Evening journal., 1892-10-20
VIEWS OVER THE WIRE.
General Telegraphic Informa-
ton of the Days Events.
i GANG PLANKs FATAL COLLAPSE.

line People Drowned in Steamboat Ac-
cident at Prominent Re
publicans Declare for CieveIand-Revo-
lutionists i'm the Argentine Republic.
Custom OmciaIs Trap the Redferns.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal.l
LONDON, Oct. 20-The steamer City of
lew York, of the Inman line, which left
lew York October 10, for Liverpool, was
ntering her berth at Birkenhead at IL
clock last evening when a frightful
ccident occurred. The space between
essel and the quay allowed for lighters,
nd by a long gangway across access was
btained from the quay to the steamer.
he steamer having been berthed, seven
fficers of the customs service started
cross the gangway toward the vessel.
1t the same time about thirty Of the
rev started by the same gangway for
he shore. The two parties met in the
entire, apparently without having
oticed each others approach, and eel
ided with crushing force, tumbling
gainst each other, and bursting the
land rails of the gangway.
The whole of the two parties, custom
Ulcers and crew fell into the water, and
he shouts, cries and execrations of the
injured and drowning, added to the
darkness, made a scene of terrible con-
usion and horror
The spectators hastened with belts,
uOys and boats to the rescue of the men
truggling for life in the water and sue
eeded in saving all the custom officers
nd a number of the crew. Some of
hose saved had been severely crushed
nd otherwise injured and one has since
led
Whether more lives have been lost will
le known at the pay muster held to-
morrow. At present nine are believed
be missing, and a diver is searchin G
or the bodies.
Two More Republicans for Cleveland.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Spencer Trask,
# the firm of Spencer Trask & Co.. Wall
treet bankers, and president of the New
FORK Edison Electric Illuminating COM
lany, director of several railroads and
heretofore cOnspicuOusly identified with
he Republican party, says he will vote
his year for Cleveland and Stevenson.
Starr Hoyt Nichols, of the Social Econo
mist, has enlisted under the Democratic
banner. His reasons for so doing, as ex
pressed in letter to Chairman Harrity
are that he finds it impossible to hope fol
a reasonable reform in tariff so long as
Republicans remain in power and he
believes the Force bill attacks individual
liberty.
Revolutionists In Argentine.
BUENcs AYRRs, Oct 20.-Some fight
ng with revolutionists is reported tC
have occurred at Santiago del Estero, the
central province of the Argentine Re-
public The insurgents captured the
governor of the province and few per
sons have been killed.
Murdered in = Political Quarrel
HszLEToN, Pa, Oct. 2O.-Squir,
|ODonnell prominent citizen Of Auden
ried, was shot and killed this morning b.
Isaac Phillips, a constable The mel
were having an excited political discus
sion, when Phillips suddenly drew
pistol and fired three times at O'Donnell
each ball taking effect.
A Kings Doctor Kills Himself.
STUTTGART, Oct. 20. DIR. Tueffel, bodl
pysician to the King of Wurtemberg
who became suddenly insane on Monda,
last and was removed to an asylum il
Berlin, committed suicide thert