The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-02-01


GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The solemn last rites over the unrec0gnized
victims Of the Newhall House disaster, Milwau-
llec, occurred on the 25th ult. Nearly all the
business houses, all the city and county depart
rcnts. and the post-ofiice, were closed from ten
| t. twelve. The occasion was generally observed
rs one Of deep mourning Pursuant to an agree
mcut Of the clergy of all denominations, twenty
three bodies were awarded to the Protestants
| and twenty to the Catholics After the ser
I vices professions were formed from each place
of religious exercise, which joined at given
point forming line over two miles in length
all the military bodies. sOdaiticS. and most of
I the civic societies of the city participating
Fully 5000 people were in the line. in spite Of
the bitter cold weather. The collins were
! placed upon sleighs prepared for the occasion
! The Protestants were taken TO the Forest Home
Cemetery, the Catholics to Calvary Cemetery
and inferred with impressive ceremonies. The
/ citizens committee are busy collecting funds
for monuments to mark the last resting places
of the victims Of the disaster.
The explosion of Illuminating gas in man
! hole of the American Steam Il eating and Power
/ Company at Nassau and Fulton streets, New
/ York on Friday. was duplicated on Saturday
! morning AT Broadway and Maiden lane, in the
! same city. How the gas was fired IS unknown.
/ No work was being done in the neighborhood,
and the manhole was securely closed by two
covers. When Broadway was crowded with
/ vehicles and stream of people were crossing at
/ Maiden lane, the two covers of the manhOle
/ We're blown with great noise in fragments to
q height of over 4 hundred feet. 4 broad sheet
/ Of fire aud clouds of smoke and lanpback
came out of the manhoie Windows on the
/ third and fourth floors OF the building on the
northeast corner were broken, and the glass
/ fell in the street, with the pieces of the man
/ hole covers. On the crossing two mon had
fallen. They were Nathan Simon, a German
tailor, and Walter w. Hunt, a ieweler Simon
was suffering from burns on the face and a cut
on the cheek. Hunt was injured by concus-
sion.
Early Monday morning a metal coffin was
found floating in the river at Delta Point, OPP
pOsite EicSsburg Miss. it contained the body
of young lady handsomely dressed in white
rep-silk dress, with a rich lace collar around
her neck. The dress and collar were as white
and perfect as when first buried. The face was
much discOlored The coffin was of old style,
in use some 90 years ago, heavily enameled in
white 1t is thought the body must have been
buried fully 10 or 20 years ago, and TO have
fallen into the river at Lake Providence or
near GoodTchs Landing. where cemeteries are
caving into the river. The body, after being
viewed by a number of persons, was buried at
Delta Point.
An extensive cave-in took place last week in
the Delaware and Hudson mine, in the second
ward of Wilkesbarre, Pa. On the surface
cracks are visible for acres in either direction.
number of houses have settled down from six
inches to two feet. An area of nearly forty
acres Is affected, most of the ground being
covered with dwellings and other buildings.
While exploring the sunkcn region on Monday
a party of miners We're compelled to retreat
from the Delaware and Hudson mine the ac-
emulation Of gas rendering it impossible to get
init hot Ortiz pf hn vrJ,i hoI
settled.
In Bath township, Clinton county, on Friday
night last David Clark, q farmer, was shot and
instantly killed by his wife The parties had
lived unhappily for some years, often coming
10 blows. The disagreement on Friday arose
from the wife's determination to administer
medicine other than that prescribed by the at
tending physician 10 one of their children. The
chiId's illness continued and grew worse until
it. was supposed to he dying While Clark was
endcavoring to restore the child to conscious
ness the wife got a revolver from an adjoining
room and deliberately shot her husband through
the back. Tho murderess was arrested.
For the past FIVE years The Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company has been push
ing forward the work ofopening new coal enter
prises at Shamokin, Northumberland co. and
had only recently completed the sinking of the
Bear Valley shaft. On Saturdv afternoon the
the carbOnic oxide gas thrown of. Mining ex-
perts were summoned, and the investigation
shows that fire is raging IN that portion of the
mine. 4 hole is now being driven parallel
with the manway, where the fire is burning.
No cause can Vet be assigned for the origin of
the fire. Four hundred men and boys Will be
thrown idle until the fire can be extingushed.
A sudden report was heard and a severe CON
vulsion of the earth and a shower Of debris oc-
.g.
streets, New York on the Goth ult. Investi-
cation showed that this was due to an explo-
sion of gas which had escaped from the pipes
into the tunnels of the Steam Heating Com
pany under the street at that point, and when
wOrkmen were searching for the leak with no
light the gas exploded. The street was torn
up Tor the space Of about 30 by 10 feet and the
iron man-hole cover at that place was shattered
to pieces. Four persons passing at the time
were injured.
The body of John A Wellman, lawyer of
Denver. Col, was found on Friday in a dense
thicllet near Pueblo, Col Several weeks ago,
owing to some little trouble with his wife, he
attempted TO destroy himself by taking poison
but failed. IL is supposed he went to the place
where the body was found about a month ago
and shot himself Mrs. Wclman has made
three attempts 10 commit suicide in the past
two days.
PailrOad gravel bed. shot himself dead at the
Continental Hotel, Syracuse n. Y, on Monday
night. He entered the hotel and registered
"Cias. G. Staring, Hell" handed gold ring to
the clerk asking him TO give it to his wifc,,and
without saving another word shot himself
through the head.
Last Monday a boiler at Lincoln coliery. in
SchuyikilI county, Pa, operated by Levi Miller
&, Co. exploded with terrific force. The boiler
vas hurled about 300 yards down the side OF
the mountain. Seven other boilers were dis
Ilarcd, and a complete wreck was made Of the
Igile--housa. George iIummcl was severely !
hurt by flying timbers.
On Friday night when near Wabash. Ind, |
a west-bound express train On the Wabash, st. |
Louis and Pacific Railroad struck broken rail, |
and the chair car and sleeper rolled down an |
embankment forty faot deep There were only |
eight persons in the two cars No one was |
seriously injured eXceptthc porter Of the sleep |
ing car.
At 40 o'clock on the morning Of the 2fth |
nit. the Milwaukee CDle9e,gt milwaukee,, Wis, |
was partially destroyed By fire. 1t was one of |
the finest schCo! buildings in the Northwest. |
81 the young lady inmates, sixty in number, |
were saved by the efforts Of the firemen and |
police. The loss is estimated at $50, 900, insur-
auce $4,000.
Thomas Maher, .Jr Isaac L. Street, and Jo-
saph Myers, the first named q Democrat and |
the other two Republicans, all three Of whom |