Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-03
STEAMER WRECKED.
She Strikes a Rock While on Her
Way to Alaska.
A FAMILY LOST IN The DESERT.
Father and Five Children Rescued In the
Nick OF Time Covered with Biaxing
On-Chicago Building Burned
Fire In Kentucky.

NAMING, B. c., Jan. 29.-The steamer
Danube arrived at Departure bay late
last evening, bringing down news of
the wreck of the steamer Corona, with
PAS passengers aboard The Corona
struck rock near the mouth of
Skeena river and at once commenced
to sink. Lifeboats were lowered and
the passengers were conveyed to the
beach Of the Skeena river The steamer
Alki went to the rescue. She is now
on her way south with the unfortu.
nate gold seekers 1t is feared that
the Corona will prove q total wreck
and the whole Of her cargo will be
lost. 1t is also reported that the Union
Steamship companys steamer Coquit.
Ian was wrecked on the Skeena river.
Particulars Of this wreck were OBJ
tained from the passengers of the
Danube. The Corona was u screw pro-
peller, 800 feet long, S5 feet beam, Q
feet inches hold; built in Philadel.
phia in 1883, and has been running on
the coast ever since. This was to have
been the last Alaskan trip of the
Corona, as she was to have been trans
ferred to the Southern California d.
vision on her return.
A FAMILY LOST IN THE DESERT.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 99.-E.
Adolph, Of this city, who has returned
from Mammoth Tank small station
on the Southern Pacific road so miles
northwest of Yuma, reports that L. s.
Putnam, agent of the North Drake
company, found whole family perish
ing on the desert Wednesday night
and rescued them. The family con.
sisted of William Joyce, Of Prescott,
Ariz., and his five children, the Oldest
IL years of age and the youngest three
years. Joyce had tried to drive over.
land from Prescott to Chino, Cal, His
horses died at ella Bend and the fam.
lily tried to walk across the desert
Their provisions gave out and, when
found, the whole six were on the verge
Of death. Only the most careful nurs-
ing succeeded in keeping them alive
the first night. They had walked $50
miles and carried water and provisions
on their backs
COVERED WITH BLAZING OIL.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20. August Bazini, a
fruit vender, was covered with blazing
oil from the explosion Of a tank of
gasoline, when he ran from his booth,
Ninety Second street and Erie avenue,
and threw himself into bank of snow.
BY rolling and tossing he finally sue.
ceeded in extinguishing the flames,
but not until he was severely burned.
His wounds are not considered fatal,
but will leave him disfgured for life,
1T Is feared. The accident occurred
about five o'clock. Bazini lighted the
gasoline stove over which he prepares
popcorn and was pouring the hopper
full when the flames shot into his face.
He started to back to the door, but be-
fore he could reach it the tank over.
head had exploded, scattering the
burning oil over the store and the man.
BIG CHICAGO BUILDING BURNED.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20,-Fire last night
partially destroyed the Ewart build.
ing, II TO 23 Jefferson street. The
flames were discovered within few
minutes after the 800 employees Of the
building had left the structure at the
completion of their days work, and
within an hour the building was
cleaned out from roof to cellar.
BIG FIRE IN KENTUCKY.
SOMERSET, KY, Jan, 20. Fire yester.
day destroyed four stores and hall
dozen Offices and smaller buildings.
Loss, 500, 900; insurance, SG5, 900. Grid.
Ter Bros, hardware, are the heaviest
losers.