The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-18
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 clock Saturday
afternoon his vessel collided, in a fog. of
Treyose head, c asst of Cornwall, with the
ship Countess Evelyn. bound, with passeC.
: gers and iron ore, from Bilbao. Spain. 70
Newport, Wales. The captain Of the Coun-
tess Evelyn jumped aboard the City OF
Hamburg and Mate Richards crawed 20
her through ho.c in the Countess Eyelyn's
quarter.
Ninety seconds later the Countess Evelyn
went under with her crew OF rs and nine
passengers Boats were lowered at once
from the City OF Hamburg, but the search
IN the FOG proved Almost useless. Seaman
Jarb!n was picked up but he died in few
minutes after having been brought aboard
the steamship. The dead body of a little
f'Ti was also iouni Otherwise the attempt
az rescue was without result.
The lost passengers Nsre the English wife
ARD the son and daughter oi "A Spanish gen.
tleman In Bilboa. Mrs. Williams her son
and infant daughter; two men named Bar.
ron ana L"ndoner whose name has GOt
been aSCerta'ned
The steamship htska which arrived at
Cadrif was damaged yesterday in ~ collision
with an unknown ship oil Lundv Isle. The
Ataka. : captain thinks that the other vessel
went down with all on board
SooRr- AEE pRowNFn.
ST PTrERshuRG. A small ferryboat OF,
the river Nesta. near Borovi,chee. Govern.
nfent OF NovgOfoi, became unmanageable
IN midstream and was swept from her
course by the current The passengers, who
hlied her decks. were panic stricken Dozens
OF persons are known 10 have been drowned
and many are missing.
pRt-r
A fatal accident occuHed at the Red Jacket
peTpeudiCular shaft of She Calumet and
Hecla mine near Houghton. Mich. by the
falling OF a carriage. Ten men were par.
ucipaled 10 The bottom, Il distance OF over
5000 feet. There were six natives Of Corn.
wall. two italians one Finn, and one Irish
man, ana the ACCIDENT was caused by the
indicator giving the wong signal to the en-
ginser. The killei are: Joseph Pope. John
Hicks, John Odgcr James Cooking Andrew
Edno. Con j. Sullivan, James Tresni, Mich
Thousands of excited reople coucreg,,ed
around the mouth of the shaft all day and
the cries and sobs Of the wives aud mothers
ni The miners were pitIful. The miners are
~ gnant and will demand a .igid exami.
nat on ininthe accident by tue Mine In.
tpfctor. lbto late hour none Of the
miners bodies hEd been recovered
Two KiLLTD. SEVERAL INICRED.
LEhAAnN. PA-A locomotive on the Lc.
LhnOn valley branch of the Philndelphia &
Reading railroad exploded Saturday, and
Lew 1Ocum, engineer OF Reading: John
l0cnn OF his place, aged ii we're killed.
George SaIlAdh, conductor. Of Reading. WI.
lam Anspacb. crossing waichman, aud the
lStieTs 10 year old daughter we're fatally
injured. Grant Seller a boy Of Lebanon.
and lsasc Blald. 'front.' brakeman. OF Read,
ing were r@riously Injured. Several Ter.
cons square away were injured
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ILLIAOis
hAscDiTAH, ILL-A yestbOlnd freight train
on the lo1issills EHd ~. Louis Air line ran
ihio al OPEN switch near West Belleyllle.
IHsinan John AenkeT and brakeman
we're killed outright. Engineer MabaIsy
sustained injuries that will likely prove ia,
iaL Tie engineer taw the 0Jeb switch loo
isfs. lie reversed liis engine aud Jumped
Dii was caught under ear load Of lies. I'm.
victims resided al IiuauBgsbnTg. Ind.