Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-07
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
YESTERDAYS CASUALTIES,
A Days Record Of the Loss
of Life and Limb.
CANADIAN FISHERY TROUBLE.
Mill Dams Carried Away by
a Cloud-Burst.
PLANS FOR A week BY CONGRESS,
Several Fatal Injuries by
Runaway Accidents.
PLANS FOR A week BY CONGRESS,
CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS,

A woman Burned to Death on u
Steam Barge-Desperate Attempt to
Resist Arrest-Drowning Accident
Death of Five Little Victims of a
Powder Explosion.
DETROIT, Mich, July Ga special to the
Tribune from East Tawas, Mich, says: Late
last night the steam barge Sea Gull was
discovered on fire. The cook, Maggie Cornett,
was burned to death. The Sea CULTS lines
were burned Off and she drifted across the
slip, setting fire to the steam barge Calvin,
which, however, was saved. Further on tho
burning vessel set Emory's dock and mills
on fire and they were destroyed, the loss being
$780, 600, also Stevens dock, Sibley's docks
and lumber yard, the loss Cd which cannot
be ascertained. Sixteen million feet of lum.
Der was consumed. The Sea Gull is a wreck.
The fire is believed to be incendiary.
RESISTED ARREST
DELHI, N. Y, July Elm the hamlet of
Barbourville. Delaware county, on July 4,
Adelbert Cumming fatally injured Sylvanus
Palmer. When the neighbors tried to arrest
Cummings he attacked them with knife.
The farmers armed themselves with shot
guns and Cumming was shot in the legs and
wounded in the head, but refused to surren-
der till the farmers threatened to kill him.
This morning in Jail he attempted to strangle
Sheriff Macarthur, who was giving him food.
He would in all probability have succeeded
had not the other prisoners rescued the
officer.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
LOWELL, Mass, July 6.-John Kane, aged
81 years, residing in the fremont corpora-
ton, was drowned this afternoon while BATH
ing with several companions in the Merri-
mack river. The party had boat but it had
pulled away some distance from Kane and
his strength evidently gave out before he
reach it.
DEATH ENDED THEIR AGONY.
PITrsBuRa, July Give of the seven lit
tie victims of the powder explosion at In
| dustry, Pa, last night have. died. Their
names are August Smith, aged fourteen
| Mary; George and Willie Kehler, aged re-
spectively eight and six years, and John
Brennan. aged ten years. Willie Kobler
lived till this morning, suffering fearful
agony until deathrelieved him. The Others
died before midnight last night. Emma
Smith, aged nine years, and Charlie Shaw,
aged eight years, the other victims, will re-
cover. The father of young Brennan is
crazed with grief and last night tried to kill
Smith, the owner of the building where
the powder was stored. This morning he
wandered away from home and was found
near Elizabeth, seven miles from Industry.
A close watch is now being kept over him.
Four of the victims were buried to-day
| Willie Kohler will be buried tomorrow The
coroner's jury returned verdict in accord
snce with the facts as stated In last nights
dispatches and condemned the practice of
keeping powder where children have access
to it. Mr.. Smith has been frequently warn
ed about the danger of keeping his powder
under the counter, but failed to heed the
warning, and to-day many harsh words were
said against him, Notwithstanding the loss of
his two children and his wrecked houee