St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-16
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

The insane asylum near Dover, n.
H., was burned, and 81 of the in
mates persisted; the flames were first
discovered in the cell of a woman,
but just how they originated is not
known.-Another large mill contain
ing 10000 spindles is to be built at
Fall River, Mass.-In congress the
silver repeal bill was recommitted
to the house committee without in
structions, which disposes of it for
this session.-The little village of
Nonquitt, Mass, was swept by fire,
two large summer hotels and sever
al cottages being destroyed. Three
persons jumped from burning ho-
tel at Ottumwa, Ia, and were fatal
ly hurt.-The jury bring in a verdict
of guilty against President Potter
of the Maverick bank, on Is counts
of the indictmcnt.-U. S. Minister
Stevens establishes a protectorate
over Hawaii, pending negotiations.
Twelve persons lost their lives in
burning buildings at Cincinnati, O.,
Red Bluff, Cal, Pueblo, Col, and
st. Johns, N. FEE. w. Hall of
Lynn elected department commander
of the Massachusetts G. A. R., and
Frank G. Noyes of Nashua COM
mander of the New Hampshire de-
Observation-Disclosures concerning
the loss ofthe Anchor Line steamer
Trinacria show that 80 persons per-
ished; the wreck occurred on the
same spot, off Cape Vilano, where in
November, 1890, a British ship was
lost and over $50 persons persisted.
"A mother and her three children
have been burned to death in their
cabin at Kansas City.-A freight on
the Baltimore and Ohio road ran
into rock and the engineer was
killed and fireman fatally hurt.
Friday.
From the Northwest come reports
of tremendous blizzard that ccAi
pletely blocked the railways; in
Iowa many trains were showed up
and abandoned, SHOW plows being
unable to make any progress; sew
eral lives were lost by snow-sides in
Colorado. imprisonment and file
have been pronounced on five of the
Panama Canal directors for fraudu-
lent proceedings and criminal con-
cealment in connection with the con-
struction of the canal.-Relation
between Honduras, Nicaragua and
San Salvador, i'll Central America,
are greatly strained and martial
law prevails there.-The revolution
airy spirit is cropping out in
Columbia and outbreaks are predict
ed.--The natives of the Hawaiian
Islands favor the queens restoration
to power, and ask this condition of
things under the protection of the
United States,-Four whiskey SNUG
glers, overtaken by storm on the
lower st. Lawrence, had thrilling
experience; one of them died from ex-
posure, another had hands and
knees so badly frozen that amputa-
ton was necessary, and a third had
his face frightlully frozen.
Saturday.
The Allan line steamer Pomera.
Man, while en- route from Glasgow
to New York, encountered heavy
gales, and was so badly damaged
that she was obliged to return az.
ter getting 1850 miles out from
Glasgow; huge wave swept the
decks, demolishing the saloon, chart
house and bridge, fatally inluring
the captain and sweeping overheard
eleven persons, including four of the
ships officers and five cabin passen.
gers. The crew cleared away the
wreckage and the vessel started ON
its way back slowly and carefully
to Greenock; the survivors of the
passengers and crew were in very
exhausted condition after their terri
bic experience.
The residents on the lowlands be-
tween Curwensville and Clear6eld
Pa, are threatened by a disastrous
hN'u anu hiuSH dldIH is telt j..
a boom extending two miles up the
river contains over 100000 feet
OF logs, and on top of this boom is
gorged at least Is feet of ice. the
gorge extending for six miles; a
break in the dam would take the
whole gorge down the valley and
cause great damage.-Choera is re-
ported to be spreading in France
: Austro-Hungary and Germany are
planning for sanitary conference. -
Firebugs are making bad work at
Nashville, Tenn.-While tobogan.
. nlng at Montreal, Jane Crawford
, was dashed against a telegraph post
and instantly killed.
/ Sunday.
, Two skaters went through the ice
. OF Mystic river, near B ston, and
e were drowned The Ohio river al
! Parkersburg, W. Va, and vicinity Is
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