Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Barbara Mander, wife of Charles
Mauder, died at her home in Fred
ericksbure on Saturday in the eighteen
year Of her age. She leaves five child
reD.
The case of Mr.. William G. Pilkin-
ton, charged with the murder oil Sena-
tor William NJ. Flanagan, will come BE-
fore the grand jury OF Powhatan coun-
ty today.
Rev. James A. Mansfield died on
Saturday at his residence near Bar
louisville in the ninety-sixth year OF
his age. He had been minister OF the
BAPTIST denomination for more than
sixty years, and never received money
for his ministerial services.
At Marion, Smythe county, on Satur'
day, Officers L. l.. Sherer and ;. G. Lind
say raided the premises OF Joe Schultz
and his wife, charged with keeping
disorderly house. They resisted and
fight followed. Shultz was shot and
instantly killed and his wife 10 MORALLY
wounded, it is thought.
Judge W. T. Miller, of Wise county,
has resigned his position as circuit
Judge in that judicial district. He re-
Gently went TO Cincinnati to consult
specialist as to his lung trouble, and
what he should do. A change OF climate
was recommended, and accordingly
Judge Miller will go to Denver, COL,
in q few days.
The snbscribera to the Warrenton
Horse Show on Saturday elected the
following officers for the first year:
President, William II. Gaines; vice
president, w. Golden Davis; treasurer,
Markham B Payne, and secretary, w.
A. Thompson. The charter will be OBJ
tanned at the term OF the Circuit Court
in September, after which the board OF
directors will be elected.
The Winchester section was visited
by a severe wind and rainstorm Satur-
day afternoon, which did considerable
da mage to crops. Much hail fell.
Lightning struck the large barn on the
farm of W. w. Tsnquary, at Bruce
town, setting it on fire. The building,
together with large quantity OF
wheat, hay, and agricultural nipple
ments, was destroyed. The loss Is
81 500; covered by insurance. Several
houses in Winchester were struck by
lightning, the most damage being done
to the residence of Mr.. Joseph Patton,
which was badly wrecked, his wife and
TWO children being injured.
PREClPITATED INTO THE SEA.
The slip at Mount Desert ferry, which
connects the Maine Central Railroad
with Bar Harbor, broke down sudden
ly yesterday morning when filled with
; great crowd OF excursionisls. Over
two hundred persons we're precipitated
into the deep water below the pierhead.
AZ late hour last night twenty bodies
mad been recovered, and the hotel on
The bluffs are filed with fifty or more OF
the Injured. The arrival of the bic
warships of the North Atlantic squad
ron and the celebration which always
attends their visit is of great interest TO
anyone within hundred miles OF Bar
Harbor, as dozen excursions had been
arranged to carry the great crowds
from the interior districts. The officials
at the ferry realized that the crush at the
landing would be great aud extra pr
caution, was taken to prevent the crowd
from collecting in too great numbers 10
the slip for fear that it might possibly
be unable to bear the strain. There
we're four men at the entrance 10 the
slip endeavoring to keep the people or
derlv and make them go slowly down
to the gangplank, but the thousand ex-
cursionists piled out Of the Cars and
started on o rush for the boat. In a
minute the four guards had been swept
aside and the crowd of men, women
and children ran down the slip and
crossed the narrow plank on dead
run. The passageway became blocked,
and scores Of the more agile were
swerming from the wharf over the sides
Of the steamer. In few minutes the
slip which runs down at an angle of %
degrees. was filled with a tightly
packed mass of humanity. Two hun
dred people were on the slip and be-
hind them were 700 more pushing and
crowding, when there was loud re-
port like cannon shot. The next in
staut those on the s.ermer turned to see
the loug slip, black with people, part i
toe middle and the struggling hun
areds, frightened and olawing with
one another, suddenly disappear into the
deep water about the piles.
1t was only the matter OF second
when the landing stage had been com
pletely cleared OF people, and the parts
swuDg on the hinges, forming V
shape opening, through which could be
seer the terrified excursionists, fighting
tar life. On the wharf proper and
aboad the Sappho, all was wild excite.
ment and confusion. People went mad
with fear. Back in the crowd still safe
upon the wharf men struck out right
and left, fighting their way from the
terrible sight. In their excitement
few men, endeavoring to assist the
drowning, threw into the water what
ever they could lay their hands upon.
Some heavy lumber that wes cast down
struck drowning men upon their heads,
stunning them. For the moment any
sensible attempts at rescue were for
gotten, and men simply looked on at
the many who were crushing down the
weaker in the watery pool Of death.
Rescuing crews from the excursion
steamers were finally organized and in
a few minutes ropes and ladders were
pulling out the terrified men aud wo-
men. 4 few brave fellows stripped
and plunged in to the assistance of the
weaker, but their attempts we're un-
awaiting and dangerous, for the drown