The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-09-23

/ were on it, some at the height Of 100 feet, when
| the ladder suddenly snapped in two, precipitat
! ing the men to the ground. The Chief of the
! Aerial Battalion and two other men were in
stanty killed, and the balance seriously injured,
| some fatally.
The horses in Buffalo, n. Y, are suffering
from mild form of the epizootic. Three
| fourths of the horses in the city are affected
with it.
The West.
A collision of two trains ON the Ohio and
Mississippi railroad, near Dillsborough, Ind,
few days ago, caused SIS, 900 damage to engines
and freight, besides killing three boys who
we're riding for pleasure.
B. F. Murphy, of Chicago, has like his late
partner, B. F. Allen, Joined the grand army
of bankrupts. Liabilities, s425,O00; assets,
$500, consisting of personal property and
clothing.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln has been released
from the asylum at Batavia, ILL.,, and is now
the guest of her sister at Springfield.
The second trial of P. P. Wintermute, for
the murder of Gen. McCook, at Yankton, Da-
kota, has resulted in verdict of not guilty.
Budd Doble announces that Goldsmith Maid
will never start in another race.
The town of Middlebury, Vt, has been visited
| by disastrous fire. A paper mill. woolen
mill, thirty business houses, two public halls
and six dwellings were swept away. Loss,
| S170, 600; insurance, $4,000.
! DR.. Hembold of 'Buchu" fame, has COM
menced suit against the parties who we're con-
cernCd in his incarceration in an insane asylum.
| One of the most heart-rending circumstances
connected with the terrific storm which recent
ly swept over Lake Michigan, was the loss of
the propeller Equinox, with all on board. The
iIl-starred vessel left Saginaw, Mich, on Sun
day, Sept. 5, her cargo consisting principally OF
salt, and was overtaken by the gale when of
| Point au Saublc, on the night Of Thursday, the
! 9th. The Equinox had in tow the schooner
| Emma A. Mayes. Capt. Lusk, who COM
manded tho Mayes, states that he never
| experienced 80 tofriblo a gale before.
The night loomed up before them like
black mountain. The waves ran to fearful
height, and frequently broke over the bark.
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| the officers and crew of the schooner on watch
| observed that the propeller was evidently labor
ing. She was seen to run suddenly to the lee
ward, then recover her course. She would then
run to the windward, and occasionally lie to
for a few moments. At about o'clock she WAS
suddenly observed to go to the windward, her
lights showing her location. At about this
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propeller was seen to turn her head to
the wind. moment afterward she was
living between two monstrous waves. She
csreened, and pitched upward. Her foresail
dipped into the water. Cries of distress
from those on board were plainly heard
by the officers and crew of the Mayes. The
shrieks of the hapless women could be plainly
distinguished above the hoarse roar of the
waves and the bowling OF the winds. The i'm
penetrable darkness increased the horror of
the see e. 1t was impossible for human aid
to save The unfortunate ship for moment
lay poised on the surface of the black waters,
then her lights disappeared, and the terrifying
shrieks of those unhappy beings was heard no
more The brave men who witnessed the
ment of their lives. Not a sign or vestige of
the vessel was seen afterward. The schooner
Mayes was also in danger of foundering. 1t
required the constant attention and the utmost
energy of the officers and men to keep her
before the wind and to attend to navigating
her. The Equinox was commanded by Capt.
Dwight Scott, of Cleveland. There were
| G,,o ri tJvn
passengers, daughter and granddaughter of
Capt. Scott, both of them young ladies'.
Next to the loss of the propeller Equinox,
the most serions disaster caused by the :ecent
hurricane on Lake Michigan was the wreck of
the propeller Mendoza, off Big Point Sauble.
The number of persons on board the propeller
previous to the disaster was twenty, including
officers, passengers, and crew. OF this num-
ber only seven were saved by taking to the
boats and after remaining on the lake fol-
twenty-nine hours, were picked up by the
schooner Addie, off Manitowoc, and were taken
to that port. The remaining thirteen went
down with the vessel.
a; The dispute over the Episcopal Bishopric o
Illinois has also been settled by the election oi
the Rev. Dr.. McLaren, of Cleveland, to sue
!, ceed the late Bishop Whitehouse. DIR. Nc
Laren was until very recently Presbyterian
minister. His leanings are toward the Higl
Church wing of the Church.
: dispatch from Red Cloud Agency say
there will be no difficulty il treating with th'
: Indians for the purchase of the Black Hill
: country. They are perfectly willing to sell
= and will take whatever is offered them, as the
Y say that the white men are going to occup
! that country anyway. 1t is thought the Commits
l sion will not offer the Indians much money, bu
- will provide for their sustenance for lon