, 1875-05-06
pAttmtnt Of JHttIco, and known In connection
With the political arrests in Alabama, has besu

FOUR CHILDREN DROWNED.
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kihrffcrM in approaching hhf landing AZ 4lot NO.
81 East Iliycr nt tho foot Of reck nip. camo In
collision viii, tho large ballast-scow No. 6, be-
longing 10 Charles Mcsthnue, Which WAS I,EuE At
Tier No, a. Tho scow WAS loaded aln,ons to sha
waters cdge Will, Stone AMI tho csfrct Of ths
collision wAs 10 completely ovcrturn her, 10 that
she tny bolton, upward. This stone ballast which
shc carried was 20 placed thai tbs ECON vas
cnrtlcd In An instant and tloalcd III tho water.
As tho acow tnthcl over, ewo boys jumped
frorh tho deck Of tho keow TO that Of ca.,hl-
boat living a'ongsllo, and wo,nan emerged
from Tho cabin s,crs but did no. got c'ear, Of
bv. and Robert Troy, ono Of her craw, sas
MI atm thrust from tho stoorway. lie
tasnred lnicaly into small 6ost, ata succeeded
in R1a.nne tho iiRnd aud rcscuing the orher.
y. cnhtn, wf1o uaA on Tho 1eghhting wharf.
Tnn twn boys WIN oscaned wnto two OF t!,cir .onR.
Atch"al. aged II. a:l.t Hcorac. aYei Z. 4 largo
Newfoundland dog, belonging to Capt. Costa,
eavo slrs. Costs. II wus sooi learned that there
were four cllslI!trtt III Tho cabin 1t tho time Of
t| acci1 IT. and every effort vas at onco made 10
Recover tier holics. a!tho ts, no hope remained
uf naylt,g tl1cir lives, Capt. Costa le1ped on 10
tn. tos!.'n' Of lis scu., Will, an at IN h!s hind
succrcdcd. nftcr ten or fifteen minutes work, IN
stssitts a l,ole through tho fsoat. II was thou
fn,lmi that .e had mistaken tho focnsion OF tho
eat'n, ~ tho boat llad t'ecn turned around n
tsst. Another hoo was quickly male
thie time III tho peoper place. and after
. little groring tho boly ot Quo Of tho
chltaireu was brought to the nurfacc. It
tho c'tcst child, Of tho ftn'tly.. tIor, arms
were raisel and bent forward ns II ato had
been trying to gro1o heE. way out Of tho cabin.
Soon after a second dead body was found, tia:
pf Julia Cnata. aged years. Tho fathers gs!ef
j ycnrs q j. aud Joscph, Ii mouths old, were
,loxt found, and tho unfortunate 1uan seemed
almost crnzcsi at tho sight, lilo waved bis aims
ard uttered torliblo tmprccatious on tho pilot,
s e ara 3 1s ro s 11 m y " Ss / 4 'fSae fn b
kill my family" said he, and tito forco Of sym
patty was 50 great TINT wlie nanv oyes wore
tilled Wit tears, not few bystandetB Joined In
announcing tho pilot.
patty conscious in tho cabin Of the pllos-bo,t.
Sue gayo birth to child, which died soon after
ward. only about three wccks ago, and WAS very
feeble. She Was drossod only in b loose gown,
and swallowed largo quaatit!os Of water wlsilo
fl'o mas submerged, 10 tha: Elm was III critical
aiIlo on TIM piot.boat. and was removed In tho
afternoon to tho park Hospital. Mrs. Costa
Was kept IN Ignorance Of tlie faso Of her child
dsen, ns the effect Of tho sa nowr II wns feared.
from golug in search of tho children With grant
diilicnlty, and begged pltcous1y for = sight Of
her little JoacPh. sho was assured that tho
children Hero safe, but her mothers hoars lod
her to niatrnst tho wcll.mcant fnitohood, and
sho nsked for hor husband. Evou this favor was
sleuot, rs lie was in 80 excited a condition that
tho cFoct of tho interview wna feared. Bho 10
SAID BY tho physician iu charge to DO seriously.
though not hopo'ossly. injured, and hor blster in
JerHey City has becn sonk for.
fihD Newfoundland ttnf. which, an wAa AhId mr.
s:stcd In rescuiug Mrs. Costa, Ia a fine, hand.
sume specimen Of hts race, and seemed to real
ze the extent of tho calamity which Ind befall-
en his nsestr. 1In insisted on joining tho men
wlo nero working to rescue the bodies md it
was found necessary to tic him to tho mast OF
one OF the scluoners nonr by. He struggled to
got free, and BY his fawning and wh!nos be-
hought every ono who came near to release him,
As tue bodies Wcro brought up In bis night he
howled piteous'y. and onlr whei, tho work was
over and tho men had lett thu suow could he bo
gu etel.
Tho pilot Of tho City OF Hartford, Henry 3.
Strickland. says that lio waB nearing tho slip a.
usual wl1en lla dlscoyorod' tho scow, mado faat
to tho sailing. vcasel Haniltoa Fhh. aud, turn.
ing tho helnl OF bis btoanst to c&uaa her ID
sheer ctear OF the obstruction, he foi1nd that
both wind and lido ,Tero 40 strong agairst him
that the steamer failed 10 rospo1ia to her helm
or or ''Blow her" sufficiently to avoid tho do.
alructlon that followed, she struck tho lighter,
carving her over and dosn. ua claims to have
dono all That 1t wae potalblo for hul 10 do from
his effort to bhcos on f.om tho craft and to stop
the stoauior, but that Eolh Wild and lido ucro
too strong to permit at Bllccess. Ho soernod ut
tcrly overcome with gsief at tho thought OF The
.erribfe Incident, nnl Il was With difficulty that
hs could to Irevailed upon to give thcas few
lilo ID apparently man Of e1rori.
onoc, and bears tho reputation, which hts looks
corEoborste, of being ono Of tho most careful
and best poth On the liver.
George Costs. the younger OF tits bots rescued.
said that lie Mas rlloppinE mood 0u tho tlDck OF
the barge. neAr tho batcls opening Into the fot-
ward cabit, and hie brother Michael ras below
plisng up tho wood which lie threw down 10 him.
Iiia fatler was on tito decK, antl his mother was
cabin With tho dog. When he Haw the steamer
It was cloHs upou the barRo. In gseat alarm hc
cried out to his btotler TO ra,i. aud then ran
back to the after.eabiu, shouting ~ he ran. Az
li,e canal-bost, and lH brother followed, Just a.
!to barge turned over: Tho family had eaten
breakfast, and tho Children Wer9 playing together
Oh tho hoot when hn saw tllon last.
G Coroner one Wolsmnm Any,, waa no1saed Immediately
Henry d. Strickland, in $500 ball each.
ANOTHER DROWNING CASE.
Special DspateA to Ths CAaaaa TrIbuss.
DrBuauE, ls., May b.-Sume duok.huuterb
found the corpse Of fu,l-grown man floating In
the rivor to-day, about miles bclow tho city.
Tho Coroner was notified, aud, upon examin4.
tlon, the body waB found to DO thnt OF Potter
Wlntora, who was drowned . fow weeks ago b5
the oapsizlag Of = boat opposite Eagle Point.
DEATH FROM cHLoRAL.
EyANsy1LLE, Ind. May 5.--DE. II. n. Cloud,
\ distinguished druggist nni proprietor Of special
componnds. died to-day from tho eEeets Of
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