The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-26
Distressing Accident at Vicksburg.
THREE WELL KNOWN CITIZENS KILLED BY IN
HALING FOUL AIR.

THREE WELL KNOWN CITIZENS KILLED BY IN
HALING FOUL AIR.
The Vicksburg Herald, of the oath inst.
has the following:
The most distressing accident that has
, startled the city tor years, occurred about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, causing the in
slant death from inhaling foul air in a cstern,
OF three worthy citizens, Alderman Dan c.
Ryan, Mr. Tom Donovan, and Mr. c. W.
Smith.
Some little while ago. the Board of Alder
men ordered the fire cistern located under
Levee street, in front Of Ryan 4 Bro. S mils,
repaired, and yesterday Mr. Smith, who had
been engaged to make an examination and as-
certain what work was necessary to prevent
the cistern leaking, proceeded to the place,
and went down into the cistern on ladder
He was heard to fall from the ladder, and
some one ran to MIR. Ryans Office, a few steps
of, and reported that Smith was drowning.
Mr.. Ryan ran over and descended into the
cistern to assist Smith. He was also heard to
fall, when Tom Donovan followed and met
like fate. A colored man gave the alarm and
the mills bell was rung, which brought a
large number Of people and the fire depart
ment to the spot. As soon as possible pair
OF grapplers were obtained, and the bodies
brought to the surface, but, alas !! the poison
Gus vapors had done their deadly work; life
was extinct Physicians were in attendance
and the u, ual methods for resuscitation were
promptly applied, but all were OF no avail
It is said of Brig Gen. Barber, of the
African Brigade Of State Militia, that, i'm
mediately on evacuating the State House, he
RI Ia
and, stripping himself of his uniform, went
actively to work grooming the horses and
washing the buggies in the stable. This he
considered the safest way of eluding the
White Leaguers, whom, he feared, might
make of his valuable person some other use
than that of a "black board for The Straight
University. Suffice it to say the disguise was
complete and successful, and the hero of no
fight resigned his situation on the installation
OF Kellogg, and resumed his military Office,
but sans epaulettes and sans chapeau de bras
When will he appear again in command of
that brigade?
IMPROVED Mail FACILITIES most i'm
portant matter in the interest of the busne IS
community is the contemplated improvement
in the mail facilities to be afforded by the
through mail trains on our great trunk routes |
Arrange nents have been Gently completed
by which special mail express trains having
the right Of way, and running high rate of
speed, are to carry the through mails. BY
this means, exclusive mail trains will
shortly be in operation between our large
cities, the fist being between New York and
Chicago and expected to make trips in twenty
four hours This plan is an excellent one.
Merchants and others interested will very soon
learn to appreciate the change from the pre-
sent dubious and tuctuating system Of carry
ing the mails.
PEEsoSAL--We were leased to see our
young friend, Mr.. Geo. Talbot chief freight
clerk Of the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad,
in our city. Welcome George, and may you
ever look well Us yon do now.
Our young friend, Mr.. G. W. Burns, is in
our city frc m Coushatta, looking in excellent
health and informs US that all is serene in that
section and carpet-baggers are scarce.
pleasant stay to you, Mr.. Burns; come often
and see Us.
The Washington Cdpital gets off a pretty
good Joke on Gov. Dennison of Ohio The
Ldpitdl man insists that the Governor cannever
resist an opportunity to make speech, and
illustrates this uncomfortable passion by an
incident. Tue Neil House at Columbus was
on fire, and the alarm, coming opportunely
just after supper, brought immense con-
course Of people in front Of the hotel. The
Governor did not believe there was going to
be much OF blaze and seeing splendid
chance for oratorical fireworks, he mounted
the balcony and said
my fellow-citzens, the conhagration is
not here: it is elsewhere. But it has be. Il
suggested to me by friends, that, in view of
your promiscuous, unexpected, and l may
say, startling assemblage on this occasion, it
would be well, while the confagration, where
ever it may develop its lurid torch, is mani
testing itself to discuss few of tn, momen-
tous issues now dividing the people of this
ensapguined land"
Before the Governor could begin another
sentence H. coat tails were scorched, and
flying trunk struck him and knocked him
endways. The rest Of that speech was never
made. The only point at issue was the way
out.
Buy often and buy early,
buy often and buy early.