Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-29

month there mas Deen STEADY uecIeaSe III
the amount of tonnage sent to San Fran
cisco by all routes.
a Marine Horror-Bark Sunk by !
Steamer and Twenty-Five Persons
Drowned.
New YORK. May 2Sth.-The Tribune
says The steamer City of Rome, of the !
Anchor line, reached here to-day, having
on board, besides her lS2l regular passen-
gers, two French fishermen, the only sur
vivors of the crew of the French fishing !
bark George Jeanne, which was sunk by |
the City of Rome in q collision on the |
Banks of Newfoundland May 18th. The |
names of the rescued men are Hubert Al
bert and Frant Alphonse Marie. The Ill |
fated vessel was struck and sank in less |
than a minute, carrying down with her |
twenty-four men, only two of whom were /
saved. Captain r. d. Munro, of the !
City of Rome, was too much |
broken up by the remembrance OF the |
scene to give more than a brief statement. |
The steamer left Liverpool May Goth. The |
weather was fine until Monday, when |
after a bright morning n dense fog came /
on. 1t was SO thick that from the bow OF |
the boat 1t was difficult to see 100 feet |
ahead. \ great many icebergs were |
passed. Between 10 A. NJ. and 1 T. NJ. |
fifty-eight were counted, large and small. |
The Captain asserts that the vessel 5 pace |
was slackened to half speed and fully rea- |
lizing the danger, every precaution was |
taken. Bells were rung and whistles |
sounded continuously At 40 A. ~, |
when the fog was the thickest, the men |
forward saw the spars and masts OF bark |
appear in the mist barely twenty feet |
away. The bark lay at anchor, and &C
cording to the Captains story was not ring |
ing its bell or keeping lookout. Signals |
TO reverse the engines were given, but she |
struck the bark, and her iron bow cut
through the Jeanne with as little resistance
as if she had been a piece of cheese. Peo |
pie on the City of Rome saw Il few bare
footed Frenchmen. in blue fishermen's
blouses, rushing frantically forward on the
the bark, the murky air was filled with
their affrightened cries, the shrill exclama-
tons of horror from the deck of the
steamer and the hoarse sounding Of the
steamers foghorn and then the bark went
out of sight. A few spars hOated on the
! sea, and four men could be seen struggling
| in the water Life buoys were thrown TO
| them, apd as soon as possible the steamer
was stopped and backed to where the boat
.had been, and two boats were lowered. BY
this time one of the fishermen had sunk,
| two were clinging to a buoy and a
| third fioated alongside the steamer
| supporting HllIiStIl ny ~ span. IOull III
officer Arthur G.. Turner rugged n rope
| around bis body, and taking another rope
had himself lowered to the man. Turner
succeeded in getting a loop about the
| Frenchman's arm and neck. Strong arms
| pulled him half way up the side of The
| boat, when the loop slipped over his head,
| and he fell back into the water and sank
out of sight. This man was the captain of
| the George jeanne Joseph Il. LOndin.
Meantime Albert and Marie were picked
up by the boats. The steerage passengers
who landed from the City of Rome at
Castle Garden declared with one accord
that the steamer was making at least ii
knots an hour when the collision occurred.
| Everyone on the George Jeanne, except
Marie was below. Marie sat near the
| stern keeping q lookout. He heard the
whistle of the Rome for eight minutes be-
| fore she appeared. lie rang the bell of the
| George Jeanne, and kept it up, and was
| ringing it when the Rome crashed into her.
| The lost fishermen were all married.
| Charles Morgan, q steerage passenger de-
clared that the officers on the bridge were
| watch hing the passengers leaping and Jump
ing, and were not keeping a proper look
out. The official log Of the steamer states
| that on Monday the steamer made 48
| miles a memorial was presented to
Captain Munroe, signed by the cabin pas
| sengerS, praising his efforts to save the sur
viYors.
Wrestling Match in Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 2Sth Tonight James
| Faulkner and Andre Chrstol tossed for the
| first fall of a wrestling match, the sequel to
| the unfinished one of ten days ago. 1t
was agreed that two out of three falls
should decide the question. Faulkner
won the toss, and chose catch-as-catch-can
for the first fall The Frenchman's burly
| form contrasted strangely with the slender
build of the Scotchman, but the cat-ike
grace and strength of the latter led to con-
siderable betting in his favor at the start.
Twice Faulkner had the Frenchman down,
but the latter saved the fall each
time by a sudden turn of his muscular
neck. At the expiration of twenty minutes
| Christol got the advantage, and literally
forced his opponent to the floor, winning
the first fall. Shortly after II O'Clock
Faulkner won fall, in which Christol's
shoulder was SO badly injured that he was
unable to come to time, and at 1l:45 the
match was awarded to the Scotchman.
Success on the Third Trial.
New YORK, May 2Sth-The third official
| trip OF the new dispatch-bOat Dolphin was
made this afternoon. The contract with
| the Government provides that she must
| SllON al dN SIJCtu VI iIltStll hIIOl5 al
hour for six consecutive hours. In her
two other trials she failed to fulfill
these conditions, but to-day she ranged
from fifteen to sixteen and one-haf knots,
and averaged fifteen and one-half for the
entire trip.
Death of the Man who Arrested Boss
Tweed.
New YORK, May 29th-A. M-Judsen
Jarvis, q well-known local politician, died
at midnight of urenic poisoning. He was
the order of arrest clerk during Brennan's
term as Sheriff, and arrested Tweed and
Connolly. His wife is a daughter of Sheriff
Brennan.
| Disastrous Fire in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, May 2Sth.-Indefinite par
tculars are received here of a disastrous
fire at Medford, this State. 1t is believed
the business portion of the place. together
with large quantity OF lumber, has been
destroyed. Among the buildings destroyed
was the telegraph office, so that details are
not to be had. No figures are given as to
the probable loss or insurance.
SECOND D1SPATCHl
MILWAUKEE, May 28th.-Late tonight it
is learned from Medford that the losses by
to-day's fire are fully 100000, with very
| light insurance. There are many sufferers.
Rolling Mills to Shut Down.
MILWAUKEE, May 2Sth.-All the depart
ments of the North Chicago rolling mills
of Bayview, Wis, including the rail works,
will shut down next Saturday, throwing
between 300 and 1000 men out of em-
ployment. 1t is not known how long the
mills will be idle.
Convicted of Playing Baseball on Sunday.
CLEVELAND, May 26th.-Sommers, catcher
Of the Cleveland Baseball Club was con-
victed in the Police Court to-day for play
ing ball on Sunday. The case will be taken
to higher Court.
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CAPITAL TURF CLUB.