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The Huron News-Record, 1891-03-25, Page 6—--.--.--- The Huron News -Record 131.60 a Year -•L25 In Advance. Wednesday Al arch 25th, 1891. NEARLY 600 LIVES LOST. 1 Y THE SINKING OF THE EMIGRANT STEAMER UTOPIA. Gibraltar, March 18, 5 p. in.— Not until now has ittbeen possible to give a full and authentic account of the sinking of the Utopia, the fail- ing light making it difficult last night to see frow the shore what was going uu at the Keane uf the disaster, and the terrible gale wake' ing it almost impossible to communi- cate with the vessels until a late hour today. Early last evening the Utopia was seen steaming into the bay iu the direction of the anchorage. When abreast of the ironclad Anson the Utopia stagger- ed as though uuable to make head- way against the terrible current. Suddenly the strong gale,coiubined with the current, swept the ill-fated vessel across the bows of the Anson, and in a moment her hull was pierced and cut by the ram of the ironclad. The Utopia, after put- ting clear of the irouclad, drifted about before wind and sue. The rapid inrush of water through the dent in her side,caused her to settle down in five minutes from the time of her tit•at impact. The Austin's boats were lowered' immediately, as wore also boats from the other vessles of the British channel squad- ron, the Swedish man-uf-war Freya and the cable ship Amboy. The ironelads turned turned their power- ful electric search lights on the scene of the disaster to assist the rescuers. Uu the shore the news sprea•I quickly. An enurinous cron'd soon g.lthered ou the parade, and groat excitement prevailed. Little could be seen, however, save the looming hulls of the mon of - war and the white rays of the search lights falling upon the foam -fleeted crests of the waves and illuminating the driving spindrift. The shrinks of the Utopia's passengers and crew could bo plainly heard above the roaring of the gale. The sea was so heavy that the boats of the rescuoas cold not with safety ap- prolch the wreck, so they worn com- pelled to lie to leeward where they picked up the people as they were swept swept from the dock. As the Utopia's bows settled A 'TERRIBLE SCENE WAS WITNESSCD from the boats. Those still on board the sicking steamer made a sudden rush en masse to the fore - rigging, struggling for their lives and vainly seeking places of refuge. Twenty minutes later the forecastle was submerged, and a large number of persons gathered there who had not dared to leap overboard with the hope of being rescued by the boats, and who had failed in their efforts to ascend the rigging, were carried away by the waves. The reAcuors, blinded by the wind and r in, saw nothing but a confused struggling mass of human beings entangled with wreckage. A steam pittance rescued' all those who had taken refuge iu the main rigging, but the last ones were not taken off until 11 o'clock at night. They were so exhausted that they could do nothing for themselves. The blue jackets clambered into the shrouds and passed the helpless people to the rescuers in the boats. Both the British and Swedish sailors did plucky and vigorous work. While a steam pinnace be longing to the British ironclad Iulrnortalite was engaged in the work of rescue her screw fouled, and she became helpless and drifted on the rocks. In trying to save themselves two of the sailors aboard the pinnace wore drowned. The remainder were rescued. The total NUMBER OF LiVES LOST IS NOW PLACED AT 576. Divers are at work recovering bodies from the wreck. Peterson, a Swedish quartermaster, who had been steering the Utopia shortly be- fore the collision, says that just be- fore the vessels came together he went below. While there he felt the shock of the collision and rush- ed from below, but before ho roach• the main deck the Utopia had gone broadside upon the spur of the An - son's ram. The commander of the Utopia, Captain McKeaguo, was on the steamship's bridge until the last moment. Petersen adds that as the I'topia was crushed' by the Anson's ram he clambered up tho davits of one of the steamship's boats and cut the ropes holding IIe had no time, however, to lower the boat away, as the bows of the Utopia had passed beneath the warship,and was rapidly sinking. Soon after, it was evident the passenger steamer the boats of the Anson having been promptly lowered, one of the man- of-war's cutters ran alongside the Utopia after the collision,and Peter- son jumped into her. He says that while on hoard the Utopia aftor the terrible collision he was surrounded by a terrible mass of human beings fighting their way desperately and savagely, regardless of sex, towards the boat+. Men, women and chil- dren tumbled and slimed over each other in that horrible fight for a chance to escape from drowning. ono poor woman who was rescued by the Anson's blue jackets, went raving wad when aha was convinced her children wore drowned. There were similarly distressing instances by the score. THE SAVED. New Yolk, March 18.—Tho agents here of the Anchor Line have received the following report re- garding the disaster to the steamer Utopia :—The list of the saved em- braces two cabin passengers, 290 steerage passengers, 25 of the crew. Fifteen of the crew and 475 passen- gers were lost. The ship was not insured. The cargo, intended fur Meditet•aunean ports, was valued at $300,000, and the steamship at $400,000. TALK FOR BOYS. By Cul. T. W. Knox, CURISTSIAS AT THE ANTIPODES. Recently I had a letter from a friend iu Australia, in which he deecribed a Christmas festivity that he had just attended. It was a pic- nic at a favorite resort a few miles out of Melbourne, au outdoor picnic, and he said he should have enjoyed it a little more if the weather had nut been as sultry as it was. lu this part of the world we do not associate picnics and sultry weather with Christmas, neither do we associate the First of July with the season of midwinter, as the Canadians wlio live in the southern hemisphere are obliged to du. An Australian newspaper gives au ac count of the "spring meeting" of the raeiug club, which occurred. in September ; the fall meeting takes place iu May, and by the end of that mouth or the month beginning of June Ufa winter is fairly begun. Australia is the antipodes of America in more way's than in its position ou the surface of the globe. Its swans are black, and some of its coal is white ; the north wind is hot and the south wind cold ; the trees shed their bark and rotaiu their leaves, and while the leaves of our trees are Horizontal and protect from rain and sun the traveler who seet;s their shelter, the leaves of the Australian trues are generally vortical and give little or no protection. -Very often the mountain tops aro warmer than the valleys, and the compass points to the south pole instead of the north. One might be justified in supposing that hair grows on the Australian sheep and wool on the cattle, but such is not the case, though it might have been if sheep and cattle had been native to the laud. Sheep, cattle, horses, swine, and domestic fowls were unknown when Australia was discovered ; they have beets imported from o h r (o ti.tries, and hence retain all the characteristics of their pro- genitors. THIE PEUT'S LICENSE—"A BED OP ROSES." I have just happened ou a dia tribe of somebody who dopa not be- lieve in poetic fancies, but would regulate everything to the domain of prosaic fact. "Poets," ho says, "have been accustomed to speak of a bed of roses as though it were the most charming of couches, and they have used it so often in poetry that it has become common to speak of a bed of roses as the perfection of human happiness. Does any one of ue stop to think what an uncomfort- able time we would have if we should spread half a dozen bushels of freshly -gathered roses on the floor and then try to take a nap on them 'I Think of the thorns, and the atoms, and the dampness, and the general unloveliness of the situation, and then say if a good hair mattress would not be ever so much better !" Probably my friend has argument on hie side, but he is not the first to make the discovery which ho sets forth. Years ago I remember how somebody took the lines "\Viii you come to the bower I have shaded for you ? Zour red shall be roses bespangled with dew," and added the following, which re- moved all the sentiment that was to be found in the composition : "N., ; 'twould give me pneumonia, and rheumatiz, too !" By the way, this poetical fancy has beau used many times. Kit Marlowe, who died in 1693, has in one of his poems the following couplet : "And I will make thee hens of roses, And a theueand fragrant posies." Guatemozin, the son-in-law and successor of Montezuma, Emperor of Mexico, and the last prince of Aztec dynasty, is said to have asked: "Am 1 on a bed of roses4" when he was being tortured to death by the Spaniards, who placed him upon a layer of burning coals and then piled other coals upon him. Tho correctness of this incident has been called in question on the theory that the rose was unknown in America at the time of Guate- mozin's death. The flower may nbt have been known by that name, but there are several varieties of the rose indigenous to this country, and, besides, does not Shakespeare tell us that "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet 1" The tortured Aztec may hays named some other flower, and the historian called it a rose because it would be best understood. WOUI DN'T 13E WITHOUT IT. Mr. Alkd Ruberh, aJanag i uf the Uu+nutiun Railway Advertising rl.geu6y, 79 King St. W. Toronto, Ottt., Juue 1, 1888, writes as follows : "1 desire to testify to the effiracy of St. decode oil as a Pere remedy for sprains, brume, rheu- matisal, ore., having had occasion to use it its ❑ty fermi). for re.n1, time rest In fact I would u'at be without a bottle of th,Oil in my house for doeblo the amount chat ged. —Within a week Mrs. Jerry Coplin, of Decatur, Pa., has given birth to four children at once, and Mrs. Snyder, of New Washington, to triplets. SOME SYMI•'1'OMSOF''\ORMSare: Fever, oolie, variable appetite restless - 111386, weakuees, and u mvulsious. '1',,e uufsiliae remedy in lir L,e'e \Voru1 Syrup. —A 5 months old daughter of Bernard Shroue, of Chicago, was suffocated on Sunday by a pet cat that was sleeping iu the cradle wi'h the baby. M1SERY VS. CO \1 FORT. Misery is one result of biliousness or liver ooutplatut. Comfort is the result of ueiolt Burdeok ltl•rod Bitters es a rem- edy. Corn is the (-lust result always ob- tained. We back this with the strongest proof by testinlouials from reliable Caua- dime people. —An epidemic resembling epi- zootic among horses has broken out among the people of Menominee, I11., and and adjoining township. The sytuptono are discharges from the nose, inflamed eyes, and intense pain in the head. Scores of persons, including whole families are afflict- ed. —Thomas K. Ulu,au, ..1 Mock vi Ile, charged with the runnier of O. Van Camp last August, has been on trial all day. Van Canto's body was fnuml o❑ the Grand Tr unk tri k leer A"gnat, badly mangled by a trem, and was buried next day, it•h,aot; anpposed Fe had met his death accidentally. I lowaver, nfter- wards truth;lent evidence cropped up to warrant the indictment of Ulman fo: murder, A strung ei rcu•n,tant'n,l cess War was nutde out to -day arninet the p:isiner. It was shown that \'an Camp was paying attention to Ulman s daugh- ter,and that Ulman objected to him d'•i•ig Sn; also he hail threatened t.o k',1 Van Camp, and that nu the evening of the night On which Van Camp's body was feu id Ulmau and Van Camp were Lra:d .1n.•,,e" ,tet:. He way t%egei ted, YOUR LAME BACK Would get well at onee if it were rubbed with a little of Clark's Liehteiug Lini- ment, and the soreness in nide and limbs would gn away if treated the same. This wonderful preparation does not effect a cure next week, but relieves at once, and almost miraculously. Try a bottle of your druggie', price fifty cents, and bo ante you get it. Clark Chemical Co., Toronto, N.Y. —The North Bruce recount con- firmed Mr. McNeill's election with a majority of 30. FOR NETTLE RAS1I, Summer Heist and general toilet Durposes, use Dr. Low's Sulphur Soap. —Constable Herron of the Mounted I'olice was found on the Prairie Mar Lethbridge, N. W. frozen tokleath. CONSUMPTION CURED An old phsyician, retired from practice having had placed in his hands by an East Indian missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and perman- ent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, .Astham and all throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after hav• ing tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his sulferiug fellows. 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It is a magnificent specimen, measuring seven feet from tip to tip, and weighing eleven pounds. Ater saw the eagle perched in a large treo and shot at it. One shot penetrating the neck the bird fell, and Ater went up to get hie game, when the infuriated eagle sprang at his hoed, scratching his face, arms and breast, beating him with its wings and nearly frightening the farmer out of his wits. At last he seized a stout club and by a well directed blow felled it to the ground. AN INACTIVE or Torpid Liver must he aroused and all bad bile removed. Burdock Pills are best for old and young. SQOTT'S,L EMULSIO. Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and HYPOPHOSPHITES of Lime and Soda Scott's Emulsian is a pgrfect Emulsion. It is a we deerfal Flesh Producer. It is the Best Remedy for CONSUMPTION, Scrofula, Fironchitis,Wasting Dis- eases, Chronic Coughs and Colds. PALATAOLE AS MiLK. Scott's Emulsion is only put up in salmon color wrapper. Avoid all lmitationeor substitutions. 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To do this nothing excels Hagyard's Pectoral Bal- sam. Obstinate coughs yield at one to its expectorant, soothing and healing properties, whi.'h loosen phlegm and allays irritation, —:11ahlon Swartz, a highly re- spected farmer living near Copon hagen, Elgin county, during the past week Has been suffering from fits. of melancholy, and last evening when his wife went up to his room she was shocked to tind that lie had cut his throat from ear to oar with a butcher knife. Drs. Marlatt and Mari stitched up the wound and Swartz may recover. Business troubles are supposed to have caused the suicide. THE BEST PROTECTION. As a protection from the results of colde, sprains, hruiees, barna scalds sore throat and all painful dieeaeee,Hagyard's Yellow Oilfields first pence. Ito efficacy has been proved thousands of times. It ehoul•l be found in every household. —The recount in South Went- worth resulted in the confirmation of !Mir. Carpenter (Conservative) in rho seat by a majority of one. AD TICE To MoTnggs.—Are you die- turbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of Cutting Teeth? If so send at once and get a bottle of "Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for Children Teething. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor aide sufferer immediately. De- pend upon it, mothers there is no mie- take about it. It cures Dysentery and Diarrbces, regtflates the Stomach and Bowels, cures Wind Colic, softens the Gums, reduces Inflammation, and glees tone and energy to the whole system. "Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for children teething is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and beet female physicians and nurses in the United States, and is for sale by all druggists throughout; the world. Price 25c. abottle. Be sure andask for "Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup," andltake no ther kind. A HANDSOME ORGAN FREE 0 Given Away With Baking Powder. Best Offer Yet 0 vr See the llanl'.so1ne Organ, now on exhibition. 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If the pain ffppeora again, it should be met with the same treatment, until a cure is effected. This woode-ful preparation has worked seine remarkable _cares . among Rheumatic sufferers. Where once tried, it is always need after.' ;Sold - by all druggiats ; price fiifty cents. Clark's Chemical Co., Toronto. New York. ear Beware of Counterfeits and Imitations. 11341,1=10,17 -29.111•01.011•11 1_890 AND 1891 Christmas & New Year Goods 0 - Just arrived, the RAISINS Black Basket, Royal Clusters, Lon - finest qualities of o thin Layer, Sultanas & Valencias. CURRANTS 1'1 tllatlUAa NUTS FRESH CANIED PEELS 7.emon, (!rungs and Citron, and FS IG. Almonds, Filberts, Walls nuts and Sht,lled Almonds Corn, Peas and 'Tomatoes durin;; holidays, at TEN CENTS PER CAN. SUGARS, 'TEAS, COFF?ES and SPICES --we lead as usual. CRUCKEIIY and GLA SS WA BE at away -down prices for holiday 1'r(sents. SEE OUR XMAS COUNTER., j. IV. IR 'TILT, The Noted Grocer, Clinton DO YOU KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE? ALLEN'S LUNG ZFALSAM. NO BETTER REMEDY FOR COUGHS, COLDS, CROUP, CONSUMPTION, &C. OSE Y•.. �S ra;iae1r s, . ..e„eer THCV ARC tl' H E BEST. D. M. FERRY & Co's Illustrated, Descriptive and Priced SEED ANNUAL For 1891 will be mailed FREE to all applicants, and to last season's customers. it is better than ever. Every person using Garden, Flower or Field Seeds, should send for it. Address D. M. FERRY h CO. WINDSOR. ONT. Largest Seedsmen in the world ';f11.:, ... ..a4z•.. g.IESILYIIi'S CARRIAGE AND WAGON FACTORY, Corner Huron and Orange Streets, Clinton., FIRST - CLASS MATERIAI and UNSURPASSED IRON WORE. Repairing and;Ropainting. tar ALL WORK WARRANTEDry,• 62y TO THE FARMERS. Study your own interest and go where you can get Reliable Harness. I manufacture none but Inc BEST OF STOCK. Beware of shops that sell cheap, as they have got to use. g' Call and get prices. Orders by snail promply attended toe J001I..N 1131EILLLA, HARNESS EMPORIUM, ELYTIU, ONT J. E. BLACKALL, veterinary Surgeon, honorary graduate of Ontario Veterinary College, treats diseases of ail domestic animals on the most modern and scientific principles. tureens attended to night or day. Office inunedlttely west of the old Royal Hotel, Ontario street. Residence -- Albert street, Clinton. 644)--3n, The McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Farm and Isolated Town Proper- ty only Insured. OFFICERS. Thos. E. Rays, President, Senforth P. 0.; W. J. Shannon, SecyTrets., Sealorth l', 0. ; John Hannah, Manager, Senforth P. 0. DIRECTORS, Jas. Broadfoot, Senforth ; Donald Ross, Clin- ton ; Gabriel Elliott, Clinton ; George Wyatt, Harlock ; Joseph Evans, Beechwood ; J. Shan- non, Walton ; Thos. Gerhart, Clinton. AGENTS. Thos. Nellans, iiariock ; Robt. Sic\Iillnn, Sea. forth ; S. Carnochnn, Sealorth. John O'Sullivan and Oeo. 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