The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-23
Crimes and Casualties.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AT A LAUNCH.

htOBA, AZ hOacns snip yaru, tnlB morning,
about forty men were under the vessel
when 1t went off, and not hear
ing the order to come out, a
number were crushed to death. The
killed, so far as known, are Edward Faw-
ley, John Nelson, Charles Wright and Ed
ward Baker. Wounded, George Woolf,
mortally, and Barney Cannon and Walter
Parkinson, seriously. 1t Is thought some
of the workmen were killed and dragged
into the water. The bodies are horribly
mangled, one being literally cut in halves,
others with legs and arms torn off. The
ship yard is thrcnged with the relatives of
the victims, and presents distressing
scene. This is the first accident since
Roach took the yard, and he has launched
some forty vessels.
The number of dead is seven. In addi-
tion to those already reported, J. ]. Crew
was instantly killed, and George o. Wolf
and Barney Cannon died at II o'clock.
Three persons were wounded, but will
probably recover. The killed and wounded
were workmen engaged in knocking blocks
from under the keel. The scene during
the time the ship was going off was heart
rending, men being seen struggling to es-
cape, while huge blocks rolled by the ship
crushed them to jelly. No assistance could
possibly be rendered. Flags are at half
mast throughout the town, a i'd work at the
yard is stopped. John Roach has ordered
money to be furnished to the families of
the victims. John Foundation, who had
entire charge of the launch, makes the fol-
lowing statement 81 found the ship ready
to move, and called for all hands to get out
from under, before l commenced cutting
loose. The men who were down by the
after-blocking evidently did not hear the
order or did not obey, as they had fully
five minutes to get out, Some renamed
under, which is frequently the case, to at
tend 10 the forward blocking"
THE FREsHRT OUT WEST.
LAWRENCE, Kan., May 90.
The Kansas river is higher than before
since 1858. The railroads are under water
west of the city. One hundred feet of the
Kansas Pacific railroad has been washed
out and bridge carried down. An accom-
mediation train is caught on the road. Cot
tonwood river is also overfowed and the
bridges carried away.
BURIED ALIVE.
jersey City 10 excited over the charge
that Mrs. Caire, French woman, has
been buried alive. The woman who pre-
pared the body for burial asserts positively
that she was living.
BURNED TO DEATH By FIRE DAMP.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May 20.
By an explosion of fire damp in the Mine
Hill collery at Minersville, this morning,
VIM. E wards and companion, name un-
kn ~ n. both boys were burned to death.
A Washington special says the govern
ment steamer Don Cameron, wrecked near
St. Louis on Sunday, was launched only
few days ago, and was intended to trans
port government supplies on the upper Mis-
souri,. She was on her trial trip. Her con.
sort, the Gen. Sherman, is about ready to
make trip. The quartermaster general 10
very much disappointed. He has been cal
culating how many millions these two ves-
se's were to save the government by trans
porting supplies.
While clearing sewer at New Haven,
Conn, Patrick farrell was overtaken by
flood of water, caused by sudden fall Of
rain, and was drowned before he could
reach the man hole. His companion mar
rowly escaped.
The inqusst on the body of Max Her
maun, who was murdered in Washington
square, New York, on the 17th inst, re.
suited in verdict that Louis Reno infiict-
ed the death wound. Reno and Walker
being declared accessories.
A Washington special says formal charges
will be filed to-day against B. F. Flanders,
assistant treasurer in New Orleans, for sell
ing government cotton worth 100000, at
the close of the war, and retaining the mr."
| oand-
An illicit distillery on Newton creek, N.
j., was broken up last Monday night, and
eight thousand gallons of mash and thirteen
hogsheads of molasses were seized by
United States officers.
F. A. Beamish, late legislative sergeant,
alarms, convicted of forgery last Decem-
Der, at Wilkesbarre, Penn, fugitive since,
has given himself up. Sentence deferred
till Monday.
Daniel Dobson, aged 20, was arrested
yesterday and identified as the man who
fatally stabbed Annie Walker, colored, in
Sullivan street, New York, Monday.
Charges Of frauds in the construction Of
the new custom house at st. Louis, which
were examined by the grand jury were
found to be without foundation.
BY the fall OF a scaffold In the church
of the Holy Cross, st Baltimore, Nd,
Henry Knauss was killed and three others
seriously injured.
Four men and three women were
drowned at Molaquamatck, Cape Breton,
by the upssttlng of the boat, while on the
way to chuIch.
Thirty persons were drowned by the
wreck of vessel plying between Adelaide,
and the Albany isles on the northern coast
of Australia.
Mrs. Mary Stienmasher, young married
woman, who, after quarrel " tn her hus-