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‘PRICES (reatly Reduced Having recently made ex- “jensive purchases of the very latest Spring Styles (rather folate for the ~manufactur- -¢fs), and much below pres- vent value, enables us to offer fargains Unprecedented Inthe Furniture line. These advantageous purchases have compelled us to make large concessiéns on all goods, and buyers will be greatly bene- fited, both in STYLE PRICE, Bya thorough examination ofour immense stock of Fur- niture, ‘ Anearly call is respectfully. solicited, PIEGEL & CO., 2 & 253 Wabash-av., Near ions Near jnckspnPst es FINE & TEDIMG Holton & Hildreth 221 & 223 STATE ST. KE NA AVIGATION, NEW RC ROUTE bcanaba, Gree Green Bay, &¢, GALE TRANSPORTATION (0. ‘Side- Wheel Steamer Muskegon Bi tave chtcs 40 for Escanaba, Fayotto, and alt i rior Towns, via Escanaba, and ‘all Wost aL Berry Saturday oe cube curly -Baeu9 Meaomtnoe, Oxonta, and Groom Dey, arrive tetera Moviay uruain, wearate, leave Greon Uay uerday morning, frinets osotte, onormned, Fauuba, Payette, at # Excausba on the arrival of train front igo Phang uc afternoon, and arrive In Docks Foor MIGHIGAN-AV. 7 WOODRICH'S STEAMERS, TIME TABLE. 12 Racloe, stitwaut Pah q e¢, Bbeborgan, nanan’ Munlateo, every tu rant Wednos: bday, ahd jay morning at aa Nh sy and Monday fovonings at 8 % al Fayotte. and Lake 8 jor ‘Towns, a mses Os Leni Aionuatinee, CiBen Baye nad rneotts Maturday wurnings aby o'¢lvek. doll bay ports, ‘uusday wt 7 p,m Docks Foo an-av, t ee ot Michigan-av._ no ARTOPICTAL MICIAL EYES, EYES! me bvolce of hose wondert idclal Byes ie sted tot be Millers celebrated faglory at ae Stock and the fnest selection in this ALE & BLOCK], Lore rer ane Drusgi an Monroeest. (Pal- Lr llouse)s and 434 eureka (es : PUSINESS CARDS, HAS. HL CUNT, Late with Curvor & lon, Mesias tt MOL a ALLILST,, . Jiteolt’s Restaurant 1uo bray) statot weg LA DINON- Wr. nd tneterial Feuer Hy olay lestuurene on atures, |e Manitowoa, 8c. FOR 100 YDS. SPOOLS, PXe FOR 10 YDS. TWIST, l(c -: FORI-4 OUNCE BELDING BROS.’ BEST QUALITY SEWING SILK, Until to-day we have been sell- ing the Silk at 10 cts., 20 cts., and (2) two for five cents, which paid us a good profit; but because oth- er dealers are selling the same at 12 and 25 cts., the agents have prohibited the Jobbers to sell the Silk to us. We consider 60: per cent too large a profit, and will not submit to any such dictations; and as the agents will not permit us to make 33 1-3 per cent profit, we will sell the silk at nearly cost, and will have a full assortment continuously on hand, in spite of the machinations the agents are inaugurating. BANKRUPT STORE, ‘184 and 186 State-st., OPPOSITE THE PALKER, S. SHIREK. REVISED N: NEW TESTAMENT, | " IMMENSE SUCCESS 107,000 Copies Sold in Four Four Days. The Chicago Tribe Tribuue Eitan OF THE Kew Testament OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. Translated Out of the Greek : Being the Vorsfon Set Forth A. D. 1611, Compared with the Most Ancteut Authorities and Revised A. D. 1881. Authorized by the American Committee of Revision. PHILIP SCHAFF, President, GEORGE E, DAY, Secretary. New York, May 20, 1881. SINCLE COPIES, 5 cts. SENT BY MAIL. NEWSDEALERS SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, MISCELLANEOUS, ‘The Bocloty of the Bona of the Btato of Maino will hold grand bangnet und reunlon atthe Palmer Houso on Thursday, June 1, and expact a largo num- deroftdlatinzutshed guests front Saino, Massachu- satte, = other States will bo dante at the bi “toss bot ste. Tdvationd tte meoting can recetvo alr leatign to dou Ha attra to become nembers by ape ae cation Wo Mrowor, ANION? Ths t ako-at. DRUMMOND, Prosidont, Kewrit, Hit, Hecrotury, pinenitten on I Banguot, Chae dea aD tealeasinn) EB, varie. dont i car Dee anon” jou. M. How, AUOTION SALES, Pubic Salo of City RealEstate ‘TheN, W. cornor of Madison and Union-sts.. known asthe West Madiaun Hirvet Pollee Station, boing 43 fest on Maduuon-at, by Mi oor on Uniinesty nvr oF Jose, and described ae Sub-totesundd of Lowes fo ae jock Wa Urinal Town of Chiles o, togethor te ‘ule ‘Uullding situated thoroun, excape auch ante grees Uperintundentuf Pulico may re Leonard SF igud was bo egupty mith 'iiunevosaitiew otto of upartinent. ef informalion can be hi a neg ths unduhignod. THEODUKE 'f, Gut hd PIG penne DIG FHON g Pig-lron We have 61 tons bost Sootoh I"g-from, brand Sum: NO. Le atone wh wil selttoine | 2 2 nig ue te Yo sult, Btiowgr pejoos bau soy dualer pr ina pest ELLE ‘a ha Taub Dearborn, + REVOLVERS, "| Revolvers At SPALDING’S, 108 MADISON-ST, 3 and grades. i fastrted yea Waevisiale Al Guus and Geu- Sporting ‘uous uuuilod Sruu Upon spplicauon, THURSDAY, MAY. 26, & MANTLES, WRAPS, be. “LEADERS. OF POPULAR PRICES!” CHLESINGER AYER. State and Madison-sts, 1,000 “THIS SEASONS STYLES” Satin do Lyon, Satin Mervellloux, Sicil- fan, and Gros Grain Silk MANTLES! WRAPS ‘DOLMANS! FICHUS! CAPES, Ete,! AT A REDUCTION! “50 Per Cent,” ONE-HALF OFF” From the original sclling prices. This IMMENSE CHANGE In “Our Prices” Will take effect to-morrow (Friday) morning, when wwe shall offer $12 Silk Garments for $6.00! Ghe Trilume. S27 Persona unable to murphase copter of Tite Citcano Thunue at News Agenetes and on ratt- way traing where Chicago papers are enld will con Ser & favor by reporting the fasts to Usis office, ylo- ing full particulars, ~ pal bE ai hcl Oe ren or SS Wanster and clear or fair wenther for this region to-day. YEstennay was the anniversary of tho death of the Spanish poet Oplderon, His tomb wos visited by a largo concourse of people, who afterwards marched past ft in Procession, ‘Te troops defiled past the poet’s statue in bregenea of tho King and Royal fumily, ——_ E. 1, S08 hnd a dispute with IR. Lott, Jr, son of Col. “Loft, at Floyd, La, Tuesday evening, which qnded: by Sago fa- tally shooting Lott. A brdther of the victiin became engaged in: the: frotble soon after, and was also shot. The yound .will prob- ably prove fatal. , Mrs. Ganrienn's condition was satisfac- tory yesterday, She galned’ considerable strength, aud her physicians are now satis- fled that her complete restoration will be only the work of a short (ine. ‘The gates leading to the White Mouse, which have been closed since her iliness, were oponed yesterday. Arrren from St. Petersburg in ono of the Parisian papers, a Gambettist organ, says that a general belief exists In’ the Rus- sinn Capital that Messy Helfmann, the female Nihilist, has been executed, This seems to confirm to some extent the story of her tort- ure {and ’ execution printed in: Rochefort's paper last Afonday, —_— Tuuntow Wer, the veteran Republican statesinan, heartily commends the refusal of the antl-Conkling members of the New York Legislature to. go into caucus to select a Senator. Ina teiegram to Senator McCarthy he says that that gentleman’s letter to Sharpe, declining to enter the caucus, Is the pronounced sentiment of the Republican press and people, Astatve of Admiral Karragut was pre- sented to New York City yesterday. The presentation took place in Madison Square. ‘The statue was received’ on the part of tho Park Commissioners by President MeLean of that body. Sccrétary-of-thu-Navy Hunt delivered the presentation speech, Mayor Grace delivered the speech | ‘of ‘acceptance, and the statue was unveiled by Adiniral ML. Suilth. Botiw Tlouses of tho. Mexican Congress have approved Ends’: ship-ratlroad project, and yet there are many Mexicans who seem to be opposed to railways of any kind, even when projected by Mexicans. Last Satur- day several native railroad laborers, work- ing on tho now: National ine, were set upon by & party, and many wero killed, . The work ous on, however. $20 do do $10.00! Tie Radienl papers gt, Athens continua $25 do do $12.50 P| to denounce the Turep-Ueok Convention as : , : A national. disgrace $35. do do.. . $17.50! Greek. Minlstry “Is, a DP, . | Journals will now ‘have another ground o! Higher: Priced ron” i Bhs ure attack on tho. Ministry. A defateation of considerable magnitude has been discovered Inthe Treasury, If these journals are at all enterprising, they will bo able to proyo that the Ministry fs responsible for it. hs opportunity will insure “Grand i Bargains! ls “TRADERS OF POPULAR PRICES” State and Madison-sts. Branch, Madison and Dasplaines-sts, CHIP HAYS, Mu. PARNELL is reported to bo seriously ill, and has been ordered by his phystcians to take a few days’ rest, Brennan, the latest Leaguer of promincnee arrested, complains of his prison treatment because he is obliged to retire to his cell at 6 o'clock In the after- noon, and Is not permitted to leave it till 7 o’clock the following morning. Not being cotivicted of any offensesnnd belng held on mere suspicion, his complaint seems to be reasonable, Bishor Josrri J, Cp! , of the African 5 Methodist Episcopal Church, died at Atlantic City, N. J., yesterday in his 67th year, Ho was a nntiveof Philadelphia, and commenced preaching when he was only 17 years of age. He was Chaplatn of tho firat colored regl- vient of. the United States. He was a zeal- ous, devoted, and excellent divine, During. hisclerteal life ho organized ten Conferences, ordained 700 clergymen, and organized Sun- day-schools with a motberahip of 100,000, AN oxplostve manufactory ‘was discovered In the Parisian suburb [Montrouge yester- day, and three men, supposed to be Nihilists, were arrested while at work thore, Two of the parties, named Ivanhoff, and Flovorultz, had Intheir possession, soveral letters from theifemale Nibiitat, Hessy HWelfmann, ‘The ar ‘rests caused considerable excitement, but thoy-were effected in sucha way as to pre-- clude the possibility of resistance or res- CHIP “HATS _ 1881—TWELVE PAGES, CENTS 75 CENTS APIECE, AT ‘AGEDON'S, 42 & 44 Madison-st. ‘NUTJONS, TOYS, bc. VERGHO, RULING & CO, 138-144. STATE-ST. Croquet, Archery, Lawn Tennis, Faney ‘China Ware, : Longwy Ware, Amber Sets, Collar ‘and Cuff Boxes, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Pocket Books, Autophones, Orguinettes, __- . Toys, Games, &¢., &o. FINANCIAL, MONEY TO LOAN AlSper cent tnyerest and no eummlssluns, | Mroposl- deatise “josns a suis uf ipwards on iret: aaa Druughie ‘roa! ue i tte ar face inva Pry ie Pa of aur, ee eit kite ome Naduni Ley ~ Money. to Loan | On loiproved city Ny. ot CUR TERE Tate ee x12) Lo Mallo-at, 20 RENT, “FOR RENT. otles, Hat uot: due uhh Hear of store nbnddipieae Fai de pusce te Seon | cuc. Prince ALexanpEn, the would-bo Na- poleon of Bulgaria, has written to Gen, Enuroth, of Russia, communtenting to him tho ‘tern on which ho will continue to oc cupy the Bulgarian throne, ‘These condi- tions ary, in effect, tint Prince Alexander dealres to have It all his‘ own way, that the presont National Assembly be deprived of Its functions, and'that he may have thé power to select tho men who will propose futuro re- formy, © > os a =e Tue Northwestern Convention in ald of river and canul improvements met yesterday nt Davenport, Ia, ‘The attendance was quite large, «Speeches were made by Goy, Gear of Towa, Congressman Henderson, the Hon, Janes F, Wilson, Mayor Harrison, and Judge Murphy, The afternoon ‘session was spent in completing the organization of the Con- yention. Congressman Horr, of Michigan, was made President, and in his opening speech raked ‘Our Carter” for soma foollsh utterances relutlyo to Congressmen, ————— Witte, the emigration from Sweden, Nor way, and-Germany Js larger this year than any previous year, there ia decided falling off iu the e:nigration froin? Ireland... During the month of April thera, eg soe of spor dent'from that of ‘the _forreaponding montij of last year, and the,falling off for the month of May will bo atvlens$.25 per cent fom the emigration offMay; 1 The Land- Leagiers have advised the pébple to stay at home, and the people seom: to "be acting on EE the advice, ! Tug General Assembly “Assonibly (GVHGIE. [Beoten Free; Church adopted a resolu pt yesterday by a large majorjty declaring. that gn account of the nature and tendency oF certain writings of Prof. J, Robertson Sinith, and in particu: lar an‘articte by him tu. the “Encyclopaedia Britannica”? on Hebrew language and litera: ture, the Assombly felt constrained to de- clare that they consider him an unsafe teacher, and therefore unfit to continuo In any college of the Free Church of Scotland. The Edln- burg Scotsman soverely censures the course of the Assembly In the inatter, and. declares that {¢ will not have much welght with think. Ing people, and that {t amacks of inquisite- rial practices, Count Cont, the Italian Ambassador at Constantinople, denies the statement pub- lished in the London Standard to the effect that there was an understanding between M. Waddington, Count Corti, and Lord Salls- bury that Italy might ocenpy ‘Tripoli, if Italy did net object to the occupation of Tunis by the French, The Standard Js an unusually reliable Journal, and, as it 1s the organ of the party of which Lord Salisbury is chief, -it Is thought to have exceptional sources of information, don Cansicnart, of Alexandria, Va., Is A great adintrer of Senator Vance, of ‘North Carolina, and has a imost unmitigated con- tempt Sor one of hig own State's representa- tives Inthe United States Senate—to wit: Ma- hone. Inn postal card addressed to Vance, Carmichael wrote; or caused to be written, the legend: “Please send me your speech on that d—i dog, Mahone.” For attempting to send this through the malls Carmichael tins been arrested and held for action of the United States Grand eee Prince Disstanck thinks that Gambetta, {n pushing the Serutin de Liste bill, over reached himself, and that the Clerical party will be the greatest gainer-by the measure. Tho superlor organization of that party and the ability of its leaders, he thinks, will enable it to reap very large advantages from the measure,—advantages which Gambetta has not contemplated, «Misery loves com- pany, and probably Bismarck would not be sorry to see Gambetta opposed by ns strone apartyin the French Chambers as opposes Aimself In the Reichstag. ee Tire story is told In another page of how four.or five “eminently respectable” New York firins, by the ald of three sharp brok- ers, managed -to dispose of $4,000,000 of Boston, Martford & Erte convertible bonds, which they were willing to sell three weeks ago nt 57, at 87; of how the alleged failure of a Boston tirm was made to doserv- {ce inthe affalr, and of other clreninstances in copnection therewith, The whole trans- action does not speak well for the moral sense of the brokers and “ highly respect- able firms ? who were concerned. ———a Tne telegraph operators of Great Britain have been complaining of the smallness of their salaries, and of certain rules to which they are subjected. They have petitioned the Government In the matter, and the prayer of the petition is supported by several mem- bers of Parliament, Mr. Faweett, Postias- tet-General, stated in the Commons Inst night thit-‘the. matter of an increase in the salaries was now under. consideration by the Government, He personally thought that salaries should be increased and work- Ing-hours rearranged, This declaration will probably have the effect of ‘preventing the strike which the operators threatened, —— ‘Mosr, the editor of the Frethett, was tried 4 ‘Tana couvicted yesterday on the ohargo of in- citing to murder, based on the article on the death of tha late Czar, and which threatened his successor and tho: Emperor of Germany. with the same fate. ‘The jury recommended him to mercy on the ground that he was a foreigner. Mr. Sullivan, Most’s counsel, raised several technical objections to the in- dictment, but they wera overruled by the presiding Judze, Lord Justice Coleridge, Oue polnt was reserved, however. Sir Henry James, the Attorney-General, who conducted tho prosecution, said It, was undertaken not tocheck but to preserve free discussion by tho press, Sentence in the case was deferred, —_—_———— Ar half-past 10 o'clock last night 238 bodies had been taken from the Thames near Lon- don, Ont, where tho appalling disaster of Tuesday afternoon occurred, From the statement of a gentleman who was on board the rotten vessel, and who had the good fortune to escape, It would seem that. the disaster was not unexpected by the ofiicers of the steamer, The Captain kept shouting to the passengers to keep away from a certain part of the vessel or they would have to swim tor thoirlives, Nothing but utter stupidity, grasping greed, and Rullty disregard of tho Hves of others could have induced the owners and officers of the Victorla to have permitted so many Passengers to get on board the wretched eratt, ‘The people of London are stupelled with grief over the terrible affair, There ls searcely a family in the city which has not lost a relative, To-day will bo a day of public mourning, — ee IN the Reichstag yesterday Herr Richtor, on behalf of the Progressists, moved 2 reso- Jutlon condemning the abolition of the teus- toms ofiice at Hamburg and tho incorporation of the Lower Elbo In the Zollvereln ns not in harmony with the general understanding of tho Federal relations, nor with 9 prop er Suterpretatlon of . the Constitution, Baron - von Botticher, the Secretary of State, defended the proposal, and charged Richter and his followers with attempting to dictate to the Federal Council, Warming with his subject, ho sald ho con- aldered it undignified to pnrtlelpate In the discussion, to which, by the way, he was Himself a party, and then quitted the House, ‘The affair is auld to have created considera- bie excitement. But the Reichstag ought to be prepared by this time for even more ex- traordinary language from an oficial, Tho Atelehatag scums to have no. rights that Bis- marek. or his lieutenants are bound to re- spect, ‘Tug anti-Conkling members of the New York Legislature, through Messrs, Mc- Carthy, Forator, and Rockwell, of the Senate Caueus Committee, informed the Conkling- ites yesterday that they would not go Into caucus to select a. Senator, and that they would not take any action fouking to the filling of the Senatorial vacanctes until. next Tuesday, when thoy would vote on tho mute. tor in tho Legisiature, This action was expected: by. the Conklingites, and no sur-. priso Was‘expressed, The accounta trom the soune of the strife are somewhat conflict- Ing, but :thore. Is- Uttle doubt that the - opposition - to Conkling has not diminighed, and: 49 not Wkely to diolnish. Judge‘Raburtson ‘says there aru Sortivive men plodged to vote agalnst Conkling,’ and lio expects that many others will Jolu in the pledge. :Tho Conklingltes are said to hayes thrown Platt overboard, ang will take up a strongeyyman in order to help‘Conkling out ‘of Ils. ppesent predicament, Tha presence of tho gxSenators at Albany does not reou to have the effect which the Couklingites thought it would have, and it ls now geuer- ally regarded os o mistuke, 238 CORPSES. The Dead Not All Yet Recov- ered from Their Watery Resting-Places, Not Over Twelve Feet of Water Whore the Struggle Took Place. Tho River’Not More than Seventy- five Yards Wide in the Broad- est Place, Graphic Recital of a Passenger ‘Who Was Down in the - Engine-Room. The Boat Was Turned In t Shore to Let Some- body OM All the People *Rushed’ to the Side Toward the Jand- ing-Place/ The Boat Fell to Pi is, and the Pas- sengers WereDrowned Like Rats jma Trap. All’ This’ Took Place About Twelve Feet from the Shore. The Struggles and Cries Were Horrible —In Ten Minutes All Was Still as the Grave. : Stunning Effect of So Stupendous a Loss of Life in One Small City, A. NECROPOLIS. A CITY OF DEATH. Aptetat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Lonvos, Ont., May 25.—The appalling ca- lninity in whieh’ 200 people, nearly. all of whom were residents of this elty and ftssub- urbs, found a watery grave while returning from a day of festivity at Spring- bank, four miles down the river, has enst an Sndescribabla gloom over the. place, When your correspondent arrived In the clty, Inte tu-night, there were gathored at the railway.depot about 100 peo- ple, There was no laughing, uo joking, no merrymaking. The people scattered around the . platforin in little groups, talked with bated breath, and in the gentlest of whispers, over the terrible accident of the ovening prov ious, and recited to‘ench other the marvelous escapesof friendsand acquaintances who had LOOKED sQUARELY INTO. TUE -JAWs OF ATI, The train was largely Jaden with former. residouts of this city, now lying inDetrolt and other towns in Michignn, who were on thelr way here to attend tho funerals of relatlves or friends. ‘These travelers, too, were sorrowful. But they talked little, and what Httle they did say was pune- tuated at Intervals with repressive sobs and sighs. THE STREETS OF THE CITY were almost deserted. The billisrd-rooms and saloons were nearly all closed, and the alr wasJaden with the calm portentous of something terrible, hs THE TALE FNOM BEGINNING To.END. Sveeiat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Lonnon, May 25,—Tuesday, the day of the horrible catastrophe, was tho auniversary of Queen Victorla’s birthday, and the great: bulk of the people closed up tholr houses and went off for a day: of innocent enjoy- ment. Several train fonds took their depart- ure for the lakeshore at Port Stanley, others to Wiudsor and Sarnia, and AnoUr TWo THOUSAND went to Springbank, being carried thithor by the threoexcurston steamers owned by the Thames Navigation Company. ‘The day was pleasantly enjoyed in the customary recreations of a rural plente, and, towards 5 o’cluck,'the homeward rush began, TUM ROTTEN VICTORIA was the first boat up, and the rush to get on bourd and reach the city before supper-time Was tremendous. Soveral psoplo' protested agalust the Captain of the craft allowing so many people to beard her, but he entrenty, and ollowed all who could find a place whercon to hang to come along, GROANING UNDER THE WEIGHT of some 600 people, who kept moying In masses from one side to another, the bont had a hard thue of ft, The main dock was packed ~so tightly that It was} with difficulty that one could elbow his way; yet at dines the mass of humanity would, ag it Were, congenl tugethor, 80 as to leave a small vacant space, sometimes on onu and some tines the other side of the deck, t THY NURRICANE-DECK i also was crowded, but here there was none of that swaying back and forth, which marked the crowd below, A few adventure ous spirits sought the seclusion of the boller- deck und tha ongine-room, where they smoked thelr cigars and watched the movement of the machinery, All went well, or, ot. least, presumably, un- tl oa bend on the: river was reached, about 200 yards below the Cove Railroad bridge, and thors the day of pleas- ure turned . was denf to all into A Dies ms. About 7 o'clock some persons arrived In the city with a wot and genurally used-up appearance, and spread the Intelligence of -What had befallen the Victoria. itumory of all kinds began’ to spread Ike wild-tire, but it wns not for some minutes that the full alg- nificance of the news was realized, ‘Then - + py THE-GENERAL STAMPEDE j : for .the rivér banks, in which tho entire city seemed to join. Every road leading 9 the fated spot pad ita Hnoof people of both sexes, hurrying thither In a state of frenzied: anxie-- ty, sume sqbbine hysterically, and question: ing every one In tholr Might as to tha fate of frienda and rolae have gone down tha riverg: rived on! Tene! Siverbank: wreck and saw / F Tue aWAsriy UrTURNED FACES of the dead who had been taken out and Iafd upon the sod,or lookedout upon the shattered hulk which lay in fragments on tho’ water, thoy gave vent to. pltests exclamations of grief; “My God! such a sight I huye never tive each one ar- verlook ing tho “Vnot gatokhor, aged 10, + of the boat,. North America, Pres: . Glass & Barrett, ve - Withe Westman, Dundas,” Kes, Whom they knew to |. : James Weatherhead, of Castag's Browery, 2 Wastic. Spon sald one,’ wails eed, for Lontton?”, “My wifo and ebitdt 7 wero prayera heard on ail-siges. -On the Wreck brave mon, streaming tlon, and strong {n thelr’ wero working Mike her in recay~ ering the - bodies whiof! Iny under - neath the shattered and thmbers, and, a3 one after. ano! to tho surface and carr¥l tenderly to tha: Breen sward to add to tye glinatly row, the crowds pressed ‘forwarg‘enzerly to scan the fentures, if’ was brought with a strange anxief?. ‘Here was soma be reaved father or bother, clasping the limp fori of a beloved gattghter or sister, giving vent to thelr enytlons In walls of anguish; there somé mothgt or sister lamenting over the corpsé of n4on or brother, like. Rachel weeping be they were -not, IIere and there Anots of men worked vigorousiy : RESTORE TO LIFE sony beloved relative, practicing allthe arts kydwn to them, rubbing the hands and ap- wing cloths -neated at « nelghboring fire, ut all tv no purpose, ‘Vitality would retury, and ‘the sorrowing friends wave up in despair. Meanwhile, the work of reseulng went on, and the Mst swelled and swelled until It seemed as if the * end would never come, AS DUSK DEEPENED INTO THE NIGHT the scene beeame more weird and terrible, Fires wera Ht upon the bank, shedding Q lurid and fitful glare over the, water, and showing’ the. dreadful outlines in their most Anister aspect, Thé work of re- covering the bodles was entered into with'a heroic spirit by those who-arrived early on the scene. Merchants, lawyers, workmen, and all classes plunged into the water ana, borne up by rafts, began to hand the lifeless forms of the drowned. ones out to those on the shore. i RESUSCITATION WAS:TRIED WITH ALL Who were rescued witht one-half hour, but only In one or two Instances were the efforts successful. During the silent watches of tho - night, and ‘by the lurid glare of wood-fires and petroleum-torches, the work of rescuing the bodies of the drowned was carried on, “folenrama were sent to Detroit for some PROFESSIONAL DIVERS, two or three of whom arrived this morning and did excellent work in -distodging froin | among the debris the bodies wedged’ in between the broken timbers and’ portions of the machinery, THE CORPSES. 80 FAR AS IDENTIFIED. - * Jo the Western Asoclated Press. ae Lonpon, Ont, May 25.—Tho following fa ». Ist of the drowned so far os identified: Mrs, Willian Ashbury, Maple street. Hudson Abbott, son of HL G, SbDON, ah Minnio Amesbury, : Charles Bonner, aged 10. Lillle Benton, aged 14, Hiarry Beaton, aged 6, James Burns, Albert street, Lizzie Baskerville, daughter of a ‘workin! at Cariyle’s brewery. . Ida Batchellor. Rosa Bailey. John Baskerville, Ida Burns, daughter of James Burns. Pore Cole, aged 7 years, son of Cob,” le, John Clarke, shoemaker. Miss Maria Connell, Richmond streets Miss Fannio Cooper, Jennie Coughlin. |. * . May Craddock, daughter ot George Orde jock. Miss W. Cilne, Mrs. John Curran, eS ‘Miss Cornjsh, King atrests Bete A Mrs. Debean, Miss Hannah Dennis, Palermo, Ont. Mr, William Dyer. James Darcy, son-in-law of Marty” O'Meara, John Darey, Sr. Alice Deadman, ‘The two Misses Fox, Mr, Cliluton Fryer, Sr, Mr. Fryer, Jr., wife, and nlece. Joseph Graham. ‘Migs Julia Grifith, of ‘Westminster, Miss Gibson, _ Mrs. M. Glavin and child, Fhe Willle Glass, : Plumber Hobbs and his threo children, “Miss Minnie Hogan, of Waterloo, Mrs. St. Heron, of Wiliam street. James Hearn, elgarmaker, . Mrs. Kelly, an emigrant, ond ‘two, sisters lying In the city. Mra. Kendrick, of Adelaldo streat, Mrs, William Laskie and child, * Edle Longhroy, of West London. + Johuny Leeluire, of West London. % Mr. J, C, Meredith, Clerl of the Diyision Court, and father of W. R. Meredith, M. P. P.: - Willlam MeBride, City Assessor and Seo retary of the Western Falr Association. ! 4 W. IL Millan, commercial traveler Montreal, and two sons. i. Nellie Morrison, 4 ak , John Morrison, aged 19. * : Bertie Morrison, aged 5. ‘Tho above thres gre children of James Morrison, of London East. . Mrs. Matthews, wife of the night editor of tho sidvertiser, and two children, Mary McPherson, aged 15, daughter of Mr. Archibald McPherson, ot Lang .& Mo Pherson, Miss Ada MeIntoah, of Dundas street, yee Miss W. MncMoygal. ee W. Maddiner, of: Westminister. Mr. MeLehman, 9 blacksmith; Miss Annis McAlilater, of Horton street. > Harvey Magee, aged 15, *, Miss Priscilla M. Mustile, bon Dr Oren. Bra. Parish Poke, * Mr. Herbert ee ason of ee mana Mr, A. B, Powell tna two nephews Margaret Quinn, George Piummer, Manager Robertsbn, of the Bink at Br. Mra, Scott, Ann straot, “ ‘The two Missea Shipley. aetat Charles Siddons, aged 13, av * Willio Stexely, Orville Sinith, aged 17, : : Lizsle Stuart, agud 18, ; Mrs, Smart, wife of H, Smart, of. the’ ireb ‘ and two children, . Siudon, of the Customs, « Hehe Stine, daughter. off{Ald, skinng EdwhtSinith, clork el tae oaleg af Glassis Mra. W. Scott, Oxford otonts Goorge Street. ‘Thomus Stephens, Mr, G, ‘Thayer, of Carling’s Bre Willie Tremer, London West.tyur George ‘Tremer, London West: Dollie Tathun, Colborne, +: He Mra Wall, Bal tee, ih z ! (Mr. Wall and three other members of hs = fautly are missing.) inte : ap ‘Alfred Wastle, aged mY gon. of Johu Wall, shoonaker, WAS cr epi : Bon Halt, ghowjaker, and gait Le as = Rosetta Markham, J. Perkins, son of J. Perkins, butcher.

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