The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-28
EIGHTY SOULS LOST.
HAYTIAN WAR SHIP UNAC-
COUNTABLY SINKS.
Wild Trip and iona1 Rescue OF NV"
Worlds Fair AerOnaHts-An0fher trlght-
fui Wreck, This Time the Wabash
The Valkyric Arrives.


Potion. Hi.h ninety souls on board, went
down sept. III the Gu.f OF Mexico. oi
the vessel We're the principal men OF the
republic, all OF whom were drowned. nest
nota bilii.s with Il party or dipon'a''s's
were out ward bound from Port au Prince
to San Domingo with the intention or ne
gotiating a treaty with the Dominican sis
ter republic. The suddenness and com
plctcness Of the disaster, only one sailor
escaping, makes the affair most mystic
rious. and i, i, probable that the real
cause Of the wrcclsing OF the snip
will never lie known. According
To the testimony Of the sole survivor there
wa absolutely no warning. Neither col
lisIon u It'll. another vessel. submerged cora!
reef. mr. storm can account for the occur
renee The day WIS fair. the wind WIS
nothing more than !, gentle breeze. ana the
passengers We're en- Oying themselves III 'i't
cabin Suddenly the vessel began to @lnN-
Tn. officer on the watch ordered III" men T.
pass the word III cabins ana tht iore'as-
tie 10 reach the deck as quickly as poss'oie
and jump overheard. 1t was air"hdy 100
late There was terrible confusion III inc
cabin as tic panic stricken passengers
struggled to reach the deck, blocking the
passage way as they did So and preventing
one another :ro,n escaping irons what was
DIES incd to be their tomb Inc l'st YES
sci was ono Of The mitraiileuSe type OF
CRUISERS popular in the southern rtp"b-
lies 1t had just been put in commission
and was supposedly In perfect condition.
Prof King. the world famed acronaut.
and Miss Josie Mayer. OF Ame>. Iowa, made
most scnsat ional ascension In the pal
loon Eagle Eyrie from tn" Worlds Fair
1t was watched by 100000 people. who
were pleased enough until thc mon,fro"s
air ship started ut Il rapid speed directly
over the lake. 1t was at a t:cincnuoH,
height A little steam yacht started IN
pursuit. but after II chase OF fifteen miles
was obliged to return for fuel The
revenue cutter Andy johnson was iy-
ing by with steam W. and at once
started in pursuit Night had now fallen.
and the third officer. on the steamers
bridge with powerful night class. vas the
only man aboard who could distinguish
the chase For two hours the cutter Ike
up the chase and finally overhauled them
For several miles tine basket OF the laliOon
was bounding along the crest OF the waves.
and the occupants when reSrured were al
most exhausted
Eleven persons lost their lives in col
lslun tween a fret ;ht train and the To-
ron,0 and Montreal Npress ON the Wabash
Railroad ut kinssbury. Ind. 1T $3.50 o clock
Friday morning A gore of others were
injured, many .: thcm fatally. The
freight was on :: siding west OF the depot
and was bound east. The first section OF
the express train passed By on the main
tract, at ) 20 n. N. 1t Is said that the
hrnk cman. supposing that the freight
would now move, ran back TO open the
switch Before the cars had begun 10
move the sc, ond section OF the fast exp: css
came west ut the rate OF nfty-tive miles IN
hour aud before the brakeman could turn
the switch dashed into the side track and
coll.ied With the freight train The wreck
was complete. and the houses for miles
around flied with the dead and wounded.
After many dayso! watching aud watt
Ing. after "a trip memorable not ONLY 70" it's
lcn.th but from the fact that ~hc was
spoken but cnce In all her voyage the lit
tie English cutter Eulkyric crer: into port
at New York Friday. and before the town
WA fairly awake her anchor SpiaShtd in
the NarrnWs at QuaraEtiu" and the trip was
over From her masthead ioated the Sig
ma! OF the Royal British Yacht t!n!. 1t
WIS plain from her wel!-groor"d appear
an. that she had not suffered III the gales
that had swcp, the ocean.
The h,i inc-s portion 80 Marhia>no port.
Me. was destroyed hy Gr. I he Steamboat
wharf, warehouses " A L. Harmon. ". e.
Hanson AMI {. W. pit~. Tnhry'> cafe. ~ca-
size Hotel several res idcnr"s and the i.le-
phone exchange arc AMONG the seventeen
buildings destroyed. The 'tur@rr.;t,i nal
thurth Il! Franklin. Mass. WIS burned ana
the Crescent House aud several dNc,Iiu.>
DAMAGED 10y fire ani waite" Loss, $1,000.
The s,otlh ,lIcr~ nf the Frankfort, Il ). .
liquidation. An officer ef the han, SAYS
that neither the iepo>itnrs nor the siurA-
holders Will lose cent
Secretary Carlisle has just retci, ed
S 90 which the seuder saws j. the bal
ancc of SEQ t. repay $4,000 which he
stole from the government during the war
An agreement has been mad. h? ,hc
United States au,! Canadian government: :
aud railway lue> for a joiat inspection Of
immigrants comm. through Canada 10 the
United States
-.iu,e, II. Hurweil. Vice rre>!dcn, and
Treasurer and General 'l.na1er of thu
Mas. Euforl 4 Eurwel Carriage Cons
PAM. whirh rec ntlv failed at s.. Pau. i
CHARGED with mi>appropriat!n- s1o.ot0 &
the funds cr the company.
he stho, ncr Michigan broke IN tive
and went down in thirty fathon> OF water
seven miles above 10 ut sable Mich
THURSDAY Night about II O'clock Il,
crew wa rescued ny The steamer CIV q,
Naples which had the Mich ..au in tow
The Nal les and MICHIGAN lHaiei i'm ore
ut Marquette and the structural Neahncs.
az the >cho tucr soon became manifest
Water began pcurin- into her hold ,hrnu !
openings u AIDE Nv pared tlntcrs and -,
hour aftrrwar! shc went to tie hor-n,u
Sac belonged 10 the Gllthr.ss fleet OF CIe,a
land
Two new cases OF small con wert 20.
rorted 10 tho New Nor> Health Board FRI.
day morning.. There were two dpath.
fra,n ,l,' disease IL North Brothers lsiaut
during the night
A wife, bcatcr a: Ere !crira. Nd I'm.
been sentenced to receive ;hir y-uin,
la>i.> on hts bare back
An indefinite ruu,ur IS circulating il
WASHINGTON that the Philadelphia ,4iu