The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-14
Decoration Day At Grafton,

I t.''s'i Decoration Day at Grafton. 10
Special Dispaieh 10 lie taltlIiotnctr. ,...,a'
WAsnlSoroS, D. G., April 13.-Hol
Green B. Raum, Commissioner Of Per
sions, has consented to deliver the Dec
Grafton Day at Grafton May 3Oth. It
intended to make the occasion a, men
oraDle one in Grand Army circles Il
West Virginia. and in every way. worth
OF the distinguished orator.
STRUCK A ROCK.
A British stcamsr Goes Down aud Ovs
N 100 People Lost. Il
San fFRAScIsco, April 13.-Advice
from Sydney, N. s. W., received yester
day, gives details of the wreck OF th,
steamer Quetta. Great CONSERVATION
prevailed in the city on receipt Of tele
gram from Brisbane announcing that
terrible marine disaster had occurred Of
the coast Of North Queensland. Partic
ulars Of the disaster were awaited will
the greatest anxiety 30 Y
The British India Compuny's royal
mail steamer Quota, Captain Saunders
which left Brisbane, February IS, fol
London, via Queensland ports, struck
on an unknown rock near Mount Adol.
phus, about 20 miles from Thursday
Island, at . O'Clock at night. When the
Quetta left Brisbane she had 2S2 souls
on board, .sssi., bH l,'yN!
TIE DROWNED.
AS far as can be ascertainedf with any
degree Of accuracy. 1lG OF these were
saved, while 16G were drowned. The
night was fine and the Captain was on
tho bridge when the vessel struck. The
suddenness Of the disaster was appalling.
Tho Quetta struck the submerged rock
with such force that the vessels side
was torn completely away from the bow
to the engine room. '''!''S
"a fearful scene ensued. The Captain
rushed forward and gave orders for the
boats to be cleared. Immediately the
vessel commenced to sink rapidly and
went down within three minutes Of the
time OF striking. Miss Lacey, one Of the
survivors, gives the following account of
her experience: ! yTNTifTrT
I was sitting in the saloon writing a
letter to my mother, when suddenly
some remarkable noise was heard. I at
once rushed on deck and saw all the
passengers in a great state OF excitement.
| rushed down stairs and dragged my
sister May out Of bed. She came on deck
id her night dress. Il then went to nv
uncle and said: us there any danger 2''
and he said, "A little, but you both stick
to me."l '-.z44.-!4..It irl7 I!i
2 THRILLING SCENES.
We then went aft, and it was like 20.
ing.up p.hill. The ship was high above
water where we were going.A On'the
way / heard Mrs. Whish say to Captain
Whish: "Claude, you will take care Of
me-" They were such dear old people.
Miss hlacklin was so kind, and offered
to so down and get some shawls to wrap
my sister in. When we got aft the ship
suddenly went down, and I found myself
going down, and, as l was drinking aalt
water, ! thought i was going to be
drowned, but I came up again. 1T was
terrible. Then l saw raft short dis.
tance out, and I swan for 1t, and was
dragged on to 1t BY the purser; 9al3 J
We were attached to bigger raft,
crowded with Chingalese. When we
got away some distance, as The Ching
alese became very noisy, we cut our raft
adrift aud remained on her with the
purser till,w were about, as l, thought,
two miles from shore, and as he told me
he could not swim left him and swan
for shore, but did not reach it, as it was
50 lar away, I went on swimming toward
land, and saw another raft on which
were two Chingalese, to which I made
my way and got onto it, but as they
were very rude and excited and I
thought they, might be drunk, 1 left it
and took to swimming again. = It
seemed so long. remember nothing
till l saw boat come alongside. When
! came On board ! thought I had been
staying in large hotel under the water,
and l think Unjust have have been {; un-
conscious sometimes.
Others tell similar stories. Only lew
minutes elapsed from the time the YES.
sel struck until she sank, and the people
were carried down with the wreck,
which went entirely out OF sight and " az
not discovered for several days. Divers
were sent to the bottom. They found
the bottom uneven. water.varying from
twelve to fourteen fathoms deep.
The bottom Of the vessel is torn and
and rent from right forward to the en-.
gines. Abaft the engines the plates are
bu)ged. She lies right on her beam eads
They took the bearings Of the submerged
rock. At low water, ordinary spring
tides, there would be sixteen feet Of
water on the most Bhoal part found.
I'D Murdor and Suicide.
DETROIT, MlcH:, April 13.-A frame
cottage at ooG Third street, this city, was
the scene Of horrible murder and sui
eide some time during list night. Ale1
Cuddy, aged G., and his wife, aged 30
resided there. 1t has been known 10,
some time that Cuddy and his vile
lived unhAppily together.
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