Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
RESCUED.
The Passengers and Crew Of the
Danmark Safe.
Destructive Fires in wisconsin-Fire ut
Atlanta, Ga.-Three Men Suffocatsd -
Wreck on the Iowa
Central.

PHILADELPHIA, April 22-The steamer
Missouri arrived off Delaware breakwater
at one O'Clock this morning, having on
board $40 of the wrecked Danmark's pas.
sengers.
A dispatch from Lisbon, Portugal, an
nounces the safety of the crew and pas
sengers of the steamer Danmark. The
good tidings reached Lisbon from the
Azores. 1t was stated that every one
who was on the Danmark was safe and
that only an engineer was injured. Some
of the passengers arrived at Lisbon yes
terday. A number are on their way to
New York and the remainder are still at
the Azores.
Forty-two of the crew and all the pas
sengers of the Danmark left at the Azores
have arrived in Lisbon. Peter Raben, the
third officer, who is among them, reports
that on April the Danmark's shaft was
broken, when the Danmark was 800 miles
from Newfoundland. Engineer Kaas was
found lying dead on the floor of the engine
room and the cause of the accident could
not be ascertained. On April the Dan
mark was spoken by the Missouri, which
towed the Danmark until April 6.
THE Danmark, Raben continued, 'was
then settling down and we asked the Mis-
souri, to take our passengers. The Mis-
souri,, as she was loaded, had room for
only twenty additional persons, but she
Jettisoned her cargo and took us all on
board-SO0 of us-landing US at the Azores.
She then proceeded for Philadelphia, tax
ing $40 of the passengers besides the cap
tain and sailors. Three of the engineers
proceeded to London on board the DEM
erara steamer. The first and second
mates are still at the Azores, and the re-
naming passengers and forty-two sailors
| sailed for Lisbon on the steamer Acor."
The death of the Danmark's engineer
was due to the bursting of an engine pipe.
The engineer was killed on the spot and
the ship was badly damaged. In con-
| sequence of this damage, together with
the breaking of the shaft, the vessel was
helpless in the heavy sea that prevailed.
GREAT FIRES IN WISCONSIN.
DEPERE, Wis, April 22.-At four O'Clock
Saturday afternoon the Meisenwinkle
Woodenware Company's factory caught
fire and the sheds containing slaves and
stock were soon ablaze. While they were
burning heavy wind set in and blew
sparks on to neighboring houses, and soon
the largest fire ever seen in the place was
| raging. Twenty dwelling houses were
burned and the total loss on them and
their contents was about 5000 600. and it is
said not one-quarter is covered with in
surance. The Meisenwinkle factory's
losses were about $150, 090 with an insGr-
| ance of sec, 900.
When the fire started the Green Bay fire
| engine was sent for and arrived shortly
after and that and the steamer were
set in the middle OF the burning district
and were doing good work, when the wind
changed suddenly and hemmed the
citizens in, driving the fire all to that i'm
mediate vicinity. The firemen had to
abandon the engines and they burned up
The steamers from Oshkosh and Appleton
arrived at eleven p. m. and succeeded in
getting the fire under control.
Depere is city composed of two parts.
East and West Depere, and the latter is
the part which caught fire and to-day
there is not enough left of it to be identi-
| fed. The people who were burned out
have nearly all been taken under shelter
by their neighbors of the East side. The
full loss is estimated to be 100000.
The woods near Marion, a station on the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western road,
forty miles west of Appleton, caught fire
last night and the flames spread with
great rapidity and the small town Of
Buckbee was entirely wiped out 1t is
a small numbering town and a great deal
of lumber was stored there, which was en-
tirely consumed. The loss is estimated at
100000. A train of fourteen cars of lum-
Der and five cars of hogs caught fire near
Marion and burned, causing a loss Of
about S75, 000 The full loss on the lumber
and dwellings at Buckbee and near Marion
will amount to nearly 5000
THREE MEN SUFFOCATED.
DETROIT, Mich, April 22.-Michael
Powell, porter at Dehu's Hotel, a cheap
lodging house on Cadillac square, let a
lighted lamp fall from his hands in the
rear of the bar room at three O'Clock yes
terday afternoon and in an almost incred-
ible short space of time the entire building
was full of smoke. E. j. Gibson, a bar.
tender, and E. I. Bollo were asleep on the
third floor and both were suffocated. Will
liam Whitaker, q sailor, was seen at his
window on the fourth floor. but before the
fremen could reach him he fell back and
was smothered. Powell was badly burned,
but will probably recover. The fire was
confined to the first floor and the loss will
not exceed 81. 800.
DEADLY WRECK ON A BRIDGE
BERWICK, Ill, April 22.-Two men were
killed and three injured in the wreck of a
mixed train on the Central Iowa railroad
Saturday night near here. The wreck was
caused by the breaking of wheel as the
train was going over the bridge at Cedar
creek. Two cars were hurled into the
creek and took fire, burning the bridge.
Conductor Colvin was instantly killed by
the fall and the son OF Section Foreman
Savage, the only passenger. was drowned.
Express Agent Rogers, Brakeman Reed
probably fatally.
FIRE IN ATLANTA, GA
ATLANTA, Ga. April 22-Flre was dis
covered yesterday afternoon in the Jack
son building. in which is the Wellhouse
Paper Company, the Dun agency, Hayes
merchandise brokerage and offices of diff
ferent kinds, and the building was COM
pletely destroyed. The total loss is about
$50 600. Captain Jackson loses $40 600 on
the building, Wellhouse Sons SO. 900, Dun
& Co probably $50 900. Aaron Hays SO, 900,
Porter King a lawyer, 5000, and other
smaller sums.
-"Modern eonveniences," in case of ac-
cident, often cause more trouble than the
want of them. Here is a ludicrous exam
pie that illustrates it-or at least it shows
that people who wade in rubber panta-
looms must keep right side up. The Har.
risburg (Pa-) Telegraph tells the story at
the expense of a well known minister who
is very fond of trout fishing: A friend
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