The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-26
ANOTHER TEERlnLE CALAMITY.
sixty or. Seventy ExcursiOn;sts Los
Their Lives Near Baltimore.

sixty or Seventy ExcursiOn'sts Lose
Their Lives Near Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, July "a "A ternbie ca
Ianity occurred at North Point, near Ii
voli, an excursion resort on the Patapsco,
ten miles from this city, about 1Oo'clock
last night by which many lives were
lost, the number being estimated at be-
tween sixty and seventy. The accident
was occasioned by the giving way of the
outer portion OF the pier on which sew
eral hundred persons were congregated |
awaiting a boat 10 return to this city. |
Tie locality is in small bay, distant |
about two miles from North Point light |
house. II WAS formerly known as Holley |
Grove and was the first regular czcur-
sion place fitted up near this city about
fifteen yeas ago, and WAS e most pop
ular resoIt ut That time and Tor several
years afterwaid. Yesterday an cxcur-
sion was given TO Tivoli under the man
asemrnt of the Mount Royal Beneficical
society oil the Catholic church OF Corpus
ID,
located al Mount Royal avenue and Mo
sher slrctt The excursion went down
on the barge Cpck lde City, which was
towed by the tug Amanda Powell.
The barge WAS formerly AN old
canal boat, which had been fitted
up with several decks Tor excursion par
poses, aud had been used as such for
several years. Yesterday she made
three trips to the place, he last being
made from this city between q and
o'clock last evening and reached rivoli
before 10 O'Clock. Daring the day she
had taken down about 900 persons, and
ON her last trip about 100. A large
number OF. those who went down dur
ing the day had remained, intending
10 return on the last trip. When the
barge approached all those on the shore
made rush for the end of the wharf,
which is several hundred feet long and
were closely packed together at the gate
about twenty-five feet from the end,
impatientlY awaiting admittance
through the gate. AS the barge came
alongside aud struck the wharf, it sud
| denly and without warning,
| gave way, and a large
portion of the crowd were pFecipItated
into the water. which Is about ten feet
deep. Many were able 90 save them :
selves by fleeing toward the shore AS
the outer end OF the pier crumbled and
| fell. darkness added TO the confusion and
terrow and little could be done TO rescue
the drowning, most of whom were woman
| and children. The first news OF the dis
aster reached this city little after .
this morning, when a barge landed at
Henderson wharf bringing number OF
the bodies of the drowned. Up to this
hour it is said 81 bodies have been re-
covered.
| Up TO noon sixty-five bodies had been
brought to the city. All except four
have been identified. The following Is
a list with ages So far as ascertained:
| II will be seen that the greater proper
ton were young ladies and children.
John McAnny, Mrs John w. McAnny
and infant, Mrs Crouch and two child
| rem. Katie and Lena, Mrs. Thomas Nc
LaughIin and three children, Katie,
Mary and John, aged 13. 10 and 0 years,
Mrs. Keller, Mrs. Rebecca Erman and
daughter Belle, aged 16 years,
Mrs. and Miss Mary Burns, ISIS Kate
Colbert, Miss Laura Swearer, Maggie
Thompson, Maggie Burns, Wilhelmlna
Williams, Agnes Fehrin, Mary New
man, Mary Mccain, Mary Spies, aged
| 10, S. s. Spies, aged 10, Rosa Mcbride.
Maggie Linch, aged 10, Mary Linch,
aged 90, Mary and Jennie Carey, sisters,
aged 20 and %, and Minnie Klindnet,
aged II.
/ AS soon as the bodies had been depos-
tied on the wharf the barge went back TO
Tlvoll and before z O'Clock this morn
ing had returned TO HendersOn's wharf
with her second load of dead, number
ing about thiptY. By this tine news of
the calamity had spread throughout the
city and thousands gathered at the
wharf and in the vicinity. Throughout
the night many persnHs, fathers, broth
ers, and friends connected with the ex.
cursionists were gathered AT the Light
street wharf, where the barge usually
lands, anxiouSly awaiting her arrival
| and unprecedented disaster when The
boat did rot arrive at her usual time
/ As the hours wore on past midnight
aud there were yet no. tIdings Of their
friends their hears were increased al
most To conviction that some dreadful
accident had overtaken the party. AT
the latter hour their fears were realized
| when the facts became known. AS fast
as the bodies were identified by relatives
and friends they were taken to
their respective homes. Unidentified
bodies were carried TO the eastern
police station tn remain until recogniz-
ed or otherwise disposed Of. The eoron-
er viii commence an official investiga-
ton this morning.
/ Statements in regard 70 the immed-
late cause of the accident are conflict
irg. 1t is stated that the barge was al
ready lying alongside the wsEf and the
gang Flank had been run out when il
gave way. and that it fell from the
weight of the crowd upon it. Others
are Of the opinion thai the warf was car
ricd away by contact with the barge.
Mrs. MaryJ o. Merrill, the newly APP
pointed librarian of the Agricultural
| college. spent Sunday in lansing with
her friends, and on Monday morning
| y,c,,f n, the college to take IN her new