Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-04-21
Accidental Happeujur,.

Accidental Happenings.
The Arkansas River Packet cempany's
steamer Joe Peters, sank in the Arkansas
river a few days ago. The vessel, with all
its cargo, is a total loss
A tremendous and disastrous prairie
hreswept over Kit Carson county, Color.
ado, a few days ago. The region is thckly
settled with ranchinen and the damage
was verv heavy.
Forest fires are prevalent throughout
Prussia and are causing AN immense
amount OF damage. One hundred and
twenty acref Of forest IN Count Ballestrem
estate i'll SDesia has been destroyed.
Reports are being hourly received from
all sections OF Arkansas to the effect that
rivers are rising rapidly and overflows are
almost nomentnrily expected to occur
White river il higher than it has been for
two years. The Arkansas is coming up
very fast.
A livecoal from the CRATE OF a hosting
engine in the ..uncompleted factory OF the
Consumers Pure Ice company at Chicago,
a few mornings ago set fire to that strurture
and it WIS consumed. The wall fell dam
aging the old factory adjoining. The total
loss is about $4,000
A fire at Lanark, Ont, which occurred in
the Clyde Milling company establishment,
which included -four, oat meal, oats and
hurley mills, completely destroyed the
plant. together with a large stock Of grain,
and ais" destroyed Caldwell & Sons saw
mills. Loss, $40. 900; insurance, $4,000.
Two rival ferries cross the Monongahela
river at Soho, Pittsburg, Pa, one steam
ferry, the other n skift. A few days ago the
steamboat ran down the skin, but whether
Intentionally or not is not known. An I'M
kno Sn passenger in the skiff was drowned
and the oarsIran was badly injured by the
steamers paddle wheel. The skiif was
broken to pieces.
Two men working on the cupoln OF the
new Hotel Walderof at Tnirty-third street
and Fifty-eisht avenue, New York City, fell
owing to the giving aSay OF "a cornice, and
both were killed. They were George Pfeifier,
aged G7. ana Rudolph Shrekle, aged 49,
The building is OF immense height. and tue
bodies we're crushed out OF all sembauce to
humanity.
Fred Vost, OF Corliss, Mimi, was pinned
down by Il falling tree. a few days ago which
crushed his leg. His wife heard his cries
unn came to his assistance. Under the
excitement caused by her husbands situa-
ton she lifted the tree, which required nm
effort ofmany times herstrength, In doing
it, however, she injured her back 80 that it
il feared she may never recover.
Henry Ettensons great mercantile house
at Leavenworuh, Kan, was almost totally
burned to the ground a few nights ago. The
building and contents were valued at $780,
O0O with total insurance of less than
half that amount. The building was a
handsome three-story brick almost new
with mansard roof, and was filled with "
stock OF clothing and dry goods.
a young man nauled Waldron, living in
the town OF Scambler, Mimi, met with
friehtful accident while narrowing a few
days ago. The team became unmanage.
able and overturned the harrow upon the
young man. The horses then got mixed up
in the harness in such q manner as to cause
them to fall over on to the upturned har-
row teeth. Both were impaled and died Of
their injuries. The young man was badly
injured.
A5.year old son OF charles Boesinger OF
Muenster, Texas, was burned to death O
few days ago. The parents had gone to
!! town, leaving tbs Children at home. On
their return they were mrtby heartrend.
ing sight. their house being wrapped in
flames. The children, OF whom the eldest
was 9 years, had run out Of the burning
house, leaving the 5.year.o!d hoy, sick III
bed. When the parents reached home the
fire had gained such Roadway that it was
impossible to rescue the child. N I'll
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Adisastrous fire occurred at Butte, Mont,
o few days ago, destroying the sn,eiter OF
the Butte and Boston company. The loss
is estimated ut $3.50 900: insurance $780,
900. Tho FIRE was caused by the intense
heat from the furnace, which was being
skinned Efforts were directed toward
| saving the silver and concentratnr on eth
i erside. They weresuccrssful.l Eight O'Hara
! furnaces, six Bruckner's and four Reverber-
atory furnaces were totally destroyed and
500 men thrown out OF employment. "a
At Chicago q few days ago Cottage
Grove avenue cable car grip crashed into
Forty third street horse car probably