Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-11-28
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
DAKOTA FLOUR.

A st. LOUIS telegram OF Nov. Z0tf
saws: The steamer Nellie Peck brough
down from Fort Benton a consignment
of flour for this city. The first expor
tation of food ever made from that fal
away land.
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES.
A Chicago dispatch of Nov. 25tt
says: The general freight agents have
agreed on the following rates for fourth
/ class freight to go into effect to-day: TIC
New York, 40; Baltimore, 81; Philadel
phia, So; Boston, 45; grain rates cents
less than above. These prices are 8
considerable advance.
ARRIVAL OF CANADA's GOVERNOR.
A Halifax telegram of Nov. 23d says
The Sarnaotia7a was signaled at 6:40,
during very thick weather. A steam
tug went down the harbor to meet
her, and after some time returned, re
porting that the signal must have been
an error, as the steamer could not be
found. Signals remained up, however,
and about nine o'clock two guns were
heard, confirming the steamers ap-
proach. The weather was still thick.
The tug again went down; the weather
cleared, and the Sarmatian was found
coming to anchor between McNab's
and Georges islands.
The following is the report Of the
voyage: Friday, Nov. 10Th the ship
had run 100 miles. After leaving Nor
ille the SdrnlGtian experienced heavy
weather from the northeast, which
continued during the whole night, and
part of next day. The ship rolled
heavily, took in large bodies of water.
Saturday, the 10th, 40 miles; Sunday
18th. S3I miles; ran into finer weather
and sea moderating; ship made good
run; wind n. n. e. to n. n. w. Her
royal highness had, however, suffered
severely from the effects of the last two
days Monday, 18th, 81 miles. The
morning broke with strong breeze
from the southwest, accompanied by
heavy squalls; these gradually increased
till noon, when the gale became a hur-
ricane, carrying away main trysail and
causing heavy cross sea, which broke
over the vessel fore and aft; one sea
stove in the smoking room; the ship
rolled and pitched heavily, and all OIL
board suffered in consequence. The
gale began TO break about 3. P. NJ
Tuesday, 10Th, ia miles; all night and
next morning the sea ran very heavily
Wednesday, 20, 335, blowing moderate
gale from the southeast; her roya
| highness better. Carried all sail. Thurs
day, 322 miles; fresh breeze and cloudy
throughout; wind S. E. to NV. Friday
22d, 210 miles; strong breeze and cloudy
throughout; wind S. E. to n. w. Sat
? urday, Esd, 319 miles; strong breeze
, from southeast and hazy with a good
deal of fog. Her royal highness appear
ed on deck for the first time to-day
Arrived off Sambre at P. NJ, and an.
chored below City of Halifax at $50.
Her royal highness suffered some
what severely during the voyage: but
she is convalescing and it is confidently
expected will speedily recover her ac
customed health. The rest of the party
all we'll. Duke OF Edinburg visited Sar
nldtiGn Immediately after her arriva
5 and remained on board. There are {
number of professional pickpockets il
town in expectation of good harvest.
THAT AWFUL COAL NINE DISASTER.
A Terre Haute special under dat,
of November 23rd says that the follow
sion in the coal mine of HandforC
} this city, at 4 o'clock yesterday P. NJ
1t was the gas only which exploded
A dozen kegs of powder had beer
stored in the magazine in the uppe
t vein, but it was not ignited. The deptl
/ to the upper vein is POI feet, and tn
, other vein is 65 feet lower. Entries, o
rooms were being excavated toward
: each other. The gas had accumulated
: in the roof of one, and the miners il
: the ether had been warned that the,
were nearly through and that any NOR
blasting might go through and fire tn
gas in the other entry. They were di
rected to fan the gas Out of it befor
e connecting the openings. One of tn
d men, however, took the risk an
O fired one more blast. 1t broke through
tie thin wall of coal and the accumu
l lated gas exploded with q tremeudou
/ conclusion. The men were killed b.
It the shock or soon died of suffocation
If There were at the time 27 miners a
:. work of whom is were in the lowe
IS vein. Seven Of those were save
y after a lapse of over an hour, but hoy
s fumes and damp is 4 mystery. Th
II men on the upper vein were badl
{ stunned, but unhurt. The eight kille
Y are Thomas landlord, Samuel Hand
ford, Jack Lieder, Albert Smith, inc
Bulger, William Wales, and Patric
: Dunn. There were but four or fv
men courageous enough to go into tn
lower vein after the explosion, but afte
C, they had saved the seven who were liN
<, ing, they worked until 8 o'clock thi
q morning recovering the bodies of th
. dead. Then work was resumed after
| rest of three hours, and by twelv
is o'clock to-day the last corps was take
d out. Ingress to theSein- was obtaine
- through very small hole in the debri:
- The first two in the list above wer
among the proprletors, of whom ther
|. were four. Four of the bodies al
o shockingly burned and bruised. Hal
v per and Croutch, two young men VIII
were among the seven saved from th
3 lower vein, are badly burned, and th
former has leg broken and an arr
burned to crisp, besides other injurie
n which may prove fatal. The bodie
n were taken to the homes of the mel
N and will be buried tomorrow withor
h an inquest. The-timbers of the min
:, are badly shattered, and one of the su
ie viving proDrietors estimates the dan
n age at $1,000 The citizens of Sulliva
a. are subscribing literally toward the IT
,r lief Of the bereft families. Josep
landlord, Tom Irwin and Jack Smit
ie distinguished themselves for thier bra'
le cry in periling their lives to save th
to living and recover the dead. The la