The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-12-26
TwENrY-rouR miners lost their lives

Dayton, Tenn. by an explosion of fire
damp on the Goth. The explosion was
succeeded by a terrific crash, which in
Dictated that the roof of the passage
through which they had entered had
fallen in. No avenue of escape was
left and there was no possibility that
any of the men would be found alive.
The men were both white and colorcd,
including several boys.
THE fireworks factory Of Charles
Gcrhardt on the Hackensack river,
near Jersey City, N. j., was destroyed
by fire on the Goth. The damage was
about $4,000
THE great trolley strike at Philadcl-
phia on the Goth was reported as being
in fair way of an amicable settle.
ment, the traction management stat.
irg that if the men would go back to
work it would receive a committee
from the men, hear their complaints
a ad remedy them If possible.
The Goth was day of excitement on
Wall street. New York, and matters
for time bore the resem blance of a
panic. 1t was announced that S4,000,.
600 in gold would be sent out of the
country at once, and advices from Lon.
don stated that extensive sales OF
American securities had been made
and the war news from all quarters
was responsible for the general feeling
of uneasiness that prevailed. With
the fall in prices of the international
stocks the banks called in all their
loans, thus adding to the complications
of the situation.
THE entire area Of the Desplaines
valley, near Lockport, ILL.,, was a rush
ing torrent of water on the Goth owing
to the steady downpour OF rain. The
banks of the canal broke and half a
mile of Santa Fe railway track was
swept away. Many of the iDha bitants
left their houses, while others re-
NAMED with the water creeping up
over their floors. Cellars all over the
district were flooded.
The locked out New York tailors on
the Goth believed they had won their
fight, 80 contractors having signed APP.
plication blanks for the return of their
men.
The number of lives lost in the Com.
mock mine disaster near Raleigh, n.
c., was reported on the Goth as being
30. The search for more bodies was
still going on, however.
The failures for the week ended De-
cember 90 Dun's report were 377 in the
United States, against $40 last year,
and 80 in Canada, against SO last year.
FIRE at Denver, COL, on the Goth de-
stroyed the Richie block, corner of 10th
and Curtis streets, causing a loss OF
S15O,000, which was nearly covered by
insurance.
In Moreland, suburb of Chicago,
where the sewerage was not up to re.
quirements, many hundreds of people
were prisoners in their own houses
through the heavy rains of the 10Th.
The water had filed the streets and in
many instances the people had been
compelled to move to the second story
of their houses Improvised RATS were
being used in enabling people to cross
streets. Street car traffic was entirely
suspended. In other parts of Chicago
great inconvenience was reported be.
cause of the food.
THE six-story brick building mum.
bering los to Ill Wooster street. New
York, was practically ruined by fire,
the damage to the structure and its
contents being estimated at $3.50, 600
The first floor was occupied by Nathan
Hulkoff, manufacturer of plate glass.
His stock was said to have been valued
ut $3.50, 900 and his loss was estimated
at $4,000.
COMPTROLLER ECKELs has called for
report of the condition of the ma
tional banks at the close Of business
Friday. December %.