Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-23
EASTERN NEWS.
A Ghostly Miracle in a
New York Town.
A CROSS AND cHAIIcE SEEN ON A DEAD
cHlLD's FACE.
Several Ships Destroyed by Fire on
Long Island Waters.
THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF
AN INDIANA LADY.
The Programme Of the Grant
Family.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
An Alleged Miracle.

ALBANY, Aug. 22.-Considersble excite
ment has been caused in Cohoes by a
strange sight at the residence Of Mrs.
Thomas Woods, whose infant child died
on Wednesday. When the undertaken was
preparing the body for burial parties
present suddenly declared that q figure OF
the cross and chslice could be seen on the
child's face. Others looked and saw the
figures. Word went out and people focked
to the house, until il became necessary to
call on the police TO keep back the crowd
The cloth was frequently wet with water,
but the figures remained. The spots
where the cross and chslice were outlined
were Of o glistening and whittier shade thar
the remainder of the cloth when ii was
wet. About IL o'clock yesterday the
shadow disappeared. Many believe 1t to
nave been q miracle.
A Destructive Fire.
Fort WASHINGTON, L. l., Aug. pa
fire. causing the loss Of over 500, DOC.
broke out on board of the steamer Colo
RADIO, lying off Plum Beach, near here.
this evening. The flames spread from the
Colorado to the following ships, all oil
| which were burned to the waters edge, and
sank: Minnesota. Susquehsnna, Congress,
| South Carolina, Iowa. Lolita, Grant and
Fsirplay. All with the exception Of the
last two formerly belonged to the United
States Navy. These had been condemned
and were brought from the Government by
Stanvard Il Co., who were to break them
up for the old iron and planks they could
get out Of them. The fire broke out in the
forward deck of the Colorado, where men
were at work burning up the planks to get
the iron spikes.
A Mysterious Death.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 22.-The body OF the
beautiful girl found in the river yesterday
still remains at the city undertaker's
| establishment. There is no Glue ss to her
| identity, or as TO whether she committed
suicide or wal murdered, though q towel
that was tied around her head and mouth
indicates the latter. Several parties who
have been missing daughters called but
failed to identify the body. The body to-
night was identified as that of Mrs. Annie
Johnson. OF Madison, Ind. The causes
which lead to her death are still Q mystery.
The Grant Family.
ALBANY. Aug. 22.-The Grant family
will leave Mt. McGregor during the first
part Of September. Col. Fred Grant will
go to Chicago to attend the reunion Of the
Army Of Tennessee on September 8. Mrs.
Ssrtoris expects to sail for England Octo-
Der 1. The family will all join Mrs. Grant
In New York in the Fall, with the excep-
ton Of Mrs. Sartoris, who will remain in
England.
Killed by "a Natural Gas Explosion.
CHICAGO. Aug. ga Hardensburg,
KY, special declares that a party Of six
persons entered the natural gas cave near
there yesterday, carrying lighted torches,
and that by an explosion which followed
all were killed.
Five Negroes Killed by Lightning.
New ORLEANS. Aug. 22.-In the St.
Charles parish this afternoon 3 lot Of COL
ored field hands took refuge under o tree
during q storm. Lightning struck the
tree, killing five Of them.