The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-10-20
TeIegrapbic News.

Canada is the Great Western Railroad
TeIegrapbic News.
CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY Oct 17.-Shortly
after nine o'clock, Yesterday morning, one of
the most tremendous explosions took place
In Chicago river that il has ever been our lot
to chronicle. The small steam tug Seneca,
was in the act Of passing through Randolph
street bridge, when one Of her boilers explo-
ded with fearful noise, tearing the upper
work Of the boat completely TO atoms, whiah
were thrown high up in the air by the cloud
of steam that rose from the wreck.
Capt. Joseph Donaldson, the Scneca's com
mander, was standing when the explosion took
place. upon the upper deck, giving orders in
regard to the vessel which he had in tow
He was thrown into the river, and sunk never
to arise alive.
William Vaughn, engineer, was terribly
wounded in the face and limbs by the living
fragments of the wreck. His cheek bone was
crushed inward. and frichtful wound Of two
or three inches IN length, made III his face.
The whcelsman and fireman saved them
selves rs jumping from the boat into the rif-
er hardly an instant before the calamity.
4 lady. the wife Of the fireman, with her In
FAINT child, was on board when the accident
happened. She escaped uninjured. Her babe
was in i berth, in "a small cabin on the upper
deck The cabin was lifted bodily several
feet into the air and fell back again with q
crash bat almost tremendously, the child.
save slight scald on one arm, was unharm-
ed.
The immediate canse Of the explosion i,
unknown. The Seneca had g vessel in tow
which, instead Of passing directly through,
warped against the side Of the western abut-
mont Of the bridge, and made it necessary for
the tug to stop ani back her engines. III the
act 81 doing tins, the boiler blew up.
New NoRE. Oct. 1.-THE Washington
correspondent Of the Times says the Japan-
csc Interpretation Of the treaty is sustained
| BIS the Administration. OF course no effort
viii Be made By il To compel the receiving in
Japan Of American merchants.
| The Herdld's corrcspondent says dispatch
has been received by Mr.. Marcy, from Mr.
Seymour, our Minister to Russia, announcing
the appointment OF special ambassador %
the L. S., and he will shortly take his depart
ure for the I. s.
The sloop-of-war ST. Louis is ordered to
the coast Of Africa.
The Star Of this evening intimatcs that Mr..
| Mason. Consul at san Juan. has been dis
missed Tor recognizing COL kinney's Gov
eminent.
NV ORLEANS. Oct. 16.-AdyiceS from
Galveston Of sunday announce that Capt.
Callahan Of the Texan Rangers has had i
battle with a force Of GOO Mexicans and In
| dams: 40 If the latter were killed and Of
| the Texans. The Mexieans retreated. Capt
Z. has called On Texas for assistance to tx.
terminate Indians, who threaten to massacre
| every white they encounter.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. lI.-Application has
been made hy the counsel Of Passm0re u II
Hanson for permission TO file AN affidavit by
him. Judge Kane decided that the proper
mode Of procedure was to take rule 10
show cause why such paper should not be
! filed. The counsel refused to do this, and no
further action was taken.
| New YORK. Oct. 1.-THE Americans held
a city and county ratification meeting in the
| Park this evening, and It il estimated that
10000 people attended. Addresses were
made from different stands by Hon. g..
Briggs, Lewis &. Levin, Col. MAYO, s. Y. K.
Mallory. 5. Il. Gushing and Others
wilmington, Oct. 1.-THE machine shop
of Pool Co., burnt last night. Tie ten
ants besides Pool, were Sblcy Bros sash fac
tory ; Jeilreys. carpenter. Loss $4,000.
\ Coon REIrY.-A sailor. the other dnv.
IN describing his first efforts to become j.
nautical, said that just ut the close Of dark
night, he was seat aloft to see If he could
see light. As he was no great fayorite
With the lieutenant he was not hailed for
some hours.
'..Aloft there ~ at length was heard from
the lieutenant
.Ay, ay, SIR"
DO You zee light"
''ies. SIR