, 1881-11-13
Great Damage Done to the Big
Coal Mine at StreatoT,
D.. Illinois.
a Little Brook, Running Above It,
Becomes Great River Owing
to the Storm:
The Pressure on Its Bed OF Quick.
sand Breaks Hole into
the Nine.
4 Loss to the Business and Other IN
te1ests of streator Of Fully
100000.

100000.
Seven Persons Drowned and Three
Missing.
Troy, N. T., Nov. 1o.-At about this
evening large skif, owned by Giles lie Roy,
Of Port Schuyler, drew up at Burdens Wharf,
OIL this side the river, to take residents of
West Troy, employed ut Burdens mills, to
their homes. The night was dark, and, ow-
ing to strong south wind and recent rains.
the waves were Of All unusual hight, and the
river very high. As near as can be learned,
THE FOLLOWING PERSONS
were in the skin when it left tile Troy land
ing: Giles lie Roy, Henry LIE Roy, his son,
Francis Reilly, Garrett Reilly, his son,
Thomas ManIon and his son Thomas, John
Lever, Thomas Fox, John Stevenson, john
Keys: Milo Hatch, George Hoy, Fleming
Trimblc, James Diamond, William O'Nei1.
Michdel 1[cAlahon, and three Others whose
names could not he ascertained. When the
boat had almost reached the middle of the
river, Thomas Fox, who was sitting in the
stern, saw
- THREE PRoPELrEIss
rapidly approaching from the SOUTH lie
called to the oarsmen to stop, but they failed
to do so, and the propeller nearest to the
west shore passed by within few feet of
the bow Of the skfff. The latter. which all
agree was overloaded, having the gnnwales.
nearly even with the water. passed the first
swell in safety, but on reaching the second
shipped considerable water. The third al
most filled the boat. and the occupants be-
came greatly alarmed. The men, aware that
the boat would sink, called for assistance.
and one Of the propclters,
TIE CORA.
turned around, but the others continued on
their course. The Cora steamed slowly to-
wards the skitf, but, before she could reach
it, the boat had capsized and ali the men were
struggling in the water. Thomas Fox, being
unable to swim. grasped the keel Of the
skitf and called to Ills associates to follow
his example. Several of them did SO, and
held on until the Cora drew alongside On
board the Cora were John Kennedy and
Charl es Pickett and
Ills BROTHER
The last named, although but IA years Of
age, displayed great bravery and wonderful
presence Of mind. Calling on the lnen who
were f}anging on to the capslzed skill to holu
fast, he threw 1ife-preseryers right and lett
to their less fortunate companions, and then,
bracing himself against the side OF the lug,
pulled in John Lover, who weighed about
ITO pounds. The following men were then
PICKED Ur UY THE CORA:
Thomas Fox. John Lever, John Stevenson,
Garrett Reilly, Thomas AIanion Jr., and two
strangers whose names it was impossible to
ascertain By this time several row-boats
had reached tile scene, and Fleming Trimble,
Milo Hatch, n. AfcMahon, and William
O'Nei1 were picked up, Trinlble being al
most dead. The following are
KNOWN TO lie LOST:
Giles LIE Roy, the ferryman,
His son Henry.
Francis Reilly, a teauster, who leaves
wife and eleven children.
luOlllaS AIAHlUl1 ol-4 Il A~AFeAf
who leaves wife and five children.
John Keys, a laborer, who leaves Large
family.
George Hay, a single man, about e5 years
of age.
James Diamond, married man with no
children.
Three others are unaccounteu for
Mrs. LIE ROY,
who has been dangerously i'll for a long time,
and is not expected to live forty-eight hours.
has not yet been informed Of the loss of her
husband and son.
Mr.. Manion buried daughter only three
weeks ago. ....
THE BLAME.
While it is admitted that the skiT was
overloaded, it is also agreed that the pro-
pellers had no lights on their bows, and that
the tugs, the Cora and Hattie n. Belts, and
Linda Il. Newman, were racing when the
accident occurred. Capt. Harvey Robinson,
of the Belts, and the Captain Of the New
man, when asked why they did not stop, say
that they did not hear cries for assistance,
and did not learn OF the ACCIDENT Until Ill
hour after 1t occurred.
TIE RIVER
near the scene of the disaster is dotted with
small crafts searching for the bodies, but ow-
ing to the condition Of the river the task Is
difficult, and at II O'Clock only Que body had
been found-tllat Of Henry La Roy. Gar
rett Reilly, the onc-armed man who was res
OWES MS LIFE TO FOX.
WIN. although unable to swim himself.
grasped Reilly by the collar as he was sink
ing, and pushed him towards the skift. a
few years ago two similar accidents occurred