The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-24

way at Muckamore, near Belfast. Two
children named Huston, aged and 4
respectively, while going over cross
ing were knocked down by the London
derry express and instantly killed. The
bodies were carried a distance down
the track and shockingly mangled.
The rumor regarding Galway Bay to
be selected by the admiralty as naval
base has created much interest locally,
but the official confirmation is still
wanting. The rumor, however, is not
taken for over-much here, as it is be-
lieved it's origin has sprung from dis
cussion which took place at the Galway
urban council meeting last week.
In an association football match on
Saturday at Belfast, under the auspices
of the Irish league, between Bohemians
Oublin) and Cliftonville, the former
won by two goals to one goal. In a
Leinster Senior league contest between
Freebooters and Bohemians (B team,
at Sandymount, the latter were victori-
Gus by three goals to one goal. The
Rugby season opens in Dublin next
Saturday.
Monday an alarming scene occurred
in Titles factory Derry, where some
thousand girls are employed. Owing
to some trifling accident to a gas jet,
cry of Fire" was raised, and the girls
rushed to the windows in panic. Some
glass was broken, and an excited crowd
gathered in the square below. The
management. with excellent presence of
mind, quelled the uproar and work was
resumed without injury to any one.
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During a severe gale in the Shannon
on Tuesday two colliers bound outward
from Limerick, the Pylades of Work
ington and the Clytie of Whitehaven
which were putting back for shelter to
Tarbert, came into collision. Both were
damaged, but to what extent has not
transpired, as the vessels proceeded to
sea. 1t is also reported that during the
same storm a sailor belonging to the
S. S. Geraldine fell overheard and was
drowned.
On the occasion of Mr. Andrew Car
negie's visit to Limerick on Oct. 20, for
the purpose of receiving the freedom OF
the city, he will be entertained at a
public banquet by the mayor Mr.. Mi
chael Donnelly. A certain amount of
interest attaches to this function as it
will be the first public banquet given
by mayor of Limerick for the past six
or seven years.
During dense fog on Thursday the
steamer Larne of Belfast collided with
another vessel, supposed to be the Olive
Branch of Liverpool The collision took
place off the Tuskar. The Larne was
steaming to Dublin with a general car
go from Galveston, U. S. A. The fog
was intensely thick, and the vessels
struck so suddenly that no chance re-
mained of averting collision. The
Larne sustained serious damage and
the Olive Branch was also injured, but
not too seriously to prevent her from
continuing her voyage.
The strike of the milesmen, ballast
men and overseers, which has existed
on the Cork & Youghal railway line for
now over three weeks has just come to
a close with the practical surrender of
all or the majority. of the men out on
strike. The dispute with the directors
OF the company was one concerning an
increase of wages, but there being no
support of any kind forthcoming the
men had no alternative but to go back
on the old terms. All the Middleton
strikers have gone back, and their ex-
ample has been followed at other sta
tions on the Cork & Youkhal line.