Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-30
TElEGRAPHIc NEWS.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, May 2G.-With
"a terrific detonation the boiler of the
towboat Fred Wilson exploded this
morning killing twelve to fifteen men,
and seriously inluring ten others. and
wrecling the boat The crew were
inst preparing to tie mp at Rlyerylew
park when the catastrophe occurred.
The crew were thrown into the air.
some falling into the water and others
on the banks Of the river The steam.
er was shattered into bits The up.
per works were annlhllated aud the
hull badly wrecked The dead in.
clude:
JOSEPH PRICE. captain.
AL. MElLER. pilot.
HENRY SYKES. mate.
SHERWIN SHIVELY. engineer.
JOSEPH WARREN.
WILLIAM THORNTON.
-Four other men. deck hands, were
also killed along with the cook and
steward
Divers have been summoned from
Cincinnati to recover the bodies of
iOned under the water by the wreck
age. A section OF the wrecked vessel
Is hanging In a tree, 200 feet from the
water
The Wilson was the property Of the
Monongahela Coal company, and left
Pittsburg Friday last with six barges
and u coal boats for Louisville. She
arrived here at midnight and proceed
ed down the river and was just about
TO make her landing when the explo.
sion occurred.
Only the first mate and the chief
engineer escaped death or injury.
The scene after the accident was pitt
ful. Father Cunningham was the
first to arrive. and by the light of
torches he gave extreme unction to
several dying men.
The accident occurred four miles
from the heart of the city The yes
sci sank In 1s feet OF water.
ROME, May 26.-Cardnal Satolll
has engaged passage for New York
and viii sail from Naples tomorrow.
II Is understood that he goes to
America with no special mission. He
will spend some time in Washington
and Baltimore and expects to visit
the ST. Louis exposition before return.
ing to Italy.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 26.-For'
mer Queen Lliiuokalani of Hawaii,
who has been on visit TO Washing
ton and the st. Louis exposition, sails
for Honolulu today. She Is accom-.
panied by Prince and Princess Kalan-
ianaola and several others who have
been her travelling companions.
BOSTON. May 2G--Rev. DR. Chas
Parkhurst Is said to have resigned as
editor of Zlon's Herald, the leading
Methodist weekly of the east. Since
Dr. r. A. Schell of Chicago secured
a verdict OF $4,000 against DR.. Park
hurst and his paper for libel II has
been regarded as probable that the
doctor would retire.
HARTFORD, Wis, May 26.-Hun
| dreds of men have been searching all
day for The three men who killed
Marshal scherger. last night. The
authorities have arranged TO protect
the murderers If they are captured.
NEW YORK, May 26.-The doingi
of an undertaken created a sensation
here this morning Mrs Jas. S. Cook
ins, a widow OF the son of the chile
| justice Of Indiana, called upon tbs
police TO force an undertaken to sur
render her husbands body
Mrs Kookins' husband. Col Cook
lns. was a prominent engineer He
/ died last Monday at hotel and whei
she arrived from Chicago she foun'
the body In an mdertaker's shop. wh'
asked $500 for his services. Othe
under;akers. the widow claims. sa,
| 500 was sufficient pay, and she re
fused to submit TO the extortion. Tn
police were called upon. and toda
they removed the body forcibly fror
his premises.
BOSTON. May 26.-Fifteen frul