Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-18
DETAILS OF rHR DISASTER THE KILLED AND
WOUNDED.

Killed-John Lsmplugh. Thomas Dollisor
Thomas Anderson, Alex. Phillips, John Po
lick, Joseph Kesber, George Taylor, Jane
Dougherty, BENZ smin Gsrtside, Perry Viii
Jams (colored). Anthony Barber, VIM. Woo
(6remap). John Dairst ard Edward StroE
schier. All the killed lived here.
Fifty. more or less, were wounded-thre
fatally.
Part of the mansion had been used by Prc
lessor jackson, a pyrotechnist, for som
years as place OF manufacturing explosiv
commodities.
The firemeu, after being assured that theT
were no explosives in the place, went to work
and after playing on the flames about al
hour terrific explosion occurred. The bod
les of men were thrown in every direction
the air was filed with rubbish and the grount
covered with victims-some killed, some seri
ously injured, and others badly hurt. Deat
budies If the men lay coiled on the ground
Others labored In the agonies of death, a mum
Der writhing in their blood moaped ant
grosned piteously for help, many lay insen
sible in their Surroundings and Others, bruised
and bleeding. groped their way from tn,
scene of the terrible accident. People prayec
in the open streets, and the shrieks of the d.
ing were appalling. TIE fire was abandoned
and everybody In condition to do SO turned
attention to alleviasins the distress. Tht
houses in the vicinity of the explosion wert
converted into hospitals and the wounded re
moved thereto.
The Peruvian correspondence
Regarding the Matter.
WASHINGTON. February 17th.-In response
to a resolution recently adopted by the
House, on motion of Representative Belmont
of New York. the President to-day trans.
rnitted to the House letter from the Secre
tary of State, accompanied by mass ol
documents concerning the correspondence in
regard to the Peruvian Company. The full
text Of the Secresary's letter is as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, d. o.. February IL, 1882.
The Secretary OK State, to whom was referred the
resolution of the House Of Representatives of the
9th inst requesting the President, in further
pliance with the resolutions of this House of the
24th inst, to furnish this House with q complete
transcript OF the letters OF Jacob K. Shepherd, OF
New York, dat June 90 August 10, September
% and November 15 1884, and of the replies there
to. the files of the Department of State also
copies of any letters already communicated from
which the names Of persons and firms have been
omitted and that the President be requested to in-
form this House what measures had been taken to
the letters declared to be missing from the
files of the Department, has the honor to report to
the President Us follows:
First that complete transcripts Of the letters
ferred TO in the resolution by names and dates, and
of other letters already communicated from which
the names of persons and firms have been omitted,
are herewith returned, together with list OF the
same.
Second, that the only reply on file in this Depart
ment to said letters OF JACOB K. Shepherd is dated
December II, 1884, and is herewith returned.
Third, the measures taken to recover the letters
declared to be missing from the files of the Depart
nent wher careful search in the files and archives
OF the Department and request for similar searches
to be made by all persons connected, or formerly
connected with the Department, into whose posses
sion said letters might have come in course of busi
ness 1t is believed that in all when such
ports we're made searches were made which proved
to be fruitless The search in the Department, as
has alreany been reported, was equally fr,itless.
Respectfully submitted.
FREDERICK F. FRELINGHUYsEN.
To the President.
In letter from Shepherd TO Minister
Huclbut, dated New York. June 2, 1881.
Shepherd says:
Among the representative gentlemen with whom
am already shall be soon in confidential negota-
ton in the premises may name such as these: E.
d. Morgan, William f. Dodge, Hugh MeCulloch.
Norvin Green, William r. Garrison, A. Belmont,
s B. Chittenden, John Hay, Amasa Stone, William
H. Vanderbilt, John Sherman, Eugene Hale, Murat
Halsted, Whitelaw Reid, Fisk & HATCH Samuel
sloan, Marshall Jewell, II. L. Dawes s. D. Paddock,
A.
Choste, U. S. Grant, A. A. Low, J. II Wade Il. B.
PAYNE, Horace White, David DAVIS & Co., Joseph
Medill, IL. B. Byde, T. $. Hewitt, w. Scott, J. D.
Cameron, Howard Crosby, Hobsou Hurt ado s. Co.,
Sidney Dillon, Morton, Bliss & Co, II. b. Clafin, A.
s. Barnes, Henry Hilton, J. & w. Seligman & Co,
NJ K. Jessup & Co, Drexel, Morgan & Co., VIM. W
Astor, Horace T. Caswell
Representative Belmont's resolution, in
response to which the correspondence was
sent to the House to-day, was offered in the
House for the purpose of disclosing the
names of the parties supposed to be interested
in the Peruvian Company, which had been
withheld by the State Department when the
correspondence was sent to the Senate some
days ago. Under date of New York, Ocso-
ber 10, 1881, Shepherd writes TO Secretary
Blaine, and says;
l have to-day addressed you copies of letters to
the Peruvian Minister and Honorable Marcal Mar.
to Hon. George 7. Boutwell,, counsel of this com.
pany at Washington, to deliver to the respective
addresses.
Under date of New York, October 27,
1851, Shepherd writes to Minister Hurlbus
For your own satisfaction, | may say that our
staff counsel, including such representative and
various men as Governor Boutwell, Senator Eaton,
Senator Cenkng, Collector Robe ton, ex-Congrt ss
man Lord and Senator Bair.' are absolutely agreed
upon this as on every other point material TO the
pending issue, and the most radical suggestions o
policy have the hearty autograph approval of Gen.
Grant who is now one of us. The Significance oi
all this you need no aid from me to estimate. II
occurs to Inc to quote your recent correspondence
The moment we heard here of the decree
of September 2S h, | wrote Senator BhiI
the intermediary between the Secre
tary and myself when am away from
Washington" The bearing Of all these great inter
ests Chile sees clearly as L. Ii there Peru.
vian Government there is no Government to aimi;
= u.
OF Caderon ior the time being is vital you see, to
all we have at stake, and such interests as
ours should easily decide Secretary Blaine, if aside
fr m that he hesitates. ON September 18th you
said you had received no such dispatches Secrs-
tary Elaine assured me re had sent YOU. The next
time | was at the depot the Secretary placed in my
hands all the dispatches he had sent you and read
for mvsef The phrasing is his own, but the effect
is ex lctly what l described. Ii Calderon IL wise
he will make Mr. Tracy the present Consul
here, his Minister Pisnip tentiary, to cooperate
with Mr.. Blaine and myself here. as you are
working with him there No other Commissioners
are needed. Tracy is ideal in his Peruvian loyalty
He is the son of an American father at Lima and d
ally intelligent, and commands and deserves the
highest respect. He is honest and honorable IS fe.
men are When first bought this title, he saw
three markets for it, and of these three Chile wa;
not the lesss promising. Of the merits of the orgi
nal qu rrel we know nothing and nothing. Peru
is the under dog, and our sympathes lie with her
There are strong reasons why we should prefer t.
deal with her. otherwise should not make hel
the FIRST offer. But certainly have not bough
this great interest to lay it at the fee
OF Peru, to use or refuse as she may
choose We have rights well as she, and hay,
abundant alternatives, il Peru wishes to challenge
US to use them. OF these, Chile is only one, and il
only suggested to make clear the general fact tina
we have at least one alternative. l need not dwel
on this point. Mr. Caderon follow it out fo
himself. II Calderon wishes speed, he can have 1t
We are ready whenever he is ready. The momen
he cables me proper assurance, he will hear me re
spending like an echo. Nv telegraphic addres
(cahle) is " Jacket New York" 1t might be bette
still for you TO cable Mr.. Blaine in cipher.
Under date of Lima, Peru, November
1881, Minister Hurlbut writes to Secretar,
Blaine:
Sir: was surprised by receiving on the 31s
ultmo. telegram from you, dated the 29th. which
when deeipherei, read q. follows: 1.-THE infiuenc
OF your position must not be used in aid Of a crcdi
industrial, or any other financial or speculatin
association" To this Immediately answered
| has not been. 1t will not be-"
Under date of New York, November Is
1881, Shepherd writes to Minister Hurlbut
| Sir: Senator II. Blair writes me that " Hurlbu
telegraphs that the Cheans have captured Caldero
| and carr ed him to Chile" The Senator adds
| Z" There may be trouble Have General Grant d
| his duty. american influence in south America
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