Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-25
KILOGRAMS


REPORTED EXPIRES. Il FOR THE COURIER
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NEW YORK
New York. Dec. 20-London pa.
pers OF the Sth, received to-day, con-
tain the official report Of Capt. Rob.
erts, OF the ship Loeb Erne, of the col
iislon which sunk the Vile du Havre.
After detailing the circumstances of
the collision, which do not differ ma
terially from those already pub
lished, he says Immediately af-
ter the ship struck, half the crew
! shortened sail and the remainder
cleared away the port life boat. The
| carpenter being at the pumps, report
ed that the ship was making no water
and then went forward and found the
bow-sprit gone and the bow smashed
completely, but the hulkhead was app
paFcntly uninjured. The boat from
the Vile du Havrc then came along
side. containing an officer and four
men. asked If the steamer was
much injured. He said she was in
Jured, but did not cay she wanted as
sistance. As no signals of distress
| were made by the steamer, thought
at the time that the boat was sent to
render them assistance; but while
| talking to the officers saw the steam
er was apparently settling down, and
| lowered the port life boat at once, in
charge of second officer and fifteen
men, WHO made toward the sinking
ship. Our cutter and starboard life
boat were then cleared away, and in q
few minutes departed to the scene of the
catastrophe, their only guide being the
cries OF the drowning people. The
steamer having disappeared, we kept
our boats out till daylight, until every
one floating about the wreck was pick
ed up. We succeeded in saving eighty
four persons out of three hundred and
six, a large proportion having gone
with the steamer. The Vile dn Havre
only floated about fifteen minutes af-
ter being struck.
The following incident of the disas-
ter is told by Captain Robertson: A
lady swan alongside with child in
her arms. A rope was thrown to her,
which she seized, but in attempting to
be pulled up. holding on by one arm
and with the other round the child,
her. strength failed her and the child
was lost, but the poor mother was
hauled ON board.
An imposing requim mass was sol
cmnized at Havre, on tho 9th inst, in
memory of the victims. The Cathe.
dral was draped in black from the roof
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congregation of five thousand persons.
The Catalfalque was surrounded by
sailors of the Republican navy, and all
the civic, naval and military dlgnita.
ries of the place were present. The
Cures sermon was interrupted by
bursts of grief from the worshippere.
All of the ships in the harbor dressed
their flags at half-,nast and business
was suspended.
New YORK, Dec. ga Key West
| dispatch states that the Colorado and
Powhattan, she latter with the mont
tor Manhattan in tow, arrived there on
the 2lst, The Colorado reports pass
ing early the day before the Ossipee,
with the Virginius in tow, the latter
having no steam on.
The Polish exiles propose to erect q
statue of Kosiusko in Central Park.
A Committee of the Church of the
Pilgrims and Central Avenue Church,
Brooklyn, have addressed long letter
to Henry Ward Beecher and the men,
bers of Plymouth Church declaring
ing that UNCONVENTIONAL alliance with
that church will be suspended should
they affirm their previous proclamation
of the right of Plymouth Church to
judge in every case what fellowship,
advice or assistance may, according to
the laws of Christ, properly be offered
by or received from other churches.
A London dispatch says the ship
America, from Barrow for New York,
fOundered off the banks of New Found
land. The captain and three men
were drowned the remainder Of the
crew took to boats and after being ont
six days were pf3&cd up and ianiett at
Dartmouth on Dec. Goth.
New York, Dec. 22.-Harry Gene,
the latest convicted member of tn.
late "Ring," was permitted to visit his
wife by the Deputy Sheriff in charge
Of him last night, and has not been
seen since. He was to be sentenced
| to day.
Suit has been commenced by Martin
s. Smith to recover from Jay Gould
over seventy thousand dollars for le-
gal services rendered him in his settle.
ment with the Erie r. r.. Company.
New YORK, Dec. 22--Sheriff Bren-
nan offers $1,000 reward for the re-
CAPTURE OF Harry Genet, who escaped
from deputy last night.
Sharkey, the escaped murderer, is
reported to be concealed in garnet in
this city, and five well armed detect
ives have gone after him.
New YORK, Dec. 22.--Michael Ryan
and his sister, residing in Broome
street, were found this morning with
their throats cut.
In the cases against the Court House
Commissioners, on charges of misde.
meanor, the defendants, Conner, Walsh
and Miller, failed to answer and for
feited their bonds.
Andrew Smith,. indicted for the
same oAense, pleaded not guilty.
SuAAtA C0uuSCA 0VoGtAUCu Hill do tu6
"Last rose of summer" Ex.Mayor
Hall was present with counsel.
New YoRK, Dec. 22.-Judge Daniels
has issued an order, returnable to-
morrow, against Sheriff Brennan and
Deputy Shields, requiring them to
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt in not pro-
ducing Genet in court. Sheriff Bren-
nan had been notified on Saturday, by
the Assistant District Attorney, that
Genet would attempt to escape.
The trial of Ex-Mayor Hall COM
menced to-day, and the work of pro-
curing jury is progressing.
An order was given by the Court on
on Saturday for the confinement of
Genet in the Tombs until sentence had
been pronounced. The order Of the
Court was entirely ignored by the
Sheriff.
The latest rumQr in regard to the
escape is that Cent embarked on his
own yacht, which had been loaded
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