The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-04
Items OF Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
CHILD INSTANTLY KILLED.
Boiler Explosion Wrecked a
Dwelling House Near
Manistee.

Monday evening Merle Varney,
the 5-year old daughter of Charles
Varney, a Manistee dairyman, was
instantly killed and Mrs. Varney
was seriously injured by the ex-
plosion OF a heating boiler, which
also wrecked their residence just
northeast of the city. The boiler
was situated in newly built base
ment and directly under the parlor,
in which room both the victims
were at the time of the explosion.
When the shock came Mrs. Varney
was blown several feet and before
she could save herself the whole
west side of the two-story house fell
in, pinning her underneath it. Merle
was carried down with the debris
into the cellar. Varney was in an
underground stable about twenty
rods from the house and did not hear
the explosion until notified by an
elder daughter, who escaped unin-
jured from the house. Mrs Varney s
escape was miraculous, she being
crushed beneath the wreckage.
When found by the searchers she
was pinned by heavy timber, un-
able to help herself, and the lath
and plaster nearly caused suffoca-
ton. In struggling she broke a
window, thereby getting some air
and attracting attention to her
position. When rescued she was
terribly bruised and bleeding and
had u fractured wrist. Merle was
found shortly afterwards in the eel
lar, dead. A younger daughter, who
was also in the parlor, was thrown
out upon the snow aud found unin-
jured and without bruise. In ad-
dition to the total destruction of
the dwelling, not single piece Of
furniture escaped injury. The cause
OF the bursting of the heater is q
mystery, which may never be solved.
Articles Of incorporation Of the
Copper Range company have been
fled with the county clerk at
Houghton. The company will have
100, 900 shares OF $25 each, or a
capital OF $2, 500, 900, and is-organ-
lied for the purpose Of mining, re-
fining, smelling and manufacturing
any and all kinds of ores, minerals,
metals, etc. The value Of the lands
thus far conveyed to the company is
$3.50, 900, and Messrs. W. A. Paine,
F. A. Gilbert, ST.. Smith, Cameron
Currie and James H. Seager are
named as the board of directors.
The company's Offices will be in
Boston and Houghton, and DR..
Hubbard will superintend the de-
velopment Of the property. OF tie
stock, W. A. Paine, trustee, holds
SO, $50 shares, and Chas. A. Wright,
Jas. H. Seager, Hancock; r. R.
Goodel, ]. H. Rice, A. r. Gray, L.
L. Hubbard, Houghton, Cameron
Currie, S. L. Smith, Detroit; w. A.
Paine, F. A. Gilbert, Boston, each
five shares. Lake Linden Times.
The property of the Pawnee cop
per company is owned by Philadel
phia people, and has been under
bond to Mr.. Henwood, OF Hancock
who has been doing the de
velopment work, which has opened
up fine showing of copper. Mr..
Henwood apparently bad given ar
option to certain London people
through Mr.. Weatherbee, of De
troit, as well as an option to Messrs
Dunstan & Hanchette, of Hancock
who placed the stock of the com
pany among their friends at the
Lake and in the east. AS the Lon
don people are anxious to acquire
the property, they are to bring q
suit against MIR. Henwood to hole
him on the option to them. -Calu
met News.
Frank Hixson, auditor and ger
eral passenger agent Of the Missis
sippi & Northern railway, died a
Duluth Tuesday of typhoid fever
aged 32 years. Mr.. Hixson wa