Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-23
FEBRUARY.


4. Defeat Of Baker Pasha near Yoknr by Fl
Mehdi with a loss Of 1000 men.
~. Tewfik Bey endeavors to cut his way out
of Sinkat with dNJ followers, oil Of whom are
y. Arrival of General Gordon at Khartoum.
". Defeat of Northcote's motion c%ensuring
the English Governments policy in tho
Commons.
y. Surrcndero of Toknr to the rebels.
~: Defeat of the rebel forces ut Fort Baker
by General Graham.
Osmnn Digma refuses to surrender to
II. The rebel forces defeated with q loss of
5000 men in Il battle near Zariba by General
Grahaln'S forces.
u. Close Of the English campaign in the
Soudan by the burning of Tamanicb.
81. News received of the defeat of General
Gordon, on the 10th, at Haltlyer.
APRIL.
~; e; The The shonay massacre; 4ao refugees
26. Capture of Bcrbcr by Ell Mchdi.
JULY.
2. News received of the massacre of three
thousand people at Dcbbah by rebels.
Z: News received of the defeat of the rebels
at Dehbnh, with Il loss of two thousand men.
by the Mudir of Dongola.
Angus
4. a credit of $1,000 is voted by the British
House of Commons for the khurtoum relief
expedition.
SEPTEMBER.
q. News received Of great victories of Cen
eral Gordon over the False Prophet at Khar-
toum.
OCTOBER
3. News received of the %recapture of Bcrber
by General Gordon.
.. Colonel Stewart and party reported mas
sacred by a party of treacherous Bedouins ut
Bcrber.
ACCIDENTS.
W. Lines lost.
Z. At Arras, France, mine explosion. Z
II. Steamer Hwaiyrcn wrecked Off the
10. At Swansea, Wales, breaking OF airr,o5po rope ~"
in II collicry mine. 16
%. Mine explosion in the Rhine Province,
"a. Storms on the West coast OF England. 30
rs. Collision of the ships Lucknow and
Simla in the English Channel. ........ ~
=. Explosion in an lin"lish colliery. ....:. IL
~. Loss of the screw steamer Bourbon in
the English Channel. Is
FEBRUARY.
3. Spanish vessel capSiZed off Corunna.. 10
ii. Burning OF waste-works in J.ondon.... 4
Wedding party cross the ice on the
Is. At Dundee, Scotland, drowned. ........ Z
25. Explosion on the steamer Kotsai, from
Hong Kong to II
MARCH.
70 lIS vi tiS SlcilIlltT IDtIIuH WIFI
the Norwegian bark Amulin, at Glib
ftltaf.: 8
Ii. The bnrk Lncic sunk by collision
near Youghni, China. .............. 6
APRIL.
1S. Sinking of the steamer Florida. ....., l25
q. Hallway accident near Acadia, Spain. 50
MAY.
8. Dynamite explosion at Ayrshire, En-
gland 10
10. Earthquakc shock near the mouth Of
inc fcfSlan .TO
Contlayration at Bei-lsazar, in Asia
III
p. Earthquakes on the peninsula of CYL
Gus. ASIA Minor. 20
the Fiji Islands. -. 70
22. The British steamer Syria wrecked Off
JUNE.
/. Fall of a balloon car at Lille, France. 3
=. Gazing OF Il tunnel near Madrid, Spain. Ii
y. Powder explosion at Poutremoli, Italy. 30
Drowned near Warsaw, Russia. ........ 20
! 3. Falling Of a minaret at Cairo, Egypt... II
10. Powder explosion ut Como, Ttaiy..... Is
Ii. Railway accident near London......... 25
G
3. The steamer Diana sunk in a collision
in the Thames River, England ....... II
4. Collision of steamers Or Queenstown. 1
ii. Fire at Pimlico, England. ............ 4
SEPTEMBER.
4. Fire in a sulphur mine near Micosia,
q. Wreck of the british gunboat Wasp on
the Irish coast 81
OCTOBER.
4. CapsiZing of IL boat III Drawer River,
ustIit ii
8. Cyclone on the Island of Ciclly......... ~
8. Explosion of tirc-dnnp i'll Moruvia,
IL. Collision Of steamers Off Greenock, "
Scotland. &
!
| 1. Panic in n Glasgow theatcr caused by
the false cry of fire 16
S. Explosion of iirc-dump at WuSmcs,
belgium. 20
2S. Collision OF vessels in the English
Chunncl........ ..... ............. 20
S. Steamers Alliance and Pochard found
cred OFT the coast Of England. ......... 60
25. Earthquake in Grenada, Spain. about. 1000
20. Other earthquakes in Spain, followed
by a hurricane, aN