The New Era, 1882-06-01, Page 9-L'e03
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June 1 1882.
THE LAKE HOLOCAUST,
Dreadful Scenes on the llI
Fated Manitoulin.
NARRATIVES BY EYE -WITNESSES'
'The Sad Death Of a Bride and
Bridegroom,.
zwr or TIDE LOST..
Bravery of the Captain, Crew end
Suevivors.
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Particulars of the dreadful disaster to the lake
steamer Ma.nittifillh, off Killarney, Georgian Bay,
still come to hand. The lo,sa of life was. great.
It appearsays an eye -Witness, that after the fu.e
broke out the best of Order prevailed for a tithe,
but presently several timid -persons bethene ter-
ror stricken, and the feeling beiug conveyed to
the othere, a panic ensued and a rush wee made
for the boats. These latter were barely on a level
with the deck then crowds defYilig' :restraint
poured into them and the ro o irom the davits
ces. ' oti a re Mg, 1 s !se-
e cupants were Precipitated _headlong. utto the
' lake and a number -of them founct-j. watery,
, grave. One elderly Man weighing about 260
pounde wlio had thus been thrown ante the
water was see re to strike for. shore- and sedea for
a considerable diskette°, hut on bah* passed by
a youn,g man hi the same predicament, who
-proved to be a stronger swim= ee ad ultimately
succeeded in reachingthe shore, apparently
gave up hope, and exclaiinind " God „have mercy
on my soul" , •
• BINE To num No MORE.
The deceased is said to have been Mr. Robert
Henry, a Gore Bay, a wealthy lumberman and
highly respected. A little girl was thrown into
the unlucky life' boat by her rctother with the
hope of saving her, but unfortunately .the child
got her foot caught In the bottom of the boat,
and before :she could be extricated Was drowned.
, The distracted mother was thenhetriedlY
pushed from the sad scene to the fore 'Part of.the
vessel, where most of 4110 passengees. and crew
• took refuge fronethe elumes. itis saicl that only-,
four and a'lialf aninAtes elaneed from the time
the alarnPwas giventill the vessel was beached,
• and so greatwas the speed at which he rah
that fully.ene half of her length was run up on
• dryground Yet, in that short time the iron
rails were heated red. '
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One eye-wrpness runner 'Mates that•the're are
two children On the Ialand. who are do small as
,60 be unable to walk, and whose parents aro
supposed to have beenlost in the•catastropho.
One man -a survivor -Who Wee almost, frantic
with grief, declared to himthat he had killeil
his wife and child in attempting to eaVe them.
The child he -dropped into oue.of tho small boats ;
and it was killed by its head striking on the gun-
wale, and his wife, strange to my, ,thane to her
death in an exactly similar manner: •
Residents of Killarney state' • dust twenty
corpses have boon disco.vered,:among which are
two of the crew. RepOrta are somewhat Contra-
dictory as to ' •• ' • '" ' .
TICE OHIGIN 01' THE EIRE.
Some gay it wa6 caused by the journals • 00C01.11-
ing heated and igniting ,the adjoining 'W.C)Oli-•
work ; others that it Was dim to the incompe-
tency of the engineer. The eye -witness referreil
to, however, stated potitiv.eljr thee it originated
from a defect in the smoke stack. which was
encased with wood, .ttnci no sooner, was it dise
•
-covered than the Whole: ceetee part of the beat
• wae enveloped in flames: The emolto-steek being
close/ to the stern ihan to tho bow- of the, .boat
the latter place was the safest retrdat: •••••-• •
Andrew • Johnston, mate of :the Manitoulin,
.reports that when the boat WaS about form miles
from rclaaitowaning Bay it . was discovered to be
on fire„ supposedeto have been nausea by the
explosion of a latop in ' theafter engine room,:
The chief engineer, Wm. Lockerbie,' let. the .V64'
BSI have a full head for Shore, and then jumped
on to the wale. He hung. -to it uutil he neared
shore, when he waded in. lie- was bacllylurned,
about the eaes and hands; aa was also the cap-
tain. The boat wcie beached aboutelaree miles
-from Mauitowaning, on the WilmMtnikong shore,
her bow being in about twelve, incletel of•wa,ter,
- and the stern in sixteen 'foot. She was birthed
, right to the water -line, and the remains of the
hull were . crisped on the inside to veritable
charcoal. The boiler ant1 engine stood in their
laces. and the hold was fIlledwith water, holes
having been cut in the bottom by the. crew. in
fighting the denies after the boat was beached.
Everything was apparently burned to useless: -
nese, except perhaps the machinery and a 'fee"
almost valueless articles of freight Sorne cat-
tle on board' had been roasted Id death' end
' thrown overheard, portions.of the carcases being
taken away by the Indiana. • ,
A eeMne,'S•wArch.•:-
The flrat mate, Andrew Johnston, n.iia.-Eithne'a
. the crew were found in charge .06 the ruitis,,
• keeping their lonely *etch by a: fire on. shore.
After the wreck. had Wee inspected, by those .on,
board the Northern Belleewhich deepetelied,
. to the scene,. the letter was then headed , for
Illanitowatiing, where she .arrived in. a few.
minutes, tafind thadock croWdedWith survival's
of -thedisaster and 'citizens of ttho 'WWII; Pro-
minent in the crowd, and one onswhom all eyes
turned was Captain P. M. Campbell, of tho lest
'boat, who for twenty-seven Aare:hi:a sail ad' the
waters witleoutl meeting seriousmthident, Mid
was bravely struggling to bear up ender the'
heavy blow he had not been able to avert. • Mr.
. EL A. Abbott; Manager Of the, Smelt Ste. 'Marie'
Branch of thesCanacla Pacific Railway, in speak -
tog of the disaster, said coaloil flames were very-'
swift and 'destructive, The boat when.running
for the Shore was going at the rate of lif teen
miles an hour. She vvas all fir flames in ten or
twelve minutes, ands it was impossibleto gave,
her. He could nottell how Many were drowned.;
• The people kept dropping overboard.
ems CIIIEE ENGINEER% STORY'. . •
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The following is probably as • correct a state-
ment of the facts -of the case mean be obtained:
The brave' Mail who told thetory to ' the
reporter had his right hand severely,burned, and
/119 hair scorched and • ears blistered, and his
general appearance told that he had fought a
gallant and desperate battle. He said.: "et was
...between 12 and 1 &Meek; stile second'engieeer
had his dinner and came down t� relieve me. .1.
• went to my room, washed myself and was put-
ting on my eotte to go tic dinamewhen the second
• engineer came running and told me :the boat
was on fire. eeWent 'outside and. rushed; te the
pony engerie,th start it. At that .•titee' the Mate
and 'atitOMIeelegineer . were endeavoring to get
eh° hose dawn. I was four . feat lower than
them, and not so much 'exPoited to the flames,
which with the smoke wes meeping Overhead'. eh
had the overflowsef the bony -open' for Some time;
and before shutting it . off to force 6118 water
through the hoe° kcalltal to the Mate and second.
engineer to hurry as much as they could.. Ldid.
not receive any anfitver, and I crawled up and '
Ifoued there was no one theee. I supposecIthe
• 'fianees drove them eff. I took hold of the ilOSo,.
and felt along it for the nozzle, and found there
was none on. I then dropped the hose and want
to the side of the gangway, about she feet ,'6 then
the angiEle. I noticed people i ri the water already,
partichlarly amen and a women and child. Saw
She captain bad the boat pointed for shore at the
'time, and the cpiestion of merge arose ie
my-
niind whether she would reach share. Thinking
Of this I ran back to the engine, felt forthe.lever
06 1110 throttle, and pulled 11 Open. •I could not
open fish the way, because it wets set, with a
thumbscrew, which tightened hp as -the -lever
carao out. Iran back tothe gangwe'y,' pulled off'
my boots, and crawled along ,the .wale until
came to a fender, wbon• I was assisted to the
promcinad.e clack by Messre. 'Spencer and. Jan*
Miller. Then I noticed that the first Mate was
trying to lower the sstarbeard boa,t, and being
. • unable 15 swing her clear I tookhold of the after
fall and helped the mate to @Wing the beat Clear
of the chalks that she sat in. Tho'mato told me
not to lee the boat strike the water. I foiloWed
the boat down to keep her off the promenade rail
and shoved her off until' My end of her was about
four feet from the water.I was standing on the
main wale at the tinue having my anm around' a,
fender, and tie line in iiry diseugaged hand. ,
The iramenso crowd which': Jumped into
the boat either -parried away'lhe• forward
tackle, or the davitt, when I. itainediately, let go
• the lifter tackle, at ale boat turned a coMplote
Somersault, and the line nearly Wept ince MT.
clung to the tido until the boat grounded, when
the jar shooltme off. /fell into the Water .mid
wadel to the there. When 1 was hanging ever
the Side I saw 'people continuelly pe.ssingetnitleee
ree in 41. Water.' I especially noticed a man
swinnning outwards, after a woman • who leaA
drifted: behind. The couple 61-61-0 Saved. I elso
noticed a, man clinging to the gide who had Ins
left betel and arm in tire fire. " On landing, tater
getting cal those who remained oft the boat, we
, worked till the following inernieg to •extingilisla'
tho flames. There wore probably tWenty persons
lost.
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ing 'ftre ' on the lower deck.. The captain gOten.
went towards the head of the ongiee room and
came back in less than two minutes, telling, us to
get life preservers ready. Thee we all get at the
captain to run her , ashore assoon as possible
and that he did in, quick time. The first 1 saw
when I left the cabin was a boat upset on the
starboard and the e people all thrown into
the water. A .regular panic took place
among the, passengers . and they juitiPed
overboare in all directions. "Ile :water was
black with them at some distan ee from the shore.
The heat and smoke were terrific. 'I stopped and
helped some ladies with preservers, mel did not
attempt te leave the boat until she 'struck the
shore. The boat was half , consumed when I got
,off. ThetqaPtaili, engineer % and officere deserve
leueat credit, for sticking to the beetuntil the lest.
lAtter we got ashore the excitement was intense
on account of fears of a powder explosion. , The
captain canie to the passengers cin shore and told
us to get out of the way as the boiler might burst,
but ' the chief 'engineer said there was no danger
as the safety valves were working properly.] ale
people of Manitovianing came with astonishing
rapidity to the seene of the wreck and helped the ,
stragglers into the boats. Indeed et is a mys-
Itery. to Meehow they arrived so quickly. They
showed greet hospitality, providing clothing and
all other necessaries."
TILE SCENE rRoar TEE sEfoRE.
W. J. Tucker, the druggist of the town;Said that
shortly alter 12 ceolock be saw smoke &scowling
from the-yes:see Heves among the firetto notice
the flames. .11e had a powerful glass, ancl saw
many euinp, off the starboard side. Ile saw the
captain. on the bridge- to the last, , and saw and
heard explosions of gunpowder and dynamite.
After the aufferere landed he dressed about .2e
hands, including, both engineara, and" a man
naMed John Millar, who hed a severe burn;
.11l Ttokese, sbrother of Tinicess oe Manito=
waning, was on heard; 'ad had his hand burned.
IlHe sew children thrown over the aide like ducks,'
and they were .eaught by the erew. Mrs. Tinkess
was severely here- Mr. Spencer, of Collingivood,
saw e newly. nterried couple en the eft cabin.
The wife had fainted lusher husbands arms, and
beth were -suffocated and 'perished. His name
was Themes Hanbury. eSpencer, :though not a
etrong man, bravely fought the. Waters.: He
decliue.d to be, taken on board 6 rescuing' boat
nntit another ramie was rescued. Both were saved.
kfr.• Spencer's wife fortunately remained in Owen
Round:. •
, Misieg Sullivan and Tinkess eapecially dis-
tinguished themselves by their brayeey and cool -
MOS,' and --both young ladies, 'insisted on their
respective lathers being provided for before they
would conseet la -betaken off. Mr. Sullivan be-
longs to the firm of Marpole, Sullivan es Co,
Barrie, who hath a Syndicate contract. ,
I' All who heard the whistle declare -it -W
d as the
mese , Melancholy and .distressing sound they
ever listened tee sounding like the terrified Wail,
'of a hound At night. Stout met • asserted 4 that
'they felt. a thrill of honer go over them' at the.
sound, and sense of the crew. Bey ,it sounded as.
though the boat knew that dissolution was .0,p -
I The number of those who perished is variously
estimated, atel.tee placing the nihilism as high- as
ceftyi:;ana.the lowest estimitte:giyes twenty as the •
number. The purser did.pot have time ,to regis-
ter nil on . board, consequently- the naMes 06
"InanY who Were lost are not recorded, and
Probally. the names -of ell the victims Will Dever.
00 known. The • neeser, , Mr. McDoug,ate who
most coure,geouely attended to his duties,: suc-
ceeded in saving all the money he had on board,
together with agold watch for; a gin:Mien-mil -up
the"lakes, but lost hia books. .
. • . • THE
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The boats history is. a brief one. She WaS
built some three years ado for aia 'Owen Sound
company, at that place', by Mr. John,- Simtison.
Beforeleie bompletiont -howevere the G eorgiau
Bay Transportation .Compaesy entered into Lego-
tiateans with the Owen Sound builder, e and
-were .Successfill in farming a' joint stack nom-
pariy, Inc stock. consieting of the Manitoulin, the
Emerald and the N °Alien). Dello. The company
havs carried on a very.ancocissful coasting' trticlo
for .eonie time, and the boat j tist lost, up to the
time of the accident, was, lilte her hravo. corn-
fnander, singular -9y fortunate.
' AN ELEILODD AVEMEi.45151A.i.q.
, The. wheelsnian,..Playtee, r,einained at his post
till thd cofidu et will licit -Shrill -1m for-
genten by the gratefulliasenges. '
' • , LIST OF THE *LOST.
ThO names of thoee 'known 'to be lost are Relit.
Henry ; Thonnt's Hanbriry a,uel ife„ Geo. -White,
Cellingwood, Jas.'Letvis, Algoma rd ills ; J. Little,'
of Sullivan,' ilelarpcile.4eCo •Jno,Ilergan, P. Fitz-
patrick and little- girl,' Penny Proud. Others
Whose Mimes. are net lthown'are arsT) lost.
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• . Tuts strievevous.
. -Those whose safetVis ass'llred are H. A. Abbot -.,t,
.GB. Sulliv.enetl. Tinkess, A. Green, Andrew Reid,
T. N. Hilliss,'Henry'iLyne, A. D.• McDonald, D. H.
'Renate David II:" Evane, J. Galbraith, Jonathan
Noble, Geo. Patterson, E. Ament, W. 003111 U1
lets: Perigoan, Reid. • cel em.'John Torchette, 'Geo,
Yeurig,"D. Catnerau, JrmoReynolds, jas. C.Irving,'
E, StaPleyeOhae. Mama' Iii -ani ' Tiukess, hobt.
'May',' Villa, Giierine' Jne. fiislop, ' &is. -Watkin,
:Andrew TracY,'.305.- illodgins, J,as. McMillan;
josePb .Dollar, •Tholaas Gorley,• Joseph Haslip,
Jas. Delves -e, Ebeneier TiticY;,.E. II. Carpenter,
.Jos. Guerin,Angus Campbell, Jas. Gilbert:sem.
efeLeod, C. Heyell; Wm. Bustin, A. B. Spencer,
Mrs. W. J. Jolley,:ltirs.Burnhane; Jane Hurnham,
.Mre.-E. Tracey, 'Jennie, Teacey,,,I,Vna..legeCisY, D.
Ellison; • jne.. 'IL 'Rots, 4: gx. BroWle,-.13arah P.
'Wrielsherecati I:fantail- Beatty, :Chas.:Beth, Mrs.
Wooley,. Levi McPhee, ..3:. C. Connell, Mrs.: Tin.'
lkoss, Ada.Tinkess;Mina. Tinkess, Arch. 'MePhat- ,
,ter.. In addition td,theth the crew with:the int -Cep,
lion Oethreedeek.hande Were.all saved:. ' ,' • . '
- ::.A.S•gentlernaii• whohits since. Conversed With
:thinecif tha-. passengers'. on 'the , ill-fated steam -
:boat elanitoblim itnel paid a visitsto the scene:of
the 'cliaaater,:gives the'. following account, el this
:heerterending tr,agetlY :-' • ., : .
:The..fire broke, Mit about I o'clock 'p.m, : Cant,
Campbell Was sitting at dinnerwhdn. he 'heard
,tlio cry: 'llefinniediately ran out,, mounted the
huerictine clisek,"end Cried out to:the Wheelsman,
t' Hard astiMboa.rde lard .astarboarde 'Run bet.
for the shorn."' Tha engineer, 'Laugherby, on
:hearing:this; ord'er,: inineediatelyejtimPededoWn
• ntothe Migineithottesfeom which the flames Were
• eithiisg with terrible,ilerceneste.tendlet,on eyed
'available'. otieCeecif ••liteam. , Hie,: escape .11'0,111
' leetinction is nothing .- Sheet ' of, nairacu9ons.
- Thenvere then about two . miles froth the shier ,
;with &large, euenber Of ,passengers, and the le;
grOviidg-ftereer •and fiercer 'every:mennint. .4 Wt
‘everein running for the:shore, the ;itteaMe . as
leaded against the wind, and as the tire. .15 in
, the after, part it tilateriq.11Yaided in keening the
Bailees inthili'cuniaters. ' When the fire 'broke out
and . the :excitement , was at its height, several
ladipii. And ' Children :juinned , overboard' and
peri-shect; The %cries of '' excitement 'and the
;general Weil that went up were nioat pitiable
' to ,,hoar. ' On a beat being .-loevered So
Many rushed Mt° it '; that , the front' davits
broice, letting : all these •Witbin . it into : the
rushing'vratersbelow.. at is notkedw.nevhether
' eli'theao were deiced:or net ' ,The ilainee had by
thisetinie enveloped the peter part of the Seetaniers
-Tbe'pakstingerewere' huddled together trying id
vain to gather hope:from .the • expression of 'ens
enethereeponutenaxibee..116:11amee_werti_droW-•
nug. nearer aeurnearer every monienteleivind the
etowd forwerd.'e The heatliecande intense.; One
-after thiethen sank fainting to the declieVereorne
.,by•the'heat end.silieke.' One .Yeeing eouple.het
recently Marrieclegeli separated 'lir :the .surging
crowd • The heebend inshed hither end thither
searching for his lost One, whorl:above, theuchu
of the flames rose ei.ory whith hiritstantlyltneW
came from her hetheght. She was in'the lattlies
cabin, and he rualred te ',sere' her, When in im
instant the flames ' swept round theta, and the
'devoted pair' perished clasped in 'each other's
arms. ' The wheelhonse was. DOW 111 lif10100,
150, • like . -John Maynard ' ef old, • the
:wheatmeal. stood ' at hiS past, Dress red-
- het. embers dropping ELTOUDd 413d Upon
him. TIte Captain stooa near encouraging and
directing alf with: , voice 'and fiction; The ',foam
fiew from the boat's .bOW as he Cleft the Wider
like a leuife,. the .flame and smoke rising high
towards heaven, -Malting a =est impressive:.
picture. One Minute Mere arid the Shore is
gained. '' Hurrah!' Now,: boys,„ you may . go,',.'
ishonta the captain -IOUs .brflilL6;.001ON6'itS the: bent
tonchee the ,betich, and he hiniself prepared to
. cave. Just as,he retiches the bower deck he sees
e little girl rushing, as though madi right int o
the roaring flimsies.. Ho reachee to save iter, and
''
est 10 61010, but, to save himself fisotitt , slipping
town the sloping deek into thci flainect; he gettap
t.,e
n alnaolit red-hot iron ladder and bath are sai/ecl.
Ile, drops his idiarge to those . 'waiting - on the
betteli, and essistime Others eu the thence way all
, are saved 'herrn theeetearrier:' . • ,, , .
The captain and'perser state that about twelve
ivete are feet, but' ethets ea y that the Captain was
not In a Position to iceioW, being in the fore part
ell thetime. Seme persons, who get :tiff in the
lifeboat, ' say that perecess, were 'eontineally
phi -tying evetbeard in terror to crscaP-Othe flames
encl. wore not .intived i.,'arlil :further that six or
Seven men !Who were lying on the deck drunk
have Mat since been seen. ' leetweee twenty. aud.
tt.rontyfivo Tithe inttst Inette.bakial St attire least.
11.p.11) 6.011 otelocki011 Fridarfaorning ordy, three
4 pi:idles had heeti reeordred.• All saved woretalcon
: to abinitowatileg and aecomined.ated as Wtile aS
' co
ts kin and the
ossiblo. The Northern Belle leis goed to cotnslete the . Manitoulin'
. .
emnaining 'parieengeke •: to their destinationa,
Nothieg further iti eXpected•until her return:, .
1 A -.Quebec de:Snatch Soya: The President
161-0613116 10 next On Satiirdevnigh t Six 'of the crOW
ef the ship Western Belie, which was Red in the"
160 00 theist Mttylaat The Weatern "Belle loft
Greenock on the 11611 April, commanded- by
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Captain rrowe ale old Quebecor, Who id well
knowe here having trrnothme brother and Sister
reekliese in the city. On theist iledy the earl into
an icebeeg at:night, EIMRSkIfilg in her bows and in
taitoutY minutes afterwalals sank. Tho •eapthin
Wes on the -lookout at the !time of the 'disaster,
the 113E1.0 with his watch laving gone bolew some
halfhieur before. The bout e were iinmeiliately
loWered, the • mato and ' tax then -getting away
..
A TnAvtir,ritut's itXrnxitx,Xcit.
Mr. A. D. 'McDonald, traveller for tho World
Publishing Co., Gholph; Orris told hi a: story:
'After .1 got to Billarney / did my business in an
hour and took a, ticket for ..Manitoviening in pre-
ference to waiting over. I wont to dinner, and
the first intienation of the fire redeiVea W"
from ono of the deck hands wife' opened the ddar
and let the srnok9.11.r. I could boar them shout,
safely, in one boat, but the other was ewamped
by the ship going. down - with it before it
could get clear. The captain and thirteen
of the crew lost their lives thereby. On.
the end May the SlITViVore were picked
up nearly 'frozen to death: . None of them
Bayed anything but the clothes in 'Which they
made their 'escape. They ere how at Water
pence station for shelter. The names of the ger-
rivers of the ship Westeru Belle disaster tele-
graphed last' night are: Williani
Aleeander Crawford, Ti1.01310.S eingleton, John
Finnegan, Thomas Meikles and another.
' The following is ' from St. Piers -e: " The
Griffin, which arrived lime laet eveniug, met t!
Peruvian at 11,30 a.m. Vesterdtiy, ten miles east
of St. Paul Island, and left her in tow with the
-Acadian, au route for Quebec. ' The Griffin after-
wards spoke another Allan boat, making haste to
assist the Peruvian. All were first-rate on board
and no anxiety is felt by tho passengers. The
meets on the Peruvian were taken off early yes-
terday Morning by a transatlantic line steamer
and taken to Quebec!' • -
A 'Montreal despatch _ says: The 'eteamehiii
Scotland, of the,Termierly liue, appears to have
lied a very hard time of it in the ice -pack in the
Gulf. Her captain reports that she experienced
stormy southwesterly ,winds, iYhich impeded. los
progress up to May lst, when she encountered
large quantity of field ice in latitude 43,20 and
longitude 99.50 west. On theera of May she
passed large icebergs off -C.arte. Reece end had
severe gales until the' 5611z when she became'
wedged in the ice 'altogdth er and remained there
until the' 14111. 'The -passengers suffered,severely
from cold, and were threatened with; shortness
of preview/rd. In 'fact, the allowance.was cut'
short at one time, and the , prospect ,of speedy
delivery seemed very scant. The whole ship's
company, aided by the passengers and oven
the women and children, turned out in
_fonce_nach_day_atnclawn4arclnecortinued. well
into the night cutting a channel in the ice... This
having been 0301010655 00 the leth the ship g
clear and left behind them the Peruvieu, Lake
Nepigon and Valencia. The steamship -Texas, of
the Dominion, Line, also had a harti time of it:
She was carrying about 140 head qf eptenclicl
cattle for owneks when she got severe gales on
the tail of the 'Newfoundlanit banks' and soon
afterwards: had a two days and a half struggle
with the ice fields. She had a plate stove in in
her starbeard..bow and! Was ,in other respects
scratched to some extent. She is,"bowever corn,"
partitively vvoll Off. The latest news of . the
Peruvian is of, an -exceedingly sAtiefaceory eba,r-
actor. 'She' appears, now to be in tow of somo.
steadiers. that are making fair tine gut of the
ice50155with which sho was SUIT01111Clod.
The sealing bri.ga•ptine Resent) belongimv to
Harbor Grace, Conception Bay"; Was crushe'd in
the ice during the southeast gale of In Wednes-
day week. . So poweifUfwa,s the iCe nip that the
bciws of the vessel Were drivon in completely
together, making a complete wreck of her. The
--position of the Blain' at the tithe was midway
, between the northern' Grayee Island and Belle ;
Isle. The crew, consisting of seveuty-two MOD,
-1384i to abandon the sealer and fake. to the ice/
There was a hoavy'relling swell surging among
th fl dud'th Ten of the seetil hunters
.was for some thud' eminently perilous. Forte-
nately the steamship Mastiff was Within reach
- of theireignals-of distress; anti 'blue aciwn upon
• them.. The who was eafelyttransferred to
'the steamer, and were brought in arid ;ltin•ded at
. Harbor Grace last night. '
ST. ;i9IINSi Nfld., May 22.-A schooner frona•the
west coast reports'twenty-one,ships hulled in the
ice to the northwest ,of 'Cape 110,y.• Two large
-ocean steamers are also caught fast and driven
over on the coast between Cape4.11,ay and:Cape
Augnille. At Red Rock Pointa ship of 1,900 tons
was tiriveh sheer- tip n. Sloping cliJl by the
pressure of the sea and ice, and rested Mre than
forty feet above the sea ,level. The 66651 of th%
WRS:not ascertained: . • •
Inventperainee among liVonten
.of Fashion.
(New "York Cor. of the Symeuse Journal.)
1G ia Oa -coking but true that intemperance
:0 1(011, women ot tb b!atter e roses "Ifs
becirming naore. 0013101011. Of alumet] in-
iitatiera.bic cases that could be related of
instances where women . of good families,
good eautiation and 'reputed virtue, beleng-
)ng to this city; ' have become common
drunkardand disgraced by this vile lia,bit,
Ike . writer will .relate but One that has.
recently cornet° her knowledge,:and will
vouch for its truth in every particular. A
woman is to.day living in complete-obsour-
.
iv here, and alone, who five years
ago. was the wifeof a 'retired Mer-
chant -the miStress 'of is laud.soree home
within 25 miles from the city,. where she
with her husband and one obild,-a son.
lesided in the summer, and in the winter
lived- either insome fine hotel or went
abroad -that has been completely ruined
by her cOnfirmed habits of intemperance.
She has been in the five years several times;
taken to the station houses, has' been sent
to the prison on Ward's Island and
thoroughly disgraced. She was a very
attractive woruau, and for' years,her hue -
band endured her, insane conduct caused
by liquor, He wee proud, and . tried to
hide his shame from the 'World, but after
several brutal -personal attacks, upon
himself -and her aged , father, he „ was
divorced from her. ,Theu,rels,tivea'on-both
sides interfered, the wife, was 'temperate,
seemingly refOrrned,ancl he remarried her,
as he still, in spite of eVerything, loved the
mother of his boy., For a while this person
(she Was called a lady) was decent in her
behavior, esteented heipeany privileges and
enjoyed her wealth ; but the old appetit-
returned with renewed vigor, and she be-
come more 'degraded than ever. The huse
bandhas again been divorced from her, „but
gives lier. enough to hire on, iteh.6-Would 'so
J(pend it. He is still in middle life, but broken
ill health and wrecked in bappirtese. Every
day he dreads to see hid former wife's
name in,.. -the police reports ; dreads hear-
ing of; some horrid thing ehe' May have.
done. ' He wanders aimlessly through the
World, with one hold on life -his love for
his son idolizing him, but fearing his inherit-
ance of the evil passions which has wrecked
the two lives cf this true story, and how
many thousands of other. Some people
contepeltha,t it is no Worse for a; woman to
be intemperate' than for a man to be 80.
They cannot mean it, however, as women
of good character hold society together. •
Vrovincial lUnivermity 'Notes.
Professorellutton and Pike have departed
for England. "
The MeMurrich Golcl Medal has been
warded to Mr. J. M. Clarke for the best
coropositipn on a scientific subject.'
The University examinations close on
May 3181, and Convocation takes place on
June 8th.
During the storm last week one of the
large glass windows in Convocation Hall
blew in, frightening those who were writing
in its vicinity, but without injaring, any
Several ladies are writing at the eitaani-
nations, chiefly in the firet year. '
All the arraugements have been made for
the 'animal dinner.
A. DOW'S SINGITGAlit DEATH.
---
1Inotantly While Playing Ball,
Saturday afternoon a sad accident
occurred on South May street, Boston, as a
result of which a promising young lad,
Charlie Gould, living at No. 20 South May
street, was almost iestantly killed. Gould,
together with several companions, among
whom was Allen Nixon; of Chester park,
was playing ball on the above rnentioned
thoroughfare, when le- was struck on the
head by a ball thrown by some one of his
companions, receiving injuries that caused
his death within five mtentes from the
time he was struck, althou„h everything
possible was done to slave him.
Chinese and Smallpox.
A San Francisco telegram says: There
is intense excitenaent ,here over smallpox
among the Chinese on the steamship Alten-
ower. Eighty-six cases of confluent small-
pox have been discovered since the
arrival of the vessel. All on board
.were ' vaccinated without effect. The
patients were removed to the hospital.
The vessel is quarantined thirty days trom
the date of each new case. The detention
will cost the ownerg '4400 per day. The
steamship Arabic_has _also _arrived with
1,200 Chinese. All have been vaccinated.
It is reported that the steamship Canopis
will soon arrive with 2 000 Coolies.
• -A nice way to prepare potatoes -for
brealcfaSt is to cut cold boiled ones in
square pieces and dip them in beaten egg,
and put them on a buttered pie plate in the'
oven ; when they are hot and brown send
,
them to the table. •
Frank Stringfellow, once a rebel spy, ig
now the rector of an Episcopal Church at
Farmville, Va. Ho is said to have hilted
more than a hundred Federal soldiers
during the war.
The German Reichstag committee yes-
terday not only rejected Prince Bismark's
tobacco monopoly bill by 2110 3, but also
resolved to oppose every scheme for the
increase of taxation.
Lord Crawford and Balcarres attended
the Duke of Albany's marriage dressed in
J the Highland costunde. .His not appearing
in a,' Court suit or in uniform has given
rise to the comment ths,:t 8cotchmen are
privileged like Quakers.
,Contradiction iS given to the report that
the Princons Beatrice of England is about
to Merry a son of the Landgrave of Hesse.
•
Arthur Hancock, the English pedestrian
recently arrived, is said to 116 matched for
lifty-mile walk, R,000 stakes, against
-111eaghn her, of 33 061.01,
The boys of the Roman Catholic. Eten
Beaumont College -gave Prince Leopold and
-
his bride a splendid reception en 'route from
Windsor to Claremont. , Splendid. arches
Were erected and a thousand ;roses were
cast into the carriage.
WHAT I SAW.
/ saw a horse -fly up the creek,
A cat -nip at her food ;
I saw a chestnut -burr, and: heard
A shell -bark in the wood.
I sew a jackrplaneeff o board,
A car -spring off the track;
1 eaw a saw dust off the floor,
And then a carpo tack.
Rev: William 'Hanna LL. D the
erni-
nent Presbyterian dime, is dead..
.ie,...ereee-,,Aemeatee-einarreeremeownosiii
MCnt, fe461i;CM3 • -451.•
(F110/A SRe1211..).
Th e New '.Com,p61122ti';
gerfur• affinity to t.Le
ApPara.tus -and tbe i...-2crees-
ing the "i:lissOlving rel16-7-
ing aline.st •instant.Zy.tho Ctreadf,2.1
zes'ults 'of .D7,-„epietlida,,.
ond .t.be
2..opft a 1132 0 "cry
waryItoz;ce. ,
It acts 5e21t.17 a/id'
1.3.iliousizess . Costivenp,i.ts,
a cli6,• Sick ileacZacheilD.Istres,s' at:
f.or..Eating;Wind on' Vie Stcy.c.aci2,..
Heartburn, Paius -in the ,iSicle and
Eaclr, Want 'o.f ilopetite,-,VT.antoi
Energy; 'Loiv- Spirits, Foul Stom-
ach. It invigorates tlie- Liver, ea.r-
r1as..611 s,urphis bile,- regulates,
and'ElF-es., tone to the
whole ax§teth.
.Gut this out and take it to ;rani
Druggist and !Teta .10 cent
'or a largehotilo :for 75 cent,14'anci,
tell*Ourneis.hbor eh -oaf
Neuralgia, Sciatica, 1.c.nrbae7O,
Backache, Soreness
Gaut, Quinsy, Soro, '7'' i•
ings andrain
, Sprains, .
.1561
,
Scalds, Genaf'“;
Pains?
Tooth, Ear ane'
Feet and :Ears,
Pa/iii and
Pc Preparatioa '81.1 earth eimals et 1k11
it3 , a s/3, esitre, 81103110 and cheup rxi•!!1,:,
Itentedy. A trial entails bet tl s
trifling, Outlay of 50 Cents, ited ever': a!, ,1
with; Pain can have cheap and posmva „ecc151016, -e
Directions in Eleven Lai -meat -a:,
SOLD BY ALL Billffla
113 1BDETI3-1.3.
ITOGELF ,
THD WORLD'S. COAL MAN.
News from the Old Yields and Greater
Ones Yet to be Developed.
The entire production of coal in Great
Britain last year was 154,000,000 tone.
The 'Wyoming Territory coal fields cover
a"wider area, than the whole State of Penn-
sylvania. '
Bituminous coal in veins eeven feet in
thickness has la.qn discovered in Ross.
County, Ohio. - •
In the last 'ten years the production of
coal in the Southern States has more than
doubled. -
All the coal used in China has heretofore
been imported, but good paying Mines have
lately been opened near Patin.
Buftwice eince 1866 have- the wages of
miner's in the Cumberland regionbeen
redneed: The present strike is against a
reduction of 15 cents of every ton mined.
No special effort has yet been made to
develop the Texes coal , lands, whiph
embrace 30,000 F. -quare SAVA contain •
'Many veins that are twenty feet thick.
The coal is verY rich in oils.
In the United States 187030 men are
employed in mining coal, while the total
amount of invested capital in coal mining
is $256,502,373. The total output of coal
last year exceeded that of the pteiiitnis year -
by more than 10,000 000 ton.
A Hamiltonianwell known for his
genial and liberal disposition, and his lovel
for a good harse, WaB lucky ;aweigh to drawe
Bruce (the favorite for the Derby)' in the
Leedon Sweepstakes. It is No. 276. Good
DESTINY.
Three maidens, bright end pretty as Can ho, •
So that I scarce can choose between the three, '
• Sat Sunday evening in the gallery.
The first her mother. joined 'wh 'cibureh was
And two. were lett-I ivantod only one..
The second met soma other girls, rind took
-
Her homeward way with theln-without a look.
The third another fellow gotivhile 1'
Went home alone. ,Can.thle be destiny?.
•-••A positive case of al/1011)6i exits • On
one of•,the back-streeta of Sandwich.- The
, ,
victim is a Mrs. Dimond, whose daughter
Visited at the house of the late Henry
Askew, where the eit,)idetnic in 'Windsor •
originated, anti it is presumed that the .
other caught it from the daughter. .
• . •
',Sir A. T. Galt. FiAye' he .is 'tired of Eng-
land, and that his iiIteresta being in Canada
he prefers to live here. Besides, his health
is _also bad:
ressoartenetravveeeers-Yeeicostecarmeteniareensaiza
JOHNSTDA TISDALL & (TALE
-
13 A IN lc s
RA11ENBUIIY 6l. I .• T .
triirvANSACT A 0.1:INE1!A1,1116.08III, G SINESS.
-IL Money tiaratneed ertgitese iind Mitts of hand
Drafts issued payaldo 51 Par; lit ell the maces ef-the
erehant's , Bank of Canada. No,, York exchange
ght:ancl. Held. PROMPT AT1-IIN'Il00 PAID 30 COL-
LtsonoNs throughout Cai; sae ed Ilo 63,5114 Staten..
• SALE NOTES BOUGHT st Close rams, sett money
advanced to farniors 0,1 tlici'r "ye I
,gtime,to 901 thaberrowoi 11 fl Ms Seen/i-
t bengbt arid sold. s
BANNERa 16 Nriv YORK, 11\ 3)313)1)
MsncgA-ioliANN Of CANADA.
.k.hr TIM Es ft' A L il'ED 016' :DEP(.),5.17'.1
A. JOHNSTON, J. P. TISDIJiL, T. A. GALE
. .
Stratbroy. ' Flora
J. PENTLAND TISDA•LI.•, Manager'.
NOXILLO? 1.1111'11:AL .rp,z IITSIIRANC1 .00
THOS.. NEILANS,--AGENT,
351.41elicti3el.
, .
Fa.rthersswishing to Insara will find this Corn.
pany•ono of the best and .,elteepest to insure
nd will be waited' on at their homes' if infertile:,
ea b 1sent to the Agents' office. • - 437- ,
s. 3710-8(TT..-an1=2, efz SCDN,
BEAVER" 131,0CK, CLINTON,
Have on hand a choice assortmaal of CLOCKS,
WATCHES, JEWELLERY and PLATED :WARE
of all kinds.
C1100'1 tchea, &r., repaired oil :hart mai
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
1-iv03e0lseeeet-e$41
OP BITTERS.
(A Medicine, not a Drink')
0001-065
nors, rtucixtr, MANDRAKE,
3)AlaiDELION.
AND TILE PrREST AND nEST Q6 AL1
ries or km. °rasa II RS.
M C If;
An.Insenscs of the Stomach. -Rowels, Blood,
Liver, lilidneye, and Iiiinary Organs, Nei.
YOUSUOSS,Eqceplesnias n11.-1 especially
• YeDliaS Complaihts.
S COO EN :COLD.
Will be paid f or a case thee will not cure
help, or for anything/nit-titre or injur10116
found in
ASk.-.YOUr diargiUt COP liar, Pltters-and fry,
1110111 bcfore you sic*. Ta1i-0 no I/thee.
0.1 C 1501 al).9011.te nrid ft:resist lien cure 601
Druultencss, rue 06 eiiium, robaece awl
71 3ssn van Citzem,,Gt. 5111
Altsseve sn!t1 tic"6 01
[10 01 Mfg, 00., I1osther1;2r, 0, Torn • 63, Oin.
kerNtrOggEAWLIMPOSZWAY'''1"-
XrdeggOiltat ofIte(Irttflar.
MOBEY To LEND Ill I,ARGE QB
slams on good mortgage security; neeciorate
ate of interest. B. HALE', Cliutost.
A T.,IBT OF LENDS IN HURON FOR b.1i16BY
-a; flee Cseede OornPanY, tea Y he seen lit the office of
he uadersignei. HALD, Clinton.
H:DOWSLHY; M. De ILf• 0. S k-LNGLAYD
Pbyslclan Surgeox, eta ()fade residence
a est Molson's I:Work) market square, Clinton,
TAR. APPLETON.-LOPPICE--AT
_Lima Ogtario etreet,'Clinton, oppottits the English
Church. Biltraeiee by side gete.
JAMES, SCO'rr, RikERISTRII,SOLICITOR OF P1116e.1 Siprenio Court of Ontario; Conveyaneer,
Office in Baer= DLOOR, .Amint(r ST., Clinten.
OYOUNO, M. D., (GRADUATE OF TORONTO'
i•Unitveriaty,)Physieian, Surgeon, de., residence at •
Mr.! Manning's, three doors east of the fremperance .
11a11, Londeaboro, Ont. .
D11 RET7k.- OFFICE, ALDERT STREET -
immediately north of D1CIEOVE3 hook store.
donee, opposite the Temperance Hall, Huron Street
Clinton. Office hours froni 8 to (I pan.
IITAILIIIAGE LICENSES AND CEB3'IFICATES
-III-Apply at the Smith 131,oelt,CT at the residenec of the
affiricriller, near the London, on 86. Brtare RailWay,
jA.55ES SCOTT;' Issuer of Marriage Licenses. Clinton .
M86. WHITT, TEACHER or MUSIC. PUPILS '
attended at their 91V/1 residence, if necessary.' Ile
-
'Mince at 1113s, Watterson's, Rao entail y St, elinton.
hictiei new mottled taught if desired.
• . „ . . ,
13 STA/010X, GDADUATE OF 'CBE MEDI
leth Dopartnaent of Victoria -Crib: ersi y, oren1 ci„for
iaerly of the floirpitals and •.Dispensitries. .New'Yorit
Ctioner for the County of.Huron '
I l•
W. WIT..1,TheMS.B. k.., MB., GRADUATE OF'
a Toronto Univoreity; inenibbr of the College ofPhy-
demi arid Snigeoaa,.Ont. OPEICIE & DEsian,:NCE the ...
hotnnefenneidy oeiniined by Di Reeve, Albert street.
Aa. iti.k.aNING; ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, SOLT-
01e00 85-01-tANCETtY, CODY65(1.7/Cer; 013-"., Beaver'
Blehlt, Clinton, Ont. An businese. promptly attended
5.I Office hours, 9 a.m. to 6p.m. •
Ingt. WORTHINGTON, PII,YSICLANy-SDIIGEON• • •
11Accoucheur,l,icen,tiatkof the COlege oiphysician-
end Surgeons of Loweeeanada , and Pi-ovnciu 1Licfl.t
tla to and Coronorfer t(he County of Huron. „Officeand
rait' 4o
1 d7i1 ea es,H
'--T-tiron
heb itirdelentg. f ° r erlY "" cuPlY M
T
I
Clinton, Jan. 10,1871.
.W. E. CARTWRIGHT , Surto noti DP,1117/f3T
flraduate-of-the•Doyal-College•of-Denta------
Surgeonaof Ontario hini opened ro OMB in
the Vittoria Block, Albert 'Street, Clinton:where he
will constantly 10111 attendance, and prepared -to par.
fazal everyoperation connected with:Dentist17. ,Teallf
extracted, or filled with golii, amalgam''or other filling
rnaterial. ''Artificial teeth insetted from one to a
ItiVaet. . - •
. .
MONEY TO LEND
.P1tIVATE AND COMPANY FUNDS, at lowest
rates and on terms to suit borrowe:rs. Etas low., °
' -A. 11. MANNING,
Solicitor and Conveyancer
16.;
13 12 -1•7'P1 fS; 'DO ,
rein the office of TrotMr di Caesar, leading dentists
! Toronto. .Second Honor Gnultarte. Royid 'College
. Dental Surgeons, • - .
,
OFFICE, BEAVER BLOCK, CLINTON, ()vs's,. OWLER
& SON'S SWELLERY 510115.
111(11161n all Northylcst °Ice
T 518 Undersigned has made arrangements with thee -
rat leading Real Estate Agents in -Maniteha to• -
?pen an office here for the !stria -turd purchase oftea.
ostilte in miinitob..., aed the' Northwest Territoricit. •
lihips andall information wtlt he •ecceived 1o,ft int.,
• January...Land sold:and bought with little expense;
andall information given. •
1. •
• A. 'II. 'MANNING, Selicitor; de, Clinton.
MONEY TO LEND.
MONEY TO LEND ON PEAL ESTATE
AT LOWEST RATES.
• apply to C. RIDOtIT, Clinton
fl:aJ Erie Loan ad Sayings. o,
MON LOAN en tho Straight Loan Sys-
' tenr. Loans of large sums negotiated at speekil
rates .- Interest at lois- rates.
JAMES SCOTT, Barrister,
Valuator at Clinton
PRIVATE FUNDS to lend atlow ratcaof Interest, on •
May tornte. Conveyancing charges moderato. •.OFT/Ott
r ztk
MORTGAGES, NOT. ES,
AND °TITER
Good Securities Purchased.
ONTEYANCING.
W. w. FA BRADT:
Oiiatarr,NO-e.9, 1E81.
,
Iatiorparated by Act of Parbareent,1855.
CAPITAL, - $2 000000.
Head Office, Montreal.
THOMLB WORKMAN, President.
1.16.8. MOLSON,.. '-..Viee-Pres.
F.WOLFERSTAN THO ''''' Gonoralllanogor. .
.ELECTRIC
.. INSTITUTION (ESTABLISHED 1974.1'
ni• ' •
4 QU16E1.ISITDEE'r eseASTO, us.AD MONT '
• •
NERVOUS. DElDDIT.y; Itheinn'atism, Lam o
liace,Nouralgia,PartilycnS and tillDiver and Chest
Complaints irninediatoly rolibvod and perm 0.
nentiy cured by easing these ;BELTS,' EAt p.,
AND INSOLES. ' '
Cieculare dud Ceneeltatichi FREE.
discounted, Collections m,ade, Draft&
ued, 'Sterling and American sxchange ,
.boughi and sold at loses t
- current. rates. .
!INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.
M. LOUGH, Manager.
Feb.17, HD. Clint
INSURANCE '
n ail Descriptions of Property,
AT LOWEST RATES.
41 c. RiDou'r, Clinton
YOU ARE TRAVELLING
Fr!
Per'
8T '9
LITZ YOUR TIOTIETS .
Jas. Thompson; Town Agent D.Lit.
BIDDLECOMBE;
Watch' and loch. Make'r,
reshectfullyennouncitthie.enst 0111C r s sad the
:pultliogotorally,that Iie has ramovod into his former
bundles, on
A14,vaw %TliEnT, OrposiTa- aarE , ,MAimry,
Whop:, /Jo will leoop On liana 6 sisiet assoitinent, of
Oloe7e8, r'lrttolces, jewe7le7.14 :and. 4.6'iivei'near
of all k,i7td.5.:.
•."*Iiiiit h. will „sell at rnasonable rates. ,RoPaii'rng
• every tleneription proinntlY,attended to
„ BIDDLECOMBD, 4610311111 071ltt
Clinton, Dec.5,1878, ..