Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-06
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
KPR0PElLER SINKS AND IHIRTy-FIVE
: LIVES ARE LOST.
A Man Cuts his ChiIds Throat and Kills
Himself--Two Boys Drowned--Ier-
rife Struggle with a DesPe-
rado--Woman Burned
to Death, Etc.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES OF A DAY.

WHARTON, ONT, December 4.-The tug
Tommy Wright left Owen Sound, Saturday
morning, to look around the islands In
Georgian Bay for some traces OF the miss
ing steamer Jane Miller. She arrived here,
tonight, having on board four bedsteads,
three oars, some pins out OF the lfe-
boat, q piece of mast, steam
er's gang plank, and a pail rack.
All were identified as having belonged to
the Jane Miller. She had some kegs of
butter with Captain Ports brand on them.
All these articles were found on White
Cloud Island, and are ominous OF the tate
Of the missing steamer.
The Jane Miller left Meaford on the 23d
of November with heavy load OF freight.
On her last trip to Michaers Bay, Maniton-
lin Islands, her last port Of call was Big
Bay, where she took on freight and LETT Tor
Spencer's Dock short distance OH, for iuel,
after which she intended going for Lions
Head, for which place she had some ten tons
of freight. 1t was blowing strong
gale from the southwest at the time, and
as she never made this latter port it is sup
posed that she foundered near White Cloud
island and went down suddenly, with all
on board. Some twenty-five persons made
mn of crew and passengers, but 1t is impos-
sible, as vet, to ascertain the exact number
So far as can be learned the following were
on board: Andrew Port, captain; Richard
Port, mate; Fred Port, Purser, j..
Christison, engineer; Alex. Scales, wheels
man, and four deck hands, whose
names cannot be ascertalned. an
| from the village of Wearton and of the
vicinity. Passengers-James Walker, Jas:
Kallock. LYMAN Vader and a man and
wife, all from Medford and bound for
Michaers Bay. A number of passengers
| also from here for Lions Head, TO work at
Watts mills, were OH board, but their
names are not given.
The Jane Miller was built at Little Cur
| rent, Manitoulin Island, i'll 1879. She was
| purchased III the spring OF lSSO
by Captain Port, and has since been
| running between here and points OF the
| southside of Manhattan Island, and was
| classed by the Lloyds as two and a-hali,
valued at s.. 200, and insured i'll the Phoenix
Insurance Company for 5000. The Miller
| was considered n staunch little propeller,
| and has weathereda number OF severe gales.
| Can't. Port was recognized as most skill
full officer, and q man of superior Judgment
in handling his boat. He leaves wife
and family of grown up children. The en-
gineer, Christison, also leaves family.
| CHICAGO December 5.-The EreRing .JoM'%
mails Lyons, Iowa special says: Willie
| Johnson, aged twelve, and Johnnie Luns
| bach, aged seven, were drowned Ill poiiO
here yesterday, while skating.
PITTSBURGH, December 5.-Mrs. Bertha
Iovett, an aged colored woman who lived
Arthurs street, between Wylie and Centre
avenues, was badly burned this morning
| about o'clock She was standing neal
the CRATE, when by some means her dres:
caught fire, and before she could summon
assistance she was wrapped in flames. Be
| ING very old she was unable to help her
| self and when the other occupants OF the
house arrived, she was in a dying condl
ton. After q short time of great agony
she expired. The coroner was notified
and viii hold an inquest
CHILLIcoTHE, o., December 5.-An extrs
freight train ran into the rear OF train ., O
the Toledo, Delphos and Burlington rail
road, standing on the main track at AUSTIN
Engineer Charles Redman and the fireman
were killed and the engine wrecked.
ST. LOUIS, December 5.-Maude Howard
q COlored inmate of the city Jail, lit cigar
ette in her cell, yesterday, and threw the
lighted match over her head. Her dress
became ignited, and before the flames were
extingushed, she was terribly burnt. Sh'
was taken to the City Hispital where sh'
died this morning.
| SELMA, ALA. December Sin an acci
| dent on the Selma and New Orleans rail
road, to-day, near this city, two men wcr,
killed and another fatally injured.