Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-22

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Boston-kecovery Of stolen Property
Death OF an Old Virginia Journalist
Affairs I'm Foreign Landslide.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THB RECORD. UNION
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Terrible Disaster and Shocking loss OF
Life.
Providence (R. l. }. November 2lst.-A
fire occurred this morning in the Calender
building, brick structure situated between
Sab n aud Cove streets, which resulted in Sc.
rious loss Of life. The bait lag is four stories
high, and occupied mostly by jswelIy shops.
The IRE originated in the n idle of tue build.
ing on the third hoor, and was caused by The
ignition of ten-gallou csn Of naptha. The
rooEi, filled with light, irfi3mmabls clothes,
was next the stairway. and bsfors a word Of
warning cDuld be given, the escape by the
stairway was cat off by the Il mss. Ga the
fourth floor there were forty operatives,
equally divided as to sex. When the flames
sweps up through the floor, the employees
made rush for the wiz djws. There wss
no fire escape on the building. just acr lss
the slleyway, about fifteen feet wide, at the
end OF the Calendar building. was twc-stery
wooden structure. The help rushed for the
end OF Che bulldog fronting on this alley.
Then panic Issued. The roof of the wooden
building was about twenty feet below the
/ window sills where the excited girls congre-
gated. Persons in the rear crowded and
pushed those in the act of jumping, and
many fell short, and others were injured
by being jumped upon after they
reached the roof The dead aro
Emma Gassett, aged %, and Bessie Cobb
both struck. the ground between the two
buildings and died in a few minutes. The in
jured are Mary McSerley, who jumped from
the window and fell on picket fence. She
is terribly injured and cannot survive. Mary
Hurry, Daily Gagsett. Emma Matthswson,
Mrs. johnson, Mrs. Cuddy, are all young
women, and all, probably, aie fatally njured.
Some were carried 20 their homes. and others
taken to the Rhode leland Hospital ii aa
ambulance. Thomas Mann fell short of the
two-story building. He bounded against il
and fell to the ground. His injuries are one
arm and one leg broken. A man named
Smith fell to the ground and was not hurt.
Mary Davis jumped from TIE roof and had
leg broken. George Grant, Ct Joseph GRAFT
& Co., jewellers, jumped from the fourth floor
window to the roof of the wooden buiicing
aud had leg broken. George Clarke, EN-.
ployed By Joseph Grant & Co. saw the FIRE
and tried in vain TO extiuguish the flames,
and, failing in It, had to run for his life. He
hung from the telephone wire until the Fire
Department arrived. a ladder raised under
him proved five feet too short. A fireman
mounted to the top and caught tha workman
in his arms. Loss on building and stock,
100000.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
PROVIDENCE, November 2lss.-Up to this
hour only three victims of the disaster Rave
died-the two girls before reported and Thoa.
Mann, foreman Of Robinson's jewelry shop.
There is no hope for Mary McSerley, Mary
Cuddy and Della Gssseis Sixteen Others
were injured, three seriously. The remainder
are in hopeful condition.
The Jeanette Investigation.
WASHINGTON, November 21st.-Iu the
Jennnette Court this morning Engineer Mel.
vile continued hi3 account OF tbs search for
belong and party. The narrative was very
pathetic. He gave the details OF the dig
covery of the party frozen 60 death on the
bank Of the Lena. The attention Of the
searchers was first attracted by hut poles
sticking out of the snow. Upon seeing these
the party advanced q few step, when they
saw hard reaching out ia the snow. which
sfterward proved TO be- belongs. The rest
of the party then discovered the remains of a
fra near them, ard evidences that the unfor-
tunste men had been trying to re.
move their effects, with the supposed
view of reaching the banks of the
river. Melville said they evidently recog-
pizsd the fact that if they died near the bank
of the river their bodies would be carried
away by foods. Melville examined Belongs
7 journal, fouad near where his body lay. The
bodies were sil frozen to tie ground, but as
soon asdiscoyered were rrisd up, rolled to-
gether and covered with tent.cloth. L was
found when Amb'er's bs1y was turned over
| that he clutched belong pistol From this
Melville dew the inference that DeLoUg died
before Amber, and that ths latter hsd taken
the pistol to keep IF animals. Melville gave
directions to have the bodies taken out of the
snow and placed in the hut near by. He also
| directed those removing the bodies to be very
careful TO preserve any articles found on the
persons.
Isolated yick.burg.
VICKsBURG, November 2lst.-The Com
mission examined the extraordinary change
in the course Of tie Mississippi river, SO as to
leave Vicksburg practically three miles in.
land. Opposite Delta, La, the river has
washed cut the mattress work end pliug put
down By the city in the attempt to control
the river add prevent a cut-off Two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars were expended in
! this work. Millions of money have been ex-
| pended at other points on the river with e
view of narrowing and deepening the chan.
mel to improve navigation.
The Vermont legislature.
| MONTPELIER November 21st. = In the
House to-day the bill to rsise' the State reve-
| nue. by taxing corporations was passed-l92
to 20. The amendment prohibiting the sale
and manufacture Of Intoxicating LIQUORS. ex-
| cept wine and cider, unless for mechanical
and medicinal purpose, was not concurred
10, receiving lis votes and 1l9 being declared
| q majority of the House. In the Senate the
bill prohibiting the sale of cigars, cigarettes
or tobacco, which passed the House, was re-
fused third reading.
vfrginia's Debt.
RICHMOND, November 21st.-The Virginia
funding Act of 1871. under which tine bond
holders released the State from one-third her
old debt, and agreed to look to West Virginia
| for that third, contains provision that an
nually, after the year 1880, there shall be
collected, the same IS other taxes, tax Of
two cents on the 500 of the assessed vslua-
ton of all property in the State for a sinking
| fund, to pay off the principal Of the bonds.
Counsel for the London bondholders to-day
applied for q mandamus to compel the State
! officers to collect the tax.
Receipts and Expenditures.
| WAsHINGToN, November 21st.-The an.
nual report of the Treasurer shows that the
receipts of tie Government, exclusive of the
public debt, during the fiscal year ended
itures, exclusive of thu redemption of the
public debt, were S2o7, 98l. 439.
Unfounded Report.
WASHINGTON November 21st.-Senor Net
| to, the Brazilian Minister here, in an inter.
view tonight, says the published rumors of
coming conhici between Brazil and the Ar
gent.ne Confederation over disputed piece
of territory are entirely without foundation.
Exchange Of Money orders.
WASHINGTON, November 2lst.-Tae Post.
master-G General, on behalf of the United
States, and the Belgian Minister, on behalf
of Belgium, have signed an agreement be.
| tween the two counties foI an exchange of
! rnoEsy orders.
Boston and Philadelphia Wool Markets.
BosToN, Noveu.ber 21st.-TSe demand for
wool is steady, bus moderate, with prices ur-
changed. Foreign wool is quiet, and nothing
of any consequence has been done. Stocks
of both clothing and carpet woods are sold up
! close.
| PHILADELPHIA, November 21st.- WOOL is