Daily globe., 1883-05-04
CASUALTIES.
THE STEAMER GRAPPLER WITH A LOAD OF CHI
NESE BURNED.
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NEsE BURNED.
SAN FRANoIsoo, May 3.-The news of the
burning of the steamer Grappler was
brought to Manaimo, B. G., by John
McAllister. 1t was burned four miles
off Seymour Narrows, Sunday night at
10 o'clock. The fire was discovered by
the engineer, who Immediately re-
ported it to the captain.
One thousand passengers, principally
Cinnamon, were ell abed. Imme-
diate search was made by the captain,
who discovered the fire back of the boiler
connections. The engineer started the
donkey and connected the hose. BY this
time the passengers were warned. The
excitement was intense, and the Cinnamon
behaved like maniacs; were utterly un-
controllable and impeded the officers. The
captain ordered all shot who refused to
obey orders. Notwithstanding this, the
Cinnamon rushed backward and forward
on the vessel until it was found necessary to
knock some down, carry below others iron
sd, and all the time the fire was gaining,
and efforts to control it were unavailable.
The captain ordered Pilot Franklin to
head the steamer for the Van Couver
shore and beach her. AS soon as the
sands were struck the boats were lowered.
The excitement was so great that the
Cinnamon jumped into the boats and
! swamped them, and owing to the intense
smoke those who could swim did not know
which way to strike out, and surrounded
by mass of struggling Cinnamon, were
| drowned.
KILLED BY A GAS EXPLOSION.
VIcKsBURG, May 3.-The watchnan of
the Refuge oil mill, last nioht, went to the
gas vault to wind up the machinery.
When he reached the door, Harry Parks,
Minnie ICavender and Selia McMasters,
were going to see how the machine work
ed, and were about ten feet behind the
watchman. Parks had a lantern, and
when the door opened, the gas in the
vault rushed out was, ignited by the Ian
tern and the flames enveloped the party.
Miss Cavender is dead; Parks and Miss
McMasters are thought to be fatally burn
ed; and Hopper,the assistant engineer, had
his ankle broked by the force of the ex-
plosion. An employe named Green was
badly burned in endeavoring to save the
women.
STEAMER BURNED AND MANY LIVES LOST.
VICTORIA, B. c., May 3.-The steamer
Grappler, plying at Puget Sound, Alaska,
was burned this morning and sixty lives
reported lost.
A FATAL EXPLOSION.
VIoKsBURG, Miss, May 3.-An epxlo-
sion in the Refugee oil works, one mile be-
low here, last night caused the death of
Minnie lavender, occasioned injuries 10
Iillie and Henry Parks, so they cannot re-
cover, and seriously injured watchman
Denalty and Andy Green, laborer. The
cause of the explosion is not stated.
HOTEL BURNED.
DANvILLE, ILL.,, May 3.-A frame hotel
owned by the Bloomington 81 Western
railway was burned this morning. Loss
$4,000 and fully insured.
STEAMER SUNK.
MADISON, Ind, May 3.-The steamboat
Fannie Freeze sank to the boiler deck at
o'clock this morning, three miles above
here. The City of Frankfort has gone to
her relief.
MOLINE, ILL.,, May 3.-A brick building
occupied as hotel and owned by Mrs. B.
Hausler burned yesterday morning. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
RACINE, Wis, May 3.-Fire last night in
Masonic block damaged the stock of G. G.
Braden, halter, $4,000; insured for $13,-
500.
Fairfield, Me-. May 3.-Fire last night
turned twelve families into the street. Nine
stores and shops were burned. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the losses at present.
al are partially insured. Everything was
burned from the schoolhouse to the post
Office building.
PETERBoRo. \. H., May 3.-The Barker
paper mill, owned by Sylvester Tenney,
burned last night. 1t was run by Clark &
Jacobs, of Worcester, Mass, who lose their
entire stock.
New BRUNswICK, Me-, May 3.-Hofell,
Totteu & Co.'s lumber yard was damaged
by fire, 100000 and i've horses burned.
Inceudiary.
BURLINGTON, Ia. May 3.-Last night the
South Hill street car stables burned with
twenty horses, cars, also djoining residen-
ces. Nothing saved. Loss $4,000; insur-
ance light.
FREE FIGHT.
AToH1NsoN, KS, May 3.-A serious affray,
which occurred at Eden, a small town in
this county, on Sunday night, has just
been reported. About forty young men
from the farms in the vicinity gathered IL
saloon for the purpose of frolic. A dis
pute arose and a free fight ensued, in
which knives and pistols were used. James
Volmer, Polk Kelly, two Baker brothers
and three brothers named Mccarthy were
wounded, but how seriously is not yet
stated. An active movement is on foot to
punish the offenders.
FATAL MINE ACCIDENT
HALIFAX, May "a New Glasgow dis
Patch says while the men were coming up
from work in the Vale mine the rope broke
and the boxes ran down the slope, killing
six men, j. r. Gillis, Colin Campbell, A.
Fraser, Wallace McGillivran, j. McEach-
ern, boy; VIM. Hannahan, boy, and
injured fatally, A. Mcleod, John Nichol
son, boy; Richard Taylor, A. Irving, q
boy, and Milcolm Beaton, who is likely to
recover.
FARIBAULT,