Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-30
EASTERN NEWS.
,rr,rxp PRESS DrsPArcHEA

Ang. 9.-At IL ocioch ias'
DsssLn. belonging to the Anglo
usbt Q H c;,cna. Miles Orton proprie
Lnsr'car Collins for Golden. via the
VI, leiI Git Lake and Pacific road.
Greeley, ..sss later when near Greeley,
forty liz car in which seventy nve
8 sespinss a, r0ustabouts with tire
gen, emp asles o, caught ire and was
sr'a,s, cousuned. Ten M q pei,s a.,
shois a we're seriously and nve silently
so y. The FIRE was communicates
bsfneo ooen torch Nth which the car
frcn 1890 ~ 10 a quantity OF gasoline
80 hen ss being carried in the same
shicp - mnossible to learn the names
er. hs;1,sd At present. IL IL believed
Of iDe . employees of the circus we're
ibat ,aeasn,nsible for the accident.
snil'TsJ s Greeley (Col.) special says |:
Aaeh; of a circus car nine miles
Tie ousIG Greeley was attended With In
soss;babIe horrors. Inc burned CAT
os nsrt 10 the engine IN tram OF II
ss 'contsining Orton's Anglo amer.
an ssns which left Fort Collins ABOUT
60 clSt Tor Golden over the Greeley,
riaDr,ss 4 Pacific road. The tram
sa1 s,;no Windsor, small station
a. nsaaIsv. running about % miles an
%. zen Engineer Collepriest discov
bosi, the car was on fire. de re-
de1 s shs engine and threw open the
ssn ss.,. gaIve. There were u men In
sl'sm .yranoed in three tiers OF berths
sither side. The forward SIDE door
- sIosed, and men Ia hunks we're
ZINC against it. The rear SIDE door
- sis, closed, and the men who a~oke
snaa..s.srsd the lever unoccupied berth
= ~ Il. containing rubbish, on flre.
sn:s. tha ear with smoke and cuttinR
ssi' s"esne on that side. The only means
- are 4 was through small window
1870 the car and engine. John
g. n Ejcerton, Wis, and Elmer
uan n Iowa, crawlsd through the
sssnipQ and tried to pass IN water from
NJ spcine tank. Owing TO the suto-
ss.;nc Gas. 1t was difficult to arouse thu
lssrsrs. some of whom were kicked
~ bruised in a shocking manner
~ uitcbed out of the window.
TIA sereams OF those who. unable to
- tbrouoh, blockaded the aperture,
e. is,rifyine wild glare Of the flame,
"A The sight ef the burned victims oat-
IN. who we're writing in agony on the
.sc.ua beds, caused the wild boasts In
~ adjoining car to become frantic
vitt terror, making on appalling q sne.
Tbe uerfoImers. Who occupied the rear
IN. Qazed with white faces on the aw-
ful spectacle.
IN tbe midst of the confusion two or
,hree heroic souls appeared equal to the
ocaasiou and bravely cut their way to
thelr comp ,nions only to find them al
rsady In the agony of death. Albert
Lille. In charge of the aniIaaIs. and bis
friend. Kent, walked over the cactus IN
tbsIr bare feet, pouring buckets Of oil
On the blistered uafortunates, and
Wrapping them In blankets. An old
Pacific Coast sailor named Mcdonald.
formerly Of Forepaueh's show. was
srr,hly burned, his flesh hanging In
shfsds. The heartrending cries Of the
men on the prairie smothered ,hs APP
psals Of the dying In the car. The
roar Of the flames and the bowling
u he animals made a scene terrible
beyoud description, while she odor Of
roasting flesh and the distant cry of the
coyotes added to the general horror OF
Tie suene. The voices of the dying
eftw fainter aud soon ceasrd. Mean
Tine the engine had gone 90 Greeley for
assistance. returning with DR.. Jesse
H.ses, President of the state Medical
ASSOCIATION. Many of the rescued, in
bang pulled through the small win
dovs, had limbs broken and joints dis
located. Hands and feet were found
bnrned Of roasted trunks of bodies
xsre found IN one place and the legs In
snotker, and piles Of roasted. shriv-
sIsd oarcassss were pulled sut OF the
sainA AZ Daylight q t car c.rried
the oharred bodies into Greedy for In
lsruent. The County Commissioners
barred the remains in huge coffin seven
tset wide and ten feet long. in the
Greeley Cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Reid, Of
he Presbyterian Church, conducted the
funeral ssrvlces. The coroner impan-
neIled jury, who were unable to learn
lhe cause of the fire or any important
laoss. As the managers, with the 70
mslnder OF the company, left immedi-
asely Tor Golden to al the afternoon
Engagement, 1t Is impossible TO get a
Umplete list of the dead men. The
names Of the dead SO far as learned are
follows: Alexander Mcleod, Of Ma
iinests, Wisconsin; Thomas McCarbery.
Independence. Iowa John Kelly. New
iofk city. The others we're known as
Sivsrthorn. Andy. Frenchy, Frank.
6cosRe Smith and one unknown.
The following list of sufferers by the
afcus oar FIFE are now In Sc.
Lnks's Hospital in this city: Z. Il.
fairbanks, aged %. arms, legs and
lace badly burned; Albert Borden, IL.
Logan, Kansas, arms and face badly
eafnsd; Thomas Golden, IL, Detroit,
wy badly burned on the back and
rs N. J. Zimmerman, Is. Sc. Louis,
vus LEGS. back and face fearfully
@fned: Frank King. Minominee. Mich
AdIy burned about the hands and feet
kehsel McGiinn. -, Holten, Mich.
hs and hands badly burned; HUH
VDonnell, Sc, New Orleans, badly
burned about the face. arms, hands and
lack. and will probably die. A nun
hf Of the rescued agree that In the car
nsFs we're "a barrels of gasoline, which
ere exploded either by sparks from
nssnRine or from naked torch with
sAlch The men were accustomed TO
aebt themselves TO bed.
Capt Hswgate,s Whereabouts.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Sinc Capt.
hevRate left here two years ago 20 es-
ape prosecution for embexziement ~
q olfcer of the United States Signal
cfvicr latter making his escape from
ne custody of the Msrshal), there have
osen frequent inquiries by detectives rs
nthe amount of reward offered for his
rospture. Recently detective came
ssfe WITH the information that he kpess
hovRate's whereabouts and could
g'odece him IL money enough were of
Nfed. He however, could not hnd that
ny reward would be paid. His infor-
nstlan vas 10 the effect that Howgate
~ since last spring been In Southern
hagisnd.
Experts aud Imports.
wssHsoros. Aug. 29.-The Chief OF
~ bufeau Ut Statistics in a st~temeni
Me imports and exports OF the United
s.sies, says: The excess In value of ex
sfss over IMPORTS and imports over
pstw OF merchandise are as follows
- see month esdine July 81. 1854. ex-
- q imports. SAS2, SAG; for the seven
.,ntcs ended July 81, 1855. excess OF
sApits. $40. 20. lS9: fer the twelve
.Onsns 9. ded July 81. 1884, excess OF
s s.posss, 6,2So, li6; total value of i'm.
- oi merchandise for the twelve
Noatns ended July ri. 1894. xfS6S $50.
~, 81, sor Tie prece ding twelve months,
snsos6S; decrease, $4s. 5a6 964; val
- exports Of merchandise for the
ia = months ended July 81, 1854
~ Giiei for the same time in 1888
10 ss5; decrease, $79 SOS, S27: fol
80 tNelFe months Andsd Iniu 81. 1884