Telegram-herald., 1890-02-11
UNDER The ICE.
Six Persons Meet Death ey Drown
ma r. New YORK
Al EsTIRE FAMILY SwEFf lEn.
sessn Beys flad W3teFs Graves Whsis
Bostlng la the aisstssiP PPi-A Ten
Beat sslak sad 0ns Lie Lsst
Near AsmpAts.

ktx~sroS. y Y, Feb 10 Tie whole
Waikiki valley Is distressed over ter
rlble drowning accident thst oocaFrea
sunday afternoon al the lhlrd binne-
water, one of GehGln ~ foar LAKES ln he
picturesque valley of TIE Waikiki
six persons fel through The ice and
we're drowned Their Esmhs were.
Jacob p Slater. Mrs JAoob Slater. tNo
Slater boys, boy named Bush aud lii-
tie girl
The unfortunate children deelSed to
have a run on the ioe They obtalneG
hand-sled The Slater boys pai on their
skates and the other CHILDREN sat on
the sled W1en some thlrty feet froa
the shore. thelr fresh Young voices join
ing Ia sunday song, The ice
gave way, and, With ce
spsiFing shrek. the skaters
and the sled-ridors disappeared
from view Mr. and Mrs Slater lived Ia
coy house IA proximity 10 the lake
The mother heard the cries of her of
spring, and cioakioss and h&tless she
ran 20 the Binnewater and 20 her death
She had gone only ten feet when the zee
gave way andsr her feet. and with the
cry. 20. nay children, she disappeared.
Mr.. Slater. h. seems. vas doing has
afternoon chores when his boys ard
their companions started out. lie cid
not hear the death cries 0f The Young
victims. bat as he was returning - his
house; be heard his wife's last words
and saw her struggling IN the waters
OF the lake. The ice had been
broken up all around her Slater ran
70 her rescue bat he too, ran only 20 be
engnlfed as she and their children had
been. lie disappeared from sight
silently. The calamity wiped the en-
tire Slater family out Of existence No
bodies have been recovered.
SEVEN BOYS pRowSEp.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 10-h sad acci-
dent occurred Sunday afternoon in Car
rollton. Eight boys all residents of the
upper city. secured two pinnsces. and
jumping into them started out TO take
ride on .he river. Their course
led them between two empty
coal barges lying at the head
of Ootavia street There was q
strong current running at the
time, and despite their efforts the yswls
were hurled by the current against the
barges, causing both boats 10 upset and
seven of the eight unfortunate youths
were thrown into the river and drowned
DISASTER NEAR mEMPHn.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 1o.-The tow
boat Port Esds, Captain Davis, Of
the 81. Louis & Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company. was sunk at
the site OF the new railroad bridge.
two miles below abe city. She
car ried a crew OF about forty men
and for time the widest ruinors pre-
vailed, the loss OF life being placed at
from twenty-five to thirty-fve, but i, Is
now believed that only one person-the Q
colored cham bermsid was drowned.
The boat was en- route from Cairo TO New
Orleans towing seven grain-laden
barges. when she struck the cast pier
Of the bridge now in course OF erec-
ton and sunk within a few min
utes Ten of the crew were taken 70
the United States Hospital near By.
suffering from cuts and bruises. aud the
remainder were cared for at the houses
along the shore. The Port Eads was
valued at $50 900. The bargcs and con.
tents are uninjured.