Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-05
A TRAGIC FOURTH
A rERRIBLE DIsAsrER ON THE OHIO.


Near MiDgO Junction O., the steamer
Scioto, with about 500 passengers on board
cOllided with the steam tug John Lomas
in the middle of the river last night. The
Sciot0 sank in fifteen feet of water. Only
the pilot house is visible. The excursion
lists are arriving here, but are 60 excited
that no definite information as to the num-
Der of the lost can be obtained. One OF
the survivors says the SciotO was coming
up the river under full head of steam,
and when about half mile
from Miugo Junction the John
LOmas was sighted coming down.
The pilot of the Scioto whistled for the
channel, but owing to q misunderstanding
both boats took the same side, tho Lomas
striking the SciOto and sinking her in fif-
teen feet of water in three minutes from
the time of collision. The scenes on the
SciotO were heartrendins and tho strug-
giles for life were frightful to behold. The
LOmas was only slightly disabled and
went to work at once to save those Oh the
unfortunate SciOtO. This task was rem
dered easier by tho bright moonlight, and
no doubt many lives were saved from this
reason. 1t is now believed that the first
reports were exaggerated and that the loss
will not exceed twenty persons.
Accident and Crime.
John Hite was killed and Michael CHAM
bers fatally wounded whilo trying to cs-
cape arrest for horse stealing near Oregon
City, Oregon.
In Pittsburgh, George Rodgers shot and
mOrtally wounded his wife, and then at
tempted suicide. He may recover.
Thomas Sullivan. a bartender, was ar
rested in New York, for killing John
Tuomey, whose skull was fractured by u
fall while they were engaged in a friend.
ly wrestling matcl."
Henry Getter, young man, was firing
a revolver at an iron post in ShamOkin,
when the ball glanced off and entered the
breast of a ten-year- old girl who was near.
Getter gave himself up.
Jacob Wagner shot and killed his wife
Teresa, and then nortally wounded him
self, in Cincinnati. He was intimate
friend of Henry Cole, who killed his wife
and daughter and committed suicide, in
the same city, last week.
ny storm and Flood.
Two young men, named Booth and Nc
Donald, were drowned in Sturgeon lake,
Ontario, yesterday morning, by the upset
ting of boat.
Two dOries and PORTIONS of wrecked
schooner were picked up near Bay Bulls,
Newfoundland, on Saturday. They are
supposed to belong to the American
Banker, which, it is feared, has been lost
with all on board.
A tornado did much damage in the
country east of Usage mission, Kansas,
on Monday night. The towns of Beulah
and Girard, in Crawford county, were the
principal sufferers. No loss of life is re.
ported.
Little Rock, Arkansas. was visited on
Monday night by tornado which levelled
trees, fences and chimneys aud blew away
shutters and roofs, the rain falling in tor.
rents meanwhile. According to the re
port of the signal service the wind blew
for half an hour at the rate of 72 miles an
hour. and for one minute at the rate of
$50 miles per hour.
"A Luckless Balloonist.
"Madame Adelle'' made a balloon as.
cension from Oswego yesterday afternoon,
and was carried out over Ontario. After
throwing out everything from the basket
to keep herself out of the lake she saw a
tug beneath, apparently following her,
and, opening the valve, descended into the
the lake, about seven miles from shore.
She climbed the balloon and was dragged
through the water for nearly an hour,
until, in a very exhausted condition, she
was picked up, seventeen miles from
OswegO, by a tug having an excursion
party on board.