss exceeding SlOO.OO1.
THE SUSPENSION bridge at Niagara Fails
situated nearest the falls was blown down
I By gale early on the morning Of the 10th
( II was composed Of iron an steel, and thu
I loss was estimated az $500. 600
FARMERS of Warren and Sussex coun
{ ties, y. J., were blowing on the 10th, some
thing unparallel I'd for the middle OF Japu
1 dry The weather was so mild that buds
were beginning 70 swell on the trees
Az explosion Of two gas reservoirs a
/ Brooklyn, y. Y, on the 10Th shattered
| dwellings In the vicinity aud caused tbs
/ greatest terror among the people Loss
I 500 COO
on the 10th the Palace Hotel and tire,
] business blocks al Bradford, Pa, wer'
I burned
/ SHOCKS Of earthquake were felt on tn
Y 18th ar DaHnemora, Saranac Lake and 9th
7 er portions Of Northern New York
! THE KenneteC river was on the III
I omen for navigation from Augusta, Me, t,
/ the sea, the ice bav ng gone out The con
I dition Of the river at this season was un
/ precedeuted.
\ THE Citizens Law ami Order League o
l the J-aiscd States will hold ;ne.r seventh
annual meeting in fremont Temple, il
I Boston February is and "a.
TIE firm OF Coon, Crocker q Swazey
4 dealer in hides and leather at Boston
/ failed on the nth for 100000
The death OF a win b Taylor. wei
I known throughout the country as an in
-entor and manufacturer OF printing
/ presses. occurred at Newark, y j.. on tn
Y ilth
/ The statement was made on the 18th by
I A b Stearns. the uewly-ap' ointed ap
/ praiser Of the port Of New York that dur
I ing the past fifteen years the Government
2 had been robbed Of millions of dollars a
that port by dishonest officials.
OS the 18th Rev DR.. Alex T. McGill
{ aged eighty-two years emeritus professo
{ Of ecclesiastils and PASTORAL theology il
I the Princeton Theological Seminary, die
at his home in Princeton. y J. He wa
Z one Of the most distinguished men in tn
I Presbyterian church
TIE death Of Mrs. jay Gould the wife o
/ the railway mRCuate, occurred at he
I home ia New YORK on the 18th. at the az
Z OF about fortv-niue years
SMITH. PRATT q HEBRICR's shoe factor
al Albany, y. Y, was burned on the 18th
I Loss S1O0,O1o
THE schooners Joseph o. and Carlton. o
z ths Gloucester Mass d hing feet. were
I with their crews OF twelve and eleven men
I respectively, given up as lost on the l2th
Ia ID SAMMY. famous for his ''GOspe
songs arrived in New York on the lSt
| from Liverpool