The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-16

don from Philadelphia TO Piogo. Japan.
The Macedon left this port on May 19,
1887, in command of Jesse Willis
voyage Of 21s days reached her des-
tination on December I'D with
her crew reduced in number
by death and disease and the survivors
half daZed from the brutal treatment
TO which they had been subjected at
the hands OF the ships officers. The
crew were ali shipped at Philadelphia,
several of them having been Ameri-
can seamen. Five unfortunateS sue
thrown overheard to be devoured by a
school Of sharks that followed in the
wake Of the ship. The list of the
dead included Edward Grant, John
Miller, James Armstrong, Alvin Chap
pell, and Angelo Bianchi.
On the arrival of the Macedon at
Piogo out Of the total surviving COM
plement of seventeen persons on board
thirteen were suffering from scurvy.
Only the master, mate, cook and stew
ard having been exempted from the
symptoms of that dreaded disease.
Charges Of gross tyranny were formu-
lated at Piago against Clarence n. Cox,
mate and Chas. r. Reveridge, boat
swain and a naval court with James
Troup, British consul as president was
organized to investigate the COM
plants which had been entered by
surviving members of the crew. OF
the five men who died at sea the evil
dence showed that Edward Grants
death occurred September 25th, 1887. of
scurvy after having been the victim of
q wanton act Of cruelty on part of the
mate. Eight days before death Grant
was triced up to the mainmast by Cox
and was kept at work until the morn
ing of the day before he died. joni
Miller was lost overheard on October
7th, and the master allowed the man
to sink without making any effort to
rescue him, not even causing boat to
he lowered when the accident occurred.
On November 10, while suffering from
scurvy, James Armstrong was sent
aloft on the miZZenmast by the boat
swain to scrape the mast, a task that
was not of an urgent nature. While
performing this unnecessary duty
Armstrong fell TO the deck and died of
his injuries the following day. Alvin
scurvy, the former December 10, the
latter six days after. For Bianchia
was reserved the most shocking act of
cruelty, he having been dragged along
the deck on several occasions by Cox
and Reveridge while in a dying con-
dition. The outbreak of scurvy on
board the ship was shown to be due to
gross violation of the English
statutes requiring the use of lime or
lemon juice and to deficiency in the
quantity OF other anti-scorbuticS in
foods supplied for so long a voyage.
During the voyage of the Macedon
one of the stewards feet was bitten
off by a shark when the ship was
thrown on her beam ends by a sudden
squall.
PATRICK HART HANGED.
HELENA, Mont. Feb. 1O.-Patrick
John Hart, who was hanged here to-
day, gave the following story of the
crime for which he suffered the death
penalty:
81 boarded at the Foster house, in
Elkhorn, and there became acquainted
with Miss Sarah StarkeWeather, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Pitts and step-daughter of
John Pitts, a miner. 1 visited her fire.
quently and she became as a sister.
On the morning of November z, 1885, |
found Sarah at breakfast, crying. /
asked her what was the matter, and
she said her step-father had deserted
her mother. went to Mrs. Pitts and
she told me Pitts had gone to Boulder
to have me arrested and get q divorce
from her. She said that Pitts had ac-
cused me of frequenting houses of i'll
fame in Helena and Bohemian and
that my companionship with his daugh-
ter was disgrace to the family and he
would not live with them any longer;
that he was going to Boulder to have
me arrested, get a DIVORCE from her
and obtain custody of the child. Mrs.
Pitts said, IF a man talked as Pitts
has about you, / would cut his legs
off," then went to Boulder and in
quired at the court house if Pitts had
been there and heard he had
not: was nervous with
about me had been circulated
and 1 feared might be lynched for Sc
ducing the girl whereas l was innocent
of any improper conduct with her. In
this frame Of mind / sought Pitts at
various places in Boulder. found
him at Jerry Smiths saloon and not
wishing to talk with him before the
men in the saloon, I walked out and
waited until Pitts came out. Then we
had talk. He accused me of running
his daughter and bringing disgrace on
saying he was going to have
me arrested. Theu we parted. poE-
dered over the situation and became
convinced that / must do something to
claer my name. Shortly after went to
the court house and saw Pitts there in
Wells Office and presumed he was get
ting out papers for my arrest and 1
shot him. After fired the first shot
he staggered and came towards me.
then shot him again. L felt relieved
as soon as I had done the deed,
of the crime charged, and thinking the
charges justified me for the shooting,
at once gave myself up to the officers"
Petitions have been presented to the
governor foEn clemency, but no active
effort has been made to save the muir
derer. Hart wanted to speak on the
gallows, but Sheriff Hathaway cut the
ceremony short.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
WuKEsBARRE, Pa. Feb. 1O.-At 10
O'Clock this morning a severe shock
was felt in this city. Shortly after
ward it was learned that violent ex-
plosion had occurred at Dupont's pow
der works at Wapwallopen, twenty
miles from here and that four men
were instantly killed. Their names
are Peter Kishbaugh, George Stout,
John Hoffman and B. Belts. The ex-
plosioh took place in the packing house,
where several tons of powder had been
stored. The explosion was the most
violent that ever occurred in Wyoming
Valley. 1t occurred at 9:55 O'Clock this
morning. The force of the shock was
distinctly felt here, windows in
all the buildings ratified and
officials in the court house here
thought there was an earthquake, as
the building shook violently. AT Nan
tico Ike and Wonamic chimneys toppled
from the roofs of buildings and school
children ran in terror from the school
houses. Men and women flocked to-
wards the mines, and where the mem
bers of their families were at work.
At Schickshinny the glass in almost
every window were broken, and many
persons were thrown to the ground
At Wallopon nearly every window was
damaged. Besides the killed over
forty persons were injured, fourteen
of whom, it is said, will die. The-eor-
rect names of those killed are: Peter
Kishbough, George Stout, Olean Teats.
and John Rossman. They were blown
| to pieces, and only small portions of