Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-10

Base Ball Grand Stands Destroyed.
A panic occurred Sunday at base ball
game at Chicago, when one of the side
stands, occupied by about 1000 spectators,
was found to be on fire. The occupants
foun themselves hemmed in by the fire on
one side and on the other side by the barbed
wire fences erected to keep spectators from
encroaching on the field. Five minutes
after the last spectator had got out of reach
of the flames every seat was being con-
sumed. The rush to get away from the
advancing flames resulted in the injury of
scores. The loss to the club was S1l, 900
On Monday at Philadelphia similar
fire occurred, the ladies end of the hand
some pavilion at the base ball park catch
ing fir, and the entire grand stand, bleach
ers and other seats being consumed. The
tlsmes were also carried to the stables of
the Omnibus company and the car stables
near by, which were destroyed. The horses,
several hundred in number, were saved
The total loss is estimated at $4,000
This is the third disastrous fire this season
starting in base ball grand stand
a Foolhardy Venture.
Capt. A. Freitch left New York Monday
in a 40-foot boat, the Nina, to cross the
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dinavians were at the wharf to see him off
The Nina is a schooner-rigged craft with a
centerboard. The captain says he can
make he voyage in about six weeks. He
will keep close to the track of ocean liners
and ask them to report him. 1t is said
that the Nina was leaking badly, but when
spoken to about it, Freitch said that he
could bail the boat and that she would do
well enough as she was. He has no extra
canvas in case of accident, save an old sail.
There are but 10 gallons Of oil on board to
use in case of very high seas. He has
small compass, an old watch in place of
chronometer, seXtapt and a lot of charts.
No sane man would undertake such
hazardous voyage, and it is reIieved Freitch
can never reach the other side in his boat.
Marion, Ia, had Sl2j, 900 fire on FRI
day i'll the business portion OF the town.
At Huntsville, Texas, on Saturday, Jim
TollIver attempted to chastse his son, II
yeas of age, when the latter pulled knife
and "cut his father to death"
A stage coach was engulfed by wall of
water created by clCudburst near Ber-
wind, Colo, on Friday, and all the passen-
gers, four in number, and the driver per
ished.
A terrific explosion occurred at Hazard
vile, Conn, Tuesday when a powder house
of the Hazard Powder company blew up,
killing George Raiche, aged 30, an emplOye.
The cause Of the accident is not known.
Six children were buried alive in Provi-
dence, r. l., Friday by the caving in of the
walls of a sewer excavation, and one seven
year-old boy died as the result OF his in
iuries.
Fire in the Vandyke studio building.
New York, Sunday destroyed the work and
pictures in the studios of l. artists, while
those of 80 others were damaged by water.
The loss reached 100000 Three firemen
were injured.
Pierre Founier of Holyoke, Mass, was
buried Monday by the caying in of a seven
foot ditch in which he was working. \
lock of his hair seen above the earth led
to his being dug out, but it Is thought his
injuries are so severe that they will cause
his death
The steamer Windward having on board
the jackson North Polar expedition, sailed
from AGchangel, Russia, Monday. At
Harbourova or Jugorski Schar a few Sam
oyeds will be added to the crew of the
coed direct to the southern shore of Franz
Josef Land. The members of the expedi-
ton are confident of the success of their
undertaking.
Cholera still RACES in Russia. In the six
days Immediately preceding Aug. there
were 3l3 fresh cases of cholera and 240
deaths in St. Petersburg. In the six days
preceding July Is there were 159 fresh
cases of cholera and So deaths in this city.
For the department of Warsaw the reports
for the same period record 394 fresh cases
and 213 deaths. These figures cover only
the reported cases.
A Concord, n. H., despatch tells of a
fight to the finish between Cleveland and
Stevenson, the two big bulls of Austin
Corbin's herd of Al American buffalo in
his big New Hampshire preserve. Cleve-
land has all along lorded it as the boss of
the herd, but last Saturday Stevenson tried
conclusions with him, got him down after
desperate struggle and gored him to
death.
The congregation in an Episcopal church
in Newark, n. j., was surprised last Sun
day morning by the appearance of a wild
steer which sought refuge there from its
pursuers, dashing in through the open door
and half way up the main aisle. The STAN
pede of the audience was stopped by an
old-time cattleman in one of the pews who
walked up behind the steer and gave his
tail a few twists. At this the animal
peaceably left the church and continued
on his way to the slaughter house.
An unsuccessful attempt was made last
week Thursday night to rob an express
train at st. Louis. As the express mes
senger started to go from one car to another
he was met by man with a revolver, who
demanded the key to the safe The mes
senger also had a weapon, which he used
to such good effect rhat the robber jumped
from the train. As they proceeded little
further, a heavy explosion of dynamite
took place in front of the engine, it having
been placed there by accomplices of the
robber who boarded the train, and evidently
part of plan to wreck and rob the train.
1t is remarkable that the entire train was
not destroyed, as the cartridges were put
down within a few feet of a car which con-