Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-05
" The Fourth. East Of the Rockies.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
1.-The Fourth" East Of the Rockies.
NEW YORK, July 4.h.-The city seemed
deserted to-day, and the Fourth passed OH
with unusual quietness. During the day peo-
pie who could betook themselves to the towns
around to celebrate the day, while the seaside
resorts attracted great crowds.
BUFFALO. July 4th.-The celebration of the
Fourth and the celebration Of the semi.
nary of the city was participated in to day by
immense crowds OF people.
New YORK, July 4tb.-Dispatches from all
points show q general Observance of the day.
Fourth OF July Accident-sIgnaI station
Struck by Lightning.
DENVER (CoL J, July 4th.-Louis Poznarske
was killed this morning at Leadville by the
OTHER man, named a. L. Ihatcner, was
seriously injured.
News is received that lightning struck the
signal station at Pixies Peak Saturday, slight.
" ipjurine Sergeants Day and Boyntop.
Frightful Disaster-One Hundred Persons
Reported Drowned.
PrrrsBuRG pa July 4sh.-Intelligence is
lust received that the steamer Sciota. with an
excursion party of 800 persons on board, ell
lided with the John Tomas near Mingo
Junction, Ohio, and that 100 persons were
drowned.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
M1sGo JUNCTION (O) July 4.h.-Oae Of
| the survivors says the Sciota was coming up
the river under full head of steam, and
| when about half mile from Mingo Junction
| the John Tomas was sighted coming down.
The pilot of the Sciota whistled for the chan.
,Iaxe -. Iokt
| boats took the same side, tbs Tomas striking
the Sciota and sinking her in fifteen feet Of
| water in three minutes from the time of the
| collision. The scenes on the Sciota Vert
heartrendipg, and the life struggles vert
| friehtful to behold. The Tomas was only
| slightly disabled, and went to work at once
to save those on board the unfortunate Sciota
| This task was rendered easier by the brigh
moonlight, and no doubt many lives wert
saved from this reason. II snow believed
that the first reports were exaggerated, ant
that the loss Of life will not exceed twenty
persons.
| STATEMENT OF AN EYEWITNESS.
| Arthur McNully, who lives at Crss
| Creek, an eyewitness of the Who'll,
| matter, says: I was standing in
door Immediately opposite where the coils
sion occurred. 1t was about o'clock. Tht
Lomas, in passing the island chute, whistlet
for preference of sides, and as near as l cal
judge, three. minutes before the Sciota an
swered, and neither of them appeared tt
sheer off, and almost immediately the coils
sion occurred. He continues: General con
fusion followed, and I saw people jumpini
from the hurricane deck and all parts of tn,
steamer. As far as 1 could see, the Iona
struck the Sciota forward, for the fire flew
over the bow of the Sciota. The Sciot
sunk almost immediately. The Tomas back
ed up as soon as possible, ran to tn
Ohio shore, landed her passengers, and thel
returned to the wreck. The crew and officer
Of the Tomas exercised every effort to res
cue the unfortunate passengers, and succeed
ed in landing over 400, making several trips
and continued the work as long as any de
sired to leave. AS soon as l saw the acclden
1 Jumped into my skiff and started for tn
wreck. When l got there l got five person
within q distance of twenty. five feet, an
there were two other skiffs bslow me pickin
them up but don't know how many the
got. They were hallooing all over
and there appeared to be grea
many in the wreck but it was too dark 70
me to tell the number. then took the pal
ties rescued to the Ohio side, and by tina
time the Tomas landed party and returne
to the wreck. had just come home fror
|
tell how many there were on board, but froI
what parties who had landed told me ther
were from 500 to 700 on the boat. From tn
run of the conversation of those who ha
been candid, gathered that from 500 to 80
were landed. Three women were carrie
ashore and dieo after having been rescued
Two little boys and the assistant engineer c
the Sciota were rescued, and stopped q
Cox's. rhe assistant engineer tol
me he thought many lives wer
lost as the lower decks were crowded
A man and woman passed within 100 yard
of my house. He was holding her up, an
crying for help but my wife saw them sinh
The scene was terrible. saw at least fft
Young ladies who had teen brought to shor
! BY their escorts swimming and holding theI
up"
Another FrightfuI Storm in Kansas.
COLUMBUS, July 4th.-A terrific win
storm-the heaviest ever witnessed in til
section-passed over this city this evenin
about o'clock, followed by heavy rain an
hail storm. A number of buildings, mostl
outhouses and barns, were blown down. On
: residence was leveled to the ground, slight
ipjuring couple of children. The storl
was not of the nature of q cyclone, but vii
lent wind. 1t passed from the north an
northwest to the southeast.
USAGE fbu.-a IOEuau
visited the country about nine miles east
this place last night, and several houses an
barns were blown down. Belnah, in Crav
ford county, suffered badly, and number {
houses were blown down. Girard. in the sam
county, suffered considerably, No lives wer
lost, as far as heard from.
Tornado In Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, July 4th.-This city wa
visited last night by tornado. For half 3
hour the wind blew at the rate of 70 mile
per hour, and for one minute it made thre
miles, or at the rate of $50 miles per houl
These are figures given by the Signal Services
No buildings were blown down. but there ws
much damage to fences, signs, etc.
The Chicago Raees-Duchess OF Norfol
Again Defeated.
CHICAGO, July 4th.-The track was slo,
and slippery to-day, and chilly wind wa
blowing. The attendance was fair and tn
betting heavy. Twelve races were run, i
only one of which a California horse wa
ente-ed-the Illinois Derby for three yeal
old colts and fillies. Colts los pounds fllie
1O2 pounds distance tive miles. In tn
pools the duchess of Norfolk sold for S70(
Stanton $3.50, Anglia 1870. Gunnar S34(
Bengal 1925. Monogram 5000. The start wa
o capital one. With little trouble Angli
|
under double pull. when the Duchess Q
Norfolk shot to the 'front.' At the quartz
the order was: Duchess Of Norfolk, Bengal
Gunnar. Stanton, Monogram, Anglia. A
the half the Duchess was still leading
Bengal second. Monogram third. On pass
ing the stand Stanton was leading, Duches
second, Bengal third. Monogram fourth
Gunnar fifth, Anglia last. There was no ma
terial change to the half. except that Gunna
moved up to the second place, tapping Stan
ton, with Duchess of Norfolk third and fall
ing away. At the homestretch Gunnar cam
to the front and won hands down by fou
open lengths, Stanton second, and lengt
and half before Bengal, third, Monogram
Anglia and Duchess Of Norfolk beaten OF
and pulled up, finishing as named. Time
4:30. The Mutuals paid SAT so.
Ten.MiIe Race.
ROCHESTER, IN. w July 4th.-The ten
mile running race between Miss Peck O
Michigan. and Lizzie Pinneo of Colorado. wa
won by Miss Peck in &c minutes and 3
seconds.
intercollegiate Boat Race.
LAKE GEORGE, July 4tb.-fhe intercol
legiate boat racs was won by the Universit.
of Pennsylvania crew in about minutes an,
80 seconds, with Wesleyan, Princeton, Cornell
and Bowdoin in the order named. The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania crew had no com
petitor in the eight-oared race.
Prize Fighters Picnic.
NEW YORK, July 4th.-Sullivsn, the cham
pion pugilist, gave picnic to-day, the specia
attraction of which was the announcement
that sparring match between Sullivan An,
James Elliott would take place, the latter t,
receive $500 if he knocked the former " on
of time" in four three-miuute rounds, with
half -minute rest. In the third round Sulli
van knocked Elliott senseless, in which con
dition he remained twenty minutes, and wa
| then taken home.
| Garfield Memorial Services.
WILLIAMsTowN (Msss.) July 4th.-Dr
Mark Hopkins delivered at Williams Collee