The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-07
The Third Officer the only
one who had ever been in
the Harbor--He was
not on Deck.
The Bottom Falls out OF
Grants Civil Service
Board.
Accidents, Fires, Crimes,
Etc, Etc.

Director of the Union Pacific railroad was
arrested in this city last night for being
drunk and disorderly.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, April THE most
terrible rain, hail and wind storm ever
known here came at a moments notice
this afternoon, creating fearful havoc and
loss Of Efe The storm struck the city on
the west, tearing the roof from one of the
school houses, and descending thence
through the business portion Of the city.
Buildings were unroofed and great deal
of damage done The most horrible part
OF the catastrophe was the destruction of
u. n Pond : butter and egg depot ON JEFF
terson street and the death of seven per
sons. The house was blown down, and
twenty-five persons were buried beneath
the ruins. Mr.. Pond and three others
we're taken out dead and nineteen others
were rescued, more or less injured
MIR. Pond was a young man of great
promise who had built up large trade and
was well known throughout the State.
The wife and two children Of Mr. Steiger.
German school teacher, who lived in an
adjoining house, were killed by the falling
Of the east wall of Ponds house. The
persons killed were |. \. Pond and three
of his employees, named Pendegast, Trainor
and Netf; Mrs. Steiger and her two chill
dren, One Of the men rescued from the
ruins will probably die The Mayor and
the police force have been on the ground
ever since the accident. rendering every
assistance in their power,
DUBUQUE, April 5.-Last night at Ma
sonvlle, Iowa, lightning destroyed the
property of s I. Orcott, To the amount of
81, 900; no insurance
PORTLAND, Ne, April 5.-The steamer
Falmouth arrived here this morning from
Halifax with 325 passengers on the Allan
tic
BosTON, April 5.-Three hundred and
twelve steerage passengers from the Allan
TIC arrived this morning. by the Eastern
Railway They were received by several
citizens and an escort of police and con-
Quoted to to Faneuil Hall, where break
fast was served The Mayor has appoint
ed committee to receive contributions of
money and clothing The entire party
leave tonight for New York
HALIFAX. \. s, April 5,-The inyesti-
CATION Of the Dominion Government into
the cause Of the loss of the steamship
Atlantic continued In his cross-exami-
nation. Captain Williams said that the
speed of the vessel at Il o'clock was
about Il knots an hour. He reckoned
that he was easterly, eight miles off Sam
bro, bearing north five degrees east He
did not shift her course, but expected to
pass five miles east of the Sambro lodges.
He never brought ship into Halifax and
had never been on the coast before. His
third Dff1oor had hoar, II /.
but no other officer had ever been there.
lie did not use the lead coming to Halifax,
because the night was clear and the Sam
bro light could be seen twenty-one miles in
clear weather, and fifteen miles in moder-
ate weather.
Il am now satisfied that when | went
into the chart-rOom was mistaken in the
locality of the ship. She must have been
further northward and westward than |
thought. | knew the coast was an iron
bound and dangerous one. If | had been
sounding regularly from II to clock, |
would have been on deck and the ship
would not have gone ashore There were
three quartermasters, and the second and
fourth officers on deck. Had they been
energetic, they might, | think, have seen
that there was something ahead, and if
orders had been given to reverse the en-
glnes the calamity might have been avoid
ed.
CHICAGO, April 5.--A purse Of 81 900
has been raised here for third officer
Brady and the other sufferers by the
Atlantic calamity. 1t will be greatly en-
larged, and forwarded to the agent of the
White Star line
OMAHA. April 5.-The tide of emigrat
ion through Omaha to the West continues
unabated and has never been equalled
since the completion of the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific Railroads The actual
number of passengers leaving Omaha by
express trains for the past six days. as
SHOWN BY the records of the Union Pacific
General ticket office here, is eight hundred
anu seventy six and by the emigrant and
ociGhy trains 6,000--for the Pacific coast,
WIN nearly as many for the Platte Valley
| tories. N '''ii
MEMPHIS, April 5,--About ton oelocl
last night a shooting affrav oecnrred in
the northern part of the citv H,'h;oL 10 .,
suited in the death of John Newell T At tbo
hands of r. II. Coleman, his brntbart;n' 40 tro
law 1t seems that Newell, who was
dissipated, had written a letter 10 hi
father -in-law, Mr. Keel, a wealthy mercb,
ant, telling him that if he did not give
him 81 900 by noon yesterday he would
kill him last night. MIR. Keel, accomp
anied BY his son Sam and Coleman, found
Newell opposite their house, when the
latter drew his repeater and shot Newell
a number of times. Newell, in his dying
declaration, admitted threatening the life
OF heeL, but says Coleman was hired to
kill him.
MEMPHIS, April 5s--Robert Il. Cole
man, who, it is alleged. shot Newell in