Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-05
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

Sanduslsy, O.-Two Oregon Murders. Etc,
LONDON, Sept. 4.-The steamer Princess
Alice, which was run into and sunk with such
frlghtful results last evening by the collier
Bywell Castle, was one of the largest saloon
steamers of the London Steamboat company.
The Princess Alice left Gravesend for London
soon after F. NJ, and arrived within sight of
the royal arsenal at Woolwich at about s. The
ByWell Castle was then approaching on the
opposite course. The two steamers were in the
middle of the stream, just off the City of Lon
don Gas Works, at Beckton almost the precise
spot where a fatal collision occurred between
the Metis and Wentworth ten years ago. What
happened is impossible accurately to detail.
All that is known among the excitement is
that the screw struck the Princess Alice on the
port side. scene which had no parallel on
the river ensued. very few persons clam
bered on the other vessel, but nearly
all rushed to the after part of the Prin-
cess Alice as the bow subsidized gradually
under water. The shrieks were fearful and
dozen or more life buoys aboard and some
boats swinging in the davits, but even if they
could have been got at they would have been
OF little service under the circumstances. With
in nVc minutes tic rIineeee Alioo leeelod oo.,a-
pletely over and went down in deep water
Some small boats fastened to the scene. and
the Duke of Teck another steamer beloning to
the same company, which was also on the pas
sage up river with a party of excursionists,
went to the rescue, but the river for hundred
yards was full OF drowning people, screaming
IN anguish and praying for help, and as it was
growing dark not much could be done. 1t is
believed not more than $50 escaped out of 500
aboard the vessel
The Princess Alice was a long and low river
steamer built for excursions down the Thames
of which the middle and poorer classes of Lon
doners were very fond. She had saloons on
the forward and after decks, and her passenger
carrying capacity was unusually large. A large
proportion Of the passengers last evening were
on the upper or saloon deck, and must have
seen beforehand their impending DOOM but
those in the stern had no warning till they
heard the crash and found the passengers from
the forward part of che vessel running to the
after part
Beyond the fact that the tide was about two
hours ebb, which would enable the Princess
Alice to ease and stop sooner than the screw
steamer, which would be borne on the tide, it
is impossible to discover any of the
circumstances Immediately preceding
the collision. Before the boats
came IN collision there were cries from
one to the other to keep out of the way, but as
usual in such cases the accident was probably
due to misunderstanding
THEORY OF THE CAUSE.
The cause of the Princess Alice disaster is
believed to be that both vessels were rounding
the sharp bend in the river caused by the pro-
lection of the point Of land wherein the powder
magazine of Woolwich arsenal is situated. In
onier to turn the point the Princess had to
cross over to the right bank Of the river and
was thus out of her proper course. Her lights
were probably obscured by the shadow of the
powder magazine and being much smaller and
lower than the Bywell Castle the latter was
upon her before the danger was perceived.
LYNcHING AT sANDUsKY.
SANDUsKY. o., Sept 4.-Wm. Taylor, the col
ored man who is supposed to have murdered
the white girl Alice Mcdonnell, was taken
from the sheriff this evening and hung by
mob to lamp post. The body of the muir
dered girl was found in a field few miles from
the city, and the prisoner was started under
escort of the sheriff for Norwalk, but the mob
brought him back to the city, and after being
brutality heated, he was hung. The authorities
| Were utterly incapable of managing the mob
or doing their duty. Decent citizens feel this
disgrace which the mob has brought upon the
city,
| ALLEDED CUSTOMS FRAUDS.
| New YORK, Sept 5.-Suit has been entered
against Alfred & Young to recover s427, 900 for
alleged fraud in weights on importations of
sugars. and against Durant & Durant to re-
cover $67, 900 penalties for the alleged improper
classification of imported goods.
OREGON MURDERS.
san Francisco, Sept. Portland dispatch:
Archie Brown, one of the men engaged in the
recent robbery of a pawnbroker shop, accom-
panied by murder. has been arrested He con-
fesses the crime. johnson, the third party, is
still 1t large, but his capture is expected daily
An old man named Wilson residing in the
Walla Walla valley, was recently murdered
while on hunting expedition. His head and
limbs We're cut off, and the remains were other
wise nutilated, evidently to throw suspicion
on the Indians, but Wilson's son-in-law, Jos
Goldman, has been arrested for the crime. The
evidelce against him is most conclusive The
object was robbery.