The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-04
Frightful Catastrophe at
PittsburGh-FourB Boilers
Collapse-Severa1
Killed.
Indignation in relation to
Haw1ey's Land Grab
Bill.
Other Items, Etc.

WASHINGTON, Feb. AT the sitting Of
the Wilson committee this morning ID. w.
Spence, formerly assistant treasurer of the
Union Pacific presented the original mem
orandum of checks and drafts for certain
parties for the aggregate amount of $780,
900, subsequently indorsed by witness,
including the name of james I. Wilson in
connection with $4,000, and General q.
NJ Dodge, with $24, 500. Gen. Slocum
asked whether witness did not give the
check for $4,000 to c. W. Bushnell in
stead of James F. Wilson. Witness re-
piled in the negative
G. W. Bushnell was recalled. In Dec.
1870, he came TO Washington to influence
legislation in behalf of the Union Pacific
road. The bonds of the company had
gone almost out of sight Witness saw
there was nothing to do but to address Gen
Dodge, telling him to come on, and prom
Using to pay him for his trouble Witness
told Dodge what he wanted and Dodge
said at once that he had borrowed every
dollar he could on his Union Pacific Rail
road stock during the summer and fall in
New York in order to carry on his busi-
ness and that Boutwelrs raid on the road
had ruined him. Witness said, I cannot
help that, but you go to work to carry this
game through and ] will give you all you
| lost and your expenses for the time
Dodge went to work and in less than ten or
| fifteen days we had the bill through Con
gress, Just as we wanted it, all right We
settled all difficulties between Nebraska
and Iowa. Dodge figured up and agreed
/ to pay him $24, 200 and it is possible that
gave him something more.
/ Hon Iarav,iab nj WilOou ftboirD, NF
the Committee, goes to Boston tonight.
Thursday or Friday he will be in Philadel-
phia TO examine the check for nineteen
thouand dollars, which Spence said he
gave james f. Wilson, of which transac-
ton it will be recollected Wilson denied
before the Committee all knowledge what
ever The Chairman expects to return by
next Saturday In the meantime the
Committee viii continue its session.
In the House Mr.. Hawley. of Illinois,
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill for the appointment of a Board OF
Railroad Commissioners TO collect informa-
ton respecting rates charged for passen-
gers and freight on various railroads, the
transportation commerce of the several
States, the manner of operating the roads
with reference to safety and health, and
whether charges are unequal and exces-
| sive, etc. Negatived by yeas IS, nays SO.
New YORK, Feb. AT White Plains
to-day, at the opening of the Greeley vii
case, Judge Hart stated that he had re-
ceived a note from Miss Ida Greeley,
which had been approved by her sister, ii
| which they begged to withdraw from con.
test which their opponents were determin-
ed to wage over their father grave. The
contestants then proceeded to prove the
will made by Mr.. Greeley in 1871 withou
further opposition 1t was stated tha
Mr. Greeley left property estimated to b,
! worth two hundred and six thousand dol
lars, which, with the estate of Mrs. Gree
ley. would amount to $225, 900
: To-day the counsel for Stokes continued
r his argument on motion for new trial be
fore Judge Boardman. He argued a
length on the unconstitutionality of tn
new jury law as one Of the main reason
{ for a rehearsal of judgment
: Commissioner Davenport to-day decide,
] to hold Woodruff, Clahin and Blood t
await the action of the grand jury on tn
charge of sending obscene matter througl
e the mails.
y PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3.--Four boilers i
Z tHG AuClICdu 1Ibu w OIkS Vi U1CSSTs
!. Jones K Laughlins, exploded at about te
> o'clock this morning. The explosion wa
c so tremendous that three sections of tn
:, building, of some fifteen feet each, wer
IS completely shattered, the roof being cal
n ried entirely away and scattered in all d
rectiOns. There were about three thous
C and laborers employed in the mill at tn
n time of the explosion, and for time
seemed as though a very large numbe
had been either killed or wounded by steal
- or fragments of boilers.
LATER. bodies have been extr
Gated from the ruins, all of which wer
l. more or less mutilated, some to frightfi
= extent. The bodies were also blackene
d as though burned Two of the kille
~ were found many feet from the accident
an adjoining mill They had been struc
% by flying missiles One man was bringin
+, load Of coal to the furnace of the batter,
Ie on the railway which laid over the boile
# and when the explosion occurred was ju
over the battery, and was blown upward
r considerable distance. The lower jaw
le one of the workmen was found lying COZ
Is siderable distance from the body Fly
n bodies were partially buried under IL
: ruins and removed with hard labor II
. killed were borne home IN stretchers
ID fast as recovered.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2.-Advices receive
0, here show that the bill to grant land it'll
o. in Iowa for the benefit of the Rock Islar
!. railroad has aroused great deal of indi
y nation in that State. 1t is regarded as a
in other land grant to a company that had 8
j. ready been very literally endowed, oil
n had received its full quota of land on Il
;. line of the road
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