Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-24
"A dozen passengers were killed or
badly injured by the pilots carelessness
on the Saginaw River, few days ago. : A
dispatch from Saginaw gives the follow
inc details of the disaster:

diSpatch from Saginaw gives tne iohoW-
ing details of the disaster:
The steamer Handy Boy. with large number
OF passengers on board LETT here for Bay City.
just after leaving thu pier ii is necessary to
pass through the draw OF the Flint and Pere
Marquette bricge. Captain Dolsen, who was at
the Handy Boys wheel, sgnaled for the bridge
to swing The blasts OF ths whistle had hardly
died away when he called his fireman, Edward
Trump, into the pilot house and went below
and began collecting fares The fireman was
without experience as a pilot having been at
the wheel only twice b jfore. High water has
made the current In tho river unusually
the bridge Trump lost control OF the whe1L
The bridge is only short distance from tho
East Sa sinaw wharves, and people on shore saw
the boat whirl into the Gu aren't and head direct
iy for stone pier. Those on the boat saw
their danger, but not until the bridge had been
almost reached. The boa. struck a low iron
girder and passed partly under, the force OF the
blow sweeping the upper deck, cabin and pas
sengers into the river. Boatmen on the shore
saw the disaster and at once put off to the res
cue OF the people struggling in the water or
clinging TO the wreck aud the piers. The Handy
Boy did not sink, bot lay a wreck against the
pier thus averting greater loss OF life. Most OF
the passengers were easily rescued, but those In
the water were saved with much difficulty.
Passengers below deck escaped with less serious
injury, but at least six who were above were
drowned or killed by the collision. Several died
In the wreckage In sight OF those ON shore. AT
least fourteen persons were thrown into the
river. Only seven rescued. Capt. Dolsen
has navigated the Sa yinaw River for eight years
and is accounted thoroughly sober and reliable
man. He, his engineer, George Little, and
Trump, the man at the wheel, are In jail,
charged with criminal carelessness.
Luke Joseph, Of Quincy, Branch
County, set out his orchard of 200 trees
fifty years ago this month. He claims to
have the largest apple tree in the State
from that setting fifty years ago. 1t
measures seven feet in circumference
twenty inches from the ground. Ho says
if any one has larger. or as large tree,
to report; he will go to see it If his two
broken legs will get him there.
Mrs. Lewis Wint, Of WILLIAMSON,
Ingham County, who was left blind by
la grippe, has been restored to her sight.
1t came as quickly as il went. Her hear
ing is also partially restored.
Two st. Clair County boys, while
hunting, shot large red fox. aud when
going home found tricks near an ash
tree that had blown over, and in the hol-
low of the tree they found six live young
foxes. The nest was full of bones and
feathers and remnants of ribbits,
squirrels, chickens, etc. The old fox had
been a terror to the neighborhood all
winter, carrying off turkeys and chickens.
Detroit Journal: Clinton Collier,
an Owosso product, will be business m1n-
ager Of Chic,go's new evening paper, the
| Post. Mr.. Collier has been in the soap
business for years and knows how to
make things hum.
Tho Michigan Fish Commission has
distributed this year about $4,000, 900 Of
whitefsh fry in the waters of the Detroit
River. Lakes st. Clair. Huron. Michigan
and Superior and the Straits of Mackinac,
and about 100000 brook trout fry in
forty-nine counties of this State. This
is the largest number of whitefsh ever
sent out in one season from any one
hatchery in the world, and has required
the use OF three cars for about sixty
days, and the commission found il neces-
sary to call upon the United States Com
mission for the uss of one of their cars
to assist in making the distribution. The
commission are now getting in wall-eyed
pike eggs, with every prospect Of secur-
ing very large quantity.
w. H. Ballard, Of Indian River, Che
boygan County, applied for pension in
1879, but his claim was rejected. In the
fall of 1883 he went to Washington and
stayed right there to secure justice if
possible. Ballard was so persistent that
the pension department officers fire.
quently threatened him with arrest but
the old man stuck. interested Senators
Stockbridge and Sawyer in his case, and
after thorough investigation they declare
he he's been the victim of skulduggery,
and his case has been favorably reported
to the Senate.
"A frame cottage at 226 Third street,
Detroit, was the scene of a horrible mur-
der and suicide the other night. Alexan-
der Cuddy, aged 62, and wife, aged 30,
resided there. 1t had been known for
some time that Cuddy and his wife lived
unhappily together, and on the night OF
the tragedy people who passed the house
heard 10 I'd and angry words. but as such
occurrences were common in the neigh
borhood nothing was thought of the mat
ter. The following morning Herbert
Cuddy, a son of Alexander by former
wife, went to the house, but could not
gain admittance. He then broke open
the back door and horrible sight met
his gaze. His father was hanging from
a rafter and at his feet lay the disAgured
body of the wife. Near by was found an
OK besmeared with bloom. deep cash
on the woman's left forehead showed
how she had met her fate. Cuddy left O
rambling letter addressed ITO the press,
the grist of which was that he was jealous
of his wife, that they lived unhappily to.
gether, and that he thought il best that
they should both be dead.
AT Detroit Mrs. Sarah Sidmore, aged
63, was the victim of violent assault al
the hands of George Freeman, the colored
coachman Of Mrs. Sidmore's son-in-law
Freeman became enraged at Mrs. Sid.
more because in locking door he tool
il as a slur upon his honesty. He crap.
pied Mrs. Sidmore by the throat and
choked her, then stabbed her in the neck
infiicting wound which, it is thought
will terminate fatally. Freeman is nov
under arrest.