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LXXIV-NO. 137.
SWEPT THE COAST
: ' :-' *'.:."* : '-
S^fc Greatest Storm on
p^e. Greatest Storm on
Record
Wl^fiS DOWN EVERYWHERE.
AViffe:: Communities Shut Off
.From Outside Communication.
T«_SRE HAS BEEN MUCH DAMAGE
: : But Seems to Be Impossible as
-r-'fi-'if Vet to Estimate Its Full
;v : r;;;j' Extent.
•!>*New '-York, Oct. 14.— great storm
i iye-iiexC^Y and last night subsided in this
V -.-" * to" * ■• > this evening, but it is still raging
■*_n the western and northern
'-•pa.is'Vf' lhe State. In this vicinity ana
"afVTttg.'the coast south a great deal of minor
damage has-been done and several small
.•tes-Teis'tiave been wrecked, but so far as
.rein no lives bave been lost. The
.iCi'c.k)n£ Struck the city early last evening,
A* 9;' o'clock the wind was blowing 38
/mil&iT;'at;9;3o, 42 miles', at 10, 48 miles; at
* -ii;:&iiso piles. The Western Union Tele
graph-. Company had no communication
"si-ifi '.Ji ft West from early in the even
•uVtil - ; a'-.»t_> hour, and then the facilities
; w:eT&. limited. Communication with Wash
ington was in almost as bad a shape. The
•itoim. resembled a cyclone, and towaid
•Jim.dbisnt a rainfall came tbat flooded the
• itfeets. and left' large pools.
\- ; -Complete prostration of the telegraph
.service seems the most serious result of
•.i.hVst-srm.'' * .
V:.; Advices .from Buffalo to-night state that
tbe'w.ind '.'is blowing at the rate of sixty
piles /an hour. Considerable damage has
.beeift-do^re and several yachis nre ashore,
;but"so : as learned no lives have been
lost.":-;.. '.- ;•
_ -At .Long Branch and As bury Park the
.■.wind-tvach ed a velocity of seventy miles
•»htij?ur. ; - No wrecks are reported. The
'.-damage'!: at -Jersey City is considerable,
.chb:fiy-..Cue to :. led cellars. Belvidere,
;"^'. \J.,- ie*port3 great damage to property.
/there- were no fatalities, but many narrow
.'escapes.-- ■-. ■
■i -'^Reports from that section of the Gulf
■'Brwi;';Sdbthern Atlantic Coast which the
"'stcj'ni' passed over show that while the
•Iwjnd did great damage it is much lighter
Jt.h.'W'was expected from the statements in
jthe.firstdispatcheS.
:':".jTfie wires are ail down from Atlanta,
Ga v igfi.Fi or id a. Charleston was two feet
! -Under, water in places, and much cotton
iv*. as. ..injured. All wires into Charleston *
.'arei'dewii..
■ lower part of Savannah, Ga., was
.fl(5(*l-f(J : nothing had been heard from
theTj gee Is lands.
-.-. J^iiroad traffic in Florida is practically j
'ihspep'df'jjl and washouts are numerous, j
'•^'t..-At#y-?une is flooded with three feet of '-.
•w£.e.t.'\.'.iii'Eny stores and residences being \
b'asj-y'flaii-9.ged. Shipping in all parts suf
•lsre"*i'*-;fir*eatly. The orange crop In the i
'ea'sie.ro'-psjrtion of the State is considerably i
injured la many places. The losses sus
ia^-ned:,wi!l reach into hundreds of thou
a'a-nds <>[ do-liars.
]■■ . •Trnb.lrgii.sirrrt'i.nr to the two great storms
Tn-- = Augu;st* last, the West India cyclone
■•does'.n beseem to have proved so disastrous.
Owing, tb the prostration of telegraph
'•wires',. few reports have vet Veen received.
'•Ma!Jiy'-;s-iE.all accidents are reported here,
ibtir neneqf a serious character occurred
Iw-rtn-ih the ci*v. Many yachts and small j
Vessels were disabled or blown ashore, but
fortunately no drownings have yet been j
■learned of. .
.' ■ A- .special to the Daily American from I
B-iston*' says-: The southern hurricane *
lit --force in New England between
■midnight, .and coon to-day, doing a large
'feqioiint of damage to shipping and wires. !
.Nearly all the western telephone and tele- \
graph wires were laid low iv the suburbs of ]
-13-oston, and fcr hours but one wire was !
iw.crrkingtfi New York, while communica
■tinri'.to points north and west was cut off.
■Tbe.fiJHermer! of Gloucester report heavy
losses:'- Thegale at Block Island, Portland !
end expi-sed points along the coast blew
:_dxtyV mil- an bour, and no steamers
crossed the sound to-day. At South Boston
itw'ji score of yachts and pleasure craft
' were driven ashore and several boats
were broken up. Meager details are
:*chere of the extent of the ravages
of -I. storm ward. Many wrecks j
°£re r.epprted. but particulars are meager. \
''The barkentineKavenswood. from Boston. |
"we;nt; as"hore at Chicaroicaomico, N. S., I
iM'.'t.tbe. crew were rescued, though with
.difficulty.
■ A: -special to the Daily American from
CoJumbln, S. C, says: Magnolia Roach,
the South Carolina coast, was swept of
every house' by the storm. The settlers
bad-' to' seek refuge in trees. Many lives
were lost ami the country for miles around
was.dey-,** *-t
'{ .Wa'sh:N*,t<»\, Oct. 14— A storm of the
hbfrieane variety passed over the city last
n'-igt-.t. it had rained all day and toward
fcigbit the wind began to blow hard, and
.w''iib'lt ; increased velocity the rain seemed
■ip increase in volume till 9 o'clock, when
it ceasfed, but the wind continued with in
'crfc.asing force and the weather was hot
•and sultry.
-, Houses were unroofed and some small
ones-. were blown down, and telegraphic
•connection with the outer world was al
iri|isl entirely cut off by the breaking of
poles- and wires. Finally, late at night,
.the Western Union got a wire to the West
by-way of Memphis for the Associated
Lr^ss. report. The storm abated at day
•lig-lit this morning and by 8 o'clock the sky
, wis clear.
-..' .Justice Brown of the Supreme Court,
wbile:tTying to closo a window last night,
was struck Dv a piece of plate glass in the
•right temple, cutting a severe gash and
severipg an artery. But for prompt medi
cal attendance he would have bled to
death.
Chicago, Oct. 14.-As a result ot the
• fearful -wind and rain storms, telegraphic
Or telephonic communication with New
.York. • Washington, Boston, and a large
paftof the South, is next to impossible.
Wires from, the west are working after a
fashion as far east as lbe Allegbenie's, but
the' "country on the further slope of the
mountains is cut off almost as though it
bad suddenly sunk into the sea.
•' The trouble with the wires began yes
vterday, and gradually grew worse through
I the- night, reaching a climax this morn
___lt9BE__^ffiS?SSßl *
The Morning Call.
ing in a condition of prostration said to
be about the most complete on record.
The only case approaching a parallel, as
far at least as wire communication is con
cerned, was the extraordinary New York
blizzard in which were sown the elements
of disease that cost Roscoe Conkling bis
life. The blizzard, however, only affected
a comparatively small stretch of territory.
To-aay almost the entire Atlantic coast is
cut off and the effects of the storm are felt
over a thousand miles inland.
The entire chain of lakes was swept to
day and last night by the northwest gale,
which has not been excelled for the past
seventeen years. The lists of wrecks in
proportion to the number of vessels out
is larger than any in the history of inter
ocean marine. That there has been a
large loss of life seems certain, but it will
be several days before full particulars can
be learned.
The fol'owing is the list of wrecks so
•far reported. Tho yacht Enterprise,
ashore on Lions Head; the steamer Curtis,
ashore; also the schooners Nelson Hol
land and Isabella Reed and the barges
Sweepstakes and Knicht Templar. The
tug Acme foundered. The sch-mnerVolun
teer is ashore, ana there is a schooner near
Manistee also ashore. The schooner John
Mott sank off Fair Port. The schooner
Emboy is ashore. The Buffalo schooner
Mount Blanc is water logged. The
steamers Schuylkill and Marttana are
stranded and the schooner Ironton is
ashore.
Manistee. Mich., Oct. 14.— A large
three-masted schooner is ashore three
miles north of here. The crew have taken
to the rigging, and as the vessel is pound
ing heavily and a tremendous gale is blow
ing they are in great danger. The life
saving crew is out.
Columbia, S. C, Oct. 14.— A SDecial to
the States from Georgetown, S. C, tells a
terrible story of devastation and death
wrought by the hurricane in and around
that city and on the adjacent sea islands.
The entire water front of Georgetown
was flooded, and much damage
done to merchandise stored in ware
■ houses. At Magnolia Beach almost
every house was washed away,
and thirteen white and six colored people
were drowned. A number escaped a
watery grave by taking refuge in the
trees. The white people drowned at Mag
i nolia Beach are: Dr. Arthur B. Flagg
and wife, bis son, Dr. Arthur B. Flagg Jr.,
bis wife and five children, Miss Bettie la
I Bruce, Miss Alice la Bruce and the two
j Misses Weston. The tide rose three, feet in
J some of the houses on Pauleys Island, a
well-known resort. The.residences of Dr.
H. M. Tucker. B. P. Fraser and L. C. La
! Cbicotte were washed entirely away, the
inmates only saving the clothes they had
[ on. No lives were lost on this island.
Baltimore, Oct. 14.— Tbe gale last
[ night carried the waters of the bay and
rivers over the piers, doing immense dam
age. The flood extends a mile from the
river front There are no mails since last
evening. Washouts are reported. The
: southern part of the city was flooded an d
: the water at the docks was even with the
; surface of the street.
At 10 o'clock last night, while the wind
i was blowing a gale, tne Brush Electric
Light Works took fire and burnej. As the
works supply the city and nearly ail the
stores and otber buildings in the city- with
light, the city is in partial darkness. At the
Holiday-street Theater a panic was only
averted by the presence of mind cf the
j attaches.
Sparks from the Brush Electric Light
Works set fire to tbe city jail. The pris
; oners were hurriedly collected and marched
: into the yard. Quite a number, however,
were overcome by the smoke and dragged
out. At midnight the jail was completely
, destroyed. __ cordon of police was
formed about the jail. The doctors are
working on the prisoners. Seventy-five
were taken to the city hospital. None of
: them is believed to be fatally injured.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 14.— Tidings
: of damage by the storm along the coast of
| Florida are just beginning to come in. All
I along the lice of Indian and Hills hero rivers
| towns have been flooded, wharves swept
away and houses unroofed, and from 10 to
; 15 per cent of the oranges blown from the
; trees. So far no loss of life is reported.
' The wires are all down.
Wilmington, N. C, Oct. 14.— The old
i est inhabitant is forced to admit that the
I terrific outburst of wind and wave that
i swept through this city surpassed any
* thing in his day or generation. The tide
; was tbe highest ever known here. On the
j river the waves dashed with tremendous
| force against warehouses and vessels, and
the tide, quickly covering the low lands
I opposite the city, stretched in an unbroken
! sea across the rice fields as far as the eye
i could reach. The troubled stream bore
ian immense quantity of wreckage. The
| high water did considerable damage at
! Water street. All the wharves are under
water, and the flood swept through the
| lower floors of the warehouses. The city
wharves were washed up ana landed bodily
on Water street and the fire wharves were
also badly damaged. Thn flood was deep
enough from Chestnut to Mulberry streets
for rowboats.
"At Cape Bear the Hadken Valley Rail
' road wharf .was washed away and the
• flood covered everything. The Wilming
; ton compress warehouse was also flooded,
3000 bales of cotton in the warehouse be
'■ ing damaged to some extent.
The telephone, telegraph and electric-
I light wires are all in a tangle. One of the
; spires of the Fist Presbyterian Church
was blown down, but nobody was hurt.
At Southport the custom-house building
and nearly all the wharves were washed
away and many residences, warehouses and
'[ other buildings were badly damaged. The
■ foundations of the Oak Island lighthouse
j were undermined andthe house is settling
i down in the sand. At Ocean View all the
j large pavilions and many cottages were
i swept away or more or less damaged. No
j serious disasters to shipping are yet re-'
i ported, and the only loss of life yet known
j is reported from Sampson, where a tree
J fell on the house of a farmer named Lane
j and crushed two of his children to death.
The total loss in this immediate section
will probably reach 5150.000.
* Detboit. MicV Ot. 14.— 1t is believed
that the schooner Aunt Ruth, which left
Alpena last Monday, has been lost. Noth
ing has been heard of hor since she left
port She carried a crew of five men.
Buffalo, ; Oct. This evening the
bodies of three boys were (Tug out of the
rooms of a freighthouse wrecked by the
storm.
Cleveland, Oct. 14.— The stormjwhich
began at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon con
tinues with unabated violence. It rained
all day and the water is coming down in
sheets now. No damage is reported. :
The Nickel-plate World's Fair Train,
bound west, this ',- morning -collided with
eight coalcara which had blown off a sid
ing at Athol Springs, Fireman Perry Lane
SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY MORNING, * OCTOBER 15, 1893.
was caught in the engine and cut and
crushed to death and Engineer Henry was
badly hurt and may not recover. Alex
ander Shaw, the express messenger, had
both his shoulders fracturpd.
WILL FIGHT HARD.
England to Have No Picnic March to ;
Matabeleland.
London, Oct. 14.— News of the situation
in Mashonaland indicates that unless the
British force Is able to strike the Mata
beles quickly, the warfare may last for
l some time. The South African Company
j has partly succeeded in drawing the Gov
ernment into the affair, inasmuch as the
Bechuland border police have been ordered
to co-operate.
Henry M. Stanley in an Interview says
he thinks Lobeoguela will be forced by his
j young bloods into a conflict. Lobeneuela
recognizes the fighting superiority of the
\ British. He is certain be will be defeated
and probably forced to flee to the north of
1 Zirobesi. The tight may be protracted
and fierce, but can have nut one ending.
Stanley adds that Lobenguela, after re
i treating across tbe Zambesi, may estab-
I lish himself among the Central African
I tribes and endeavor to invade Nyassalaad,
but in the end is bound to be crushed.
♦
ANGERED AT PEIXOTO.
Just the Same, He Has Captured a
Rebel Cruiser.
Bio Janeiro. Oct. 14.— The Government
is making a number of arrests among peo
ple known to be in sympathy with the
insurgents, and the anger of the rebels
against President Peixoto increases dally.
Tha insurgents' ironclad Sete Septembre
ran aground on the coast to-day and was
recaptured by the Government forces.
New Yokk, Oct. 14.— A Herald special
from Montevideo says: News has been
received from Rio Grande do Sol of an
other victory by the revolutionary forces.
In an engagement near Ouarhay the Castil
hisißs werejouted with heavy losses. Two
the best officers of the revolutionary army
were killed.
OTHER FLEETS VISITING.
Italy Prepares to Receive the Eng
lish Mediterranean Squadron.
Rome, Oct. 14.— The authorities of
Taranto have prepared an elaborate.pro
gramme of fetes to be given in honor of
the British Mediterranean squadron. The
programme includes illuminations,' ban
quets and concerts, lt is rumored that
the Italian fleet will return the visit of the
British squadron.
GOULD APPROVES IT.
He Thinks the Union Pacific Will
Make Some Money Now.
And Anderson Favors Nursing the
Goose That It May Lay the
Golden Egg.
, New York. Out. 14.— George J. Gould
said to-day that the placing of the Union
Pacific in the hands of receivers was a
very good thing for the stockholders, as it
would keep the property together by pre
venting the system from being torn apart.
If there was a general scramble by every
one, each one looking out for himself, the
result must necessarily be bad for .he
stockholders. He said bethought the stock
was in a much stronger position to-day
than before receivers were appointed.
Concerning the rumors current in Wall
street for some days that similar action
would be taken on the Missouri Pacific,
Gould said: "I am aware that the story
has been in circulation, but did not care to
rush into print to deny it. You may, how
ever, deny it on my authority as emphat
ically and strongly as you please, and say
such a step has not been contemplated, is
not contemplated now, and never will be
contemplated. Tha road will most cer
tainly not go into the hands of a receiver."
Ellery Anderson, one of the receivers
and Government directors of the Union
Pacific, was seen to-day and asked what
movement the directors would make re
garding the road. He said: "Mr. Clark.
President Oliver W. Mink and myself wlll
meet some time next week for a confer
ence. Tbe Union Pacific Railway owes
the Government something approximating
853,000,000, which it cannot pay. I am in
favor of getting all we can for the Govern
ment. If the goose cannot lay the golden
egg nt present 1 favor nursing it so that it
will be able at some future time to lay it."
Omaha, Oct. 14.— Receiver Clark of the
Union Pacific said in an interview that he
regarded all the ordinary contracts off as
a consequence of the receivership. This
did not include the contract with the Rock
Island and the Milwaukee roads for
bridges and tracks to South Omaha, as
tbey are in court. As to the ninety-year
traffic agreement with the Northwestern,
that has not yet been reached.
The receivers are busy with officials of
the road preparing to start a set of books.
Senior Receiver Clark, Receiver Mink,
General Manager Dickinson and General
Solicitor Thurston had a long conference
this morning to discuss the conduct of the
system and map out the future policy of
the receivers. Among the Federated!
Trades there is not a very joyful feeling
discernible over 'he abrogation of all con
tracts which followed the appointment of
the receivers. A representative of the
Switchmen's Miliual Aid Association
stated that they are at the mercy of the
court until something definite could be
heard from the general manager, though
they believed the men would be treated
fairly. What the engineers will do, now
that their schedule is abrogated, is a much
mooted question in labor circles, and, for
that matter, all the trades are in the same
hazy condition, but the employes will as
sume that wages will be unchanged till
notified otherwise. If reduced tbey will
send a committee to talk with the receivers
on the subject. f-'lff
FOILED THE ROBBERS.
But They Saw the Dummy Coming
and Got Out of the Way.
Chicago. Oct. 14.— An afternoon paper
says the night operator on the Milwaukee
and St. Paul road at Oak Glen, fifteen
miles out, discovered a gang of men acting
suspiciously last night, and notified
headquarters, when a special train was
sent out in advance of the fast mail. The
robbers, with red * lan terns, had prepared
to flag the' rain a short distance above Oak
Glen, but discovering the special with
armed officers on board, fled in the dark- 5
ness and escaped. The fast mail would
have proved a rich haul for them.
ASHORE IN A FOG.
Wreck of the Steamship
Newbern.
BROKEN UP ON THE ROCKS.
All of the Passengers and Crew
Were Rescued.
DESTRUCTION OP THE VESSEL.
A Panic Was Averted by the Cool
ness of the Officers— Thrilling
Stories of the Disaster.
Los Angeles, Oct. 14.— The Newbern
was making ten knots an hour when she
struck the rocks almost bow on, at Point
Vincent, at 3 o'clock this morning. First
Officer Gallagher was on watch at the
time. He says the greatest possible cau
tion was being taken and the foghorn was
blowing all the time, but so dense was the
mist that the proper bearings could not be
taken then.
There was not much of a panic aboard
when she struck, for some of the passen
gers and crew were not awakened by the
concussion. They were aroused at once,
however, and apprised of their danger.
This was not extreme, for though there
was every evidence that tbe ship would
soon go to pieces there was not a heavy
surf rolling and the land was not more
than 300 feet distant.
Immediately the five lifeboats were got
in readiness for pushing off from the
wreck at a moment's notice, though not
until daybreak did any one leave the ship.
In less tban an hour after she struck the
Newbern keeled over to port. Then the
crew were set to work to remove the
treasure, composed of silver bulion, from
the specie tank, which is located in the
hold. The bullion was brought up on deck
and guarded till daylight. .;.;;„
First Officer Gallagher and Purser Childs
lowered the first boat and went ashore j
with a line, wbicb they made fast. By the I
aid of this line the twenty-six passengers j
and their baggage were safely delivered
from the wreck.
Afterward the treasure— about $100,000
in silver bricks— was taken in a sailboat
from the wreck to San Pedro by Captain
yon Helms and seven men. It was left in
charge of the railroad company, and will
betaken to San Francisco on board the
steamer Corona from San Diego, which
will put in at that port about noon to
morrow. %
The Newbern was entirely out of her
course when she struck., She should have
passed outside of the Catalina Islands, but
this she did not do, because her steering
apparatus was out of order, and the vessel's
course was slightly mixed by the strong
shore currents. . .. ' '. H; '. 'ff'f- ''iff ; _I; J J^ - :
Purser Childsvras the first to bring the !
news : of the disaster to Redondo. He ar
rived there about 8 o'clock in the morning,
having walked all of fifteen miles from the
scene of the wreck.
The Redondo Company at once sent out
teams and conveyances to bring up the
passengers, and before 2 o'clock in the
afternoon all the passengers and their bag
gage and four sacks of mail were brought
up to the town.
The Newbern is a brig-rigged wooden
hull. She was deemed seaworthy, but had
been long in the service.' She sailed from
Ensenadaand was bound for Sin Francisco
with twenty-six passengers and a crew of
thirty-six.
The bull was valued at $50,000 and the
cargo at £200,000. The hull will be a total
loss, as she carred no iusurance, and is
even now pounding and grinding herself
to pieces on the rocks. Assistance will be
sent her to-morrow, but it will be unavail
ing.
The cargo of the Newbern consisted
mainly of bullion, orchilla, hides and or
anges. There was no deck load, and the
entire cargo weighed but 250 tons, which
was not considered excessive or even up to
the vessel's full carrying capacity.
The tug Pelican left Redondo at 12:30
p. M-, with Vice-President Thompson of
the Redondo Company and Purser Childs,
to render whatever assistance was pos
sible. This was found to be little enough,
for the passengers had already been res
cued and_the hull was clearly gone beyond
help.
To-morrow special boatloads of excur
sionists will go out to see the wreck.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Story of the Wreck as Told by
a Passenger. ,-
Redondo. Oct. 14.— The steamship New
bern, Yon Helms cr.ptain, eight days from
Guaymas, grounded this morning at 3
o'clock a few miles north of the San Pedro
lighthouse. The"passengers, crew and part
of the cargo were .saved. The ship was
Inst in a dense fog. One conld not see the
ship's length, and the captain supposed he
was well out from land. The current car
, lied him off the course. Tbe vessel went
f at full speed into the rocks. The water
came in very rapidly, and the steamer
listed to port. She rolled very much, but
careening always to port: There was no
disorder, tbe disipline being perfect.
The vessel- lay on the rocks In that po
sition until daybreak and the partial lift
ing. of the fog, when the passengers were
rowed "-shore, not a stone's throw distant.
The vessel is broken in two and the decks
are completely razed. .
The story was t<>ld to 8 correspondent
by Mrs. Katiierine Brandegee of San
Francisco, one of the passengers. She left
San Jose del Caba October 1. They had a
pleasant trip until- the disaster. She re
tired at the usual hour last night and at 3
o'clock felt a violent shock, as of a vigor
ous earthquake, and the ship careened to
port. ..
; "1 was not thrown out of my berth, as
were others," she : said, "as the force was
on the high side, but I lost no time in
scrambling to my feet and dressing. There
was no mistaking i what had happened,'
as any one ', who has experienced a shin
going at full speed upon the rocks will
acknowledge.' The Tog was ; so 3 dense we
could : not see, : but a very short distance
from the : bow.* the rocks were discernable,
and. one could almost have' jumped: onto
them. The main land was about 100 yards
away. The vessel filled very rapidly, and
It was _ readily "- seen ■;; we were on a i solid
foundation. . The excitement 'was ; abated
aud tha best of order prevailed. At day.
light we put off in small boats and reached
shore without trouble or accident, no surf
running and the sea being very calm. Im
mediately the captain dispatched the pur
ser to this place, who sent us wagons, in
which we were taken to the Redondo Ho
tel and made very comfortable. The trip
over the ; rough country was . very tedious,
as we had to get out several times and help
the horses along."
The Newbern is an old craft used as
a transport in the rebellion. She bad a
cargo of oranges, tan bark and - bullion.
All were lost, ( except the latter. The pas
sengers were principally Mexicans. There
were seven first cabin and about twenty
five * second ' cabin passengers. The Peli
can, just returned from the wreck, reports
the hulk almost entirely submerged, with
the bow not more than fifty feet from
shore. The bottom is all smashed in and
the smokestack is gone. At low tide she
will be high and dry.
The second cabin passengers, with, the
mate and crew, are encamped on the bluff
overlooking the scene of the disaster. Con
siderable bullion was lost, but the exact
amount is not known.
HE CANNOT EXPLAIN.
Captain Yon Helms Can Give No
Reason for the Disaster.
Sax Pedro, Oct. 14 —The steamer New
bern, which went ashore at Point Vincent
early this morning during a heavy fog, is
said to be rapidly breaking ud.
Captain , yon Helms, who : is an old and
able seaman, can give no. reason for the
accident. The steamer was supposed to
be on her usual course, which lies three
miles off shore. Immediately after the ves
sel struck the life-boats were ordered out
and after taking lines ashore the work of
transferring passengers and baggage was
commenced.
*Ssventy-five thousand dollars worth of
bullion was stored in the specie tank and
was lowered into two boats and brought
to San Pedro in charge of the captain and
second mate. No attempt was made to get
the cargo out as the vessel quickly keeled
over on tbe port side and filled with water.
She is valued at £50.000. The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company carries its own
insurance. The cargo was valued at about
5200.000, including the bullion. As soon
as the vessel struck the purser went to
Redondo for conveyances for the pas
sengers, who, with the treasure, will :go
north on the steamer Corona to-morrow.
Great excitement prevailed among tbe pas
sengers when the vessel in the dense fog
and darkness crashed upon the rocks and
a panic seemed Imminent, but was averted
by the calmness of the captain and crew.
THE NEVVBERN'S HISTORY.
Profitable Voyages of the Steamer
in the South Coast Trade.
There is an old savins along the water
front that the steamer Newbern has made
more money than she was capable of car
rying, and judging from her long years of
profitable service there is more truth than
fiction in this remark. -^ ; :* "
In 1862 the Newbern was finished at the
Brooklyn shipyards and old-time New
Yorkers will perhaps remember the cir
cumstances under which she was launched.
At the time the United States Federal Gov
ernment was very much in need of vessels
with which' to maintain the' blockade of
Southern ports. An effort was made to
secure her and fit her up as a cruiser, but
finally it was decided by the steamer's
owners to withhold her for their own
service and use her as a carrier between j
Atlantic ports. She was, however, char- I
tered by the Government and used for a j
time as a transport. At the close of the !
war she ran for a long time between New*
York and New Orleans and other Gulf I
ports.
At the time of her advent int > the ma
rine world the Newbern was considered a
very fine vessel. She was built of the
very best of timbers and her machinery
was of the latest type of maritime
construction of a mechanical nature.
However, new machinery had since been
placed in her.
The Newbern was purchased In the East
by the California Navigation Company, of
which John Bermingham Was agent, some
eighteen years ago. and, together with the
Montana, a steamer of about her tonnage,
was used in the line between this port and
Guaymas. At the latter point connection
was made with a line of small stern-wheel
boats owned by the same company, which
navigated the upper part of the gulf arid
the Colorado River as far as Yuma. The
two Hues did a large business, as all
freight and passenger traffic between
this city and- places in Arizona
and . the Northwestern Mexican
States had either to go by sea
or take a tedious and oft-times dangerous
journey overland from Los Angeles. On
the completion of the Southern Pacific
through zona, however, the traffic by
sea fell off and the company disposed of
their river boats to the railroad people and
only kept the steamships. About this time
the Montana was burned at sea on a voy
age between here and Guaymas. The
Mexico was built to take her place, but as
business continued to decline she was dis
posed of to the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, who placed her on the Puget
Sound route. , A few years since tho New
bern, as the last floating property of the
old Gulf of California Company,' was dis
posed of to the Pacific Coast Company and
had been retained by them on the route be
tween this port and Guaymas, making
monthly trios.
; The Newbern has carried enough treas
ure between the United States and Mexico
to pay off the national debt. Her cargoes
latterly consisted of unrefined silver ore,
hides, pelts, deerskins, tropical fruits and
Mexican cigars, for which the Pacific Coast
Steamship Conn any received freight rates
somewhat higher than the customary com
pensation for transportation.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company
seldom iusures any of its vessels, and very
little if any insurance was placed on the
Newbern.
Captain yon Helms, who commanded
the vessel, is known to be ; a careful navi
gator and one thoroughly familiar with
the southern coast. It is thought that the
wreck of the Newbern can In no way be
attributed to lack of care and; attention to
duly on his part.
The Newbern was a vessel of 943.3 tons
gross; 198 feet in length and 29 feet in
breadth of beam. •
FIERCE FLAMES.
A Whole Block of Business Buildings
Swept Away.
• Detroit, Oct. 15.— One of lhe most dis
astrous fires which has raged in Detroit for
many years occurred : last . evening on
Cbamplain street, a whole block of busi
ness buildings being swept away and Har
monic Hall, the scene of many political
conventions, being burned to - the '. ground.
The: flames were : still raging at 1 o'clock,*
but were under ? control ' Tne loss is esti
mated at §_:00,OOQ, •-;•*.
THEY WILL AGREE
Compromise Now Seems
Certain.
YIELDING ON ALL SIDES.
Probable Lines of the Measure
That Will Pass.
VOORHEES TALKS OF DEFIANCE.
But It Is Probable That He Will
Come Down When President
Cleveland Calls.
Washington. Oct. To-day was
pregnant with rumors of compromises
and agreements on the silver question.
Enough is known to lead to the conclusion
that mutual concessions have been made,
and that the statements of Senators jus
tify the hope that before next week has
passed there will be a movement toward a
settlement of the question. Just what the
compromise will be cannot be said, but the
idea that meets with most favor contem
plates about the same provision as the
Harris amendment combined with a bond
provision.
The session of the Senate to-day opened
with a personal explanation from Morgan
of Alabama. He denied having ever in
timated that he would vote against uncon
ditional repeal, but said he would vote
against conditional repeal as proposed in
the Voorhees substitute, which he charac
terized as "very ridiculous, very injurious
and very cowardly."
Various important amendments to the
rules were offered and went over until
Monday. They were as follows:
By Lodge of Massachusetts— lt shall not
be in order for a Senator to read & speech,
either written or printed also, when the
Senate refuses to excuse a Senator from
voting and be still declines to vote, he
shall be counted as present for the purpose
of making a quorum.
By Mr. Stewart of Nevada— Tbat no
Senator interested in any national bank
shall vote upon any question affecting the
coinage or issue of currency by the Gov
ernment or through the instrumentality of
national banks.
By Galiings of New Hampshire— When
a majority of the Senate submits a request
in writing through the chair that the de
bate close on a bill or resolution reported
from a committee, such papers shall be
referred to the Committee on Rules, whose
duty it shall be within five days to report
an order naming a day and hour when the
vote shall be taken, and action upon such
reports shall be had without amendment.
The resolution offered by Dolph yester
day referring to the Committee on Privi
leges and Elections the : question as to
whether absent Senators may be com
pelled to attend was presented and agreed
to. AoM^JahimilW!
The silver purchase repeal bill was
taken up at 12:45 o'clock and the Vice-
President . set about disentangling the
parliamentary twist into which the
Senate got itself last night over
the question as to whether Du
bois should be excused from vot
ing on the question of allowing
Peffer to have a document read at the
clerk's desk. By a vote of 29 to 37 the
Senate refused to excuse Dubois. The
name of the Idaho Senator was then
called and Dubois remained in his seat
silent. There was a rollcall - because at a
like stage of the proceedings last night no
Quorum had voted and no less than
seventy-two responded — twenty-nine more
than a quorum— and by far the largest
number that 'has appeared on a rollcall
during the session.
After some more parliamentary pitfalls
from which the Vice-President skillfully
extricated himself, the question was put
whether the documents should be read
from the clerk's desk and it was decided
in the affirmative— ayes 39, noes 30. Tho
document accordingly was read as a part
of Peffer's speech.
Peffer then yip ded the floor to Jones of
Nevada, who addressed tbe Senate in op
position to the bill. De was Interrupted
by Voorhees, who made a motion for an
adjournment and Jones assented. Voor
hees said that if there was anybody who
thought the friends and advocates of this
bill had surrendered or had it in contem
plation, he desired to answer him in the
language of the immortal hero, Paul Jones,-
that "we have only begun the fight."
At 1:05 the Senate adjourned until Mon
day. ______________
EFFECT IN QERnANY.
Speculation Is Paralyzed Through
the Inaction of the Senate.
Berlin*, Oct. 14— The bourses here and
at Frankfort are greatly affected by the
silver legislation in America. Operations
are almost at a standstill pending a de
cision of the matter by the United States
Senate. -- - -
WAS A BAD MAN.
The Mayor of Tyron Belonged to a
Gang of Outlaws.
St. Louis, Oct. 14.— A special to the Re
public from Chattanooga, Term., says: In
formation was received this morning by
Postoffice Inspector y Whiteside, chief of
division.that J. Fisher, United States Com
missioner and Mayor of Tyron, N.C, was a
member of the Burrett; gang of outlaws.
His brother, A. J. Fisher, and Charles P.
Burrett had been taken into custody. ' The
trio were held in bond-, of $1000 each.
COLONEL TAYLOR DYING.
He Was Son-in-Law and Secretary
to William Henry Harrison.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 14.— Colonel W.
H. H. Taylor, State librarian since 1877, is
dying at his home in this city. He married
the youngest daughter of General William
Henry -Harrison in 1836, and -was General
Harrison's! private secretary when he was
President. His wife , and five . of bis ten
children are with him.
PINES FOR GLORY.
Sullivan Getting Ready to Go Back
to the Ring.
Cedar Rapids. lowa, Oct. : 14.— 1n an
interview, P. J. r Kennedy, John L. f Sulli
van's manager, says, -'.The ex-champion is
not drinking a drop now," and when asked
if he would ever enter the rinn aiaia
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
said: "Well, I'll tell you how it is.
If Mitchell whips Corbett in their conning
scrap, Sully is going after the English
man. He told me so, confidentially, and
the fact is known to but few of bis most
intimate friend'-. He is in belter condi
tion than people think, and* his legs are
not gone. He can get in fighting order in
six months, and Charley Mitchell will
have to kill him before Solly will allow
the championship to leave the United
States."
KICKAPOO ALLOTMENTS.
nembers of the Tribe Making Some
Little Trouble.
Guthrie, O. T., Oct. 14.— The Kickapoo
allotting agent is experiencing difficulty
in getting members of the tribe to accent
allotments. They say they did not sign
the treaty which was agreed, on by the
Government Commissioners and the com
mittee of the Kickapoos and there is noth
ing to show that the majority of the tribe
ever ratified it. If this is true it is not
binding on the Indians and the action of
Congress providing for the openjngis void.
POLLEY LIBERATED.
No Evidence to Connect Him
With MeWhirter's Death.
After Being Locked Up Seven Months
He Is Dismissed to Save Fresno -
Further Expense.
Fresno, Oct. 14.— This morning, before
Judge . Webb, in Department 3 of the Su
perior Court, a motion of continuance in
the case of The People vs. Frederics W.
Poiley, charged with being an accomplice
with Richard S. Heath in the murder of
Louis McWhirter, was made by the Dis
trict Attorney. The ground on widen it
was asked was that the principal witness
for the prosecution could not be found.
After the motion had been argued the
Judge decided that, while he would lice to
grant a continuance if the prosecution
could give sufficient assurance that it
could find the necessary witness, yet, ac
cording to the facts before the court and
the law in the case, he would have to deny
the motion.
The District Attorney stated it would be
useless to go into the trial without this
witness, as his evidence was necessary to
connect the defendant with the crime, and
trial would put the county to a large
expense witn little show for a conviction;
he therefore asked that tbe case be dis
missed.
The motion was granted.
The witness in question is James Givens,
the colored man who said he pulled Poiley
in through tbe window of a house in Chi
natown soon after the shooting of Mc-
Whirter. Poiley had testified that he had
slept tbat night in the shed of a woodyard,
and Givens* testimony was considered very
important.
Poiley has been in jail nearly, seven
months on an indictment of the Grand
Jury, and when he was set at liberty he
was much excited with joy.
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