The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-30
Last Nights Dispatches.
CASUALTIES.

LOWELL, Mass. Aug. ga shocking
accident occurred on the Lowell & Law
renee Railroad. on Saturday night, by
which five youths of this city lost their
lives. The Caledonia picnic was held dur
ing the day, in Smith Grove, in the town
of Andover. in which these boys had been
participating. Either for lack of money or
for sport they contrived to Chamber on the
top OF a passenger car iD the train which
left Lawrence at 1880 P. NJ. When the
train reached Sprague's bridge, two miles
from this city, in the town of Tewksberry,
all five were swept off the car and killed,
There is space of twenty-five inches be
tween the car top and the bridge roof, and
it lie coDjectured that the lads were sitting
up when struck, Probably all but Shin.
nick died almost Immediately, as their
Wounds on the head and back were terri.
BILE. The undertaker's room. where the
bodies lie, has been thronged to-day.
TOLEDO, August 28.-John Morton and
Frank Mccormick, railway switchmen,
the former in the employ of the Wabash,
the latter of the Lake Shore Company,
were run over by trains this morning,
while in the discharge of their duties.
CONCORD. Aug. 2S,-A number of dele
gates from Sutton. n. H.. to the Freewill
Baptist quarterly meeting at East Ware,
stopping at the house of one Daniels, were
poisoned by eatineapotatoes upon whose
vines Paris green had been used, Four
persons are seriously i'll. Daniels is not
expected to recover,
MIFFLIN. Pa, Aug. 90 Lightning
struck the house of John Weller, one mile
from here, this afternoon while the family
we're at dinner, and Weller and four chill
dren were severely burned,
DETROJT Anp % The Rlef and YhrsI
une's special says; The steamer Marine
City, on her way from Mackinaw with a
full load of freight and passengers. left
Algona at $3.50 this afternoon and about
o'clock when off Sturgeon Point, fire
was discovered in her hold. Before any
effective measures could be taken the
flames became unmanageable, and the
efforts of the crew we're directed to saving
the passengers. The tug Vulcan was for
unately in sight and fastened to the relief
as did also the boats of the life saving sta
ton at the point. and several smallsboats
from the shore. These picked up a large
number of persons in the water, chiefly
from Detroit. Port Huron and up shore
ports. Also the following: Mrs. j. j.
Moore and son. Ottumwa, Iowa; Dewitt
Goyi'ls Toroetoe; Misses Margaret and j.
j. Mcconnell, Mrs John McElroy, Chas.
Clements, Latimer Thompson and Frank
Warner, all Of Toledo; Isaac Tagner, Mon
treal. The following are the only missiug g
yet known: Richard Shultz James
Griffin, Frank Emmett and Guy McElroy.
Toledo, and DR.. Pomeroy, Ohio. A mum
ber have been taken 10 Sturgeon Point
whose names have not been obtained.
Captain Conner aud the crew OF the Ma
rine City acted with great coolness, and
Captain Hacke;t and the crew of the tug
Vulcan rendered valuable assistance. as
did also the life saving crew. Those res
cued by them are all at Algona.
The Marine City was a fine passenger
boat, IA years old, valued at $4,000 in
sured for $l5,0 900, and owned by Gallagher
Warmer. of Detroit.