River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-19
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living near London v H, was robbed on
the 10th Of 81. go by two confidence Jnen
at the point OF a revolver.
On the 10th the eighth annua. National
encampment OF the Sons OF Veterans was
formally opened at Paterson, n j., by Com
mander-in-Chief Abbott
II the vicinity OF New YORK the storm
continued with undated vigoT on the iith
Several wrecks were reported along the
coast, and accounts of damage at seaside
resorts continued to come In. Ocean steam.
ships were arriving all right At Lewes.
Del, many ships were reported wrecked
and over forty lives were known to have
been lost Ocean City. Maryland's leading
summer resort. and Atlantic City, y. j.,
were wrecked.
o. the 18th the body OF Miss Anna Mead
the Binghamton young woman who COM
came to the surface On the Canadian side
of the whirlpool and was secured
A HALP mile OF ground just outside the
town OF Plymouth, Pa. settled over a coal
mine on the llta, and several mules in the
mine at the time were killed The miners
escaped
Ok the 18th Mrs Margaret A. billiard, of
Easton, Pa, whose husband was murdered
recently, confessed that her paramount
William T. Bartholomew, fred the fatal
shot and that she was an accessory 20 the
crime
JOSEPH ARLINGTON claimed to have dis
covered a silver mine in the mountains
near COnnellsville, Pa, on the 18TH.
OS the 18th the two hundred and fifty
fourth anniversary Of the settlement of
Concord, y. FL, was celebrated Wilton, n.
FL, founded one hundred and fifty years
ago. also celebrated
OVER forty sailors were drowned of
Lewes, Del, in the great storm and scores
Of ships were on the 18th making hard
battle for life there The storm was sub
siding in the neighborhOOd of Atlantic
City. y. j., and reports OF the great dam
age TO property in that vicinity continued
to come in
The death Of Captain James Rees, aged
sixty-nine years. the celebrated boat-build
er. occurred on the 18th at Pittsburgh, Pa,
after a prolonged illness. Captain Rees
was the first manufacturer in the world 10
make steel-plats boat
AT their National encampment at Pater-
son, " J.. on the 18th the Sons OF Veterans
elected Charles F Griffin, Of Indiana, Com
nander-iu-C Chief, to succeed General Alb
bott
Dr. BAETLETT concluded his six days
shooting at Buffalo, n Y, on the 18th. hav-
ing broken In that time q, OH glass balls.
beating DR. Carver s record by over 1000.
Bartlett also broke 500 balls In fourteen
minutes. and broke ten in eight seconds
II was reported IN the 18th that an aver
age of two bodies day continued to be
found in the debris and rivers at Johns
town, Pa
OS the 18th Mrs. George Dunsford, wife
Of leading citizen of Reading, Pa, died
a.. e H. g.Ea.
teeth which went down her throat while she
was laughing.
IL the vicinity of Bangor, Ne, forest
fires were doing much damage on the 18th
Country roads were impossible on account
of the heat The cities of Fredericton and
MOnctOn, y B.. were surrounded by flames
FLAMES swept away the business portion
of Dandy, y. \, on the 18th
TEEMER and Gaudaur contested a scull-
ing race at McKeespOrt. Pa, on the 18th
for 81 600 a side. the latter apparently win
ming Teemer insisted that Hamm, GaUd-
aur's trainer, purposely fouled him to pre-
vent him from winning the race.
IL Brooklyn on the 18th F. W. Gesswein.
a millionaire tool manufacturer. was shot
dead in his Office by Christian Deyhle, aged
sixty years, whom he had beaten in a patent
lawsuit
o. the Atlantic coast the storm was still
raging on the 18th. but it was thought the
worst was over. The loss to summer re-
sorts and shipping would amount 10 mill
ions of dollars. Milton, a town Of three
thousand population in Delaware. was en-
tirely washed away 10y the storm, and other
places were badly wrecked.
IN New York wholesale oyster men said
on the l4th that the oyster-planters had sus-
tanned loss of nearly s2.OOO,OOO owing TO
the recent great storm
IL quarrel over game OF cards on the
18th at Pittsburgh. Pa. John Franchiskello
stabbed and killed HIS brother, Michael
Franchiskello. The murderer escaped.
On the 18th Walter C. Campbell. of
Youngstown, \. Y, made the trip through
the rapids of the Niagara gorge below the
falls in a boat and was not injured. The
boat was upset but Campbell, who had on
rubber suit, reached the shore in safety.