The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
A BALTIMORE CALAMITY.

n 1901. H..
A Rotten Wharf Lost Seventy Lives
I the Victims Mostly Women and Chil-
dren. rs s3nfie e47 HdS
Baltimore, Special.-A terrible calamity,
such as seldom happens in this section Of
the country, occurred last Monday night at
North Point Tivoli, an excursion resort on
the Patapsco river, about fourteen miles
from Baltimore. The time was about IL
O'Clock, and some 200 excursionists had
gathered out at the end of the long pier for
the purpose ofgetting on board the excur-
sion boat, Cockade City, to return to Balti-
more, when the wharf gave way, precipita-
ting over one hundred people into the water,
about seventy of them being drowned. A
Of women, young girls and
little: children, AS each body
wac brought to the shore there was terri
BILE scene. Strong men were wild with grief
as wife or child was laid at their feet. The
only light available was that shed by two
feeble coal oil lamps. Some of the rescur.
ers took the barge lanterns and set them
on the wharf. Two of these lanterns ex-
ploded and added fresh terror to the scene.
Nearly all the young men who were
drowned were dressed in white muslin,
which now are, of course, wet and sill roud.
like about their forms as they lie upon the
wet floor OF the dead house. A young
mother with her dead child tightly cfasped
IN her arms were dragged up from the wa.
ter. The mother died in few minutes af-
ter she was brought on shore, and she and
her infant were lying side by side in the
morgue. The barge always stopped at Hen.
derson's wharf going to and returning from
1ivoll. It arrived there Tuesday morning
about O'Clock, when the first news of the
aHful disaster became known in Baltimore.
were the bodies of the unfortu-
nate victims, young girls old ladies
and habies boys and girls, all huddled
toge ther. In the cabin adjoining were the
aged parents, sisters and brothers, some
waiting for tidings of absent ones, others
weeping, and frantic, knowing that those
dear to them had been lost. On all sides
could be heard: Have they found our
Nary" or "our baby?" or "our father"
The policemen did all they could to quiet
and pacity them, and gave as encouraging
utes new bodies were brought in, and all
Immediately rushed to see them.
Death of the Famous King Cetewayo.
News has been received from Africa that
King Cetewayo has been killed, but no par
ticulars have come to hand.
The war waged by the British against the
savages led by Cetewayo, in Zululanc, in
1880. was one Of the most interesting series
of events that engaged the worlds attention
tn: tyear. Perhaps the saddest and certain
ly the most romantic episode connected
with the struggle, was the killing of the
young prince imperial of France who had
offered his services to the English. After
the capture of Cetewayo, Zululand was ap-
portioned among thirteen chiefs. Three of
them, John Dunn, Hsmm, or Cham, the
kings brother, and zibebu, proved cruel
tyrants and robbers who pillaged and
killed the other tribes. The rest of the
Zulus pinned for their captive monarch, to
whom they were greatly attached. The
British government finally concluded that
the restoration of Catewayo would be the
best guarantee Of order and place, but the
Natal settlers protested DANGEROUSLY. Prev.
ious to his restoration the savage monarch
was taken to London, Eng, to witness the
majesty and power of the British nation.
He passed the month of August, 1882 in
London, and was then conveyed back to
Cape Colony and as soon as the difficulties
were arranged, was reinstated in his king
dom. Since then he has been at war with
neighboring tribes, an amusement that has
at last cost him his life