Mohave County miner., 1883-02-04
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Pass by winch tWenty-one persons are known to have been killed and fourteen. wounded. The accident was caused by the high wind starting a train of seven coaches, which were left standing on the track detached from the two engines, and causing them to run backward down the steep grade. The cars after running fcur miles, during which they at tained a speed of fifty miles an hour, plunged down an embankment, and were smashed into splinters and burned up together with the unfor- tunates who were in them. Among the killed was the wife of ex Govern or Downey. The accident is attribu- ted to the gross carelessness of the train men in detaching both engines from the train at the same time on steep grade and thus leaving the air brakes useless.
 New York Jan. 20.-The steamer Cimbria of the Hamburg American Steam Packet Company was run into yesterday forenoon in the German Ocean by the British steamer Sultan and sunk. The following dispatch was received by the agents in New York: The Cimbria was sunk Friday forenoon, twelve miles southwest of Barkum by the British steamer Sul- tan. She sank in fifteen minutes after the collision. Thirty nine per sons were landed at Cuxhaven this evening. Other boats are still out. Our steamers Bavaria and Hansa and several tugs leave immediately in search of the other boats.
 The Cimbria was vessel of 3025 tons, 326 feet long and was built at Greenock in 1867. The agent of the company states that the Cimbria must have had between four and five hundred passengers on board. The steamer carried eight lifeboats and a crew of 105 men.
 A later dispatch says: The Cimbria had total of 490 persons on board, of whom only 5G are known to be saved, and it Is probable that tie re- naming 434 went down with the ship.
 Chicago, Jan. 20.-A Matamoras ! (Mexico) special has been received here of a desperate battle near Te hountepec, between the Seventh Bat tallion and the Tehountepec Indians. The Indians lest eighty men killed and many wounded. The troops lost fifty men killed, among them their Lieutenant Colonel. The Indians were routed.
 San Francisco, Jan. PA Berke- ley dispatch says that the mixing and six packing houses Of the great Giant Powder works at Point Ciem- ent, near West Berkeley, exploded al four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The shock of seven explosions were felt in this town. One white man, Foreman Conk, and between forty and fifty Chinese are known to have been blown to atoms. Nearly the entire plant was destroyed by the ire which began immediately after the explosion. The superintendent was thrown long distance, but was not injured. Fire still raging. 4 large magazine containing over 200 tons is still safe. About eight tons of pow der exploded.
 Later: The total loss by reason of the explosion will reach not less than SI0O,00O. The Giant Powder Works sustained damage of $60,000 and kthe Acid Works of Judson & Co.,, $40 loco. It is impossible to ascertain the texact loss of life, but 1t is assumed tc be between thirty and forty.
 Paris, Jan. 24.-Gustave Dor6, the famous French painter and designer is dead. Dor6 caught cold Friday when returning from a soiree Or Saturday inflammation of the throat set in and despite every effort it was impossible to arrest its progress, and he expired at 12:3O P. NJ. to-day. Yuma, January 25th.-C.V.Meeden ! Superintendent of the Territorial Prison, while indulgIng in one of hi' periodical d.unks, beat an unnamed citizen over the head with a pisto last night, inficting very serious in ? juries.
 . Berlin, January 26th.-A cable gram from Wiesbaden announces tLt death of Flotow, the composer.
 Paris, January 26th.-The remains of Gustave Dore were inferred at tn
 cemetery of Pere Ia Chaise to day < AIevandra DumaS delivered an ora