Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-16
THE HISTORY OF A CEEA7
CONSPIRACY.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

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LOUISVILLE, Feb. 15.-At 10 A. NJ. a man
and woman with a trunk were seen in a
portion of the cutoff known as the Chute.
They had no oars to propel the skiff. A
party set off to rescue them, but before
they could be reached the skitf struck a
log and broke in two parts, and the man
and woman were lost before the reseuers
reached them. There was a child with them,
as the trunk found contained a child's
clothing. A package OF visiting cards
found in the trunk bore the name Of Ro-
sina NJ. Griesbsum.
In the cutoff district $50 families liv-
ing in the most substantial two story
houses have not removed, and are fur
nished supplies by boats.
Thieves are ~plundering in every direc-
ton and at every available opportunity.
The police are patrolling the district in
boats.
Two brothers. George and John Gray,
lie in the garnet of their home in the cut
off portion Ill with smallpox. without at
tention. DR.. Carrigan rowed out to their
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cal aid. They will be removed to the
pesthouse.
Police Lieutenant Browning and family,
who were supposed to be lost, were dis
covered to-day on some timbers support
ing the roof of a stable. near their former
home, which has been washed away.
MIDNIGHT.-The river is rising an inch
an hour, and is - feet at the head of the
canal.
All Portland 800 persons are homeless.
The water is driving out those in the sec
ond stories of the houses.
The steamer Hayes made a trip with the
Mayor and party through the submerged
districts. A man hailed the steamer and
called for a physician. One was sent out
in g skiff to the upper story of a house,
where a woman was found sick. A child
was born during the physicians stay.
An old woman, Nancy Johnson, found
alone in & house, reported that she had
had no food since being cut off by the
break. She refused to iesvo her home,
and said she would go down with it il it
went.
William Stone, very old and partly
paralyEed, was found alone in a house and
nearly starved.
gassi Explosion from Fire aIaEnp.
C-IxerSSAft, Feb. 15.-At j o'clock this
morning the people in the vicinity Of No.
inundated district. in the western part Of
the city, were startled by e loud explosion,
which broke the glass in the windows. A
ihres>story brick building, occupied by
four families, numbering II, was found in
ruins by an explosion from fire damp, or
sewer gas in the cellar, and all the people
buried in the debris. A scene Of terror
followed. It is supposed that the explo-
sion wgs caused by the pressure OF the
water in the sewer, and the people thought
other explosions would follow. Many left
their houses in the utmost alarm, and flea
thinly clad to places OF safety. A fire alarm
was turned in, which added TO the conster.
nation, and the Fire Department respond
ed promptly. Finding no FIRE, they began
the allow work Of removing the unfortunate
victims. The house was owned by Jacob
Brown, who, with his wife, two sons and
two daughters, occupied the first floor,
Officer Mackey, now as King William,
| occupied the front room Of the second floor
with his wife. The back Of the same story
was occupied by Vim. Miller, wife and two
children, and the third floor by VIM. Han
non. wife and two twin daughters, two
years old. By 8 A. NJ. all the occupants
had been taken out. Officer Mackey Il
wife, and the two-year-old daughter, and
Mr.. Muller, were dead. John and Henry
Brown, and Robert Rookman, ~neighbors,
who vera in the house at the time, are
badly injured and can hardly recover.
Jacob Brown and wife were rescued after
several hours labor, seriously, but not
fatally, hurt. His daughters were taken
| out comparatively unhurt. Mr.. Miller is
badly injured. All the rest Of the family,
excep. the child named above, escaped
with small injury, Harmon and family
also escaped with slight injuries. The
Brown boys and Rockman were building a
raft with lumber in the cellar, and wen
for it with a candle, when the gas or damp
exploded the adjoining house.
Jay Gould Interviewed.
New YORK, Feb. 15.-Jay Gould will
start on bis tour around the world the
middle Of tina coming Summer. and will
remain away two years. He will spend the
Winter in the Mediterranean visiting
italy, Greece. Egypt and India, IS well as
China and Japan. aud possibly Australia.
Gould said to an interviewer: 81 am 60
ing to try d little play. ! did not have an
opportunity when ! WAS young. and / must
do my playing later ia life. II I like it I
may keep it up. I have always been talk
ing about retiring from active business
life, but | have never been able to do it.
Every one has his special tastes. Wander
bilt cultivated ove for fast horses, because
they give him pleasure and health. l, too,
like a good horse, but I don't carry the
thing to extremes. l fnd pleasure in other
ways. l try to enjoy my business. en-
joy my home and family better han any
thing in tbs world. / think I have my
share Of pleasant things 10 this world. I
receive a great maay A!oks aud cuffs, but
they make the sweets the sws6tef."
Preparations Completes.
New YoRg, Feb. t5,-Prepasstions foy
the presentation Of Passion Play are nov
eompletad, and the theater whore it is to