The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-19
CASU ALTIES.

! OSWEGO, n. Y, Nov. l8,-The tug
Seymour, of Ogdensburg left Cape Vim
| cent yesterday with four tugs, three dredges
and eight scows in tow, for Buffalo. Dur
ing the night gale on Lake Ontarlo was
encountered, and three tugs ard all of the
small dredges and scOws were lost. One
tug was picked up to-day and the Seymour
arrived at Sackett's Harbor. OF the crews
only six persons we're saved and twenty
two lost. The following is list of the
lost: Mr.. Arnold, one OF the proprietors,
and Henry Reklerson. another proprietor,
Jas. B. Young, Buffalo; Patrick Hogan.
Grand Rapids, Mich; Patrick Pennel,
Lachlne, Canada; Thomas Thom pson,
Buffalo; Fred Strauss, Buffalo; Mr. Paul,
Lachlne; George Palmer and wife, Vir-
gennes, VI; Ludson Morrison, Welland,
Canada; jerome Morrison, wife and
daughter, Charles England and wife, and
Charles Craryough. Lachine; Edward
Beanson. Buffalo; John Wood and SOD,
Ogdensburg, Noah Garrow, OgdeEsburg;
4 Marehan, Ogdensburg; William Scott,
| Ogdensturg; Capt. Sam l. gan and Wm.
Logan, MoTrisburg, Ont.
| The Seymour had fine weather until
after Passing Gslloup Islands, off Sackett's S
| HarbCr, when a gale from the northeast
with heavy Snow storn set in The tug
|
| Oswego when lights were lost. The
| steamer endeavored to hold the feet until
daylight, but the sea and gale scattered il.
Thirty one persons including three women
| and one girl were drowned The tug
Chas. NJ. Ritter, of Buffalo, which was
picked up on the lake and towed into this
port to-day, was abandoned and half
iuil oi water. The engineer was saved
aud taken to Sackett's Harbor. The fol-
lowing composed the wrecked feet, SO far
as known: tugs. a o Thayer. Pbillip
Baker, Charles Ritter, John Hicker,
DR.. Edges, John Hickler No. /, John
Hickler No. =, and Gordon. They were
owned by John Hickler & Co., of Buffalo,
and has been employed on the Lachiue
| canal. A dispatch Just received from
Sodus Point reports the tug Judson Morri-
son arrived at that place with the follow.
log named persons saved from the wreck
Captain Thompson. Fred Stroker, Charles
England and wife, Charles Carriean. A.
b. Young, Henry Hecken, Jerome Nor
rison and wife, Pat FenneI. and three un
known
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19.-An explosion
occurred IN tunnel No. 3, on the narrow
guage railroad from San Jose to Santa
Cruise, early this morning. From meagre
| accounts Ii appears that blast was let off
about 2,100 feet from the mouth Of the
tunnel winch caused an explosion of the
gas generated by the fiIering OF coal oil
through the roof aud sides of. the tunnel.
| Twenty-one Cinnamon and two white men
were at work in he tunnel at the time.
Immediately about twenty more Chinamen
| rushed into the tunnel with torches to aid
their conn ades. When they had pene-
trated 1900 feet their torches caused
second explosion more terrible than the
first, shaking the mountain to its center.
The white men, Hinkle and johnson. were
brought out terribly burned, and about ten
Chinamen. all seriously injured. AS near
as can be learned some 30 Cinnamon are
killed. The second explosion wrecked the
engines and works. Physicians are dis
patched to the scene irom San Jose, and
everything possible is being done for the
sufferers.
From additional reports concerning the
explosion 10 the tunnel on the narrow
guage railroad, it appears that three ex-
ploslons occurred, The first took place at
1850 D. m.; the secouG at | | :55 %. IN :, and
the thlrd at 1920 a. IN. They were chang
ing shifts at the time the first explosion
o K place. Seventeen Chinameu have
een taken out, all terribly burned. Twen-
ty-four dead Cinnamon remain ia the
tunnel. A Ci in imau named All Wo was
taken out burned about the chest aud In.
jured Internally. He was found dead 10
bis cabin an hour afterwards straDgled
with silk scarf. Cinnamon say that be
hanged himself, but indications ere that be
was strangled by bis friends TO put him
out of misery. There is terrible scene
of suffering in the camp and ruin all around
the mouth of the tunnel. The engine for
pumping air is disabled, pipes broken,
sheds wrecked and broken tim bers scattered
all around The gas prevents any attempt
to recover the bodies at present, TIE
work will be delayed TWO months. No
blame is said to be attached to the contrac
tor. Its believed the white men from the
tuDnel will live, but several of the China men
brought out are fatally injured. The
scene of the disaster is almost on top of
the Santa Cruise mountain. 10 the region
where coal oil abounds aud where boring
for wells Is actively prosecuted. There is
vein Of oil running right through the
tunnel and the soil can be ignited in places
aud will burn freely. Explosions of gas
and fires resulting from the same have
been of frequent occurrence and have al.
ready resulted iu the loss of several lives.
The utmost precaution has been necessary
in working there and only by the use Of
air compressers has been possible. Ii is
expected. however. that with clear tun.
nei natural current of air will be sufS-
/ cient.
PHILADELpHIA. Nov. ls.--The British