Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1883-01-26

quite certain will pass the House,
notwithstanding the fact that the
committee reported adversely upon
1t. SiAs
THE DEADLOCK.
The deadlock between the Govern
or and the Council still continues on
the Prison Commission business, and
the report is that the Republicans of
tn. Council will stand by the Gov
ernor on Gage and Davis, but will
not confirm Crme.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Masterson introduced bill to ia
cilitate the recovery of ore taken by
theft or t:espass from miues, and to
reguloie the sale and disposition of
the same and for the general protec-
ton of mine owners.
AlsJ bill appropriating $4,000
for the Peck and Lynx Greek road.
BILLS TO COME UP.
The bills on freights and fares,
also the one on bullion tax will
come up this week, and things are
expected to be lively.
The Powder Disaster.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23-Latest
news from the scene of the giant
powder explosion is to the effect that
the total number of bodies recovered
from the ruins is 26, 50 tar as known.
This number includes ali who were
killed. The Coroner's jury made an
| investigation and rendered q verdict
that the victims came to their death
by a powder explosion. the cause of
which is unknown.
The steamship Oregon Safe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. GA Port
land, Oregon, dispatch says: There
is no truth whatever in the reported
laundering of the steamship Oregon.
The steamer arrived there ia safety
last night.
The Cold snap.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22-The intensely
cold weather which has prevailed for
the past three days still continues :
The streets are nearly deserted and
railroad travel greatly impeded. The
snow is packed in heavy drifts and
trims with two engines are arriving
| hours .-behind time At 8 o'clock,
this morning the Thermometer was
90 d. grees below zero. The Their
mometer is Is degrees higher at
| ON aha.
Boiler Explosion.
ELkToN, Md, Jan. 22-This even
ing the BOILER of the Ledger paper
mills exploded with terrific force,
wrecking half of the immense build
ing. Patrick Mccormick and John
Garrett are missing. Eight others
were injured, one of whom will
probably die.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 22-The Their
mometer fell SO degrees in thirty-six
hours and this morning stood three
degrees below zero, promising to fall
still lower. A furious gale prevail
ed last night. =
Collision on the German Ocean.
| HAMBURG, Jan. 22-The steamship
Sultan collided with the steamer
Cimbris during dense fog on the
German ocean Friday morning, re-
sulting in most frightful marine
disaster. The loss of life has not
been definitely determined, but it
| must be very heavy. The Cimbria
left Hamburg with 800 passengers
and no in crew. 30 far as known
thus far, only So persons have been
| saved, the remainder being missing.
The foundered steamer carried eight
life boats. One hundred and thirty
nine persons have been landed from
the foundered vessel at Luxhaves
q number of other boats are missing.
After the collision the Cimbria sank
| in q few minutes. The officers did
all in their power to save the pas
sengers. Owing to the heavy fog
the green lights of the Sultan were
not seen until the steamer was only
$50 feet distant. Great difficulty was
experienced in lowering the life
boats and getting the passengers into
them. Seventeen persons were
picked up by the steamer Diamant.
The Sultan, which has arrived at
Hamburg, has large hole stove in
hea bow just above the water line.
The captain of7she Sultan absolutely
refuses to give any information con-
corning the disaster, but has made
statement to the British Consul.
Five steamers have gone south for
the supposed survivors.
LATER.
HAMBURG, January pa survivor
makes the following statements:
The weather cleared up to lis A. NJ.
Friday, but dense fog then set in
WHICH COutluucO 0Hu AuSiCsSOO IL
density. The engines of the Cim-
bria were kept in full speed until
1 80 and at half speed until 2, after
which they were kept at slow speed.
At 2:l0 another whistle was heard |
and the engine of the Cimbria in
stantly stopped. The Sultan not seen
until within 100 feet of Cinbria.
LaIer the steamer struck abaft the
bulkhoad on the port side. She
ran aground before leaving Elbe, but
got off at fieodtide with the assist
ance of the steamer Hansa. The
names of those rescued not all ascer
tanned, but the names of the missing
are nearly all known.