The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-17
MANY SHOCKING DEATHS
TEN MINERS FALL 5000 FEET
Steamers Collide at Sea With Fatal
Results. Other Fatalities on
Land and Water.

The captain of the steamship City OF
Hamburg, which arrived at Swansea from
Hamburg reports that at l o clock Saturday
afternoon his vessel collided, in a fog. of
Trevose head, ast of Cornwall, with the
ship Countess Evelyn. bound, with passen.
gers and iron ore, from Bilbao, Spain, to
Newport, Wales The captain of the Coun-
tess Evelyn jumped aboard the City OF
Hamburg and Mate Richards crawled to
her through a hole in the Countess Evelyn's
quarter
Ninety seconds later the Countess Evelyn
went under with her crew of 10 and nine
passengers. Boats were lowered at once
from the City of Hamburg, but the search
in the fog proved almost useless. Seaman
Jarbin was picked up, but he died In n few
minutes after having been brought aboard
the steamship. The dead body of little
girl was also found. Otherwise the attempt
at rescue was without result
The lost passengers we're the English wife
and the son and daughter of a Spanish gen.
tleman in Bilbua Mrs Williams. her son
and infant daughter; two men named Bar.
ton and LondOner whose name has not
been ascerta'ned.
The steamship Ataka which arrived Rt
Cadrif was damaged yesterday in collision
with an unknown ship OIL Lnndv Isle. The
Ataka $ captain thinks that the other vessel
went down with all on board
SCORES ARR DROWNED
ST PErERsruRG.-A small ferryboat o.
tho river Vesia, near Borovitchee Govern.
ment OF NOvg0rOd, became unmanageable
in midstream and was swept from her
course by the current. The passengers, who
TILED her decks. were panic stricken Dozens
OF persons are known to have been drowned
and many are missing.
MINERS FALL 1000 FFFT
A fata accident occurred at the Red Jacket
perpendicular shaft of the Calumet and
Hecla mine near Honghton. Mich. by the
falling OF a carriage. Ten men were par.
tcipated TO the bottom. u distance OF over
5000 feet. There were six natives of Corn
wall, two italians, one Finn, and one Irish
man, and the accident WAS caused by the
indicator giving the wrong signal TO the en-.
ginter. The killed are: Joseph Pope, John
Hicks, John Odger. James Cooking Andrew
Edno, Con J. Sullivan, James Tresni, Mich
cal Leviito,
Thousands of excited people congregated
around the mouth OF the shaft all day and
the cries and sobs of the wives and mothers
of the miners were pitiiul. The miners are
indignant and will demand rigid exami.
nat on into the accident by the Mine In.
spector. Upto a late hour none of the
miners bodies had been recovered.
TWO KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED.
LEBANON. PA-A locomotive on the Le-
tanon valley branch of the Philadelphia Il
Reading railroad exploded Saturday,, and
Levi focum engineer, Of Reading; John
focum of this place, aged IA, were killed.
George Sallada, conductor, OF Reading. WI.
liam Anspach crossing watchman, and the
latier's 10 year old daughter were fatally
injured. Grant Seller, a boy of Lebanon,
and Isaac Blaid front brakeman. of Read
ing were seriously injured. Several per.
sons a square away were injured.
THREE LIVES LOST IN A RAlIRpA An ArrIpRNT IN
ILLINOIS.
MAscouTAH, lila westhound freight train
on the Louisville and ST. Louis Air Line ram
into an open switch near West Bellevlle,
Fireman John Menker and a brakeman
were killed outright. Engineer Mahuffey
sustained injuries that will likely prove fa-
tai. The engineer saw the open switch too
late. He reversed his engine and jumped,
but was caught under car load of ties. The
victims resided at Huntingsburg, Ind.