Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-09
EASTERN NEWS.
A Strange and APPALLING
Phenomenon at Sea.
GRAPHIC PARTICULARS OF The
CATASTROPHE AT ANJIERs.
A Hurricane Prevails With
out a Single Wave.
HEAVY SHOWERS OF SAND
AND ASHES POUR DOWN.
Men StiAed by Birthstone
Permeating the Air.
WHOLE ISLANDS SINK
BELOW THE SEA.
The Sea tor Sixty Miles a
Field Of Lava.
DEAD BODIES COVER The LAND AND
FLOAT IN TIE WATER.
WHOLE ISLANDS SINK
BELOW THE SEA.
The Sea tor Sixty Miles a
Field Of Lava.
DEAD BODIES COVER The LAND AND
FLOAT N TIE WATER.
ESPECIAL TO TIE SENTINEL. |

ESPECIAL TO TIE SENTINEL
BosroN, Dec. 8.-The bark William n.
Bessee and ship Arahuac have arrived.
The former from Manila aud the latter
from Calcutta. The former had . voyage
Of 1876 and the. latter 139 days. Capt.
Baker of the former says his bark was d.
rectly in the vicinity Of Anjiers at the time
Of the terrible disaster which killed thou
sands. and changed the face Of the land in
and around Sunda Straits. He left Ba-
tavia Aug. 16. and the following morn
ing ct daylight those on deck noticed q
heavy bank issuing from the west, and
obscuring the sun. Al this time the barome-
ter dropped to 29.40, and again suddenly
rose to 30.7 L. All hands were called and
sail taken off q fast Is possible. Heavy
showers Of sand and ashes commenced
falling. completely covering the decks.
masts and spars to . depth Of several
inches. By moor it had grown darker than
dark at night, and commenced to blow .
hurricane; but, strange to say, the sea
| remained perfectly smooth. Heavy rum
blings, like distant thunder, were con-
| tinually heard, and at intervals the sky
was lighted by lightning flashes, and 3
strong smell of sulphur permeated the
atmosphere, and made it difficult to
breathe. All hands were affected by the
awful scene, and many Of the sailors
thought the world was coming to IN end.
Throughout the gale the tide set strongly
to the westward, and the bark drove
through the water at the rate of IA knots
per hour. At 3 p. N. the sky COM
menced to grow . little lighter, but
the ashes continued to fall like
snow. The following day the
bark entered the Straits Of Sunda, End
be seen. Whole islands had sunk. and
those that remained had changed in
form. The northwestern part of Krak-
alta Island had disappeared, and verela-
tin, and Long Island, heretofore covered
with trees, we're completely . bar. They
saw . very large number Of dead bodies,
and the water for miles was covered with
trees and dead bodies. The sea for 60
miles was . field Of lava. They expert
enced . hurricane from the north and
northeast, with q tremendous sea. which
lasted three days. During this time the
decks and cabin were flooded with water.
and . portion of the bulwarks, and every
thing movable on deck we're washed
away. The most fearful thing Of all was
the sea Of corpses. For nearly three days
We came across body after body Of persons
who had lost their lives in the earthquake.
One man counted 60 in plain sight at
once. Thousands must have persisted.
Locking After she Interests Of the
Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sat the meeting
of the members Of Congress Of the Pacific
Coast States, there were present Senators
Dolph and Slater, Representatives George,
Rosecrans. Sumner, Glasscock, Budd,
Dauley. Tully and Cassidy. Senator Miller
presided. The object of the meeting was
to secure unanimity between the Pacific
Coast Representatives and Senators in
respect to legislation by this Congress of
the interest 3 of the people of the Pacific
Coast, especially in respect to the defects
OF the present Chinese Restriction Act.
II was known that several members are
preparing . bill covering the matter. but
it was felt by those calling the meeting
that it would be better to have all rep
resenting that section to unite upon .
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the evasion Of the law By Chinese immi-
grants, through certificates furnished
them by the Chinese authorities EMIT
ling them to enter the country - belong
ing to . clasa privileged by Law, and il was
finally agreed that . bill to remedy the
detects Of the present Law be prepared and
introduced simultaneously by both houses
for work by the Pacific Coast delegates.
A committee was appointed consisting OF
Senator Dolph. Representatives Dauley
and Cassidy. were appointed to draw
mp . bill and submit Ii to the delegations
ata meeting next week. The meeting dis
cussed several other matters Of local
interest, among them the necessities of
coast. river and harbor improvements and
public buildings, bal the discussion was
informal and subordinate TO the question
Of Chinese restriction.
Mr.. Cassidy. one Of the committee ap-
pointed, favors the adoption Of . system Of
passports for Chinese immigrants, that
they be vixed by the United States Consul,
before the persons holding them can 70
aboard OF vessels for the United States.
This was one Of the features Of the 2O-yesr
Restriction bill vetoed BY President
| Arthur.
Died from she Eaects or Ampusa.
tion.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 8.-Prof. Van
Brusnning died yesterday from the effects
Of ampu.ation Of . diseased foot. He was
known in Bridgeport ~ the tramp must
clan. and formerly . baron in Germany,
When he came 70 this country several
years ago he possessed $3.50, 900, which he
lost In Rambling. Finally he became a