fn ASTEAMER DISASTER THE CORONA EXPLODES HER BOIL- ERS AT FALSE RIVER OVER FIFTY LIVES LOST.~NO EXPLA- NATION OF THE DISASTER. NEW Onrpeans, Oct. 3, Steamer Corona, of the Ouchita Consolidated I.ine. left here at 7.30 last evening for the Ouachita river with a full cargo of freight and a good list of passengers. She exploded her boilers at False Riv- er, nearly opposite Port Hudson, at 11.45 this morning, causing the loss of the steamer and about 40 lives, The Anchor Line steamer City of St, Louis, Captain O'Neil, wus near by, and her crew and boats saved many lives, The surviving passengers and crew were taken on board by Captain O'Neil and very kindly cared for by him and his crew, Following are lists of the lost and saved as far as known: CREW LOST, J. W. Banks, captain. J. Hl. Jordan, first clerk. Charles C. Ellis, second clerk. Swin p Hanua, third clerk. Fred Dionkle, barkeeper. Fred Verman, barkeeper. Pat Ryan, steward. Dick Cartls, fireman. Tom Shook, engineer, Henry Doyle, porter. James Swipe, porter. Tate, bai ber. Hen:y Davis, deck hand. Tons, Cook, sailor. Bly Young, second mate, Sam Steele, a boy. } sth captains of the deck watch. Fizht rousters, Mrs. Tom Hough, of Opelousas, a gister of Captain Blanks, with Mr. Wilton, of Red River Landing; 15 rousters, names unknown, PASSENGERS LOST, Dr. Atwell, corn doctor. Four 1 egro musicians. Mr. Scott, Smithiand, La, Mr. Davis, Stockman, Texas, Mr. Koench, Mrs, Huff, of Mis. Kaufman's child. Opelousas, nurse CREW BAVED. H. H. Jolie, pilot, I.. Rawlins, pilot. Charles Plerce, steersman, J. W. Handly, engineer, Jack Miller, male. Lily Hiegins, bill clerk. Robert Carns, carpanter. Wm. Fleming, second steward. Sam Gree, watchman. Tom Burps, deck hand. Milt, Glover, lireman. Dan Slemeck, pantryman, Frank Reeves, cook, J. Steel, baker. Charity Lambert, chambermaid, Miss Reilly, second maid. Joe Rayman, greaser. Several cabin boys, PASSENGERS BAVED, Mrs, Mann. Mrs. Bob ort B. G. Cornwell, Mrs, J. K. Brown, Mrs. J. J. Meredith. Mr. L. F. bBaug . Const Donaldsonville, > John Carr, Harrisont Kauffman i infant, Po Byard Re bartson. Captain Mason. man. ck F. Mason, of Baton RED, wall, slightly. ling on the Black river, hurt insid not dangerous Mr. i Donaldsonville, slightly. J. J. Hightly. Wayne, a little son of IHaery Black, 8 ightly hurt about face, Charles A, Pearce, of New Orleans, gealded, None of the injured are expected to die. 1 TER Meredith, Columbia, hands, fising timbers. Mrs. F. W. hurt. Mrs. Robertson says when the Corona arnived opposite False Shore landing, about 16 miles below Bayou sara, one of her boilers exploded, tear- ing the boat to pleces, when she sank in deep walter in a few seconds, Mis, Robertson says she was wedged in the ladies’ eabin with some of the debris laying across her lower limbs, but was suddenly released and found herself Boating in the river, She sank twice, bunt was luckily picked up and escaped with only a few bruises Mr. Rollings, pilot of the Corona, says. 1 was asleep iu the Texas at the time of the explosion. He does not know how the explosion occurred. He was awakens bLy the noise it made. He was painfully burned on both bands. No one seems 10 be able to give any explanation as to the cause of the sud- den disaster, The Corona was on her first trip of the season, and bad but recently come out of the dry dock, where she received repairs amounting to nearly $12,000, She was bulit at Wheeling, W. Va, by the Sweeny Brothers, of that city, seven years ago, and had a carrying capacity of abont 2700 bales of cotton. At the time of the accident she was valued at $20,000. a —- WENT DOWN IN A STORM. SEAMBHIPF EARNMCOR FOUND- ERED AT BEA, Bavrisone, Oct. 8.—The steamship Earumoor, Captain Richard J, Gray, which salied from here for Rio Janeiro August 29th with 8 cargo of wheat, foundersd at sea in a gale September bth, and 1t 1s feared that 19 of her craw were lost, A small boat belong. ing to the Esrnmoor, with seven men fn it, survived the gale, The men made their way to Nassau, The Earnmoor cleared from Baltimore Aug. ust 20th and sailed ynext day August 50th. She left Hampton Roads and put i» sea. The storm which prevailed tobertson, slightly THE | early in September struck her when she was off the West Indies, She iubored several days In the heavy reas, and then began to fil. The men gave up hope, and on the bHth of September de- termined to abandon the ship, Two boats were launched, In one of them were the first officer, Mr, Palnter, Second Engineer Meldrum and five seamen, In the long boat were Cap- tain Gray, the first engineer, eecond officer and 10 others of the crew of 26 men. The long boat, containing 19 men, has pot been heard from, Joseph R. Foard & Co., the Earnshaw Com- pany's agent here received & cablegram, dated to-day, from St. Jago, saying that First Officer Painter and Second Engineer Meldrum have arrived at Nassau in a boat with five of the crew, A later cable says the five sallors are dying. Captain Gray and the others In the long boat may have been picked up by another vessel. Among the missing are Second Mate Stone and First Engineer Soudar. The storm that wre:ked the Earnmoor was the great cyclone from the West Indies, which played such havoc along the New Jersey coast in the middle of Sep- tember. So far as learned the crew were all Englishmen. THE NEW STATE ELECTIONS. Washington, TACOMA, Washington, Oct, 2,—1It is too early to predict the result through- out the State, but enough is known te warrant assertion that the Republican majority will be as large as anti:ipated by the Republican State Central Com- mittee, The vote in this and adjacent count- ies is very badly mixed, particularly in the legislature tickets. The Republican majority wn the Legisiature will prob- ably not be over (fteen, The Demo- erats admit the defeat of Sempla for Governor, but ¢.aim three of the Su- preme Court Judges and the Legisia- ture by a majority of five. The re- turns are too meagre for any accurate The Constitution will be rati- by a smaller wajority than | report, | tied, but expected, i Tle capital question must be voted { for at apothor election, Toe titution are deleated, North Dakota. Oct, = it was evident North and tio { Cons Moun. last South i given a deci f blican tickets, The returns | received to-day simply make more cer- | tain what then sppeared to ba the cuss | and give a better idea as to the size ot | the majorities, Tt that while North Dakota last Noven bar gave 7000 | major iy for the Repubil candidate i for delegate to Congress Lhe new Slate 8.3 { jority BEEN Ss atl loot besbe to glve a for the same parity this year. greater me- and can, colored, was murdered by masked | men pear Spring Place, Georgia, on | the evening of the 20th ult, The fact | of a white woman living with him is | supposed to have been the cause, — Lester Markle, of Hublersburg, Pa., was thrown from his carriage and killed on the 20th ult, while trying | to subdue a vicious horse, The tender | of the yacht Cygnus capsized on the | evening of the 28th nlf, off Nahant while four young men were rowing out to the yacht, Three of them clung to | the upturned boat until it was floated | ashore, The other, Augustine Ane derson, was drowned, i ~— Four miners have arrived at Port | Townsend, Washington Territory, from the Yukon River, Alaska, via St. Michael's Island and Ounalaska, They | report that about 250 miners are in the | Upper Yukon, 1600 miles from any settlement, and are In destitude cir- | cumstances, without available means of relieving their wants, The new steamer | Arctic, laden with supplies for them, | was wrecked a few hours after leaving | St. Michael's. The old steamer | Y ukon, a much smaller boat, has been | sent with provisions, but it is very | doubtful if she can reach the miners in | time, The geason will soon be closed, | and starvation will face the men, who | will undoubtedly be attacked with | scurvy, and many of whom will prob | ably die of hunger and disease. i — 5 severe storm visited Wililams- port, Pa., on the afternoon of the lst There was an unusually heavy fall of | rein, accompanied with thunder and | lightoiong. Naveral bulldiogs were | struck, but no seri us damage Was i done, Mrs. David H. Snyder, liviog on | Front street, received two different | shocks, knocking her down. Her son | was also prostrated by the concussion | when a bolt struck their chimney, A telegram from the City of Mexico says | that the late storm caused terrib'e havoe at Islas Del Carmon. Twelve foreizn | sal lag vessele, twosteamers and twenty i coasters wers lost, also suffered Leavily, Herzvurg, a Swede, en- p'oyed by the Edgemoor Iron Company near Edgemoor, Philadeiptiie, Wilmington and Baltimore Ratlroad en evening of He lived three bh He was walking on the track and stepped if the way of train and was leaves a wile Campeche — J ORN the tiie JE OUTS, Out One He aryl ali vis ' 12ipate MALY ithiter than au gned 14 that gs refused Lo take g to attend to their 1 much HHATY~ the Lime Yyoi- | the reason ass jesting aur | from thre Ing. For Governor, Jobn er, tl it ¢, received ON more Hoache, All al the Miller, i ‘Hii CA Jat i 5 voles than W. N. i returns vet for ( al least 204 ¥ fan {cratie n ived | gIessinan drew oul Mninee ITét- dicate | vole ce neg tha igh for Congress (000 There has not to the con bevn any doubt t Lif n of 5 2 a seliled proportio : parties, the sufficient regeived from 26 of the i as the only res been jslative districts in State, There are 20 Republican, five Democratic one Independent Hepubiican Senators, | aud 42 Republican and 10 Democratic | Representatives, South Dakota. S1iovx Favre, 8. D. Oct, 2.—-The | Republicans have carried the State by | about 7000 majority. Prohibition has . been carried by a small majority, and, ! judging from present returns, Pierre, with about 25,000 votes, will ba tems- { porary State capital. The Republicans have a big majority in the Legislature, | The minority representation clause of the Constitution has been rejected. Montana. Herexa, Mont, Oct. 2.—Returns are coming in very slow, and the fig- ures are so close that the majorities will not be much either way, The | Democrats claim the State by 300 to 500, and the Republicans by 600 to 1000. As a rule the Democratic Leg- islative Lickel ia running ahead, and a majority is claimed by both parties. In Lewis and Clark county the Democrats made large gains, but in sume others the guins bave not been up to expecta tions, The Republicans lost in Repub- lican counties, but make gaips in the Democratic strongholds, th ie 9 pe -——— NEWS OF TH ~ Frank Ward, the well-known Al derney dairyman, of Washington, who has been in jail since be shot Maurice Adler in a saloon wore thau three months ago, was released on the alter noon of the 0th ult, on £0,000 bail, Adler is a total, mental and physical wreck, paralyzed and, the doctors say, fatally Injured, but he has ciung to life with rematkable tenacity, and, it is sald, may possibly live six mouths or more yet, Jacob Zinstmaster, Treasurer of Bethlehem township, Stark county, Ohlo, has been compelled to resign. He was over £84900 short In counts and tried to satisfy the towne ship trustees with a four dollar certi- ficate of deposit which had been raised to $4000 by the addition of three cipgh- ers, Forged notes to the amount of $2000 have also been presented for pay- ment. Zintmaster's father and broth ers have met all obligations, and it is rumored that the young man has dis. appeared.” ~ ida Schmidt, who was known as Aparchist Lingg's sweetheart, has been arrested in Coicago on the charge of stealing from persons who employed hier as 4 servant, ~Uharles, Lacey, a well-known live ersman of Memphis, Tennessee, was shot and. kilied on the 20th uit, by a negro named Bill Swift, The trouble arose over a mule. which Swilt stale —Several laborers were burled by the caving a sewer tremch al Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on the morning the 1 hristian Schunuing was death, and his brother Jacob fataily Injured. Two others were injursd Internally. — On the morning of the 24, a large rock became from the face of the clift in Quebec, Ilm- mediately underneath Dufferin tler- race, and went crashing into a on Latte Champaign st The slide of in of [6] st. { to of gelached house the east fatal disaster, lives were le lasting hai ity of Mex a {0 ¢ ie 7 sits) 1 - arthquake { minute were feit in the aA Fat was Killed ured on t ro wR ward Finnell four workmen were inl at Miller's quarries, at New Jerse) by the was being (len expio dri} elsh was Killed on the ght wreck on Gardner, 4 to Wr the ts Hock, Ar an attempt to wreck -— A Gespa a train full of the morning of th Biufl branch iron Mountain Hailway, al Sappington’ Swilch. A Leavy plece of raliroad iron bad been wedged Lstwean the guard rsil and main rail, and two Drake shoes were spiked into the frog, point was 70 feet ebove a ditch. train struck the cbstruction | not leave the track. Two robbers at. tacked William Ieflingwell, ian Lima, Ohio, on the evening of the 3th ult while he was returning home, heat Lim until he was insensible, and, after se. curing his money and valuables, plac. ed him on the railway track, was fatally Injured by the train, — Charles Stevenson and William | Johns were found dead at their home ! in Omega, Wisconsin, on the 24. Ap- | pearances indicate (hat killed Johns and then committed cide. During a prayer meeting in Presbyterian Church ia Mssigsippl, on the evening of the u shot was fired from the through the open front door, unknown persor, killing Daniel K Mclionis, fatally wounding his lle daughter, and severely wounding Henry Blumer, tally wounded his wife in Grand 1ajile, Michigan, on the morning of the 2d, No cause is known for the tragedy, ~The delegates to the International American Congress assembled at the State Department at noon on the 2d and were received by Secretary Blaine, who delivered a short address of wel come, Mr, Dlaine was then chosen President of the Congress. The dele- gates then proceeded tc the White House, where they were given a spe- cial reception by President Harrison and members of his Cabinet, An in- formal lunch was ferved in the State Dining room. Details of the recent hurricane in .aguina del Carmen, Mexico, show that one-hundred and five houses were destroyed and (wenty seven vessels wrecked, A storm was raging in the Gulf on the 3d, Breakeman John Fitzgerald was killed and Conductor Miller was badly Injured on the 3d in a freight wreek on the Ashtabula, Youngstown and Pittsburg Raliroad, near liazelton, Oblo. John Scott, aged 25 years was found drowned in the Lackawanna river, at Scranton, Pa., on the 3d. He fell into the water Naas Pi PASSE DEES Was & lst on the “ OF The 9.1 oY outside | by some | the Scottdale iron and steel companies works exploded on the afternoon of the 84. George Rudder was killed by the mollen metal, and Jacob Dick and Henry Ravsey badly burned, Mra Rudder, on hearing the news, fainted and, falling recoived probably fatal in- juries - Woman's Love for Woman. “Clood night, dear heart, good night,” she sald, Clasping my hands at parting, And as 1 left her standing there 1 felt the teardrops starting. Yor likes a benediction breathed On suppliant low kneeling, Feil soothingly Upon my ear, Those kind words full They sank into my inmost heart, Renewing every power As heavenpsent due reviy hie faint and thirsty fi A woman I, with human needs, 0 3 1 race Wo of feeling. fies wer, man, eur and far, essed by this g 1 {Went od My pathway shal Would there v Bo godlike, althoug For rarest of all earth Is woman's love for YOu eh hearts as hors, HIS MOTHEI] » be “Hush! its his mother” The crowd parted right and left, caused the boys, barefooted nothing to do; bundles and baskets; for a moment to see what Small with excitement, and ragged, men old women with business men seaking their offices; ious people of all ranks, stayed a ment to look moved to right and left, and now young and wonder, BE 0B man, with quick nervous step, came forward. “It,” was a woman, some said a lady, for she was well dressed, and had-—un- derneath the mask which her condition threw about her,—a countenance ex- village post-office behind two men, who had just come ing train. “I hear Will been off on a spree again,” “You, picked Young by thie evens has Bruce's mother said one, 1p on the publie street; » ‘. | she's a disgrace to any voung fellow, ries her home, as if he liked “Miserable kind of a home that must ‘“] pity him. Hs srried about hor or He : iin GQoOowh Mr. Dare threatened bie wi every hour “1 hear too much If to watch her, I mean like a daughter, she liked, 1 be bad when she she had somebody or 8 don’t Bhe's sorry enough A niece, or someboay believe she would BO but when she is left alone, the t« mpta Poor Nellie had heard quite enough hie r own and sat in 11 ight came on, She Was was Will's promised wife, , 1B SYR peaceful, apd she had pussed on to the life beyond, without a shadow of her old BOTTOW, Well may Will he wile jg cHer- ish her above his life; she ha ven up her own will for hiss ny his side through d if a life's 11 TT . EE i be will have her reward, little had stood f need 0 need, CT, At devotion ean a -— The King's Coldfinch aiternoon {Ins went to take I immediate hold us carnestly through the y heard 1t is only “]4 x F544 does net sing far lost to all sense reason of liquor, that she crouched or leaned against a lamp : and talked foolisl much to the amus and at ement « stood near. I'he given him a posits “Will,” DAL ApH fare i he “1 s becn disgracing said fom YOu ms Will's ial of his elt a pang of sorrow as he saw roubled face, and knew the tr «“Yen—she has,” replied Will, almost hope le suly. «f think vou will have to make up ) I Mr. Dare, who felt kindly toward the young man, an asylum Will,” went on “it stands very much in your way to have such scenes as that of yesterday, likely to occur at any time.” “I know it Mr. Bruce,” replied Will, and again he wiped away the beads of perspiration from his brow, brought there by his anxiety and trouble: “but she is my mother, and she tries so hard to keep away from drink for my sake, that I fear she to struggle against it, if I sent her away. It was trouble which made her take it the first time.” “You look at the matter too kindly Will,” said Mr. Dare. “Trouble does not drive you in the same direction. Why should she stand in your light, might cease even with such a disgraceful burden on your your good, Will.” “What can I say, sir. with an anxious face. All day long at his desk he tried to reach some conelu- gion, His mother’s face with its plead- ing look, and the sweet face of the girl he bad left in his village home, each came before him over and over again, and seemed to plead, “Oh,” he cried in agony, ‘what is my duty?” Another little bird, in the meanwhile v‘gnrried the matter.” Nellie Wainright walked up from the and vet, how could she, She § from Mrs. Bruce. not Will id he not 1 ghrink as much mith the whole bearing i lone. If she could son dreams was the i and sight pany them when she ont in the thought of stimulant evening. awny poor mother's mind entire Is , #0 that «bh was like a new creature. At last the week was ended, and sl and Will sat ht gether, for a last talk. They had bees silent for sometitae, however, and the Will said, sadly. «Oy; Nellie, life will be worse than ever, when you go.” She knew what he meant, all that it involved, of and gloom and sadness, of disgrace and re morse, of despair maybe. She promised wile, and she took the step. “Will,” she said, “why do you let me go?” “Nell,” he eried starting up, ‘sit possible you would stay? Could you come here as my her. Think Nell, don’t speak until you on the Ore front j She knew anxiety what a gift it would be to me.” “J have thought, Will, and I have 1 will come.” “Threw herself away,” said the gos- wy drunken mother. Did she? No, Mrs. Bruce never drank again. The loving influence that folded itself about her like a dove's She lived in an “Hash! its his mother,” so said the followed with bowed heads. They had fulfilled their task, they bad lo the closing years of her life happy and The king ret weary, and went to bed Of Was cbably never little bard aw ake fi¢ d sound asleep and wonld { have risen again, had not the 13 SCreaming sua oGUect ing yim. He sat up in bed, ng houghts, perceived immediately iis h he had forgott 1: i tha ay to give 3 5 ) X he water and foo #1 iw KATE He al evening was so overoe that he had not thought of sprang from his couch, sayis “Oh, thou poor little creature! did 1 gE it then save thy life only to let thee peris With these he px ater to the little glass and put grain in the little box. Just then the plank fell ing with tremendous noise, and, strik the bed, crushed it flat to the floor. i There was a great commotion in the { palace yard; the warriors awoke and | seized their swords, the frightened ser. vants rushed in with in their trembling hands. “The king is killed! is killed!” they “King Rhoud is eroshed words, ured in- from 1 al t hoe eels Tyiey a 4 torches shaking i cried. | pieces.” Bat there stood the king unhurt and smiling, with the bird cage in his handy and he cried out to them: ~ “Do not fear, my friends; God has kept His hand over me.” When Earl Reigin heard how every. thing had happened, how the plank had fallen, and what had saved the king, he stood long speechless. Then, fixing his tearful eyes on the king, he said: «J shall never again doubt a Divine Providence.” Rhoud, smilingly, answered — “Then you oan see, Reigin, one should not scorn little folks. Can a king save a bird? Then the bird can also save the kine!”
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