The Ketchikan miner., 1908-10-24
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tage City which left here last night north bound for Skagway and inter mediate points. collided with an un- known lumber schooner off Jefferson Head at midnight. The crash was terrific. The entire upper works of the Cottage were torn away. Pas sengers were thrown violently from their hunks. several of them sus- taining broken legs from the fall and many of them sustaining other inlur- ies. The personal effects of number of the passengres were lost when the upper works were swept away. A panic followed the collision, and it is probable that but for the close prox- unity of the steamer George Star many persons would have been lost. It is stated that the Cottage was run ming at full speed when she crashed into the unknown schooner with sucn velocity that Purser Richard E. Jones was hurled from his room into the water, but miraculosiy escaped with his life The passengers were taken from the Cottage City by the George Star and carried back to Seattle, and the disabled Cottage was lowed back to Seattle. The name of the lumber schooner and the number of passen- gers and the extent of their injuries has not been determined
 Seattle, October l7.-Later advices sa, that the collision in which the Cottage City was involved last night was with the Schoooer Brainlr dge. The Cottage was badly damaged by the collision, her stem being broken and laid open up to her foremast. None of the passerge e:s were seriously injured. Those wno sailed on her will leave on the Jefferson tonight, the freight on the Tampico which will leave Seattle on October twentieth. The Pacific Coast Steamship company made an announcement today that they would be responsible for all the dam ages.
 Alpena, Mich.. Oct. 1.-The relief train carrying the two hundred refd- gees from the i'll fafed town of Metz, destroyed yesterday by forest fires, arrived here today. Fifteen bodi-s we're brought with the refugees ..Many Q. tlo'e --who escaped are suffering from terrible burns. The train is charred from one end to the other and speaks of the awful conditions through which the fleeing refugees nave travelled. There has been no lessening of the fires raging the in district surrounding Metz.
 Alpena, Ger. 17-Further details of the result of the forest fires indicate that two thousand families have been rendered homeless by the disaster and three hundr.d persons have sui tered severe injuries.
 San Frapcico, Oct. IA rate war was started today between companies operating steamers to tbe Orient when the Nippon Kaisha. Japanese com pany, reduced freight rates to one halt what they have been. The Pacific Mail company has responded 10 the cut by ordering it's agents to meet the reductions and to reduce the rates for carrying mail to one half of ,rhat if was forner rlv
 Tokyo, Oct. l7-Wireless advices from the American fleet state that the, weather continues very stormy. During the height of one of the gales a sailor was washed overheard and lost. Several Of the ships report slight damages The feet is now expected 10 arrive ar YokoboDa tomorrow Eoon.
 Sln Francisco, Oct. 17.-Peter anG John Claudai1es. dynaniiers confined bgre iu jail awaiting trial. were found irving to SAW their way 10 liberty last night. The prisoners have d @oman accompIice who has taken advantage of liberty to visit the prisoners and them with the impiem ents used in the attempt to escape. The police are making an effort to locate the woman.
 Annoy. Oct. IA severe typhoon swept over this place today and has resulted n the killing of three hun- residents.
 Paris, Oct. l7.-A report received here today tells of the death of En- Deror Meneiik of Abyssinia.
 Yokohama. Oct. 19.-Tbe American feet arrived here yesterday in dense and heavy fog, very much storm bat tered but said to he entirely undsm- aged. The city wss gaily decorated for the occasion. InnunerabIe small boats filled wi,h eager spectators ard lsgs flowing. bands playing and chiid- ren singing, surrounded the fleet a!l day Shore leave for ten thousand sill be granted today and receptions : III be teDdered the officers and nep of she fleet. Preparations have been made for a chorus of schoci ch.lGrer consisting of thousands of voices to greet the arrival ot the sailors on