The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-01-25
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
4 Shocking Railway Disaster on the
Southern Pacific.
400 LIVES LOST AT SEA.
Events at the Capital and in
the Departments.
400 LIVES LOST AT SEA.

yTr. Garland's bill. introduced in the Senate
Monday 10 encourage the holding Of a cotton
exposition in lSSi, provides that an exposition
shall be held, q time and place 10 be designated
blythe executive committee of the National Cot
ton Growers Association, under the management
of board Of thirteen persons, 10 he appointed
bv the President on the recommendation of the
association and The subscribers TO the expenses
of the exposition, who are 10 cooperate with a
board Of commissioners. consisting OF one from
each State and Territory, TO be appointed by
the President on the recommendation of the
Governor Of the State or Territory.
The National Board ofTrade met in this city
nthe eth inst. Frederick Fraley was elected
president and Hamilton \. Hill secretary and
treasurer. Resolutions were passed urging the
passage Of the Lowell bankruptcy bill; favor
ing national railroad commission to super
wise all interstate railroad traffic, and asking
for such changes in the navigation laws as will
permit masters of ships 10 bring their vessels
into port without mourning any charge for
pilotage upon their passing the usual examina-
ton.
Rev ". W Hicks. to whom Guitcau be
oueathcd his body has made a formal con-
81 vcyancc to the United States Of the remains.
The skeleton Is now al the Medical Museum.
n.r. Geo. ScOville says he has no furtherinterest
In the matter but hopes the remains will be
u
skeleton VIII be preserved at the museum.
The effect Of the Joint resolution introduced
in the House by Mr.. Steele, Of Indiana, to en-
OF the death, resignation, or retirement Of Gen.
sherman, would be to advance Gen. Sheridan
10 the rank of general of the army, and, prob
ably TO advance General Hancock to the rank
Of l.utenant general
The Secretary Of the Navy has received
telegram from Ensign Hunt, dated kirinsk,
January ,, announcing the death of the Alas
kan Indian Aneguin from smallpox. The party
Is reported TO be well. Aneguin was one of the
crew Of the Jeanette. and was with Engineer
Melville in the WhaIeboat when the ship was
abandoned.
4 letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury
was laid before the House by the Speaker which
recommends the appropriation of Sl0l, geo for
a fire-pT00f building 10 protect the records of
the several Executive Departments in Washing
ton, the building 10 be placed on Armory
'SquaGc.
Secretary Chandler has received a dispatch
from Minister Hunt, at st. Petersburg, advis-
ing him that the Russian government has finally
authorized the removal Of the remains of De
LoHg and comrades by way OF 1rkUtsk or
OchatSk.
Senator Plat introduced a bill in the Senate
Tuesday providing for the establishment of the
free postal delivery system in every city of
10000 inhabitants, and at such other points as
the Postmaster-General may designate.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Southern express train which left San
Francisco Friday last was wrecked near Te-
haehapi early Saturday morning. Twenty
people were killed and twelve badly injured.
Shortly after midnight the overland express
by the Southern Pacific stopped near Tehaehapi
Station puT ont \ N extra engine taken az, ar
Sumner TO assist in pulling up the Tehaehapi
grade. When the train stopped the air-brakes
were applied. On detaching the engine the
brakes relaxed, and the hand-brakes were
either left open or were not strong enough to
hold the train. The movement may have been
helped by the strong gale blowing. The train
got away and started back northward down a
grade Of 120 feet to the mile. The train con-
sisted Of two engines, express, mail and bag
gage cars, two sleepeTs, one coach and a smoker.
Il Went down the grade at a frghtful speed for
about four miles. when the hindermost sleeper
jumped the track and went over an embank-
ment about fifteen feet high, carrying with it
the other sleeper, and mail, baggage and ex-
press cars, which were piled IL a shattered
heap. They then took fire and were consumed.
The coach and smoker kept on down the grade
and Were stopped without leaving the track
about two miles further on All on board the
latter were uuiujured. The scene following
the wreck was terrible. 4 number of persons
were iammed amid the ruins Of the train, and
roasted 10 death before the eyes Of those help
less to save them.
A Denver, Colorado, dispatch says: On Thurs
day evening an engine On the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad, while making an effort to
force the blockade Of snow between Coolidge
and Fort WiHgate, jumped the track A second
engine came TO the rescue, and two more en-
giHes We're telegraphed for from Coolidge |
These started for the scene Of the accident at
full speed and In a binding snow. Nothing !
could be seen ahead. Suddenly there was a !
tremendous crash, and four sIXty-tOn engines /
were piled up and wrecked on the road bed !
Charles La1in, engineer Of No. 6, and his FIRE /
man were seriously bruised and several others /
were slightly injured. Friday the men work /
ing on the wreck, being exhausted from fatigue /
and cold, Coolidge was again asked for assist /
aace, and two more engines with a way car I
loaded with WOTkIngmen started for the scene I
the snow was binding and the wind blew ter /
TifCaly, and the rescUing train crashed into /
the wreck Of the other four engines. Both en- /
CINE and way Car were completely wrecked. /
The storm was the worst known for wears 1
Danger lights were completely covered up and /
the intense cold made it impossible for signal .
men 10 be out.
An appalling disaster occurred last Friday /
morning on the sinking Of the Hamburg
American line steamer Cimbria which left .
Hamburg for New York the day before The
catastrophe was brought about by the vessels
cyilidiug with the steamer Sultan in a dense
fog n point in the North Sea, about twenty
aiE miles northwest Of Emdcu. The Gin
1ria sank quickly before even all the life
boats could be lowered into the water. The
officers did all in their power to save lives.
Without q moments loss OF time lite-belts were
distributed among the passengers. As the Sec
end officer was still engaged IN cutting the
s.aTs loose, so that there should as much drift
wood rs pOssibleIor the people TO cling owhcn
the inevitable laundering occurred, the vessel
went down under his feet He seized SPAR
but, as several other persons chung to il, was
obliged 10 let 90, and he swan TO a boat. This
boat va, subsequently, picked up by the Theta
This second officer steercd the Theta to Cux-
haven. The Cimbria had % cabin passengers /
- Storage and 81 CreW-a total Of Al and /
a. yet, 50 tar as known, 100 lives were lost.
Reports from the West state that owing TO
STOW and extreme cold the railroads are blocked /
and travel abandoned Dispatches received at
Toronto from various parts Of Canada represent
the cold as the scyerest Of the season. the mcr-
curry ranging from zero 10 thirv-five degrees /
below. 1t was also very cold ~ Chicago and
r.r0ugh0ut Northern Illinois, Michigan Wis !
csnsiI Iowa and the region beyond, is far west
AS The Missouri river. But few railroad trains
ia Tire whole Northwest were able TO make
schedule time, on account Of the suow-dri1ts
The temperature at WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Tues /
f.gvuiuu was fDrty-Si-y 1pr.ae below zorro