The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-05

A friphtful accident is reported from |

"A lrl9Ntful acCiuonC Is reported from
East Saginaw, Mich, the particulars of which
are contained in the following dispatch from
that city: Sire broke out on the tug Q. G.
Mcdonald, lying at the dock about two hum
lred feet south Of Genesee avenue bridge and
large number Of persons rushed upon the
bridge to witness the fire. The draw was open
to le. the fire tugs through, and moment
later portion Of the foot-walk Of the bridge
gave away with crash, prccpitating forty to
sixty people into the swift current Of the
river, which is fifteen feet deep. The
night was dark and no lights near,
| while people struggling and shouting in
the water amid the broken debris Of
the bridge made mp Il scene that battles
| description. AZ qaickly AZ possible help was
| obtained. row-boats manned, boards and planks
thrown CIT, and the work Of picking up COM
menced Only one grappling-iron was on the
bridge but a supply sent down from the
Tittaba~asse booms WAS put into use as soon
as possible The curlenr il very strong, aud
many Of those picked up had drifted some dis
lance down stream A numberof those rescued
were more or less Injured. Four bodies have
beer recovered. and half-dozcn others arc
still missing. One person, who was rescued at
the time Of the mishap, will do from injuries
| sustained"
Mormon missionaries continue to
make their appearance in Central Illinois They
travel III pairs, and appeal to the charitable for
subsistence
Treasurer Abbott, of the Wisconsin
Central Road, announces that the Great
aesfern terminal scheme at Chicago will be
carried out ut an expense CT about So
OcO. 600. -
A dispatch from Wellington, Kan,
says: The "boonlers" have begun operations
with even more determination and vigor than
were manifested a year ago. Yesterday morn
ing, tho day announced for the beginning of the
campaign, which promises much in the near
future, covered wagons and covered bnggies,
carriages, and she,,oonera," filed with the
families Of the carnr yct itinerant boomers
could be seen in lroyes all numbered by the
scort. To-day the crowd has been supple
mcasad by hundreds inare all with sails set
for the happy, cherished spot called Oklahoma
From the earaestness Of the boomers and their
equipments one would imagine they are deter
mined to slight it OH. on this line If it takes all
summer" This, in short, is the spirit dis
played by several men who were interviewed
while passing through the city.
A Chicago drummer" named Max
we'll, while eating oysters at Lafayette, Ind,
discovered pearl Of the alleged value Of $500.
A sand-scow operating at Milwaukee
arit s,g4.I, n Sfe Gal
topol, which w.a SANK in hurricane thirty
years aAa.
A snake Of proligious size was seen
in Round Lake, near Lak.toa, lad, by two
gentlemen, whose tinstwoythiness is undoubt
cd The presence Of the monster reptile in the
lake has for lolg time baca asserted, but re
ceived little credit q. d. sa,-sarpent stories
George Miller, the first murderer
legally executed n Dakota, was hanged al
Grand Forks life not being pronounced extinct
until after tha expiration of az minutes
William Harper was hanged at Para
gould, Ark, Tor the murder OF John Sellers
year ago.
While hunting near New Phila-
adelphia, Ohio, Theodore Thompson mistook
his brother for squirrel, and gave him a
full charge Of shot, lntlicting dangerous
wound
The White Earth Indians, e. {. Min
nesota, have taken preliminary steps toward
concentrating on one reservation all the scat
Iering iriBes in that State, numbering $500
persons
Cholera has, within few weeks,
swept away thousand hogs i'll ons township
in Champaign County, Ill II is said to be
rapidly sprea.,ins
A gold-headed cane was the tribute
paid by the ci,iZe,.s OF Paw Paw, lii, to their
retiring Postmaster, who served them continu-
ously for thirty five years.
A telegram from Detroit states that
hshen the tug Frank Morfat was making fast
to the wharf at SaiEia, on tho Canada side of
the st. Clair River, her boiler exploded with
terrific force, blowing away her upper works
and part of her deck and slat,cring her hull
John Ward, first engineer Of Detroit: William
Miller, second engineer, of Port Huron; John
Wiley, fireman, residence unknown; aud Wal