The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-10

New London, Conn, Nov. 9-The stea
mer Puritan, of the Fall River line, with
$50 passengers and a large quantity Of
freight, went ashore on Big Gull island
this morning. Information was re-
ceived in New London from a mate, who
rowed over from the steamer with a
boats crew. The steamer lies hard
and fast on the rocks. Wrecker Scott
proceeded at one to the steamers as
sistance with two tugs.
The Puritan was going at her ordin-
airy speed and took the ground with a
rush. The great iron plates on her bot
tom were stove for a considerable dis
tance, but no water penetrated the
inner shell of the vessel.
There was no panic. The officers OF
the vessel soon quieted the fears of the
passengers, and when the mate and
crew had left the boat, to row to this
port for assistance, all settled down
quietly to await the rescuing tugs.
The passengers were landed here at
o'clock this afternoon and proceeded
to their destination by train. The
steamer is still stuck hard on Great
Gull island and is being lightened in
houeS that she will be ffoated at the
next high tide
The steamer lies in an easy position
with about four feet forward out of
water and is in fourteen feet of water
aft and under no apparent strain.
The weather is mild, but if a north
west storm should spring up 1t would
give the vessel a tough experience.
The Puritan went ashore because Of
the inability of those on board to hear
the fog horn. There are well known
atmospheric conditions prevailing in
that vicinity that makes the sound IN
certain.
EIGHT DAYS IN THE FOG.
Long Branch, y. J., Nov. 9.-Shortly
before 3 o'clock this afternoon the
steamer Irrawadi, of Glasgow, from
South America with fifteen passengers,
crew of fifty-five men and a cargo OF
1000 tons of asphalt, came ashore on
the bar between Third and Fourth ave
nues. and now lies in an easy position
in fifteen feet Of water. Word has been
sent to New York to one of the COM
pany's tugs and it is believed the stea-
mer will be fioated without damage.
At the time the vessel came ashore
there was a dense fog prevailing. The
life saving crew was summoned but
all the passengers but one preferred to
remain on board the vessel The life
saving crew brought ashore Chief Thur
Der, secretary of the Trinidad Asphalt
company who state that they had been
not know where they were
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
Chicago. Nov. Am explosion occur
red this afternoon in the works of the
Iroquois Furnace company in South
Chicago. by which four workmen were
fatally burned and three others badly
hurt. The men were engaged in trans
ferring some plate when the blast came
and All were caught in mass of heat
ed iron
San Francisco, Nov e.-The British
bark Sharpshooter. Captain Watts, af-
ter drifting sixty-four DAYS at the ruer-
cy of the wind and waves, was lowed
into port last night. Relief was
brought by a message Enclosed in a
bottle and thrown overheard. The
crew is safe.
Cincinnati, Nov. 9-The steamers 3.
s. Rhea, Sidney Dillon and Scotia were
burned at the riverside this morning
The Rhea was valued at ST., 900. the
Dillon at $4,000. and the Scotia al sls.-
000 The boats belonged TO the Barrett
line and were insured for about $685.
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New Orleans, Nov. 9.-Brother Am
0brosia. aged 80. at st. Aloysius college
this morning climbed into a third story
window in the college to adjust cur
tain when he suddenly fell backward to
the stone curb. His neck was broken
and death was instantaneous
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Nov. 9.-Charles
Caylor and Pearl Lutz. section men at
work on the Milwaukee near Marion.
in getting out of the way of a train to-
day stepped in front of a train coming
in the opposite direction. Both died in
a few minutes.
Green Bay, Wis, Nov 9-Tha Chi
cago and Northwestern fast train from
the south arriving tonight struck
carriage at West Bend in which Ed
ward Berfns and his wife were riding.