Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-25
Death by browning at Grants
Pass.
MASSACRED At ALASKA.
Took her Own Life, Affairs in Chill,
Portland University, Sheridan
Cal. Burns, A Numerous Family,
The Boomers, A PIuCky Woman,
A Brave Officer, State and For
eign News, Etc.
THE NEW YORK DISASTER.

NEW YORK, Aug. DAT B0clOok
last evening thirty-tive bodies bad
b ZEN recovered from the ruins Of
SATURDAYS disaster. The Odor of
decomposing flesh that rises from
the ruins is becoming almost un.
bearable, aud disinfectants seem to
produce little effect.
City Chamberlain Train, whose
mother was the owner of the wreck
ed building, said today regarding
it's condition: at was built In 1872
aud acquired by my mother in 1887
[ have always understood it was
we'll constructed and never condem
med, nor was it considered unsafe.
Regarding the claim that the stock
of material aud heavy presses on the
upper floors caused it to collapse,
there is nothing In it, for 1t has al
ways been used far the same purpose
il was used at the time Of the fire
From what have been able to learn,
/ think the cause Of the accident
was fire, followed by an explosion
A man who had been engaged
thirty.hve years in placing printing
machinery said today that the press
IS Ellis d Mcdonald and Liebler d
Mas were 50 placed that the vibra
lions ran with the beams and not
the rafters,and that an elgh-inch rest
lug place was insufficient to support
enormous weight on IL. On the
the third floor alone, he said, stood
nearly 40 Ions of machinery Louis
Rosefield, proprietor of the paint
store at 10 Park place, has been
missing since shortly after the disas-
ter, and his relatives think the fear
full scenes he witnessed after the
crash came unsettled his mind and
he strayed away.
Two more bodies recovered at ii
o'clock. But little progress was
made In the excavation last night.
The total number reported missing
is SO.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-More
bodies Were recovered from the ruins
of Park Place this morning. They
were identified as William II, Ellis,
OF Ellis Il Mcdonald, and Frederick
w. Triple, proprietor of the drug
store in the ill-fated building. The
Italian laborer caught robbing the
bodies yesterday was sentenced to
the penisentiary for six months to-
day.
Five more bodies have been dis
closed but they could not be reached
because of a heavy load of machin-
cry on top of them. The police
think there were fifty corpses in the
cellars, which would make total of
ninety killed.
Two rEATHs FROM DROWNING.
GRANTS PASS, Aug. 25.--Sunday
two cases of drowning occurred in
the Rogue river. Between and 6
p. m. three young men were in
bathing in the river north of town
by the White rocks, viz; Bert w.
Hammond, Kenneth Root and
Blodgett. The three attempted to
swim across the river aud Bert
Hammond went q little way out,
called for help, and the Others
thought he was joking. But when
they turned back they found he was
drowned. They Immediately went
for boat and got him out, but II
was too late to bring him 10 life
again. Funeral services took place
this morning at the Methodist
church. He came from Colorado
about two years ago, and was %
years of age. He owned n iiue
ranch, but had no relatives In this
section Of the country.
AT Gold Hill MIR. Moore, the
blacksmith, lost his son, aged l6,
whe was drowned In Rogue river
MAssACRED IN ALASKA,
CHICAGO. Aug. PA Washing
ton special says: A catastrophe Is
reported by the treasury department
from the Arctic regions. II Is said
that the crews of two small steam
whalers, wintering near the mouth OF
the Mackenzie, about 500 miles east
OF Point Barrow, have been mas
sacred by the natives Of that region,
The steamers are the property Of the
Pacific Whaling Company, and car
rled sixty men as the crews. They
were well armed, equipped and pro
visiUned.
TOOK HRR OWN LIFE.
DAYTON, Wash, Aug. 25,--Sun
day morning Miss Maude Lathrop,
aged twenty.ene, committed suicide
at the house Of her father, seventeen
miles from here. Her father found
letter to her, which she demanded
Ga his refusing 10 give the same up,
she took eight capsules, containing
morphine. DR., Van PRtten thinks
she took about two grains, fatal
dose. No inquest WAS held. A mar.
Tisd man here is suspected as being
the author OF the fatal letter
sHRRIDAN CAL. BURNED.
WHRATLANp, Cal, Aug. 2S.-The
entire business portion OF the town
OF Sheridan was destroyed by fire
last nlght. About ilfleen buildings
were consumed, THE fire original.
ed in tho ParrOst hotel, owned by
Ms Martin. cine man was serious
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