The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-14
Current Events.


the wind and rain were severe; but III
breakers rolling In from the ocean did I'm
mense damage, particularly at Atlsnti
City and the outer harbor of New York
In the city the tide flooded Easements an,
filled 10 OVERLOOKING the sewers of the city
just as the great rains of a few months az
did at Chicago. The summer resort beaChe
near New York suffered greatly, particu
larly those on the south shore of Long Is
land, Coney Island, Brighton, Manhattan
and farther east Rockaway and Far Rock
away beaches, which were practically de
stroyed. The cleaning out Of those part,
of the beach known as Coney Island and
Brighton, aside from the money loss 10 the
owners Of property Is not so terrible dis
aster, as they had degenerated wonderfully
In the past year and become resorts OF
fakirs and toughs OF both sexes; but the
demolition OF Manhattan beach, which was
really beautiful and delightful resort
with Its fine hotels music pavilion, both
house and enclosed beach for bathers, Is
However, there Is no danger of Its being
abandoned by any means-there's too
much money II Dating around such places In
summer for that, and next summer they
will al blossom out as gorgeous as ever, no
doubt The effects Of the storm upon
shipping are just coming TO be reported,
and II Is thought 10 be the most disastrous
blow since 1861 AT Lewes, at the Della
ware Breakwater, thirty vessels were
wrecked, and fully sixty lives lost at that
place alone, some Of them In full view of
fellow sailors unable TO help them All
along the Delaware coast disasters more or
less serious are reported. In New York
on Thursday the storm still continued, the
wind blowing furiOusy and the rain fall
ing In torrents. Several Atlantic liners
have reached New York since the storm
began, and all report II terrific at sea The
u. s. cruiser Atlanta sailed on Monday for
Newport, and ir ordinary weather should
have arrived there at midnight, but up to
Thursday night she had not been heard
from. There were 1875 men on board
The steamship ChattohOochee from Savan-
nah 10 New York Is also two days overdue.
Samuel Sullivan (Sun SeD Cox died at
his New York residence on Tuesday morn.
Ing last from perltonitis. His last CONVEX
sation was about the admission of the new
northwestern states into the Union. Mr.
Cox was born In Isnesville, Ohio, Sept. 30,
1924. His father had been revolutionary
soldier and after removal to Ohio was a
member of the State Senate. Mr. s. 8. Cox
was educated at Brown and studied law In
Cincinnati In 1850 he made his first trip
abroad. On his return In 1852 he gave up
the law and became editor OF the OHIO
Statesman at Columbus. He was appoint
ed secretary of legislation at Lima, Penn,
by Pres Pierce, resigned and was elected
to congress taking his seat In 1857, when
Buchanan was inaugurated. He served In
congress through Buchanan and LincOln's
terms, striving TO avert war, but when that
came he supported heartily all constitu-
tional measures TO bring about Its speedy
termination. Defeated In 1864, he went
TO New York and was again sent TO con.
gress in 1868, sitting them until 1885 when
he went to Turkey as minister, and on
his return home was again elected to his
old seat Mr.. Cox's great abilities as legis-
lator and his inexhaustlble find of wit and
humOr has made him at all times one of
the most conspicuous members of the
many congresses In which he had served
and his death Is a great loss TO the nation.
He was the author of several books of
travel and of political "reminiscences all of
which are most delightful reading,
Corporal Tanner, as pension commits
sioner, has gone, his Milwaukee exhibition
proving too much for him. Everybody |
connected with the administration denies
there was any pressure on Tanner to re-
sign. Half0rd says there was no cabinet
meeting on the subject. and denies that
Noble made IL a question OF Tanners re-
moval or the acceptance of his (Noble's)
resignation; Tanner denies that the Presl
dA,, nnIyA Ia 90 ranv.. N.l.. III
it," In fact All the same Tanner goes.
at Is very mysterious" of course. The
resignation must have been like Topsy--it
simply "srowed. II would seem, how
ever, that Noble found the weight of Tan.
ner too heavy to carry, and that explains 1t.
Who will be his successor? On Wednes-
day Kansas City dispatch said ex-Com-
mander Warner had been summoned TO |
Washington with this office In view; but
this Is denied at the White House, where
II Is stated no one Is as yet In mind, and
that the office will probably not be filled
until Congress meets.
The London dock strike Ia still unsettled |
On Thursuay Cardinal Manning had a con
ference with the directors of the dock
companies, urging them 10 agree TO a com.
plohisc ny laislnP Wages NOV, ISL; out
they remained firm in their position not
TO increase the mems pay until Jan. LIST,
claiming they would lose $4,000 by be-
ginning the Increase at Nov LIST. On which
the Pal Mall Gazette suggests fund be
raised TO reimburse the companies for such
outlay.
On Friday last there was friehtful ex-
plosion of powder at Antwerp, Belgium.
The factory had recently purchased 40
100000 of old cartridges and was engaged
In opening them to save the powder when
the explosion took place, through what
cause is not known as all the employees
were killed. The explosion shattered
every window In the city. The explosion
set on fire a petroleum warehouse near by,
where 10000 barrels of oil were burned.
The hydraulic machines used In the dry
dock was destroyed, with the exception of
the cranes. A number OF merchandise
depots, including the Prussian stores,
which were constructed of iron, were over
turned by the force of the explosion, and
an immense quantity of goods was ruined
According to the official report 1876 persons
were killed, 20 are missing, 100 were serl-
ously Injured, and 200 were slightly in
iured