The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-09-30
NARROW ESCAPES.
Many School Children Come Near
Drowning at Chicago.
FORTUNATE PRESENCE OF MIND.
A Cry of Fire Almost Causes Panic In
New York-A Dangerous Panic ON
an Excursion Steamer on
Connecticut.

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-One hundred and
fifty school children and score or more
of men and women made a hasty exit
from the old whale ship Progress at
the State street bridge at o'clock yes
| terday. A loaded sand scow in tow of
the tug James II. Hay plunged into the
port side of the old Arctic whaler, tear
ing big hole in her hull at the water
| line. In twenty minutes the vessel
careened outward and lay with her port
| guard rail almost even with the waters
edge and the water poured into the hold
below the cabin deck and filled it be-
fore getting between decks through the
matches. Otherwise, the $50 persons
who were engaged in examining the
curiosities in that portion of the vessel
would have been thoroughly duclxed
and perhaps drowned.
There was no panic. Fully ten min
utes elapsed between the time the sand
scow struck the old vessel and the time
she careened. Several employees of the
owners of the old craft were aboard ut
the time and they had presence of mind
enough to hasten the visitors ashore
without frightening them. One Grip
pied man who could not move
rapidly and maintain a good equi-
librium was carried down the
gang plank to the dock by one of
the sailors. All the other visitors
walked off without accident before she
turned ON her side. When the sand
scow struck her the shock was so great
that every person on the vessel was
frightened and began to investigate the
cause of the trouble. The temporary
steps from the dock to the vessel were
broken by the shock. The old whaler
was jammed up against the dock and
on the rebound her forward end floated
out about twenty feet. where she final
ly settled.
THE FIRE CRYING IDIOT AGAIN.
New YORK, Sept. 26.-Della Fox had
just commenced to sing "A Pretty Girl
at the Wang matinee at the Broad
way theater yesterday afternoon when
some one shouted fire. Some coal smoke
from the cellar had leaked up through
the stage. The audience noticed it at
once. Almost before the cry the audience
rose to their feet ready to start for the
door. The actors never lost their presence
of mind for an instant. Della kept on
with her song, though her voice was
shaky for Il moment. 1t was narrow
escape from a panic. As soon as the
smoke disappeared the audience re-
sumed their seats. At that moment the
engines came rattling up to the theater
They went away again Immediately.
The play did not stop for an instant.
Over 200 person were in the theater at
the time
A PANIC AT SEA.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Sept. 26.-The
steamer Rosedale with 1000 excursion
lists on board collided with the steamer
Uno off Shinnecocl< point. a big hole
was stove in her starboard side carry
ing away the lower cabin. The schoon-
er's bowsprit was torn off. In a sink- !
ing condition the schooner was towed |
to Glen Cove.
a panic followed the collision and in |
the excitement several passengers on
the Roscdale were injured. A seaman
on the Uno was swept off and drowned. |
Robert Norton. n fireman on the Rose |
dale, was caught in the crush and so |
severely injured that he will die. Pat |
rick Ellis was injured, perhaps fatally, |
as well as another man named Gregory. |
1t was dark and foggy when the acci- !
dent occurred.