Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
Explosion Of the Boiler Of The Steamer
G. s. Robinson.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND A
NUMBER SERIOUSLY INJURED.
General CONSERVATION in the
Vicinity.
THE EXPLOSION CAUSED BY THE MEeLI.
eEHcE OF THE ENGINEER.
Senator Bayard Explains His Po-
sition in Regard to Butler.
AN EXPRESS CAR BROKEN
INTO AND ROBBED.
THE EXPLOSION CAUSED BY THE NEeLI.
eEHCE OF THE ENGINEER.
Senator Bayard Explains His Pc
sition in Regard to Butler.
AN EXPRESS CAR BROKEN
INTO AND ROBBED.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENr1NrL.l

ALBANY, Sept. 2s.-Early this morning
the boiler Of the steamer G.. s. Robinson,
which lay at the foot of Westertor street,
exploded with frightful force, instantly
killing Capt. G. s. Warner and fireman
VIM. Cleary, and seriously injuring Fred.
Tinsler, the engineer, who was blown into
the water and narrowly escaped drowning,
and willard Durant and Melville Ryan,
deck hands. Richard Van Zandt, son Of
Capt. Van Zandt Of the tug Orc from New
Baltimore, lying alongside the Robinson,
was also injured. Capt. Robinson Of the
Hattie M. Belts was blown from his pilot
house on the wharf and severely injured.
The Cora, alongside. was a total wreck.
The Robinson sank Immediately, carrying
with it the body Of Cleary, the fireman.
One section boiler, weighing two or three
tons. was whirled 400 feet against the top
story Of q third-story building, crushing
in a portion of the building. Another
section, weighing nearly a ton, crushed
the roof OF the barge E. M. Downing, and
still another section was hurled to the
rear, grazing the column Of the coal boat
Appolo. and tearing away the roof before
it fell into the river. Buildings we're
shaken and shattered, and general con-
sternation prevailed in. the vicinity of the
exploded boiler. built by Robt. Livingston
in this city in 1882.
LATER-Van Zsndt's son was killed.
The total losses cannot yet be ascertained.
The explosion vas probably caused by the
negligence Of the engineer in allowing the
water to get too low. The officers in the
first precinct station house, eight miles
distant, were thrown from their beds on
the floor, and the whole building shook
violently for three seconds. 1t was first
thought to be an earthquake.
Four Negroes Hanged.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-The Daily News Of
Richmond, Va, says that R. King. J.
Evans and @. Younger, negroes. were
hanged at Chatham to-day at noon. A
few days ago King and Evans sold their
bodies to the doctors for $40. Younger
refused to sell his, saying that $40 was too
cheap. King and Evans, when they got
the money, gave . fine dinner to their
friends. Calves head, roast pig and roast
beef were the first course, and wound up
with wines and cigars. The condemned
men confessed their crime at the banquet.
They afterwards recanted and then con-
fessed again. The execution was private
in Jail.
The Daily News Of Savannah. Ga, says
that ''George" was hanged privately in
Jail ct 1880. Several thousand. negroes
were outside. He feigned insanity. He
made no confession, and carried his feign-
ing to the end.
Bsyard Opposed to Butler.
WILMINGTON, Sept. 28.-Senator Bayard
was shown this mornings telegrsphed ex-
tract from . Chicago Herald editorial Of
to-day. While declining to take notice Of
the Hsrald's reiteration Of the truthfulness
Of it, interview, he furnished every even
ing paper the following In writing: Had
you shown me the correspondence Of the
Chicago Herald before you published it,
purporting to give an interview with me, I
would have shown you how utterly ground
less'and untrue II was. Nothing ever said
by me could possibly be construed into an
approval or toleration Of Gen. Buffers
political action, nor Z willingness to see
public power entrusted to his hands"
Bound and Gagged.
WAYNE, Ind, Sept. 2s.-The express
car Of the Pacific Express Company on
the Wabash road, bound west. when near
Peru. Ind, early this morning, was
broken into by three masked men. The
express messenger, Bert Loomis, was
bound. gagged, and the safe robbed Of
SIS, 900 and all the valuables in the car.
The robbers escaped. after locking LOOMS
IN the car, whence he wal released on the
arrival Of the train ct Peru. No clue to
the robbers.
struck an Abutment.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-This afternoon,
being towed out in the river, the
arge schooner David Vance struck an
ct the Adam street viaduct,
knocking . section Of II 60 feet long of
he pier to the ground below, . distance OF
% or 20 foot. A numbor Of pernona and