The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-07

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Following is a summary of the news:
A Fatal Explosion.
The San Francisco 'Chronicle" of Feb
ruary 28th has the following: One of the
worst steamship explosions that ever oc-
Cured on this coast wrecked the South
ern Pacific Company's steamer Julia at
South Vallejo yesterday morning and re-
suited in the killing or injuring OF every
one of the forty-nine persons on
board Fifteen bodies of the dead have
been recovered and identified, and four
teen persons are missing, all of whom
are believed to be lying dead among the
wreckage of the Inflated steamer. Most
of the killed and injured were working
men going from Vallejo to the Contra
Costa shore to their daily labor in the
mills and factories at the Junction. The
explosion occurred just as the steamer
was about to start from the wharf. The
Julia was broken in two, the crude petro-
leum used for fuel took fire, the vessel
soon burned to the waters edge and the
flames spread to adjoining wharf, burn
ing the offices and four cars. Starts
fourmill was saved with difficulty. The
entire loss is estimated at $250,000.
The saddest feature of the disaster
was the grief of those who lost husbands
and fathers. The Identification of the
recovered bodies was attended by terri
BILE scenes. None of the survivors could
give any clue to the cause of the explo-
sion, but late last night diver settled
the mystery by discovering one boiler
with the end blown clear out, while the
petroleum tanks were found to be intact.
The Julia was al old boat, built in 1864,
and the boilers, though frequently over
hauled, were never renewed. They were
inspected last June and declared to be
sound.
The Crown Princes Health.
A San Reno special of February 9th
says: The extreme difficulty which
newspaper correspondents here, espe-
cially those representing French and
Italian papers, experience in obtaining
trustworthy information concerning the
Crown Prince is sufficient to explain,
though it does not excuse the publica-
ton in journals of standing and influence
of news based upon nothing but idle
speculation. For instance, the conjec-
teral consequences of the late operation
are being daily reported as having al
ready resulted. Professor Kussmauls
report of yesterday was a welcome cor
roboration of the belief that the condi-
ton OF the Princes bronchial tubes and
lungs is healthy, while the result OF Pro-
lessor Kussmaul's examination tends to
allay present fears. The announced de-
parture of DIR. Won Bergman will be
considered another favorable sign.
The bulletin issued this morning says
the German Crown Prince had a good
night, and that coughing and expectora-
ton have lessened.
The frequent interviews which occur
now between Prince Bismarck and En-
peror William are due to the fact that
all the news from San Reno concerning
the Crown Prince is transmitted to the
Emperor Il r ugh Bismarck.
DIR. Kussmaul has sent Bismarck a
special report on the Crown Princes
condition, which is believed to be un-
favorable. A special prayer service on
behal of the Prince was held at the I'm
perial Palace yesterday.
DIR. Kussmaul shares in the opinion
that there are cancerous cells in the mat
ter expectorated by the Crown Prince.
DR.. Mckenzie has declined to enter into
mathematical details.
British Affairs.
A dispatch from London, dated Feb
ruary 9th, says: The newspapers here
to-day are "a hours behind the New
York "World" and San Francisco
"Chronicle" in presenting copious ex-
tracts of Gladstone's article on Ireland,
from advance copies of the "Contempo-
rary Review" From the Liberal papers
Gladstone gets Mandatory praise, and the
Tory papers, while dissenting from his
conclusions, give him stinted credit for
a fair and impartial review of the Irish
question and his clear-headed view of
way in which the solution may be
brought about. The 'Times" says the
Board of Trade and nearly every county
board is interested in it.
The ''Daily News" calls it master
piece of persuasive reasoning, and says
that a palpable hit is scored in every
line. The STANDARD" is sarcastic. It
says that the article carries the reader
into the realms of fancy where every
crochet has the authority of established |
principle, and every superficial analogy
the weight OF real similitude The
"Chronicle' says the article will disap- |