The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-28
The FAIR OF '92.
NEW YORK PUTTING fORfn Ex-
IRA EFFORTS FORT.
Graphic Account of the Burning OF ths
santisgo-weird and Impressive Scenes
-DistIrsnssh-i rrxveIers--urs. South
w6rth's Cass.

--Dis,srsnssh-i rr~veIer.--Mrs. South
w6rth's Cass.
NEw YonS. November =. special. -
The Worlds Faif guarantee fund is practi.
cally pledged. The completion ~ this sub
scription has already intensified the interest !
4. ihis project. The various committees /
arr outii,i;.- their special work, and the
preparations will sptrsiiy, he completed for
! the representations which s'~ 10 be made
to Congress. With TINS legislative work
and that to be done at Albany accomplished:
the Worlds Fair Of iS,s will he unIer iuli
! tcatsws.s rbe New York Congressman
wili probably HI ~ conference shortly and
agree on course 10 Dc adopted with refer
ence e tl'o legislation to bc asked ~ ~ con.
nection with tic ptoresef Worlds Fair. an3
will probably be drafted to presett q, Cons
gross for that purpose as soon. .as the House
" organized.
TIT skvEu FROM fffE SANTIAGO.
The 6fty-nne pe.soss rescued ~ mid
ocean by the American sliii' A. FULLER
on November 20 after the vessel upon which
they sailed from this port for Huh the wifs
son Line steamer Santiago had been
burned at sea, were landed at the barge
office dock before noon to-day. The Fuller
arrived at quafan'ire late last night. ne
rescued people include the captain. MY
four members Of the crew, and four pas
senrers. Captain Robert Potter, OF the san
tiago, seems 10 have fully recovered from
his rxertions when. for several hours, ne
ltottleJ against the flames which Frustrated
and. for a time blinded many of his officers
ard crew. SOME Of the circumstances at
tending
THE BURNING or tHE SANTIAGO
were of a particularly weird nature. Inc
vessel had large number OF cattie on
board and while some were roasted. large
humber escaped into the sea, and WINE the
flames were roaring and cracking the cat
tie swan around among the small Doat-,
lowing pteOusl, Until. one by one, they
sank beneath the waves. The four passeh-
gers were Charles joy. an Englishman re-
turning TO his home i'm Hull, England; Mrs:
Knight and her infant daugtter. booked
from Roston. Mass. and W. ords"ortn'
| an invalid officer of the steamship company.
Mr.. Joy today spoke in the highest terms
Of Captain Potter and his officers, who dis-
plased great coolness. doing all IN their
power to save the vessel, and when that
was seen to be impossible. the lives OF the /
passengers and crew. He also said that
| Mrs Knight was calm and brave throughout
the whole period of danger. She eNninite1
no signs Of fear during the trying ordeal
She even insisted that An invalid male pas
senger should 20 into one Of the boats be-
| fore she was lowered from the ship. She
watched the efforts TO put out the tire with
| her fourteen.month child in her arms, ana
encouraged the men in their work with klnd
| words. The passengers saved nolhlng.
CAPTAIN Potter and Mr. Joy speak in warm
terms Of Captain Colcord. 1t was the beilei
that
THR BOATS COULD NOT HAVE LINEDMUCli
LONGER
! in the heavy sea as the wind had risen to a
| gale and the waves were very high.
Captain Potter had no theory to oder to
| account for the fire. He only knew tlat IL
had caught in the cotton. All precautions
had been observed. Captain Potter expects
| to return to England on one Of the com
pany's vessels next Saturday. The burning
Of the Santiago is the first disaster that ever
befell vessel under his command.
THE CITY or PARIS.
The fastest transatlantic vessel ailoai-
the steamship City Of Paris, Of the lnman
J Iine-left this morning with the large
number OF passengers possibly, that has
ever left New York upon one ocean steam
/ ship at this season of the year. In all, her
| passenger list numbers 1000 persOns-2Oo
! iirst and 200 second cabin and 900 steerage
passengers. Many applications for saloon-
room on this trip have heen refused by her
agents.
DISTINGUISHED PASSENGERS.
Among her first cabin passengers are Ed
! ward Stanley. aide-de-camp and son OF the
Governor of Canada, and Lady Stanley,
daughter Of the Duke. OF Manchester; Slr
Michael Cullen Seymour, ylce-admlral Of the
Royal Navy. who has been here on North
western shooting expedition; Mrs. I0uden
Snowden. Of Philadelphia, wife, Of the
United states Minister TO Greece; ID. >.
Particle, United states Minister 10 Dussel-
dorf: j. J. Van Allen, William L. Boyle,
the New York banker, and the Pope's dele
gate, Archbishop Satolli, and his secretary,
Mgr. Hewlett. These prelates were given
a reception last night at the Catholic 'lub.
The pari0rs were beautifully decorated with
flowers and evergreens, and the guests Of the
evening was surrounded by Archbishop
Corrigan, Mayor Grant and all the noted
clerics and laymen Of the city.
DEMOCRAT MARRIED.
William f. sheehan, the Democratic
leader OF the Assembly. was married TINS
morning at II. Joseph's Cathedral, Buffalo,
to Miss Blanche Meiany.
MRS. soUTHwogTH.
Mr.. Hanna b. southworth passed quite a
comfortable night at the Iombs and was re-
portcd as being tn fair physical condition
today. As 10 her mind, her friends make
no assertion that she il insane although at
her trial they may testify differently. The
estimation in which Mrs. southworth's we
tim was held by his business associates Is
shown in lOng article upon the
tragedy published to-day in the Ioodcco
| Leaf newspaper. The editor declares that
a more honorable or more loyable man than
Pettus never lived, and said that such praise
] would not seem eXtrayagapt 10 those VINO
had known him we'll. At l:l5 the grand
iury handed to Recorder Smyth batch Of
indictments, among which was one charg-
ing Hanna Il. Southworth with murder IN
the first degree in killing stephen Pettns'
Mrs. Southworth was brought IN to plead 10
the indictment before the close Of the court.
She came with her mother and deputy
sheriff. She wore black dress. Lawyer
Howe pleaded not guilty to the indictment.
Her trial was set for the December term,
and she was returned 10 the 1OnDs.
A PRISONER ESCAPES.
While in the prison van eH route from
the court TO Raymond-stre"t Jail, Brooklyn,
James Furman, atlas Spotted Jim, VINO
had been sentenced TO one years imprison-
ment for threatening to shoot four men, cGt
his way TO freedom with "A jack knife and "A
small saw, and escaped. While he was
working. one OF the prisoners said no woJid
tell the diver, whereupon furlnah present
ed pistol and enforced quietness until he
had finished his work. BY the time the van
was within one block Of the jail, hoie Dig
enough to let him ont was made. linen
Furman dropped out and ran. IL is not
Known where the man obtained the pistol
and the saw.
ANCIENT ALEXANDRIA.
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