Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-10-29

Board of Trade to-day adopted the
report OF the Committee on Immi
grafton, points of which have beer
previously telegraphed, and passed
q resolution asking our Represen'
tatives In Congress to urge the sur
vey OF all the unsurveyed lands II
the State; also, to obtain the pas
sage of a Chinese restriction law
and an Act providing for the civil
government of Alaska.
New York Rosit,cs.
New YORK, Oct. % The Dem.
ocrats have nominated Roswell P
Flower for Congressman from the
Eleventh District.
The Republican County Conven-
ton last night adopted resolutions
c0ngratulating the President and
the people on the selection of Chas.
J. Folger as Secretary of tue Treas
ury.
DuRsas Hi O.ptursd.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. U.s.
Gen. Boulanger, one of our French
guests, captured Buffalo Bill, the
notorious criminal, in his room
last night at the hotel, and de.
tanned him with his sword until
the police arrivsd.
A BIG Ham.
ROCHESTER,, Pa, Oct. 28.-Burg.
lars knocked down the Treasurer OF
this county as he was opening the
safe and made off with $4,000.
Singular Disaster so "a AseansDaa,.
Rock ISLAND, Ills Oct. % The
steamer Jennie Gilchrist left here
last evening with thirteen passen.
gers and sixteen men of a crew on
board. After passing the bridge
about mile the engineer discov-
cred that the cam-rod, by which
the wheel was reversed had broken.
The machinery stopped and the
boat began drifting hel plessly down
the current towards the bridge.
The passengers and crew were
quickly notified of the accident and
Of their great danger. A scene of
great confusion and excitement fol-
lowed, during which the pilot
abandoned the wheel.hOuse and
attempted to save himself. Every
passenger was wild with terror and
perfectly helpless, and the crew,
with the exception of several off,
GERS, were said to be drunk. Mean
time the steamer struck the stone
pier bridge just aft Of the boiler.
The boiler was broken by the COLI
sion and great quantities OF steam
escaped, scaldiDg a number of per-
sons horribly. After striking, the
steamerswung around and float
ed clear, but in sink
ing condition. Eight persons
managed 10 take refuge on a barge
and were saved. The alarm was
quickly given, and the steamer
Evansville came to the rescue. A
number were taken off. but seven
teen persons are missed, who have
doubtless persisted. 1t is claimed
that the accident is entirely due to
carelessness and liquor. The names
of those lost have not been OBJ
tanned.
1t Is impossible to give list of
those killed in the accident here
last night, as no register WAS kept
of those on board. Those known
to be lost among the passengers
are, J. iceberg, VIM. Wendt and
daughter, Mrs. James Trevor, Miss
Sadie Temple, and four unknown;
of the crew, James Sanford, fire.
man; J. B. Tempel, steward; Viii.
liams, watchman, and four ne.
groes; also an unknown deck hand.
The officials OF the Jennie Gill
christ arc severely censured
by the surviving passengers
for their lack OF ability to cope
with the accident. The officers.
with the exception of the clerk,
made their own personal escape
. matter Of the first Importance,
and0 allowed the passengers to look
out for themselves. 1t is also al
mitted that the boat was overload
ed with passengers and freight,
carrying more than she could sue
cessfully handle. The most seri-
Gus charge, however, IL made by
one Of the surviving passengers to
the effect that the crew, including
. VIC nCSOhN PAAost WoAO Wv
influence of liquor, and to this
fact,is attributed the lack of man
agement after the first accident to
the machinery before the bridge
was encountered.
Lynchlug ln Colorado.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. 2s.-The
Republicans special says that Dell
Lockhart, Kid Coulter and man
known as "Slim," were lyncbed
at Terra Armarilla, Colorado, last
night. Lockhart and Slim were
arrested q few weeks ago for horse.
stealing. Coulter was imprisoned
for q murder committed at Chama
for nine months. The immediate
cause OF the lynohlng was the dis
covsry OF Coulter's plan to kill the
guard and escape.
6sadssone's vsews.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-Gladstone, In
the couAei OF his reply to an sd