The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-09-11
Marine Disasters.

The German bark Christal, ran down and
sunk the sugar-adeu steamer Gartcoune The
crew of the steamer were saved. The ChristaI
was cut to the waters edge and had to jettson
$500 barrels of her cargo. She put into Fall
mouth, Eng, for repairs
The terrible discovery made at st. Au-
gustine, Fla, on the Sd inst, that the sea had
washed up several bodies and portions of the
mail carried by the steamer Vera Cruz. and
there Is now very little doubt that the vessel,
which sailed from New York, Aug. %. for Ha-
vana and Vera Cruz, went down III the recent
hurricane which has already strewn the coast
with wrecks. The passenger list of the unfOrt-
innate steamer contained II names. The City
OF Vera Cruz was n wooden vessel, ,S74 tons
register built at Green Point L. T. in 1874
for Alexander and Sons line.
The steamer Hardwick from Odessa for Bris-
tO with barley. shifted her cargo and foun-
dered. All on board were lost except one fire
man.
The steamer Marine City took fire off Stur-
gcon point. Lake Huron, on the 29th ut., and
burned 70 the waters edge. The tug Vulcan,
aided by the boats Of the ife-saying station at
that point, rescued the passengers and crew.
The Marine City had on board full cargo Of
miscellaneous freight. She was owned by Gal
lagher x Warner, of Detroit, and was valued at
$4,000. LGter'.-Capt. Conner, Of the burned
steamer Marine City, tcicgraphs that near as
be can ascertain six passengers and two of the
crew We're lost. The names Of the crew are
iNlCltIN FNCllltllL ana James OOCh. he names
Of the missing passengers are as vet unknown,
except that Of a man washed ashore at Sturgeon
point with cuff button marked "WatsOnn
There is little doubt that this is Martin T. Wat
son. druggist, of Detroit, young man who
came from Bradford, Ontario, two years ago.
The river steamer John :. Bransford. laden
with corn, struck rock in the Wabash river
three miles above the mouth, on the 28th ult
and sank The boat will be total loss but
one-half of the cargo was saved
The Hudson Bay company's steamer Otter
laden with the seasons catch of tie Shepia
river fisheries, was wrecked on the 21st ult
near Bailabela, point about coo miles north
of Victoria, b. c.
Obituary.
The death is announced of VIM. Henry Mills
/ aged rs. one of the Origiuators of London
Ptotcb, and associated with Charles Dickens in
the establishment Of HouseboH Words, Of
which ne was the working editor
Rev. DR. Q. +. Daggett, graduate of Yale,
class OF 1923. and three years professor of d
ylnity at Yale college. was found dead in his
house, at Hartford. Conn, on the morning of
the 1St inst.
Rev. DR.. VIM. Adams, Ii. D., president of
the Union theological seminary, New York.
died on the 3lSt nit
Hon. Robert McCIelland, formerly governor
Of Michigan, and President perce's Secretary
Of the Interior, died at Detroit on the 3Oth ult.
of PARALYSIS His death leaves brt two Of
Campbell his Postmaster General, and jeff
Davis, his Secretary of Wal
raul .. Herbert, ex-governor of Louisiana,
is dead, aged "a
Sanford Il. Clifford, well-known New York
artist, died in that city on the Doth ult.
Dr. Charles L. Jackson died at Somerville,
Mass, the 29th nit, after an illness of seven
years, aged Is. The use of anGsthesia to de-
strov pain he regarded as the great discovery
of his life but the claim was disputed which
was to him bitter disappointment
Ourav, chief Of the CnCompaghre Utes. died
at the Los Pinos agency on the 23th nit. of
fever.
Captain Uriah Brock. a widely known captain
and pilot on western31vers, especially the upper
Mississippi for nearN 40 years. fell dead at the
postofice corner, st. Louis, Mo. OF, the 2Sth
ult., lust as he was going To put a letter in the
box. Cause, heart disease
Peter ". Hughes, of the Oriental Command
cry knights Templar. of Cleveland died at
Utica, \. Y, on the 18th ult., while q visit to
his mother. His illness Is attributed to
posure 10 the sun al the recent t1ennlal session
James Allan, senior partner in the firm own
ing the Allan line Of steamers. Is dead.
Death ON the Rail.
The New York special express cast, while pass
Ing the agricultural fair grounds at North
Adams. Mass. on the 81 inst, ran into several
loaded freight cars, which had broken loose
from a heavy train and run from the side track
on to the main line. The two rear cars. loaded
with corn, were ruined. and the corn was strewn
in all directions. The passenger locomotive was
badly smashed Fireman Davis, of the pas
senger engine. jumped from the engine and was
badly cut.
A coal train on the Central road New jersey
broke coupling uoar Whitehouse. y. J.. on
the 81 INST. coming down mountain Forty
cars or more scattered their coal along two
tracks. Many cars we're badly broken. and the
through freight trains delayed. \ brakeman
was severely injured.
At Springfield. H.. on the Sd inst. while a
Chicago and Alton freight train was switching
al the yard, the engineer lost control of his en-
CINE by reason of the trottle flying open, and
five cars sped full tilt into train. Five cars
were wrecked and a caboose passenger. jacob
FiEe probably fatally injured.
train on the Midland railroad. between
Liverpool and London. England ran of the
track Just outside of Central station Al Man
chester. On the % inst. Three cauiages were