Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02
ISLAND CITY ITEMS
THE CARPENTER OF THE coMAl.
DROWNED IN THE mar.
Insurance. on Thursday Nights Fire.
How Galveston Discipiiaes ro-
lice for Dereiie.ios-pied In
coiorado--Town Topics.

galveston. Texas. August ala dtplor-
Ao'e accident occurred at pier "a this
evening by which Anton Mlkkelseu oar
pen'er OF the steamship con,sl lost a.
iie by drowning. Ai.iSkelscn ana Al ~
s"'ant were seated on a staging n,ue
over the port side OF the steamer. en-
aAseo In repairing the moulding flushing
we upper portion OF the deck. when
suaaehy Mlkkelsen fell from the stag
ne INTO tho bay. He arose to the sur
lace suruseled feebiy and again sank 10
rise NO more, Every effort Mas sn.ds
70 save Miitkelsen. A rope Wa thrown
nun which cropped beside him. and MS
ooihp@nioh on the staging ltaped after
MN ana was within q TOW feet OF fsl,n
calling TO him to keep up. he wo,la
sou nave him OUT" hut the po.r "a law
49,, sesleely an effort TO save himsal,
"ehs Gown 70 has deAth before the eve
VI MS capt~fn and cosntanions M
we're dong everything possible 10 rts--Io
I'm uNe aupnosition IL that ne either
s siio MS head against TIC vessel N
tstHhs and was 30 stunned az 20 b., nm.
sn.e % help himself, or he was suedeniy
ot.~ckod with heart failure
Se@Fch WAS Immediately began for nia
poay, ana Is stils being prosecuted. MIX
$3.50. Was native OF Norway, about 10
- n.
reside. - '''@' iaihiy
CAPTAIN Risk SAID ArkkeIsen had
sgipped with him SIX years ago, was oae
~ lhs most reliable and Industrious OF
ms crew, meyer disslpated but was a
ueVoOi and earnest Christian, ana pNer-
oesea good influence over the remains
81 o. ne crew, The captain seemed
oeenly affected by the sad occurrence
as dld Captain ]. N. sawyer. agent Of
the line, and every effort willy ~ made
TO recover the body before the steamer
seils for New York tomorrow. so Il can
be taken 10 his hereaved family In prook
iyn for interment
EXPRESS CHANGES.
\. +. BTantley. cashier Of tho Pacific
Express company NJ this point. checked
out today to take position with the
Southern Express company nj Meridian.
Mls, under J, G. Stuart. Charles g.
Trabow sucoeods Mr.. Brantiey as cash.
F " hlgin sueoeeds Mr.. Traubout
y A. Russ, route agent for the Pacific
Express company, was IN Galveston to-
DAY checking out Mr.. Brantley.
GONE TO PROTEST,
~ Goodwyn, sssietant general
agent Of the Gulf Colorado and
&c railway. loft last evening for
Austin TO appear bef0re the state rail-
way commission to enter protest against
tbs grain hay and -four titrina recenuy
issued by the commission The Santa ne
protests against the tariffs on the ground
mission are unfair.
INSURANCE.
The insurance ON the property destroyed
by fire last night at ~ and as Twenty
second street, IS as follows; Miss jose
pnlne BennnelS $3.50 on stock and. fix
building. and fixtures, owned by s. y
Phoenix. Tho origin OF the nre "a sim a
DIED IN COLORADO.
The sad news reached here today that
John Ewait, who formerly resided here
and was secretary of the Galveston Gas
company, died at Manltou Springs,
Colo. at ? o'clock yesterday mernins Hs
was nephew OF Mr.. George araiy, Uls
Neb., where his parents reside.
GOT FIVE DAYS SUSPENSION.
Policeman Tom Clark. for oonduot un-
becoming an officer, had a haarlnH he
fore tho police commission ihis evening
and was Sentenced TO five days suspei;,
sion, without pay. Clark's offsnse was
s os Sno me- beat and engaging In game
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
John sealy Is back from summer
trip North.
,lIan Lame Of LaGrangs Is expected
here On LEGAL business.
Jens Moller. the chipping man, Is back
from Europe. locking muoh Improved IN
health.
w. A.Meysue. OF the shipping arm Of
Fowler Il Movie. Is expected nome
Monday.
John Smith, the Brakeman who cas-
injured Ia switch engine accident At
pier u rev days ago, In roported 10
be in dying CONDITION.
TIE truBteos OF the Island CITY Protest
ant and 1sraehtsh Orphans home yes
terdpy evening let the c-oatThct Tor thu
new Building, provided for IN the sum OF
$4,000 by sir. Rosenberg, 20 Thomas
Lucas a Sons he&ung contract 70 MAJ
o. Wainwright.