Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-21
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YELLOW FRvEg.
A committee has been appointed TO
raise funds here for stricken Savan.
| nah.
FIRE UNDEEWRrrERs1
The semi annual meeting Of the ma
ttiorRi board Of fire underwriters, be-
Igan to-day at Underwriters Hall,
! with George l.. Chase, as president;
| thirty six, companies are represented;
b9lance in general fund, $2,423; bal
ance in arson fund, s3,049; in FIRE
! fund, *l,S03; contribution the past
year, si5, ,l6l; expenses for same pc
riod, s45.593 The report was refer
red TO the Haaacea committec. Presi-
dent Chasc then read his scmi-annual
address, and committee was APP
pointed te take iuto consideraiionlhe
Important matters. referred to. Fa-
ture sessions have been conductcd IN
private and recess was taken. =
OPPOSING TnE scHooLs.
| Jersey City, n. j. .,l9-One hundred
and fifty children OF Irish parentage
were withdrawn from the public
lschool in Bayone, yesterday, by or
der Of Father killan, The priest Of
the Roman Catholic church ut Bergen
/ Point, who Opposes the system Of
catholic parents permitting their chill
dlen TO attend public school. A
I paroclial school hns been established
at which these children Will attend.
vttLIASY.
/ ST. Thomas, Ont, Sept. 2o-At !
! o ufUUk tfrIs- 1TIuTITIuY, att
| from Brownsville,i on the Cauads
southern railroad Just in time to
catch the New York express bound
), east, tram. wreckers uncoupled the FISH
plates parted aud chained rails
apart, and threw the whole train es-
4 cept ], the hind sleeper. Engineer
Hart was severly scalded none Of the
\ Ipasseagev we're seriously hurt The
\ track was blocked about four hours.
Y One of the villains were captured.
4 VESSEL wREckED.
i WILMINGToN. Sept. 20.--The steam
y ship Rebscca Clyde sailed from here Sat-
urday morning, loaded with naval stores
and cotton. She became disabled off
Scracoke iset, 30 mics south Of Halter
as, Sunday morning, about Z O'Clock
rom railing Of the deck loAd, breaking
the scoring gear aud lAshings of the
deck load becoming cntangled on the
tpropeler The wind was blowing per-
feet hurricane from the southeast. In
xt, n ..plx ip,.i
/. board, Mr. Whitedon, from Charleston,
Eyle, first mate; Fred Williams, s eward,
aud two names unknown were washed
overheard aud Immediately drowned.
by the heroic efforts Of captain, chief
engineer, second mate, and cook, the
spaDker was raised and almost immedi-
ately thrown clear from the mast. They
next raised the mainsail, but II was soon
: blown to ribbons. They were unable to
I, clear the foresall halyards, but succeeded
;in getting the jib two-thirds up Engin-
eer Jones and Second Mate Hendricks
, then went astcrn to try to clear the pro-
. peller but were washed overheard and
Immediately disappeared behind huge
wave. The survivors clung to the ship,
the sea washing over her fore aud aft.
! About | o'clock, the shore appear
l. led in eight. the wind hayin9 blown
the ship before it on the beach. Tue
Captain and cook managed to clear
: the port boat, but 1t got away with
: only one man in itand one clinging to
her stern; breakers soon swamped the
boat, bur two men, Sd Whitelaw
, oilcr, and y colored fireman, named
! Bod, managed to reach shore; the
! rest clung to the hull Of the ,hip un.
!. til L WAS washed 10 pieces, and ther
J struck for shore. The body Of Capt
: y. G. Childs was warm when WASHED
ashore, but all efforts at resuscitatior
were fruittess. He was burieu OF
Portsmouth Island, Monday afternoon
The survivors were kindly o.red fo
by the inhabitants. The ship was ,
total wreck, but large portions Of ,h.
= cargo WAS washed ashore aud Sc
: Ecosed.
II Bua.lssroS, Iowa, Sept. 20.-A
! > meeting Of citizens held here to
Fl mig ht there was formed the
h BAkER MEMORIAL
i, association, for the purpose Of build
/. ing monument 10 The late Cen N