Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-08

Though being smothered By u1ephitie
vapor coming from a cesspool which
they undertook 10 clean at the premises
Of the first named. IS Monroe street
The accident happened between and {
O'Clock. Jeremiah Croniu was the firu
man lost. DE Was overcome as be stood
at the open manhole and fell TO the bot.
tom. Thompson went promptly to bis
assistance, but he also was overcome IL
4 minute or 30 and fell TO the bottom
Thomas Hartnett then made an edor,
70 save the other men. bat only shared
their fate. The affair happened &C
speedily that nobody's attention wal
to the situation Of the three
qen for some time. Finally q crowd
a8shered about the place, but nothins
could be done. Lights lowered in the
pit, which ID very deep, were sxtineulsh
cd BY the gas at depth Of q foot or
two. No psrson could 90 much a look
into the tank without becoming dizzy.
some OF those present bssouaht young
man 20 make IN effort to rescue the
other men, bat be declined, regarding
the attempt a. q wilful sacriAcs of hii
own life. After Q considerable time
when most o: the poisonous gas had
passed Oh, several men ventured to ap.
proeoh the opening. With graphing
hooks brought the bodies to the surface
Thompson was for thirty -four years q
switchman on the Pennsylvania rail.
road. His wife died two months AGO
Cronin leaves wife and three children
HArnstt Vas young unmarried man.
Flags fer The Graves or Anderseavills
TOLEDO, o., Aug. 6.-Frank w. Smith,
. prisoner Of war at Ander-
sonville and Millen, Georgia, Black
Sheer, Pennsylvania, and Florence,
North Carolina, now General Secretary
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Of this city. will bold religious ser.
vices next sabbath ct the famous Prov.
idsnoe spring, which broke out within
the stookads In which he vas q prisoner
ct Andersouville. Mr.. Smith takes with
him H,m national faQs, one to be
placed upon each Of the Il, 7l6 graves in
the national cemetery near the old
stookade. In this labor Of love he will
Be- assisted by Some of those who wore
the gray, and next Thursday ladies OF
Atlanta will meet at the Y. n. G. A.
room and arrange haQs for this memo
rial service. The Continental Guards
Of New Orleans, during their recent Wis
IL to this city, ssnt Smith contributions
TO aid in purchasing faRs-
villsrA - N Advertiser.
NEW YosK, Aua. 6.-The Times de.
scribes the brilliant reputation Of the
distinguished Germans who. sail ON the
Elbe, ON the invitation of Henry Willard
70 make the grand transcontinental ex.
cursion ON the Northern Pacific rail
road Himself Davarian," the Times
says, willard has still warm hesrt for
the fatherlAnd, and consequently de-
sires to zee Bavaria we'll represented in
the hour of his triumph" But it adds
that be In a. proficient in the arts of
advertisement a. be 10 remarkable for
the virtue of patronage, and the North.
ern Pacific will be pretty well known to
German emigrants IN month or two
Cheyesnes Cslng 70 . New Agency.
CHICAGO, August Ga Dodge Oity
special says: about 375 Indians, the
last of the Northern Chsyennes, passed
here yesterday afternoon ON their way
from their late quarters, near Fort
Reno, Indian Territory, to their new
reservation at Pine Ridge Agency, Da-
kota. They are escorted by Troop K.
II 10 said that this party embraces q
number of bucks who were in the Custer
massacre, and many of those who
passed Just northwest Of here in 1868 OF
the wsrpath under Wild Hog. They
have been very uneasy in their sOuthern
homo for years, and had to be constantly
and CLOSELY watched to be kept down
and even then small bands were con
stantly ranging about. When they are
on their new reservation they claim they
will settle down TO peaoeable pursuits,
which IL, at the least, very doubtful.
RaclaG.
SARArooA, Aug. THE first race Of
nix furiengs for all ages was won by
ToIrie. or H. Brinch second. Fellow
play, third; tins, 1:l5h.
The second race. mile and 500 yards,
for three year-old dilies, was won b.
Empress; Miss Wood, second; Blue
Grass Belle, third; time, 2.l4H.
Third race, mile. for all ages, was
won by Navar; Referee. second; Distur.
banos, third; time, l:+5H.
LONDON, Aug. THE meeting al
Brighton began today. The Brighton
stakes handicap was won by White
Blossom; The Boy, second: Harnes
third; i've started.
DUMPING sn Capt. Webb's Trail.
Locxpokr, Aug. 6.-Capt. I'D. Rhodes
of SalimAnca, . swimmer Of some note
II having q life pressrver armor patent
cd. In 1877 be dove from q staging 10
fest high, near the ferry landing in tn
Niagara river. He now writes TO Supt
Nelson, of Prospect Park, that he vii
uss his armor and give $1,000 bonds h
swim the rapids and whirlpool, doin6
September 18th, and that he desires 4
make arrangements With the park com
pany. Offering to deposit $1,000 will
them a. security. Mr.. Nelson vrot'
him declining TO be q party e
the suicidAl attempt Rhodes replieS
that he should come to the fall
and II the authorities would not civ,
him IN opportunity, be would eros
FROM the Canadian side. from Captain
Wsbb's starting point, and show TO th.
world what his life saving armor vii
do. He sAys: at II not for any motto
sisty that ! will rttsnpt this thi
feat, bat purely to demonstrate
that the armor / wear will. Will
my ability and strength, carry nj
safely through. shall como 10 tn
falls within nine days. and make n.
points and carry out my plans. and th'
IRA person Who shall endsavor to ~
tafd my pruQlsas, ] will take under my
arm and give him . bath. An oil bar
rsl half filled with watSf, and deoorate<
with days. went safely through tn
rapids this forsnoon, and 1t NO tim
vss Il entirely Submerged.
4 Dss % News Abeas 0sveTn0r Newell
TlrsroN, N. j., August 6.-The rec
orda Of the Court Of Chanosry OF New
ark show that Governor Newell, o
Washington Territory, who has beer
Governor Of and Congressman from
this Seats, barely esoapsd being put q
the limits Just before his recent depart
urs 70 resume his oflicial duties. Gov
ernog Newell was active executor Of th
ssoate Of the late DR.: van Buren, Of Nsv
Brunswick. the procseds Of which oam
into his poassssiou. Mrs Newell va
one Of the lagatses, and the 0overno
claims 10 have paid her her share o
the property. The other leRatees. tv'
yoars 400, brought suit against him
alleging Inst although the remainder o
the money bad been In his hands to
eiehs years b bad not paid il owe
They ssksd that snJeher executor b
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