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Appalling Railroad Disaster near Bostou.
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Appalling Railroad Disaster near Boston,
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New York, Aug 2t-Mayor Hall declares
his intention to sue the Times for ground rent
II is also stated that ht will at once move for
the Appointment of q Receiver.
BosroN, Aug. 27.-1he Bangor Express ran
into the Beverly trainfeven miles from Boston,
killing Is men and Women. From 40 to so
were wounded.
BosToN, Aug. 27.-ghe particulars of the oc-
cident on the Eastern Railroad at Revere last
night are appalling The express train ran into
the accommodation trin at full speed with
such force that the engine and tender reached
the centre of the last CIR, which was demolished
This car was crowded with passengers, sitting
and standing The Wood work instantly took
fire, and the scene which followed was terrible
The boiler Of the enghe exploded and the vic
Tins were enveloped in Il cloud Of steam and
deuged with hot waifr
CHARLESTON, S. d, Aug. 2S.-Diligcnt in
Iuiry fails to discovlr any new cases of fever
in the last twenty-fo4 hours. The whole num-
Der ofpersons now h{rdly exceed a dozen. The
disease seems TO yielJ readily to medical treat
ment, except in caseswhich were neglected in
the early stages. Tae apprehension of an cpl
demic is gradually slbsiding.
MOBILE, Aug. 2S The Register has kindly
furnished the folNYing The steamer Ocean
Wave, low pressure boat, left this city Sunday
morning with about two hundred persons on
board for an excursion to Fish river, about %
miles from the city On her return, she stopped
at Point Clear, reaching there at five oc clock r.
NJ, where she was made fast, and the band and
part OF the passengers went ashore. After re-
naming half an hour tho whistle was blown,
and the passengers had just got aboard, when
the boiler exploded. followed by . rumblng,
kissing, sound. Fragments Of timber flew in
eve every y direction: Ne forward part Of the boat
and the cabin were completely carried away.
Both of the chimneys fell backward
| toward the rear of the boat crushing tho upper
cabin and tho boat immediately sunk with her
bow submerged. About sixty or seventy per-
sO Vvar nd ipif htrt ba ayplns
So far bodies of nineteen dead, eight ladies
among the number, have been recovered.
Twenty eight wounded have been brought to
tho city and one of the number, q little girl,
has since died. The scene was appalling, ter
rife and heart-rendng. a wilder scene of
grief Is seldom witnessed The frantic cries
and screams for lamented, lost wives child
| rem, parents and sisters was agonizing to all
| who had human sympathes. Many of the pas
sengers were little children and many little
hats and bonnets come ashore to tell of the
little victims beneath the waves.
The captain, William Eaton, swan
some time with both legs broken; a
boat reached him just too late, and he went
down. The two pilots were killed, the engineer
and his wife seriously injured, and all the fire.
mon were killed. 1t is impossible TO correctly
estimate the loss, BY some it is supposed that
at least thirty or forty persons are still buried in
the debris of tho wreck, or at the bottom of the
bay. A diver has gone to the scene of the dis
aster. The accident has east gloom over
universal sadness prevails. The streets are
crowded with people and the excitement and
feeling are intense. The Ocean Wave has been
considered an unsafe boat, has always been an
unlucky one, and criminal responsibility rests
somewhere and should be visited upon those
to whose recklessness and ncapacity it is attrib
utable. The system of inspections is every
where loose, careless and reckless. Tho boiler
was not so much exploded as it was torn open
with long seam. 1t was so rotten as to litoral-
ly tear open. Had it been stronger so as to ex-
plode with greater violence the destruction
would have been greater; Tho force OF the oN-
SAN FRANCIsCo August 23.-The split in the
Republican party, caused by Gorham the Sec
retary Of the Federal Senate seems incurable.
In the committee appointed to nominate new
ticket, four politicians drew pistols and knives,
None injured.
CHARLEsToS, Aug. 2G.-The medical societ
of Charleston, in view of the prevalence of the
yellow fevsr here held meeting last evening,
and after full investigations and discussions, re-
solved to make official publication Of the real
facts of the case as follows:
THAT yellow fever of mild type does exist
to limited extent in Charleston that 1t Is
frat case dated from July 9th and during the
| month that has elapsed since then there has
boon, perhaps, in all up to this time thirty-tVe
cases, nine OF which has proved fatal, but that
| the disease does not seem OF character dis
| posed to spread rapidly or widely.
1t is added that differences of opinion exist
| in the profession as to the probable spread of
| the disease. Tho board of health announces
this morning that the number of cases since the
23d inst indicate that the disease is assuming
an epidemic fever
WLMINoroN, N. c., Aug 26.-Our city au-
thorites have issued an order, of which the fol-
| lowing is an extract: mo person from Charles
| ton will be allowed to stop within the corporate
| limits Of this city, and no person who may visit
| Charleston, from this city will be allowed to
| return during the continuance of the yellow
| fever in Charleston.
VERSAILLES, Aug. 23.-Tho court martial es-
| tabishes the fact that Federals, disguised as
| fremen, fed the flames with petroleum.
Collet, prison director under the Commune,
swears that he received orders from Ferret to
shoot hostages, but declined TO obey.
Algerian advices are graver. All the Gabra
villages are DESTROYED The rebels are attack
ing the tribes that have been faithful to the
French.
An attempt was made. to-day to explode the
monument to King George ", at Kingston.
Though much blackened by gunpowder the
monument received no real injury,