Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-29
N E S.
NIGHT
Steamship Adeiphi Bursts her
B0i7er-Six Killed and Twenty
Scaled.
NoRwALK, Conn, Sept. 90.

NoRwALK, Conn, Sept. %.
The Norwalk and New York steamship
Adelphi burst her boiler when a mile from
her dock, at s O'Clock this morning, while
on her way to New York. She was imme-
diately towed to Gregory Point. Six were
killed and some twenty badly scalded. The
boiler blew out the starboard side Of the
roof; the hull and machinery were little
injured. The following is from the South
Norwalk Sentinel extra: The boiler of the
steamer Adelphi, just as she was slowed
down to approach the dock at Darlon's
Point this morning, exploded with terrific
force, tearing away the main deck, the
boiler hatch and a portion Of the saloon on
the port side, and instantly killing several
and precipitating Others into the water.
The bodies have not been found. The boat
left her dock at this city aboutthe usual
time, and had probably 200 passengers on
board. 1t is impossible at this time to as
certain the full extent of the accident, and
the names Of all that are killed or injured.
The Yellow Fever.
CINCINNATI, Sept. %.
The prospects seem more favorable for
checking the yellow fever at Gallipolis.
The weather is cool, and the prospects
good for frosts. A Mrs. Brown, in the in
fectcd part of the city, died to-day.
New ORLEANS, September %.
Deaths, to-day, So cases reported, 159.
Total deaths, 2,75S total cases, 9,021.
MEMPHIS, September %.
The report Of the Board of Health last
night, which gave 90 deaths for the past "a
hours, was incomplete, owing to the failure
of one of the undertakes in making a re-
port. In addition to those officially re-
ported as having died within the corpo-
rate limits of the city, fully a dozen more
we're inferred who died in the suburbs.
New ORLEANS, Sept. %.
The death list includes 32 children, I'M
der seven years OF age. Two children of
the late E. w. Barnes died last night. Six
of this family-the father and five chill
dren-have died of fever, the other two
children are reported improving.
CANTON, September %.
Total cases, 500 deaths, 99 new cases,
ri deaths, one.
stage Robbery-One Mani Killed
So5, 900 Secured by the Robbers.
DEApwooD, Sept. 81.
The treasure coach of the Cheyenne and
Black Hills stage line, that left yesterday
| morning, was stopped by five armed men
| at Canyon Springs, As miles south OF here,
at three O'Clock in the afternoon. Two
messengers, Captain Smith and Gale
| Hill, we're seriously wounded, and one
passenger, IL. O. Campbell, a telegraph
| operator, was killed. The treasure taken
amounts to between S25, 900 and $50, 900.
| Ten armed men have started from there in
pursuit of the robbers.
LArER.-The coach which arrived last
evening confirms the report of the coach
robbery at Canyon Springs station. Camp
bell was killed almost instantly. Gale Hill,
one Of the messengers, was dangerously
wounded, and will probably die. Captain
Smith was slightly hurt by a ball grazing
the top Of his head, rendering him in
sensible. Scott Davis escaped unhurt.
Two of the robbers were badly wounded.
One was shot by Davis, and the other by
Gale Hill, who fired through a window in the
coach after being hurt. The coach was run
into the timber, and bat a short time was
occupied in opening the safe, which con.
tanned S25, 600 in gold bullion, some gold
iewelry and a small mount of currency,
all Of which was secured by the robbers.
Mormon Inluence.
New York, September 28.
The s.Times" saws: Henry Morgan, Q
miner, residing at P~ittsburg, Pa, recently
sent to England for his wife and two
children. They took passage in the Wy
oming, which arrived here Wednesday
having 6UU on DOaIu. morSai
came to New York to meet them. He los
his money on the way, and telegraphed hi
strait to James Bowery, of Pittsburg, WHIT
sent him $3.50. With this in his posses
sion, he vent to Castle Garden OF
Wednesday night, but his wife refused t.
go with him, she had been converted ON tn
passage over by Mormon elders, and ex
pressed her determination to follow then
TO Utah. Arguments and entreaties wer'
OF no avail, and Morgan, half distracted
was obliged to return to his lodgings un
accompanied by his wife. Thursday h
he went to Castle Garden again, and re
newed his appeals, but Mrs. Morgan re
manned obstinate. At length the Mormon
chief took Morgan in hand and w~restlet
with him SO e~ffectually that he turned owe
all his money to them, and the entir
Morgan family tool the train on the Fri
railroad, NJ company with the other o0l
bound for Utah.
The President and the Release:
Fentans.
NEW YoRK, September %.
President Hayes has authorized that th
released Fenians, Condor and Melody, b