The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-06-04
Foreign News

AT o'clock P. NJ. the steamer Victoria with
over 800 people on board, was returning to
London Ontario, from an excursion to Sprine
Bank, and when one mile below the city the
boat suddenly collapsed, like an egg shell, and
became total wreck level with the waters
edge All the passengers were instantly
plunged into the stream, more than half OF
them being underneath the debris. The first
news of the disaster which reached the CITY was
brought by survivors who struggled through the
streets, wet and weary. The news fell like
thunderbolt, and a stampede took place from
London for the spot Arriving there
horrible sight met the peoples view Fifty
or sixty bodies had already been re-
covered, and were lying ON the green sward
some distance up the bank. Those arriving
from the city from every direction crowded
around anxious to see if any relatives were on
board. About 1000 families were represented
on the excursion and the wall of anguish that
arose at the sight of the victims was heartrend
ing. Fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters
rushed about panic-stricken endeavoring tc
identify friends. By o'clock about eighty
bodies were recovered from under the wreck
Almost every minute some victim was brought
to the surface and conveyed to the bank. The
steamer Princess louise was early brought &c
the spot and the victims were placed on the
upper decks. Fires were lighted on the bank
overlooking the river, petroleum torches were
brought and the search was continued until
night, by which time about $50 corpses had
been secured.
The French minister of agriculture reports
that trichine are still being found in pork i'm
ported at Havre, and that the government will
not, therefore, raise the embargo against foreign.
pork.
The greater part of Pinsk in the Russian
government of Minsk, has been DESTROYED by
fire. Great distress prevails among the inhabi-
tants, who number $4,000, and the loss is
enormous.
Mr.. FORSTER, of the British cabinet said in
the house of commons, during debate on the
recent wholesale arrests in Ireland that the
government would arrest instigators of out.
RACES, whether they belonged to the land
league, the church or to parliament, and would
put down resistance by ov erwhelming force.
BUSINESS is greatly depressed in Russia. par
ticularly in the calico, cotton and iron trades
Many English merchants in the country are
winding up their affairs preparatory to leaving
the empire.
yoN RAALTE a celebrated Amsterdam (Hol-
land) diamond merchant has failed for 81, $780,
000
PRESIDENT GONZALES has been clothed with
power by the Mexican congress to sign a con-
tract with General Grant for the construction
of the Mexican Southern railway
The stewards of the Henley on Thames royal
regatta, have refused to allow the crew from
Cornell university (New York; to row, on the
ground that they have not entered in time, and
that their entry was not accompanied by the
proper national certificate as to the character of
the crew.
EIGHT houses near Mallow, county Cork.
ireland, belonging to farmers, have bees,
burned to the ground, it is supposed by an in
cendiary.
A GERMAN editor has been sentenced to one
months Imprisonment for disrespect to Prince
Bismarck.
ADELINA PATTI, the celebrated opera singer,
is coming to the United States next October.
THE first railway ever run by electricity-re.
Gently started in the neighborhood of Berlin
has been SO successful that another is to be
built
The French senate has ratified the treaty
whereby French authority is established in
Tunis.
The Malleable iron works at Hamilton, Ont.
were damaged s125, 900 by fire.
A NUMBER of people were injured at Mitchels-
town, county Cork, Ireland, in resisting an
attempted eviction by the police and military
1t is estimated 10000 people we're present at
the time, and much excitement prevailed.
FARMER named Dempsey who had taken
an evicted tenants farm in county Galway
Ireland, was fired at from behind hedge and |
killed.