The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-06


unavoidable hardships and loss upon
the great trade of the West whenever the
whim Of this secret conclave shall choose
to exact il. The action of SAID joint
committee on the 10th inst was such an
act of treachery and tyranny as invited
violence in Europe, and should invite in
this country the united and untiring ef-
forts of every citizen Tor such CONNER
cia1, political, and legal relief as will ul-
timately deliver the shipping industries
of the west from the control of such I'M
worthy power as now dfsregards its
agreement and resort TO equlyocation
in the extenuation of its late unwarrant-
ed action. This protest by the authori-
ties of the Board of Trade is considered
in the commercial circles here, as inn
pOrtant and significant.
Elgin in Mourning-A Terrible Accident.
ELGIN, H.. April 2S.-Between and
8 o'clock this morning small boat run
ming over Rock River, between East and
West Elgin, as ferry to take the place
of the bridge recently washed away, was
capsized, and all the passengers, to the
number of fifteen, with but one excep-
ton, were drowned. The boat was a
mere screw, and was propelled by rope.
The first trip was made yesterday after
noon. Those lost were mostly school
children who we've on their way to
school. The accident occurred in mid
stream, but from what cause cannot now
be told. 1t is not possible at this time
10 give the names of any of the lost As
so many have been crossing both ways
Eau morning, ii is not known who were
on the craft.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-The following spe-
cial telegram has been received from
Elgin and is the most coherent and reli-
able account of the terrible accident
there this morning which has been re-
ceived in this city: A frightful calamity
occurred in this city this morning with
the swapping of the ferry-boat used in
crossing the river at Chicago street. 1t
is estimated that thirty passengers were
upon the boat and only fourteen
have been saved. The boat was crossing
Rock river from the west side and when
nearly two-thirds over began to flood
with water. The Passengers, in conster-
nation, Immediately fiocked to the dry
part of the boat, clinging to the railing
which, giving way, precipitated them
into the river. AS the water poured
into the boat it sank below the surface,
leaving thirty human souls battling for
life in the angry current. The water at
this point was fully fifteen feet deep, and
the current at least six miles per hour.
Yesterday, the boat which was ordered
by the city council as soon as their iron
bridge fell last week, made its first run,
and it is only a matter of surprise that
an accident had not occurred sooner. It
is only eleven by eighteen feet, and does
not draw more than six inches.
Much indignation is felt against both
the council and the builders of the boat
Those missing and known to have been
on the boat are: Thomas Murphy, An
drew Dawson, Leo. Taylor, VIM. Cole
vile, Elmer Foster, a little girl named
French, Creighton A. Simond, of New
York. and ]. s. Lockwood, Of Rockford,
guests at the Waverly, are missing, and
as they intended crossing on the boat it
IS believed are lost. The river is being
dragged, but no bodies have yet been
found. A low estimate places the num-
Der of drowned at twelve or fifteen,