Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-17
SIXTEEN LIVES LOST.
A Dublin Packet Sunk by the Ameri.
can Ship Santa Clara.

| TWELVE OF THE CREW AND FOUR PASSENGERS OF THE
PACKET GO DOWN WITH HER.
| LIVERPOOL January 1.-THE fears entertained
yesterday for the safety of the packet steamer Ad
! miral Moorsom, plying between Dublin and Holly
| head, prove 10 have been fully justified. The
steamer coilided with the American ship Santa
Cara, from Liverpool for New York, and was sunk
| The Santa Clara landed twelve OF the sunken
steamers crew and two OF the passengers at Hollv-
heac. The lost steamer a Staunch built vessel
OF some 500 tons burthen and one or the fleet
OF frelght and passenger steamers owned by the
London ana N0rthWeStern railway, and run in con-
nection with their train service. The steamer car
rIed a crew OF between twenty and thirty persons
The captain OF the Santa Clara reports that his
vessel came into collision with the Admiral Moor
| som onThursday evening of Hollyhead The Santa
| Clara was but little damaged, but the Admiral
MOorSon, which was struck nearly amidshfp sank
almost Immediately. The captain and crew OF the
Santa Clara did ali in tneir power save the lives
OF those on board the sinking vessel, but heavy
sea was on at the time OF the collision, and twelve
| OF the crew and four passengers were drowned
The remainder OF the crew and passengers OF the
Inflated packet, not rescued by the Santa Clara
We're picked up by another vessel, and supposed
to be safe.
Later accounts from Hollyhead state that the
Admiral MoOrSom had ii passengers on board and
that only Of them were saved.
Heavy Snow, Follow ed by Severe Cold.
TRAINS BLoCKADED IN THE DRIFT ALL NIGHr-ssow
STILL FALLING.
CHICAGO January flowing TO the heavy snow
fall trains last night ranged from to hours be-
hlnd tlme The last mails were generally 2 to 8
hours late The situation is worst southeast and
east. passenger train coming this way on the
Chicago, Lafayette and Cincinnati road was when
last heard OF, locked In drifts near st. Anne Ill
Another passenger train on the Louisville and New
Albany road, due here last evening" was caught In
snow bank a few miles from a2ls city, and the
people On board probably bivouacSd IN the coaches
all night. Shortly after midnight the temperature
which had previously been comparatively comfort
able, began rapid descent, and is now near Zero
and the snow that recommended Thursday night is
still falling
The storm has been unusually severe in its effect
upon the telegraph service. communication wit h
New YORK was entirely cut off about o'clock this
morning, and had not been resumed up TO 10
o'clock. The weather at all points is reported
clear and cold Fargo quotes "a degrees below
zero, jamestown. Bak., 80 below, ST. Paul below,
zero, Chicago above. and Cincinnati 10 above
Throughout Iowa the railroads are reported oper-
Oeeh almost entirely suspended for the time being.
THE MERCURY 81 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
MILES CITY, MONT, January l7.-1he thermome-
ter registered SO below zero here at four O'Clock
yesterday morning. Some small losses OF sheep are
reported but the few COW boys who came In say
that the condition OF the cattle is fully good as
was at this time last year. During the day the
thermometer averaged about Is degrees below zero.
General Foreign News by Cable.
HOLLAND PROPOSING TO TAX IMPORTED TOBACCO
The HAGUE, January IA proposition is under
discussion TO place import duty I2 florns per
hundred kilogrammes on all kinds OF tobacco
SUSPECTED OF COMPLETELY IN RUMPFFs MURDER
BRUSSELS, January IA traveller from Germany
has been arrested here on the suspicion OF having
Deen concerned IN the murder or Police Commits
sioner Rumpr at Frankfort-on-t the-Main the other
night
DEATH OF EDMUND ABOUT
PARIS, January 17.-Edmund Francois Valeutin
About, the wellknown author, is dead.
Cars Overturned i'm the Snow.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, January 17.-Last advices from
the Storm Lake railroad accident yesterday say
that the accident was caused by broken rail FIJI
teen feet was the height OF the embankment Two
coaches alIghted bouGom-up In the snow. There
were 25 passengers aboard, and all except one
received injuries more or less serious John b.
Floyd, OF Sioux City, and j. d. Van Buren, were
probably fatally injured. An Of the wounded have