Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
The New cabinet.

WASHINGTON, March 5th.-President Gar
field yesterday afternoon sent to the Senate
the following nominations James G. Blaine
of Maine, Secretary of State VIM. Window
of Minnesota, Secretary of the Treasury
Wayne Me- Veagh of Pennsylvania, Attorney
General Thomas l.. James of New York,
Postmaster. General; Samuel j. Kirkwood of
Iowa, Secretary of the Interior; Robert L.
Lincoln of Illinois. Secretary of War; VIM.
II. Hunt of Louisiana, Secretary of the
Navy. The nominations were confirmed in
executive session.
Another Insane Asylum Horror.
DANvILLE pal March 5th.-Between s
and o'clock this evening flames were seen to
issue from the Insane Asylum, about two
miles north of this place. An alarm was
quickly sounded, and strenuous efforts made
to rescue the inmates, of whom there were
between 400 and 500. The fire spread with
frightful rapidity, enveloping the entire
building in flames in very short time.
Word was at once telegraphed to Sunbury,
Williamsport and Milton to forward all aid
possible. Fire companies were at once
started to the scene, but on their arrival were
of little avail, owing to a scarcity of water.
The escaping inmates scattered wildly in
every direction and ran screaming across the
country, through the snow. Owing to the
excitement it is impossible to obtain definite
information as to the number of lives lost and
the amount of loss of property. The build
ing was l, 100 feet long, and cost 81 ,000 600 In
its construction. It was under the superin-
tendency Of DIR. S. S. Schultz. The fire is
supposed to have originated by escaping gas
in one of the rooms, ignited by an inmate
entering with light.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
DANv1LLE, March 6th.-The main building
of the State Hospital for Insane at this place
caught fire last night in an unoccupied ward
in the east wing, which was being repainted.
The condition of the roads was such that as
sistance from this place, a mile and half
distant, could not be rendered until the FIRE
had gained great headway. The steam fire
engine belonging to this borough was dragged
through the deep snow by six horses, but
soon after going into service it was rendered
useless by the breaking of some of its ma
chinery. Assistance was telegraphed for
from different towns in the vicinity, but be-
fore it could be furnished the whole wing aud
the main building were destroyed, portion
of the latter having been blown up for the
purpose of saving the west wing. At about
o'clock this morning the fire was thought to
be under control, but again broke cut, and
this afternoon reached the west wing. The
hospital was supplied with water from large
reservoir, but it was impossible TO get a
sufficient force on it to be Of any
avail. Nearly 800 patients were in the
institution, all of whom were removed
without confusion or loss of life, to de-
tached buildings in the rear of the main build
ing. At the time the fire was discovered the
inmates were in the hospital chapel at even
ing service, and this circumstance assisted in
keeping the uufortunates under control and
together. Most of them will be distributed
to other State institutions until some ar
raugements can be made for their care here.
The building was in process of erection for
some eleven years, and cost the State about
5000 600. 1t was substantial structure,
built of stone, ,140 feet front, with center
building and three sections on either side,
covering an area of one and three-quarter
acres The fire showed a faulty construction
of the roof, in not having fire walls above
the roof between the different sections, as
the fire spread nearly. the length of the
building along the roof The origin of the
fire is unknown. There is an insurance of
about $3.50, 600 on the hospital and furniture.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
DANvILLE, March 6th.-This evening the
fremen succeeded in saving portion of the
west wing, consisting of eight or ten wards,
ana nuInDer Oh Hlaie patieubs nave Deen re-
turned to it. The attaches of the hospital
made no attempt to fight the fire, but de-
voted alls their energies to removing the
patients, some Of whom became intensely
excited, and were removed with great diff
Guilty, considering the fire great treat.
Several of the inmates escaped from the
keepers. One was found at Bloomsbury,
seventeen miles away. A number of patients
were taken away to-day by friends, and it is
expected that more will be called for to-
morrow. Several steamers are still playing
on the ruins, which have been visited by
thousands of people from the surrounding
country. There were about $50 persons in
the building when the fire broke out.
Serious Railroad Accident.
BALTIMORE, March 5th.-The second Sec
ton of the fast line north, which left Wash
ington at LILO p NJ. on the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad, and an extra train, south
bound, with empty passenger cars drawn by
two engines, collided in the first curve south
of Severn Station, fifteen miles from Balti-
more, to-day. One passenger and one train
hand were killed, and seventeen wounded.
All three engines were wrecked. A special
car, with ex President Hayes, was attached
THE TRACK CLEAR.
BALTIMORE, March 6th.-The Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad wreck has been cleared
from the track, and up to noon to-day twelve
trains, comprising 1877 cars, mostly filled with
troops and visitors to Washington, passed
through this city en- route for the West and
East.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, March 5sh. = The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
to arrive in Sacramento March 9th: J. II.
Hindes, New York Mrs. G. D. Gould and
child, Oakland; James Loucheim, Peoria,
ILL.,; Mrs. G. w. Lightner, Napa, CAL; Mrs.
o. P. Keyes and child, New York.
OMAHA, March 9th. - The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at P. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento
March 10th James Bemmont, England
John w. Allyne and wife, Miss Lucy Allyne,
J. G. Alvarado, Webster Jones, San Fran.
cisco; Miss E. Towne, East Orange, N. j.;
f. J. Freddy, Carson, New; T.J. Campbell,
Tilbury, Mass; Captain L. G. Owen, Vine
yard Haven, Mass; Mrs. George I. Gould
and child, Athens. O.; f. L. Gilmore, Chill
licothe, o.; w. II. McCracken and wife,
Hamilton, Canada Philip 81. Ibler, Eugene
Seltzer, New York; George Marshall,
Painesville. o.; F. r. Webb, Salem, Mass.
A. Benson, San Pablo, CAL; 7. j. Gore,
mania Charles Weeks, New Bedford, Mass.
B. F. Wing, r. j. Comisky, Dartmouth,
Mass; d. B. Adams, Chilmark, Mass. Cap
tain George Bauldney Monument, Mass.
Mode Of Voting for President and Vice.
President.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-In the Senate
to-day Blaine, in accordance with the notice
given by bim some weeks ago, submitted the
resolution:
Resolved, That a special committee of FIVE Sena-
tors be appointed BY the Chair to take into consid
Grafton the mode of voting for President AID Vice
President of the United States, and the mode of
and certifying the same who shall report
such propositions for change in the laws and the
Constitution as may seem expedient. That the said
committee shall have power to sit during the recess
OF Congress- and that they be directed to report on
or before the second Wednesday in January, 1882.
Temporarily laid on the table to be printed.
The Case OF the Mussel slough Settlers.
WASHINGTON, March 9th. - President
Hayes, the day before his retirement from
office, informed Horace Davis, who conveyed
to him the supplemental petition for the par
den of the Mussel Slough settlers, and also
said to General Miller, who visited him on
the same subject. that be felt he must decline
to take action upon the petition in the abb
seuce of any expression Of opinion from the
Federal Judges and District Attorneys. He
said it was not necessary to have their favor
able recommendations, but it should be as
whether they had anything to say
against the proposed pardon, as he had found
during his administration that important
facts and considerations, adverse to the ex-
srcise Of Executive clemency, had not been