Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
The Persian Earthquake.
500 People EntOmbed in a Mosque and
600 Persisted in Baths.

500 People EntOmDeu III n mosque ana
600 Perished in Baths.
The mortality in the recent earthquake
in Persia is reported as far beyond the
former estimates. The mortality in Ku-
chan was very great Some 800 persons
were entombed in a mosque, and 800 per-
ished in various baths. Many were burned
to death. The survivors have suffered ter
ribly from cold and want, as neither food
nor water was obtainable for three days.
Not single building in the city is stand
ing. There is simply mass of bricks and
earth. The shocks have occurred daily
since Jan. Il, one on the 22d being equal
in severity to the first one. There are no
doctors in Kuchan, but Russian surgeons
are Fastening to the city from Askabad.
A Bridge Two Miles Long TO he Built
at Montreal at n Cost of sS,OOO,OOO.
The Montreal bridge company has called
for bids for the erection of a bridge across
the St. Lawrence river near the Dalhousie-
square station to Isle Ronde, and thence to
the southern shore of the river, to be bnilt
on the cantilever system. 1t will be for
all kinds of traffic. Its length will be
about two miles, divided into spans as fol-
lows: One cantilever span of 1850 feet,
two side spans of 800 feet EACH IL vaduct
spans on the south side of $50 feet each,
and Is viaduct spans on the Montreal side
of 240 to 260 feet each. The hight of the
carriage road on the large cantlever span
above the water level will be about $50
feet. The whole cost of the structure is
estimated at about SG,000,000, exclusive
of terminal facilities, which will increase
the expenditure by about 100000.
The Cup Defender.
c.. Oliver Islen, the business head of the
New York syndicate which will build the
new America cup defender, has signed a
contract with the Herreshoffs of Bristol,
| h. l., to build the representative American
yacht, which will more closely resemble the
Colonia than any known American racing
craft. The water line, it is stated, will be
9S feet, with full length of 1872 feet, less
displacement than the COlonia and lighter
construction in the timbers. This latter
arrangement, it is said, will be allowed by
the use of Tobin bronze, which, it has
been decided, shall be employed. The new
defender will have less wetted surface than
recent yachts built to defend the America
cup.
Drowned Her Two Children.
Mrs. Margaret Melbourne surrendered
herself to the police of RoXbury station in
Boston last Thursday, saying that she had
drowned her children at her home, 627
Harrison avenue. The children were
found dead, the bodies being laid out in
night robes. Mrs. McBournie's husband
is hard working man, and he recently
gave her S37 to pay bills, but she spent the
money for rum. She says that her hus-
band reproached her, and fearing that he
would take away the children she drowned
them by holding their heads under water in
a washtub, and then carefully prepared
them for burial. The husband was horri-
fed when told what his wife had done.
Twelve Persisted at Sea.
The rug Sea King towing five barges
laden with $500 tons of coal each, lost her
tow in a furious storm in Long Island
Sound Saturday. The barges foundere(
and II lives were lost, four women a1c
eight men. The tug lay by in the vcinIt,
to rescue any who might survive NTH,
fierce sea, but all that could be saved Mer
those in the barge Nette.
Famine in Ireland.
William O'Brien, member of Barlia
ment, says that famine is threaten ed il
the west of Ireland. lie declares that th
situation there is already more serioY thai
it was in 1891 when Chief Secretary Bal
British treasury to relieve the suitYrings o
the people of that region.
1t was discovered in San Franz cisco OF
Monday that the will of the late Unite,
States Senator Fair had been STOLEN from
the office of the county clerk. n 10 trace o
it has been found. The will disposed O
property valued at $40, 100000 td $40. 900,
600.
A cyclone cut a swath 200 feet wide nea
Centre Harbor, n. H., one day last week
causing thousands of dollars damage
Farm buildings were unroofdd, severa
barns demolished and stock in Them killed
summer cottages blown down and valuabl
timber destroyed.
Charles NJ. Hughes, jr., eN-cashier O
the First national bank of Limal. Ohio, wa
arrested in Toledo, Monday, ob a chare
of misappropriating $4,000 Of the fund
of the bank. 1t is claimed that barge sum
of money were loaned to certain firms an
not repaid.
The legislature Of Nebraska thas apprC
priated S50,O 900 for the relief of the star,
, ing people in the drouth strick4n district
in the western part of the stated Over II
carloads of provision, contributed from a
parts of the country, were received in n
! braska last week.
! A band of masked men rode linto Suq
Land, Tex, one day last week and robbie
the railway and express Office of $500, s.
verely injuring the agent. The Robbers e
capped after a fight with several citizens.
a posse started in pursuit later lin the di
: and captured four of the band.
The farmers near Nashua, Nj. H.. a
much alarmed by the prevalence of tube
culosis among cows. Veterinarians ha
q been at work several days in Hollis. Al
herst and Milford, and have found maj
= animals i'm advanced stages of thS, diseas
These animals have been killed.
The four children of Andrew Cole
e Lawrence county, KY, have beenb .broug
to Louisville suffering with rabiir unf5'
eldest, boy of 10, was bitten by confli
1889. Recently he developed hydst fifth
and bit his brother and two sistej
of the boys will die; the others orrs d
and snap like dogs lover or