The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-04-26
RESCUED.
The Passengers and Crew Of the
Dapmark Safe.
Destructive Fires in Wisconsin-Fire ut
Atlanta, Ga.-Three Men Suffocatsa n
Wreck on the Iowa
Central.

PHILADELPHIA, April 22-The steamer
Missouri arrived of Delaware breakwater
ut 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 s the Dam
mark was spoken by the Missouri, which
lowed the Danmark until April 6.
THE Danmark, Raben continued, twas
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-SOO 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 shalt, the vessel was
helpless in the heavy sea that prevailed.
GREAT FIRES IN WISCONSIN.
DEPERE, Wis.,, April pat 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 900, and it is
said not one-quarter is covered with in
surance. The Meisenwinkle factory's
losses were about S1j1, 900. with an insEr-
ance of 100000.
When the fire started the Green Bay fire
engine was sent for and arrived shortly
after and that and the steamer were
and were doing good work, when the wind
changed suddenly and hemmed the
citizens in, driving the fire all to that inn
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 a 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 S5)0,600
The woods near Marion, u 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 aud great deal
of lumber was stored there, which was en-
tirely consumed. The loss is estimated at
500. 600 A train of fourteen cars of lum-
Der and five cars of hogs caught fire near
Marion and burned, causing a loss of
about $4,000. The full loss on the lumber
and dwellings at Buckbee and near Marion
will amount to nearly $4,000
THREE MEN sUFFoCArED.
DETROIT, Mich, April 22.-Alichael
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, bar.
tender, and E. I. Bollo were asleep on the
third floor and both were suffocated. Viii.
liam Whitaker, q sailor, was seen at his
window on the fourth floor but before the
firemen 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 Il, 500.
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
night near here. The wreck was
caused by the breaking of wheel as the
train was going over the bridge at Cedar
Txx-4
creek and took fire, turning 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 |
and mail clerk were badly injured,
probably fatally.
FIRE IN ATLANTA, GA. |
ATLANTA, Ga, April 22-Fre was dis.
yesterday afternoon in the Jack. |
ION building. in which is the Wellhouse |
Paper Company, the Dun agency, Hayes
brokerage and offices of diff |
'erent kinds, and the building was COM |
,letely destroyed. The total loss is about
$50 600. Captain jackson loses $40 900 on |
he building, Wellhouse Sons $40. 900, Dun |
/ Co. probably $50. 900. Aaron Hays $40, 900,
Porter King, a lawyer, 5000, and other
mailer sums.
Modern conveniences," in case of &C.
ident often cause more trouble than the
rant of them. Here Is q ludicrous exam.
lie that illustrates it-or at least it shows
hat people who wade in rubber panta.
oons must keep right side up. The Har.
lsburg (Pa) Telegraph tells the story at
ne expense of we'll known minister who