Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-04
LIVES LOST,
THE BURNING OF A sTEAMEB.

LII Y LID LOOl'
THE BURNING OF A sTEAMEB.
Reported Loss of s,xty-Lives- -Obstreperous
Cinnamon Mako TrOuble-A Report
OF tho False Prophets Death.
The report of the burning Of the steamer
Grappler, plying between Puget Sound
and Alaska, has been brought to San
Francisco from Nanaimo, B. G., by John
McAllister. She was burned four miles of
Seymour Narrows, on Sunday night. The
fire was discovered by the engineer, and
Immediately reported to the captain.
One hundred passengers were aboard,
principally Cinnamon, and all were IN bed.
Immediate search was instigated 6y the
captain, who discovered the fire back Of he
| boiler connections. The engineer started
the donkey and connected the hose. BY
this time the passengers were warned and
the excitement was intense. The China
men behaved like maniacs and were utter
| ly uncomfortable. They seriously impeded
the actions of the officers. The captain
ordered all shot who refused to obey Or
ders. Notwithstanding this the Cinnamon
rushed back ward and forward on the ves-
sci until it was round necessary to
knock some down and to carry them be-
low and put others in irons.
| All the time tho fire was gaining and
efforts for it's control were unavailable.
The captain ordered Pilot Frankling to
head the steamer for the Vancouver shore
and beach her. AS soon as the sands
were struck the boats were lowered, but
IN the excitement the Cinnamon jumped
pell NELL into the boats and swamped
them. Owing to the intense smoke those
/ NJ hn II Of ly in VI n
direction to strike out, and, surrounded by
a mass of struggling Cinnamon, they were
drowned.
The steamer was proceeding north with
100 passengers and a full cargo. 1t is
supposed at least so lives were lost, in-
cluding Captain J. Jaggers. Only 20 are
| SO far known to be saved. 1t is feared Il
| number Of Canadians who came by tho
| lost steamer to work in the coast canne-
| ries perished. Steamers have gone to the
scene. The Grappler was formerly an
Imperial gunboat, but was sold to the
| merchant service.
| Prevalence of Yellow Fever.
| There is considerable apprehension
along the lower Rio Grande in regard to
yellow fever. The governor of Texas ad-
vises if a quarantine station should be
| necessary this season that it be establish
ed at Bagdai instead of Brownsville. lie
has directed the health officers at Browns
vile to consult with tho Mexican authori-
ties on the subject.-Our consul general
at Rio JaneirO reports that tho yellow
fever is regarded as epidemic there, %
| deaths from it having occurred in tho city
and II in the South Isabella hospital dur-
ing the last week in nMarch.-Advices from
| Lima and CallaO Oh the 4th ult. report
| great alarm because of al xp3cted
visitation of yellow fever.
| Six Persons Killed.
| A dispatch from New GLASGOW, Nova
Scotia, says that while tho men were
coming up from wolk in the Valo mine
yesterday, tho rope broke aud tho boxes
ran down tho slope, killing six persons,
J. X. Gillis, Colin Campbell. A. Frazer,
Wallace McGillevray, J. McEachern (boy)
and VIM. Hannahan (bOy). The injured
are A. Mcleod, John Nicholson (boy) and
| Richard Taylor, none of whom arc ex-
pected to recover, and A. living (boy) and
Malcolm Beatou, both of whom will re-
| cover.
| Egyptian Rebels Slain.
In Cairo, Egypt, Il telegram has been
received from Colonel Hicks, reporting
that on April goth hs had engagement
| with 5000 rebels. The battle, which
| lasted half al hour, resulted in the defeat
of tho rebels, with 500 killed including
the Lieutenant General Of Ell Mahdi, tho
false prophet, and many wounded. The
Egyptian loss was slight. Colonel Hicks
praises the gallantry of the Egyptian
troops. The victory of Colonel Hicks has
cleared tho province of Sennar rebels.
Accident and Cr,me.
By an explosion in the Refuge Oil Works,
near Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Wednes
day night, Minnie lavender was killed,
and Little Parks. Henry Parks, Andrew
Creme, Night Waterman DonnelIy were
fatally injured. Hopson, the engineer,
had a leg broken.
Jonathan Vincent, a prominent citizen
of Charlotte, near Elmira, New York, was
killed yesterday IN his saw mill, block of
wood thrown by a circular saw crushing
in the front of his breast.
Mary Finnegan, aged 81 yeaIs, living ut
1914 South street, Philadelphia, was so
badly burned on Wednesday night, by the
explosion of a coal oil lamp, that she died
yesterday morning.
The ship Adam NJ. Simpson left Phila-
delphia Thursday morning, laden with
case oil, for 4 port in Japan. In the after
|
overheard by 4 seaman and drowned. An
affidavit covering the facts in the case was
made by the managing owner last night,
and will be sent to the vessel by a tug this
morning, when tho seaman, who is in
irons, will be arrested and brought back.
James A. Neal, brother of the wealthy
leather merchants of Boston, who was
stopping on ranch of the Kansas City
Cattle company, in the Indian territory,
was recently murdered during the absence
Of his companions. Robbery was the
motive of the deed. The murderers are
nknown.-Frederick B. Batchelder, of
Boston, who disappeared in Montreal On
April 10th is reported to have been seen
near the latter city, apparently deranged.
His father has started from Boston in
search of him.
| DECUKATION DAY.
| The Final Arrangements Made.