Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-25
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 teddy rel orts that on Augnsi l4.h O! SbEie Island the Danish stesmsr Thing vallR |6s in oJlilssioa R-th the steGme Ct l CT Lcd thst latter suEk In l5 min utes lair;y-oue peTsofs were ssveC fiom the Ge ser and al others lost
 IninHvalis passengers si d the crew O tGe Gelssr were transferred to The WI land. Tbs Gsiser nd Thinsvalla botl
 oel"ugsd to the hirgv,lls line vhicl plies between New York snd ChristIsss Copenhagen aud SEcttiu. IhinSvall
 vas commsuded by Captain Lamb snG ChpisiU Mottlar c IInmz-ded the Geiser
 NEW YORK. Au, uss l6.-Ths stesmuI Nslisnd of Hamburg American steam shtp lin has just brought the news of B collision off sable Iilsud between the
 Gaiser and Thingyslls, of the Thing vslla line st Tour o'clock on the mornIne < of August 18th. The Geiser sunk ib live m'ruses and l05 persons were drowned. The Thingvsl, was so dis abled iE mad 10 put into Hsls'sI, sfies Transferring her passengers to the Wei land. The Geiser had S6 passengers soosrd 72 of whom were drowned or sIIisd and li taken np by the EnInR- ssll-. The Geiser's crew mum .efej 5C sud 53 were saved. including Nottl, [, zud i7 drowned The p6 ssngers of the IhiDSvslls were arranged End trsns- ierred to the Weilsnd. Hhe GeIser lef.
 hIs port August llth' bound for Ssei- Iin The Thingvalls vas on her way To this city. Heavy seas and dense fog, Ess expe1enced aud on the mnruIng Oi the fourteenth the ThIpgvslls struck he GIessr CD the star board side amid
 h'ps, ths boats parted and within five miuHtes the Geiser sank. The crew Oi me ThiugvAllA did sll that was possibl. 70 save the crew and passengers of tht GeIs-T. but oving to the heavy ses only part of the droHDding people were rese cued. The pa-seDcers were transferred
 on the ThIugvalls to the WeilGnd si 1:30 the same morning.
 1ne csIisI. SO far Rs known vnI sanstd by the dense fog. The cbisi
 ffioer of the vessel wss OL deck ct tn, ';me of the collision. The tbird officer, Peters, of the GeIaer sad: The foe sas very dense sll through ths nigh The Ii SC thug ve..kvev Of tue vesssis approach uRs vhe1 she appeared OL she s,Brbosrd slde right uo n us. Bsth NtrcaE- C9 " LII hLa tAt GeisLr was strDck opposite iho enRine nom fmidships. 1he GeiEer beng Inhvi!y loaded lay low Tn the water 6. ,asi the Thingvs.va carried away be-
 En cumpal tn. ht. The uppsr part O 'he beat ran ovsr the decks of Tht ;ieiser The Geiser's decE hou Va
 hr-i,d away, ate rooms smashed snC b 1T o,c1lbn s kiied. He b,sid bel r.rgIng in GsIser's engine room Tn could oot ts Ebst the order wss. Of ger Peters ran on deck s- soon as h, heard bell ringing sRsiu, ttis time tt -scs, ih,. ssmeE h,d jus began to re- verse her engine when the Th'ngvBllL struck,
 VA HI~droE Aug. 1S-Allison speak Ing oU me co 4fer6nce report on the E. my spyrSpnstIoo bill. said the first de- 'ive-y of steel was tO hs made elgbtss' mpnths from this time and be sup2os;C s1ch was Ire state of ihs confsTenC, . umi.tee that there Will De stall svO C.. 'Erse sessions of congress "a which .c settle the question ss to wbethsI tie c5ns.rJc'lOa Of cr.iinsUce shOul3 be g'v- su to p-Iya,e establishments or doue a ,VateIyiIct arsenal. He was not in favor 9f the ao-ciu.s eIc.u ron Of prIvste chE- --sctcrs. The report was corcurred ID Yeas 30, nays II.
 The senate co omi.'se On military s. fairs to-day authorized the chairman { prepare bill giv.LR to the MziDr Gsn sral oi the srmy sll The rights and pow .sr, ani privileges sLj5y d by the Gens- raj aud Lieli. G Der l when these oi- icss eKisIsd q, Action was ken lo CT a le the Major General to i'll thor, special assignments which by law fell [, che hesd ot the army and which weTr DO, otherwise provided for by the seD- ate.
 NoGALCs, August l6-Two men were Ri !ed las. plight at the rAIlroad camp up the Rl>bse road EeRr Falrbsnk, north ol this city. O1e man, wnO had hir ihrO6. cut, ls supposed 10 have been murdered for the IurFOse of robbery and ficeTs thu far have failed 10 ti,I iuy clue 70 lead 10 ths rptGre of the u.urisfer or murdereT5. The other man SAs stabbed Q death ID a general guar Tel bus by whom 1t has rot yet trans fred. Both ;he men were MrIicbns.
 WssHINGr0S. August l6.-The Flor ida d legstIoa requested ths President to authorize the immediate use of tho unsxp.n Jed balance of the epidemic iuad, amounting to $l50,0 900. in sup pressing yelloE fever ID Elorids. The tresident said he would consider the matter.
 wAsHISGToS Aug. l6.-RchardsoD of Tenn yssse, from ths committee ou osIating, reported back acvrrssly the rs- sol 1tion directing tee committee to ID vsstirAse ss to whether certain pubic ,irinturs buy felt for printing purposes ID Englspd. Accompanying the resOlu- fion was 8 letter from tbe public prlni T dspylng the truth of the assertion ha soiution tabled.
 Burns of Nevada: brought forward the ], 5cieucy appropriation bill and moved .ha: the house go into committee of the whoie for lts 0 .usiderstioD, but on divi- son the point oi no quorum was raise; aud tbe call of the roll fsiled Co procure sha req aisi.e number. Wesver's mOtios rrvoktnR all leaves of absence eicApt shoee granted for sickness. revocation to sase effect st the expiration of i've days yrs tabled.
 Burns gave notice thst he would frrm day ;c day demssd consideration ofihe deficiency bIli. Adjourned.
 WAsHTSGToS, August l6.-Georgf Jons-, cbsIf man of the nAtiodal oomml'- ee Of she Greeubsck party, issued a. sl foI & nations! cn5veDtion Ot that psrI, 10 meat in Cino'rDsii in Septenb- r to r0minstc candidates for PresidenS and Wee e-Prcsident.
 BRIsBAEE, Australia, August 16.-The governor m opening the Australian 1srlismeut apncuDcei th-t be would suppost ;he Canadian Pacific cab e.
 Nzs YORK August l7.-rhe corrected list Dt ihe lost is l05 as given oy Captain. Muller of the Geissr. rhe Gel sr csrried B ps--engpr snd : crew of 43 FOu-. teen passengers and nineteen ofth- crew were saved. Tbe agents of the lInr 'hrouE aout ths country have been got fed to sent ID their iist of tickets sold ID the Rs;ser. One aud one hs'f tickeis were soli i- Worc-s,eF. Mass. sud bot Sere lcs., l4ls m St. Piul, of which ? gre saved, Az in Chicago Ut uhich siI sro slTsc; oue in Phils5AlDhia, ssve1 Of tue remaining tickets 23 were sold Eere and but three wsre saved.
 WASHINGTON. August 17.-The senate sme0dments 10 the 5andry Civil sppro priatIon bill were non-coDcurred ID.