Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-14

scene of the new conflagration it was
disc vered to be barn on Arndt ST.
| In short time the barns of Anderson
Lohmiller, and the storehouse of f. H.
~ III. t. Sweet were wrapt in flames The
firm of B. +. & ii. l.. Sweet had about
So 500 worth of finishing stock in their
storchouse, on which there is no insur.
ance. The barns we're not insured The
loss is about $3.50; insurance $500.
The entire fires Of The night were incen.
diary.
News reached New York on the 9Th
inst that the well known whaling schoon.
err, Florence, lately employed by Capt.
reau, in the polar investigation under
command of Capt. Tyson, had been lost
in the Cumberland Straits, TO the east of
Hudson Bay. She parted her chains and
went ashore during gale. Nobody was
lost The crew landed safely, but suffer
ed subsequently greatly from exposure.
They stripped the vessel, made tents of
the sails and stayed near the wreck for
three days, when they were rescued by a
passing vessel which took two of them
to Petcrhead, Scotland, from whence they
came TO this country. The remainder Of
the crew arc expected in Scotch vessels
at Peterhcad The Florence was owned
by g. A. Williams Of New Bedford. On
one "trip 10 the South Shetland Island she
made, in 1872. 100000 by bringing fur
scalskins. Her captain received 800, 600
as his share. She was less than hun
dred tons burthen.
THE Austrian bark, Rcbus, arrived at
New York on the Slh inst and brought
news Of The loss Of the schooner Petrcl
and fifteen of her passengers and crew
including the captain. She also brings
six survivors, all that were left of Il com
pany Of II person. Captain Iyancick, of
| The Rcbus reports that when "a days out
from The trestle, he espied the floating
hull of "A dismasted vessel, full of water
That was on the third Of November, in
latitude 80 degrees north longitude,
6G degrees 40 minutes west. The wind
ut that time blew gale from the north
and u strong sea was running The
weather was bitterly cold. Seine persons
were on the huh signaling for help,
with strips torn from their garments.
Notwithstanding the danger attending
the effort, the boat was lowered, and after
II battle with the elements and Mt great
risk Of life TO all concerned, the six per-
sons on the wreck were saved. They
were all that survived and they were all
passengers The schooner Petrol, Capt.
Fisher, sailed the Goth.
THE steamer Falcon, belonging TO the
Charleston Steamship u II. X Go. which
left Baltimore on the 9Th of November,
v it'll full cargo and seven passengers,
collided with the three masted schooner
s. g. Tyron, off Barren Island ten miles
south of Sharp's Island on the oh inst
The schooner was ice laden from the
Krncbcc River for Baltimore; she stove
in the steamers hull and destroyed her
upper works. AS soon rs the
vessels could be parted the
captain of the disabled steamer
stcered for shoal water, being then in
twelve fathoms. Before proceeding half
mile the bonl sank in seven iathoms Of
water. The life boat had been made
ready, and in this the women and chill
dren were safely sent off to the schooner.
Before the lifeboat could return to the
Falcon she had gone down, but the OIL
GERS aud crew, twenty-five in number,
having climbed into the rigging, were
rescued. All were taken To Baltimore
Passengers lost all clothing except what
they had on. The Falcon was valued nj
100000. Her cargo, valued at $4,000,
will be partially recovered