The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-07
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.
items Of Interest Cleaned from a
Variety of Sources.

A4r E-.|T
The White Star steamship Adriatic ar
rived yesterday, and Captain Roberts
told the story of his abandonment of the
disabled City Of Paris, March 20.
He said that he kept the
Adriatic alongside the City of Paris,
and boats passed between the two vessels
for fully five hours. and only LETT on the
City of Paris hosting thesignal, Thanks,
go ahead.n He; had offered to take the
passengers either to New York or Queens
town, but said that he was unwilling
to tow the City of Paris back be-
cause il would take too long.
Captain Roberts fred off rockets to signal
q steamer he took to be the City of Ches-
ter of the Inman Line, which passed at
four miles distance, but she paid NO at
tentfon to the signal. He offered to do
anything to ave life, and received no in
timation that the City of Paris was
really in a dangerous condition.
This throws q big wet damper on the
New York World's great fake of some
lays ago, in which Captain Roberts vas
accused of the grossest inhumanity.
Nc FAMINE THERE.
The ice harvest in Berkshire county,
Mass, has been the largest this season
for many years The ice secured has been
of excellent quality as to purity, and
though somewhat below the average
UulChAC6o Ol dAC AofOAdbAO y CCbAof 1NAAA -
has averaged from eight to. eleven inches.
AT WiIliamstown and Readsboro the ice
men are still at work, and intend to stick
to it as long as there is a ghost
of q show. At Cheshire the agents of the
K-nickerbocker Ice Company of New York
have kept an engine standing to rake the
cars. as fast as they have been loaded.
From the upper reservoir alone they Eavs
shipped an average of twenty cars al day
up TO the end of last week. Down in the
vicinity Of Pittsfield, the capital Of the
county, the business has been simply inn
mense, and it Is estimated that tine town
is $500, 900 richer on count of the vast
amount of ice that has been shipped from
Ii this season. The crop has proved to be
one OF great financial benefit to the coun-
ty.
FOR n FIRST TIME IN EIGHTY YEARS
Al fog signal p~rematurely exploded
Saturday night at the famous Bell Rock
Lighthouse, Off the east cottstof Scotland.
i1h dome was shattered by the explosion
and the light was extia guished for the
first time since the lighthouse was built,
in 1911. After the explosion q passing
steamer had a narrow escape from being
wrecked on the reef, owing to the aR-
sense of the light. She was warned just
in time by fog signals, and a disaster was
averted.
AFRAID OF iii END.
AS the day draws Near for the fulfill
meut of the prophecy that Oakland, sam
Francisco, Chicago and Milwaukee are to-
be swallowed up by earthquake, the ex-
element among Erickson's followers in
Oakland increases. The police have
broken up all public meetings, bu The
cranks assemble in private houses and
made converts the last week.
Today is the date fixed by Erickson for
the beginning OF the Xxx tus TO the mou
tains, but about forty ~Oaklanders anrici-
pated the removal BY two days. as they
quietly departed yesterday for ST Helena.
the centre of wine making in Napa Dun
ty. California. which is over athousand
feet above sea level and about seventy
miles from San Francisco. They have
rented rooms and cottages and are pre-
pared to remain throughout the month
and await the doom or Oakland.
About a score of families hape eStab-
lished q camp in the foothills back of
Oakland, where they have raised tents
and propose to hold q series OF camp meet
ings. From the preparations noted in
Oakland it IS likely that several hundred
people will flock to this camp Even in
San Francisco many credulous people are
alarmed, and country resorts will profit
by their fears.
At Santa Rosa several of the faithful
have Joined Mrs. WoodwoFth, the orig
inal leader, who is responsible for Erick-
sons prophecy. She is q shrewd woman,
! however, and roposes to start East early
this week and will not have to face her
dupes. Nervous excitement over the pre-
dicted calamity has proved too much for
several women in Oakland, who have
been sent to the insane asylum.
EARLY yesterday morning on Washing
ton street in Oakland a young and good
looking woman, we'll dressed, and with
long brown hair flowing down her back,
run wildly down the street with arms out
stretched as she loudly
Pm coming, good Lord, Pm coming.
Wait, only wait Tor me. On. take me to
Hin Take me TO the Lord TO be savedl'
The police took her TO the station where
she continued tofave wildly.