Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-25
RESCUED.
The Passengers and Crew OF tho
Danmark Safe.
Destructive Xires in Wiseonsin-Ffre ~
Atlantis, Ga--Three Men SuHosated5
Wreck the Iowa
Central.


Atlantis, Ga--Three Men sunoeateai
Wreck on the Iowa
Central.
Missouri arrived eR 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 tboAerew and pas
sengers of the steamer DanmaTk. The
good tidings reached Lisbon from the
Azores. 1t was stated that every one
who was on the Danmark was safs and
that only an engineer was injured Some
Of the passengers arrived at Lisbo1 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 4 the Danmark's shaft was
broken, when the Danmark was 500 miles
from Newfoundland. Engineer Kaas was
found lying dead on the fioor of the engine
room and the cause Of the accident could
not be ascertained. On April 5 the Dam
"
eowed 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, she was loaded, had room for
only twenty additional persons, but she
jettisoned her cargo and to.,k US all on
board-SO0 of us-landing US &C the Azores.
She then proceeded for Philadelphia, tax
ing $40 of the passengers besides the cap
Of fha r7rvir,
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
burned and the total loss on them and
their contents was about SEQ, 000 and it is
said not ons-quarter is covered with in.
surance. The Meisenwinkle factory's
losses were about $150, 900, with an insur-
ance OF $50 000.
When the fire started the Green Bay iars
engi ne was sent for and arrived shortly
after and that and the steamer were
set in the middle of the burning district
nd n yUh mai he yE1n
| changed suddenly and hemmed the
citizens in, driving the fire all to that inn
mediate vicinity. The firemen had &c
abandon the engines and they burned up.
| The steamers from Oshkosh and Appleton
arrived at eleven p. N. 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 oui
| have nearly all been taken under shelter
/ by their neighbors of the East side. The
| full loss is estimated to be $500, 900.
| 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 It is
Il
| of lumber was stored there, which was en-.
| tirely consumed. The loss is estimated a.
| 500, 900. A train of fourteen cars of lum-
Der and five cars Of hogs caught fire neal
| Marion and burned, causing q loss o
about $50, 600. The full loss on the lumber
and dwellings at Buckbee and near Marion
| will amount to nearly $780, 900.
THREE MEN sUFFoCArKD.
| DETROIT, Mich, April 22-Michae
| chrr1S Hofo rha
| lodging house on Cadillac square, let
lighted lamp fall from his hands in ths
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 ]. Gibson, q bar
tender, and E. 7. Bollo were asleep ON ths
third floor and both were suffocated. vii
liam Whitaker, a sailor, was seen at hi.
| window on the fourth floor. but before tn,
firemen could reach him he fell back anc
| was smothered. Powell was badly burned
but will probably recover. The fire wa.
confined to the first floor and the Loss vii
not exceed 81 500.
| DEADLY WRECK ON BRIDGE
BERWICK, Ill, April 22.-Two men wer,
| killed and three injured in the wreck Of
| mixed train on the Central Iowa railroad
Saturday night near here. The wreck wa!
| caused by the breaking of a wheel as tn,
|
creek. Two cars were hurled into tn,
| creek and took fire, burning tha bridge
Conductor Colvin was instantly killed bJ
! the fall and the son OF Section Foreman
Savage, the only passenger, was drowned
Express Agent Rogers. Brakeman Rest
and q mail clerk wers badly injured
probably fatally.
| FIRE IN ATLANTA, "a.
ATLANTA, GA, April 22[ire was dis
covered yesterday afternoon in the Jack
son building. in which is the WeIihous
Paper Company, the Dun agency, Hayes
| merchandise brokerage and offices of diff
| ferent kinds, and the buil ding was com
| pleteIy destroyed The total loss Is ahou
$15o 600. Captain Jackson loses $40 600 ol
the building, WelIhouse Sons SO. 0o0, Dul
& Co. probably so. 600. Aaron Hays $40, 0Ot
Porter King, a lawyer. s, Coo, and othe
| smaller sums.
NEIchiean's New Liq~or Law.
LANSING, Mich, April 2l.-The Hous
has passed q bill which requires of hquo
retailers to pay . tax OF $500 year, dis
tilIers 81 1009, brewers 500 wholesal
liquor dealers $500 and wholesale beer an
wine dealers $500. and prohibits druggist
selling Hquor except upon written appli
cation, which must be recorded in q pub