Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 30, 1883, Page 1

» HIRTEENTH Y 1. "%, THE CLIMAX. OF CALAMITIES. “Three Italian Citlas Litsrallv Swallowed 1p by an Barthquake. Every Building in Each Crumble to Pleces While Many Disap- pear Underground, The Terrified People Rush to the Sea, the Only Haven of Safety. Thousands of Injurcd Persons Car- ried to the Hospitals of Naples, Three Thousand Persons Believed to be Buried in the Ruins, THE WRECK OF TOWNS, 3 July 20, ~The near Naples, of was almost town Cassimic entirely destroyed by an earthquake last night. The neighboving towns, Loria and Lacumena, were greatly damaged. One hundred persons, more or less severely injured, have arrived at Naples by stemmers, The number of killed is not known.’ DETAILS OF THE CALAMITY. Roug, July 20.—The minister of pub- lic works has gone to Cassimicola to or- ganize measures of relief. The shocks began at half past nine o'clock last night. At that hour a majority of the people of the upper classes were at the theatre. Nearly all of the houses in.town col- lapsed. It is estimated 1,000 persons were killed and 800 injured. A number of steamers have been brought into. ser- vice to carry the injured to Naples. The impression produced by the disaster is indescribable. Many victims belong to good families. THE DEAD AND DYING. Naries, July 29.—Steamers loaded with injured people are constantly arriv- ing from the scene of the calamity. The hospitals are already filled with sufferers, 1t is impossible to give the number of dead at Cassumicola. In the latest accounts the number is estimated at 3,000, Hotel Piccola Sentinella sank into the earth and burned with many of its in. mates. Some inhabitants of the town escaped to sea at the first shock and made their way to Naples with the news of the calamity. The centreof the area of theshock was the same as that 9 years ago, but the radius was wider. The shock was felt at sea, and according to some accounts, at Naples. A gentleman, who was staying at Hotel Piccola Sentinella, and who es- caped with his life, relates the only had time to secure some candles for use in darkness, before the collapse of the building. ‘A person who lived near a now ruined bething estpblishment, says he escaped from the place by running to the sea. The crash of falling walls and balconies, and the shouting of the peo- ple was appalling, THE GROUND OPENED in many places, while in other places there was no movement. Water gushed out of openings. Several boilers in the bathing houses burst. The theater, a wooden structure, was literally torn open, allowing the audience to escape. At Loia there are many dead and wounded. At Forio the churches were ruined, but no one was killed. At Terrana 15 were killed. The troops re- covered the body of Fionentini, prefect of Lassori. All steamers plying between TIschia and the mainland were immedi- ately chartered by the government to bring the wounded from the island. THE EXCITEMENT IN ITALY may ned from the fact that wo thousand visitors were at Ischia, in- cluding wealthy families and several deputies, taking baths, There are none of the deputies known to have perished and it is hoped all escaped. The English chaplain lost one child. A Mr. Greene and wife are among the killed at hotel Piccola, be ima LATER TELEGRAMS state all hotels at Cassimicola are wrecked. The minister of public works and prefect of = Naples wite a large force of soldiers, hurried to the scene, The soldiers will work to make the ruins secure and will -engage in the search for dead and wounded. A number of physicians have one to attend the injuru&, their aid be- ing urgently needed. THE STORIES TOLD BY SURVIVERS, are horrible. Many Romans having villas at Ischia are known to have been lost. The dead are fearfully mutilated. In somo cases the corpses are plainly dis- cernable through the ruins, but they can- not be extricated. It is surmised some persons are still alive in the cellars, A correspondent telegraphs this after- noon that judging from revorts already at hand, the calamity will infinitely exceed Chica's earthquake in 1881. The syndie of Casalmicc clegraphs as follows: The shock can vith irresistable violence and was accompanied by deafening noise. “The confusion in the theatre was fearful, The lights were overthrown and set fire to the building, A dense cloud of dust filled the air. Cries of pain and terror were heard on all sides. On he: shouts of ““To the sea,” a gene was made toward the shore. Every boat and floating thing was taken by assault. THREE TOWNS DESTROYED, Rose, July 20,—The Naples corres- udent of the Cersaglicre telegraphs as ollows: *“1 have just returned from Ischia. Cassimicola, Lacco and Forio have been destroyed. They were three of the most flourishing communes on the Island, which was half overthrown, The road between the towns of Ischia and Cassimicola are impassable.” The prefect of Naples telegraphs that the town of Cassimicola has ceased to ex- ist. The train from this city to Naples y, Sy .1y Tue OwMaHA Daity BEE Ay i fo WS ATLA MO M aa auT to-day was _ swded with passengers go ing to inquire as to the fate of their friends. The bishop of Cassimicola, Don Felipanas, of Rome, and the prefect of Coglairi, are reported among the dead. There wero very few English on the island at the time of the disaster. None of the special dispatches mention Amer- ican names of killed or injured. URAL FOREIGN NEWS, THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. Paris, July 20.—Tho senate yester- day adopted by a vote pf 139 to 129, ticle 16 of the judicial reform bill which reduces the number of magistrates. The vote implies the adoption of the entire bill, In the chamber of deputie the discussion of the railway con M. M. Rouvierand Langlois Laisant to prove his recent char the chamber was ' sold to large . railway companies. M. Laisant replied he was unable to give the names of deputies GE! d attention to the fact that M. Laisant unable to e his charges and the subject was dropped. THE WAR IN TONQUIN, A dispateh was received at Minist Marine announcing that the Fry troops had made a sortie from Hanoi, in- flicting severe loss on_the enemy. The dispatch says Colonel Badens made a sortie in the 19th from Hanoi with a force of five hundred men. He captured seven picces of artillery and killed one thousand of the enemy. The loss on the French was but eloven men. A military attache of the Chinese legation in Berlin recently passed through Paris. While here he took oceasion to call on M. Challemel LaCour, minister of forei affairs, and to give him the most pacific assurance as to the action of China in the Tonquin frontier. MINE CALAMITY. Loxvox, July 19.—An explosion curred in a mine at Caltanisetts, Sicily. Thirty-five miners out of 70 were killed. The ferryman who left Dover at 9 o’clock yesterday - morning on a floating tricycle” with the intention of crossing the” English channel, arrived safely at Calais at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Count De Persano, ex-admiral of the Ttalian navy, is dead, aged 78. THE CHOLERA. Loxnos, Jnly 20.—The recent report that cholera had appeared at Reiter is officially denied. The deaths from chol- era Saturday were 322 at Cairo, including three British soldiers; 17 at Serpleh, 17 at Barrage, 84 at Mehallu, 81 at Shibin, 46 at Tantah, 51 at Ghizeh, 22 at Mit- gann, 14 at Zagazig. Total, 65656. 30 deaths occurred at several other widely scattered places. - @ DECREASE OF CHOLERA. Carro, July, 28—There was rapid _de- crease of the number of deaths from cholera in Boulak quarter in this city yesterd 1,100 inhabitants were re- moved to Tourah, N BILLS OF HEALTH, Loxvox, July 28.—Custom house au- thorities continue togive clean bills of health to persons leaving here. The in spection ordered by the Americanconsul- ate so far has shown no case of cholera or contagious discase on vessels sailing for America; s - v Begrwuiy, July 28.—The Catholicbishops have begun the use of the power granted them under the provisions of the govern- ment church bill recently passed, and have ordered all vicars and candidatesfor the priesthood to return to Prussia. A FOOL'S ERRAND. - Dover, July 38.—A man named Terry left here this morning on a floating byci- cle to cross the channel to France. THE DEATH RECORD, AvexaNpria, July 28.—At Cairo yes- terday 276 deaths occurred from cholera, Among the number were three British soldiers, At Chibin 105 deaths; Mehal- 1a, 52; Tantah, 28; Issmalia, 3, including on» British soldier. SHIPPING DISASTERS, QuEDEC, July 28.—A telegram receiv- cd last night records the loss yesterday, « on Prince Edward’s Island, of the ship |} Marco Polo, of this part, or London, with a oargo of deals, T were saved. Joseph Hays, first officer, and G, Hays and Albert Jordon, of the Brigantine Olio, now loading at Matana, were drown- ed by an upsetting boat. The Governor General and Princess Louise have returned. o CRIMINAL RECORD, BAuTiMORE, July 29.—Chas, H, Gogel, proprietor of lunch room and president of the Baltimore Ice Company, arrested yes- terday afternoon charged by the cashier of the National Union Bank of Baltimore with having forged indorsements on notes drawn in his own orderfor 812,000, which were discounted by the bank. BOLD HIGHWAYMEN BALKED. New Yok, July 20.—A desperate at- tempt was made at Hoboken yesterday to rob Thos. J. Smith, cashier of the Orange (New Jersey) National bank. Smith entered a car with a hand-satchel con- tdihing $10,000 in bills, He was fol- lowed by John Nugent, Peter Emerson and Ned Farsel, three notorious criminals, One of the villians struck Smith several blews on the hand with a piece of lead pipe, while his confederates attempted to seize the satchel. Passengers resisted them and the bafiled burglars escaped to to the street, where they had a butcher cart in waiting. The horse balked and was seized. Two men jumped from the wagon and fled, but were subsequently captured, The driver shot at the man holding the horse and succeeded in free- ing the animal. After a loug chase he was also arrested, THE TUNNEL GAME, Cicaco, July 29.—A Niles, Mich., o ial saysnine of the fourteen prisoners in the county jail at Berrian Springs, yester- day tunneled under the cells and escaped. Two have been captured and a large posse is searching for the others. - ——— Shipping News. New Yok, July 28— Arrived—The steamships Hapsburg from Bremen, and Rhaeta from Hamburg, QuEENsTOWN, July 24, — Arrived—The Republic from New York, —— A Linseed Plaster, Cuicaco, July 20.—A Bloomington, (111.) special says Enoch Moore, linseed oil manufacturer, is in financial straits. Heo owes the First National bank $28,000 and has no other debts. He claims to have assets worth 835,000, he captain and crew | THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, Preparations Made for the Reception ot the Dreaded Cholera., The Pension Office and the Widows Revenue Regulations and Court Martials., CAPITOL NOTES. THE LIGHTS PUT OUT. Wastiarox, July A leavy thunder storm passed over Washington last night, during which the lightning struck the wires and ran in on the ma chinery of the United States Eloctric Light company in the Post building, and extinguished the lights of the company all over the city. The works wore badly damaged, but 1o other damage was done, THE APPROACH OF INFE TIOUS DISEASE, The sceretary of the treasury has been somewhat puzzled what to do in view of the approach of infectious discase by By chapter 66 of the laws of 1878, en- try of vessels “from infected ports was forbidden or restrained, and the sur- geon general of the marvine hospital service was empowered, under di rection of the secretary, to take regulations therefor, At that time the plague was imminont. Regula- tions were made which directed quaran- tine isolation of enfectious freight, disin- fection, ventilation and even burning thereof, if necessary, By an act in 1879 the national board of health was substitu- ted for the surgeon general of the marine hospital servi [he act of 1879, so far as it gave power to that officer, was re- pealed, and so those regulations became ught, but the act of 1879, by its own s, was limited in existence to four s, which term expired in June of this year. The query in the sec- rotary’s mind was, did the expiration act of 1879 renew the act of 18787 After careful consideration of the whole matter the secretary holds that the repeal of the act of 1878 1879 was but a limited repeal, and that expiration of the act of 1879 by its own terms has renewed the act of 1878. He has therefore determined that the surgeon general of the Marine hospital service may again issue the regulations in nluca- tion, and that custom officers shall be instructed to carry them out with due discretion and caution. PENSIONS. The statoment was made not long ago that a clerk in the pension office had said that there were as many as 10,000 cases where soldiers’ widows were leading immoral in order to retain their pensions, whereinjthe event of their actual marriage | they would be doprived. General Dud- ley, the commissioner of pensions, says the statement is false, and declares that 1o clerk in the pension office has any such information, for no such information is known to exist. Instead of 10,000, there are not 100 of such cases known. The act of congress passed August, 1882, pro- viding that open and notorious ndulber- ous cohabitation of a widow who is a pensioner shall terminate the pen- sion the same as if actually married, in being strigtly enforced. The commis- sioner furthér says'that the percertag® of fraud in procuring pensions is not one- tenth of 1 per cent. The closest ucrutiuf' and investigation into the merits of all claims are made by the ofticers of the de- partment. A COMING COURT MARTIAL, The secretary of war has ordered the judge ndvocate general of the army to prepare the necessary charges for trial by court moartial of Chaplain Loussainst Mesplie for numerous duplications of his pay accounts during ab- sence without leave. He recently returned from abroad, and on re San Francisco was placed under arres Au official of the war department says on several occasions, at least three, his accounts were out for a single month. A DECISION. The board of examiners of the atent oflice rendered a decision to-day ing tho former decision of ex- in chief and awan ed priovity of an invention to Edison for an mcandescent conductor for the electric lamyp, formed of carbonized paper. REVENUE REGULATIONS, g The commissioner of internal revenue has issued the following regulations in regurd to the transfer of grape brandy from special bonded warehouses to man- ufacturers’ warehouses. In section 14 of the act entitled “An to amend the laws relating to internal revenue,” approved May 28, 1880, authority is conferred upen any manufacturer of medical prep- arations, compositions, perfumes, cos- metics, cordials, and others liquors for export, manufacturers of the same can withdraw from any _distillery ware- house as much distilled spirits as he may mt}uiru for said purpose without payment of internal revenue tax thereon, and section 15 of the same act provides for allowance for leakage or loss by way of unavoidable accident and without fraud or negligence of the distillery own- er, exporter, carrier or other agent or employes occurring during transportation from the distillery warehouse to the man- ufacturing warehouse. After carefu amination of the various statutes to the transfers of distilled spirits from distillery warchouses to manufacturing warchouses, it held that, to carry into cffect’ the ovident purpose and intent of congress, the words distillery warchouse as employed in section 14 should be construed as embracing special bonded warchouses authorized by the act of March 8, 1877, for storage ufy brandy made from grapes The regulations governing the withdrawal from distillery warchouses for transfer to manufacturing warchouses were preseribed inseries soven, number seven, supplements numbers two and four and internal revenue circular 250, The rogulations except these por- tions which relate to keeping bonded account are therefore hereby made ap- plicable to withdrawals from warehouses established for storage of grape brandy for transfer to manufacturing warehouses, e ——e Webb's Body Recovered, Queexstows, Ont., July 28,—The body of Captain Webh was found float- ing in the river a short distance below Lewistown, New York, this afternoon, At the inquest held this afternoon a yer- dict of drowned was rendered. The body was ragged and a cut found on the top of the head about three inches long, opened sufficiently to expose the skull, fl OMAHA, NEB. by the act of MONDA is supposed to have t the en- trance to the whirlpred A whero the rooks in places project ah"y the surface of the water, and where ourrent is the wildest. His wound was eonsidered suf- ficiont in itself to have caased death. It is thought he sank immediately after re- coiving it. The body was coffined and removed to Sus) Bridge, Now York, where it will 1-0! for ship- ment to Boston, where Mrs. Webh is residing. el e THE TELEGRAPH STRIKE. A Petition Pml‘u.vlc-» the President by the Brotherhool. The Situation Getrally Unchanged. THE DROTHER] WASHINGTON, il .- A committee of three of the Brotherhood telegraphers | waited upon the president of the United States to-day. Not being able to seo him thoy left with his seer. the fol- | lowing communicaby | | o the Prosident of the United States At a meeting of Washington assombly of the Brotherhosd of Telegraphers Knights of Laborgheld last evening, July 28, it was resolved that a committee of three be appointed to waitupon your ex- collency and make the following presen- tations, which this organization stands prepared to substantiate if given an_op- portunity so to do.. It is vespectfully represented tothe executive that as the result of the ebstinate attitude of assumed by the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Baltimore & Ohio Company n the matter of the pending practical suspension of telegraphic com- memoration, very important interests are joopardized. 1t is alleged by this assembly that the telegraphic correspond- ence of the state, war, navy, interior, treasury and_postoftice departments has for ten days lu‘:lg-o boen subjected to delay and garbling growing out of the inability of the earperations above men- tioned to properly handle despatches of the national government. It s further alleged this assembly that the necessary faoilities for prompt trans- mission of reports and AR signal service bureau of the war depart- ment are withheld by the Western Union. Ay such withholding of facilities it is belioved by, this assembly that the agri- cultural and mereantile industries are at present badly hampered and their future seriously thfeatenod. All this it is rep- resented is in direct violation of.the United States statutes. ““We hope and believe you will imme- dintely instruct the officers of the gov- ernment to officially investigate these al- ions and take such steps as muy be essary to assist the rights of the gov- ernment in the premises, INDIVIDUAL NEGOTIATIONS. WasniNgrox, July 28.—The Balsmore and Ohio telegraph company, through its agent here, w—dn{ submitted to its operaters individuully a proposition to increase their salarses, if they would re- turn to woik at once, in the following D PETITION. ratio: To thost yeceiving $40 and $50 each per mpooth, ‘\increnno of $26. per monithyth s @ riich R ver month, an increase of 815 per month. No guarantee, how was offered that these prices would continue. There was nothing written buta list of the proposed increnses the other part of the negotiations being carried on verbally. The Baltimore & Ohio oporators politely referred the company’s agent to the Brotherhood, which they said would now manage their affairs. The Brotherhood here has received no communication from the company. The situation with regard to the Baltimore & Ohio to-day is precisely the same now as the day the strike began. ANOTHER SCREW, New Youk, July 28.—A protracted consultation was held to-night between Chairman Mitchell of the executive com- mittee of the telegrapliors on a strike and Master Workman Campbell of the Broth- erhood of Telegraphers. The result was not made knowi, but it was hinted that unless the Western Union shows a dispo sition to compromiso by Monday, railroad operators on the Wabash and other lines A PROTEST FLROM NEw Orreans, July of committe W ORLEANS. 28, —At a meeting appointed by the various commercial ovganizations to confer to- gether in regard to the existing strike of the telographers the following was unan- imously adopted: ResoLvep, In view of the imperfect telegraphic service at present existing, whi:h ‘nu served to prostrate commercial business between this city and its elec- trical connections, we, the representa- tives of commercial bodies of New Or- leans, urge the indispensibility of su immediate action on the part of the Western Union as will tend to restore th commerce of our city to its normal con- dition and prevent_continuance of heavy losses and serious inconvenience now be- ing sustained by our whole commercial community. ALL CLEAR, tw Youk, July 28.—The Western Union to-day at moon removed the novices, ‘‘Subject to Delay,” and all bus- iness will hercafter be taken as beforc the stitke, BOTH SIDES DENOUNCED, Puinaverenia, July 28, —At a meet- ing of the commercial exchange to-day, in ice to the ll:]\:gruftlli\' stri reso were adopted declaring tl pre difticulties between telograph companies could and should have been avoided, and that the action of both parties in the controversy is equally rep rehensible. A resolution was also adopt ed usking congress to take such action as in will prevent similar troubles the future, THE BALTIMORE LINES, Bavrvore, July 28.—The A Rapid has notified the Baltimore telegraph company it cannot receive mes- saiges from that company to bo forwarded over American Rapid wires, the operators refusing to handle them, THE MEN OF FAMILIES, Cuicaco, July 28.—8even of the strik- ers have returned to the Western Union company at Chicago. Four of them went to work here yesterday and three went r_lmswharu. These were all men of fami- ios Y MORNING, JULY 30, 1883, FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT, A Passenger mii' Wrecked by a Car Blown on the Track by the Wind, The Groans of the Dying and the Ortos of the Wounded: Min- gles with a Torrent of Rain and High wind - Do- tails of the Wreck, Rocuesrrr, N, Y., July 28— Nows was received here ea: this morning of a terrible disaster on the Rome, Water town & Ogdensburg railroad. neas Carl ton, last night, As the Thousand Islands train, which was running at high speed on the main line, neared Carlton, the en- gineer noted a single car standing on the track ahead of him, He at onco put on the air es and reversed the lever of his engine, but before the speed of the train could b slackened, the ongine dashed into the obstruc- tion, and in an instant all was a scenc of wreck and confusion, and the air was filled with groans of dying and injured, The engineer, who her ically vemainod at his post, was fatally imjured. When the crash came the fire man, who stood by him till the last, was instantly killed. Word for assistanco was at once telogr distance of twenty-five miles, On the arrival of aid the work of rescuing the wounded and taking out the dead from the wreck begun. So far as can be learned at present, the ear which caused the disaster was blown onto the main lino from a branch track by a high wind which prevailed at the time of the acci- dent. It is supposed that the Rev. Dr. Atwood, of Canton, and Rev. Dr. Fiske, of Syracuse, were among the passengers on_the ill-fated train. KFourteen dead bodies have been taken out of the wreock at last advices. Among the killed and injured are: Henry McCormick, of Ben ton, Mich., killed; Lows France, fireman, killed; Archer Layler, Watertown, - gageman, killed; a colored porter, killed, name unknown; Mrs. Jennison of No 819 North Finth street, Philadelphia, hip broken; Mrs, Brooks, of Philadelphia, a friend of Mrs. Jennison, still in the wreck, not yet recovered. Two ladies named Hall were fatally hurt; Train Mas- ter Chauncey, of Oswego, fatally hurt; engineer James McCarty, fatally scalded; Wn. Rockfellowy foreman in the shops of Oswego, leg broken. The wind and rain heggars description. The engine was totally wrecked. The fireman, Louis France, was mangled be- yond recognition. From fifteen to eigh- teen passengers are veported injured, and many persons killed outright and others left in a dying condition, The sufferings of the wounded was terrible. An entire family named Brooks are believed to be buried in the wreck. FURTHER DETAILS. ALBANY, July 28.—A terrible accident occurred on the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg at Carlton station at9:30 lnst evening, by which nineteen were killed and thirty wounded. - The train,a double header, was excursion train No. 53, and ausd wbove dbound foy Carlton with Thougand Taland tourists, mostly from Michigan. It' was behind time, and at the time of the col- lision running at the rate of 40 miles an hour. The wind was blowing a gale and had blown a freight car on the side partly onto the main track. When the excur- sion train came thundering along the col- lision came, throwing one engine on its end and the other into a ditch. The baggage car and two sleepers were com- pletely demolished. The cars were piled up one on onother until it was one vast heap of ruins. At the time a heavy thunder storm was passing over and the night was dark. The cries and shrieks of the wounded and dying were terrible. The crash was heard three miles away. The country is but thinly settled, and it was some tune before assistanc uld be obtained, Coroner Dr. Cochrancy, of Albicn, was sent for and the work of re- covering bodies begun., They are still at work. The following are names of parties identified. Thos. Hoyne, Chieago. Jane Carl, Lansing, Mich, ). C. W. Stone, Battle Creok, Mich. Lute J. Travus, Oswego, N, Y. Willic Lafever, Bay City, Mich. Ashley Tyler, Camden, N. Y. Thomas Stalls, Watertown, N. Y. 0. B, raop and_granddaughter Mary joharie, N. Y, Schenck, Clevelind, Ohio, Thos, Dixon, Clevelund. Two ladies, one thought to be Mra Booth, Bay City, Mich, Mr. L. J. Wortley, Saline, Mich.; P. Henry McCormick, Benton, Mich., aud an uiknown body, thought to be Mr. Booth, of Bay City. The fireman was_instantly killed, and the engincer, James McCarthy, of the socond engine, terribly scalded. He died after being put aboard the train for Oswego, The engin , fireman and train_ dis- atcher of the first engine escaped, al- though all were injured. Those of the injured who could travel were placed in a sleeper and taken to the Falls, while the rest were taken to the neighboring houses and cared for, One man who lives but a few rods from the wreck had driven his son to Lyndon- ville, a distance of three miles, to take the train, and got home just in time to find him a corpse. The work of remov- ing the debris is being pushed forward rapidly, and the track will ba cle in a fow hours, The unknown lady refor: red to above is Mes, Boos, wife of Louis J. Buos, Philadelphia, who has also since been found dead. The corener bogan an inquest and adjourned until to-morrow. Cteaco, July 28,—Thomas A, Hoyne, one of the victims of the railroad aeci- dent, was one of the oldest residents of this city, prominent at the bar and pos- sessed considerable wealth. Under con- struction of the city charter he was clect- ed mayor of the city by a large popu- lar vote eight yeurs ago, but was allow to hold office only a few weeks, construction given the cha courts, LATEST FROM THE WRECK, Kyowwesviiie, July 29, — Friday night's wreck at Carltou is fully as ter rible as at first reporied, The wi was removed last evening. No more dead bodies were found One lady who was injured died to-day, her name is Mrs, Lafevre, of Bay City, Mich, She hed to Charlotte, a | was badly bruised Swith her loft 1l broken above the knoe. Her husban arrivod ‘Ful in time_to be recognized by her. The suffering of the injured is great. All those who conld be wore re- moved in sloepers and the rest taken to neighboring houses and cared for. The throng visiting the scene of the disastor wha immense. It is cstimated fully 8,000 wero there to-day, some coming & distance of 20 miles. Many of them carried away as relics picces of the wrecked cars. Last even- ing the dead were placed in_ caskots and boxos and shipped to their homes, This aftertioon the railroad company placed D, Bddie, of Oswego, an_experienced | physician, at the service of those injured. | It 18 estimated the company's loss will be | half a million. Tt may be more, s liti- | gation in various ways will probably grow fout ofit. Mrs. Mary Thtoop, reported | dead, is only injured. There were 17 [ Killed | The following are the injured: Moser | va Mundey, Bay City; Mrs, W. F |and davghter, Leslie, Mich,; M | Zalisbury, Battle Creek, Mie Moses Swoestor, Parkersburg, V L. G. Field, Parkersburg, Va L. Briggs, Saline, Mich.; M McMasters, of Treland; Mis | mson, Philadelphia; Mrs. Prof. C. Stone, Battle Creck, Mich | Lansing, W. i Alex Tower, Mich., father of Mrs, Elizaboth 1. ial arrived with V. Butler, of Os- Agent E. M. yor, secretary; J. G master; Conductor son, and Dr. Cochran, coroner, for the purpose of holding an’ inquest. A jury was impanneled, The enginoer of the first locomotive testified ho first saw the car about three rods ahead. He blew for brakes, roversed the engine, and the next thing he knew he was in tho ditch. Albert Perri, track walker, tostified he went over the track about half an hour before the collision. Everythinglwas all right. yot it soems from S ny thatthe freight car was blown 128 with the brakes set, as testified to by a brakeman, which seems hardly credible. The depot master says he did not examine or look to seeif everything was all right. The cnnl.lictin?‘wntimnuy of the witnesses is 80 great that the jury has been nnable to agree upon a verdict. til Wednesday. ANOTHER WRECK, Creverasn, July 28.--A collision oc- curred at Harbor Creek onthe Lake Shore road to-day, the fast passenger train run- ning into a siding from an_open_sw telescoping o freight train, Engincer Bates and fireman John Conrad, junped and saved their lives, The engine dashed i the freight train and several cars omplotely wrecked. Those who jumped sustained serious but not fatal injurics. Conrad’s eye was gouged outs No passengers wore hurt beyond contu- sions. Edward Frank and John Baker were asleep in the caboose when the others jumped but miraculously escaped. ;I.'hnugh badly scalded by steam they will ive. Adjourned un. PASSENGER TRAIN DITCHED. WasuiNaroy, July 29.—The incoming newspaper train from New York over the Baltimore & Ohio road left the track near the navy yard and two persons were killed. 'Che engine and 5outal car were fhrown from the track, hfidli},bmhn' urt. The passengers weére u 0 News: boy and postal clerk were bruised. e — OHIO CROPS. THE LATEST OFFICIAL RETURNS, Corumnus, July [20.—The Reports of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture,bas- ed on returns from 864 townships, receiv- ed from July 24 to 28, gives the follow- ing totals and per cent.: Wheat 23,883, 000 bushels, or being 53 per cent. of last year's crop, an_average of 17 bushels per acre, (percentages compared with 1882), Rye 63, barley 83, oats 108, corn 63, po- tatoes 113, timothy hay 106, clover hay 010. Also the following percentages: Apples 15, peaches 31, pears 33, grapes 66, pastures 108, and farm animals 102, The results sf threshing will probably diminish the wheat to 50 per cent. The apple s virtually a failure, being the third very short crop in as many yonrs, —— The Binding Force of Contracts, Ontoaao, July 20.—Judge Drtmmond in the United States circuit court yester- day gave judgment. for $82,000 in favor of Rhodes & Bradley against the Cleve- land Rolling Mill company. The pl tiffs contracted to deliver to the Rolling Mill company 8,000 tons of won ore during the season of 1880 at 846 a ton, When one-half the amount was delivered the price of iron had fallen and the com- pany notified the plaintiffs of their re- fusal to nccept additional ore at the con- tract figures. The plaintiffs made the company a tender of the remaining amount and the court granted judgment for the difference between the contract price and the market price of iron on the date of the tender, or §18 a ton, An appeal was granted, o — TELEGRAPH NOTES, There were forty-elght deaths from yellow fover in Havana lust week, A man supposed to bo Carey, the informer, arrived in Montreal Friday night. #Tho will of the late Daniel Hersey boqueaths to Nashua 850,000 for a public library, on ondition that the city purchase a suitable E. Lansing. of N, Y., f hoart disease yestorday. ~ Ho of the 37th, 42ud and 43d con- A Toronto dispateh says the doubt that the person who a woems no ed in Mon+ I, is Carey, treal, under the name of O the Irish informer, nry Sloats ) pit of a fall of & in by coul fhaft yosterd h ut of sluto and ¢ Tho funeral wervices of the late Montgomery Blair, were 1at Martuary Chapel, of wetery, yosterday afternoon was largely attended by’ prominent. persons from Muryland snd Washington, Indications: —For the Upper Mississippi Valloy, partly cloudy weather aud local raius, ly shifting to easterly winds, lower o, stathonary or rising temperature. wsouri Valley, southeasterly winds, purty owed proceded by rain, falling fol i loca sing barometer, stationary or rising tem- udy weatl auding assertions made during the Saloonkoepers’ Protective as- | St. Louis that all saloous would be kept open in defiance of the Sunday law, | abnaars about taae Dall of tha. wiee clased | yosterday, Four hundred barrels of beer Were consumed besides whisky aud wine. The eatimated cost of tho day's drought ia $00,000, NO. 36, PHYSIC IN FAMES. A Disastrous Pire Started by Drugs 1 the State Capital, Heveral Solid Business Houses Re- duced to Ashes- $150,000 Worth of Property Destroyed, Special Dispateh to Tre Brr, Lixcory, July 28, One of the mest destructive fires that has ever visited this city, broke out at half past six o'clock this morning, in the wholesale drug store of Leighton in the block opposite the Commercial Hotel. The flames rapidly spread to theadjoining buildings occupied by F. E. Newton, hardware; M. For- bes, livery; a jowelry store, and several small buildings adjacent, Leighton and Brown and Newton occupied large three story brick buildings which were a total loss. Tho owner of the livery stable sav- edhis horses, and the jeweler and harness shop keapers saved their stock of goods. Fortunately there was no wind and the fire slowly burned itself out. The total loss is estimated at not less than $150,- 000. As usual the want of a sufficient supply of water and a properly organized fire department have been the cause of a great loss to our people. ANOTHER ACC NT. L July 20.—A fire this morning destroyed ten business build- ings. Loss $2560,000. Leighton & Brown, wholesale druggists, are the heaviest losers. Insuranco about half. e A SANITARY SUGGESTION. To the Editor of the Brx. In the first place I do not want to be considered an alarmist, but in view of the rapid approach of Asiatic cholera a fow suggestions may not be out of order. Thedreadful disease is now in Lendon, Eng., and Oaxaca, Mexico, according to- the latest reports, and it is only a ques- tion of a very short time before it will commence its work of destruction in the United States, The greed for gain wilk make many ship owners attempt to evade all quarantine regulations and even with the adoption of the most rigid measures it is certain to make its appearance here. Personally, I have not the slightest doubt. of its appearance in this country before fall and expect it to become epidemic in the spring. It spares neither rich or poor, high or low. An ounce of prevention now will be worth many pounds of cufe next spring and_ swmmer, ‘Are we prepared for it! An inspection of our streets and alloys, back yards, water-closets, &e., will convince even the most enthusiastic upholder of the cleanliness of Omaha to the contrary., The kitchen refuse, rotten fruit, decaying vegetation dgenemlly, if thrown into the streets and alleys as is done in many parts of the city, will soon furnish centers for the distribution of thehdin&.‘:n to all p&m of thuo:iity. Now is the sime to put things in good shape— when the dnv:“e m.h? its appearanes & will be much too late. Every citizen 1s interested and all should work for the common good. But' ‘‘eyerybodys’ busi- ness nobodys' business,” and a systematic effort should be made to make the cigfl clean and healthy and garbage, weeds and rank growths of all kinds should be burned, and disinfectants freely used in gutters, vaults, and so on. I propose the forma- tion of a central sanitary committee, to be composed of representative and ener- getic :ns, who will exercise a general supervision as regards sanitary meéasures” under thex ‘-Q,::?*lllbjn.flfi to their advice, a cummi‘a% oné citizen from each ward, who will act as chief health officer of his ward, and direct the efforts of. the. residents - therein. To still more divide- the labor, every citizen'in each block should ‘Jend bis individual aid to the cause of health and cleanliness. The residents in ench block to appoint a sanitary officer for their blocks, who, ~ with the asslstance of each resident in the block, will see to it that their Yortion is kept in good condition. No public spirited man will refuse his aid'and by a systematic and well directed effort we can soon place our city in a condition to bid de- fiance to the cholera as well as other di- seases. No doubt this plan can easily be improved upon, and I think an agitation of the subject wili do a vast amount of rood. A little energy will start the ball to rolling and once startsd it will move along smoothly. ‘A meeting might be arranged at which the subject could be freely discussed and a definite plan of ac- tion agreed upon, but there is no time to lose, Whowill take the initiative? .’ F. X. Murray, M. D. Omaha, July 28, 1883 ) e ——— Lellow Fever, Bavrimore, July 28.—The steamship Californin; from West Indias, arrived at quarantine with four cases of yellow fever on board, She passed in the capes and up Chesapeake bay without notice from the health authorities, She is closely quarantined.. . Bank Statement. New Yorx, July 28 —Reserved de- crease, $249,600; the banks now hold $9,839,705, SCROFULA Probably no form of disease 18 so generally dis- tributed among our whole population as Scrofula. Almost every individual has this Latent poison cours- ing his velns, The terrible sufferings endured those afflicted with scrofulous sores cannot understood by others, and the intensity of thel gratitude when they find & remedy that cures them, astonishes & well person, We refer by pers ” mission 1o Miss Hood's % Sarsaparill Who was eured the severity of ‘which confined her 10 the house! taking ! ] Suines remarkable and & positive cure for Bcrofula forma. FPrice $1.00, stx for $6.00. 0.1 HOOD & ©0., Lowsll, Mass. 5