Furious Gale Wrecks Coast and Oyster Fleet
A two day gale from Monday to Tuesday wrecks vessels along Cape Cod and shores of Maine and New Hampshire. Telegraph wires fail. Provincetown endures severe gusts while Cape Cod towns report damaged chimneys, unroofed buildings, and uprooted trees. The steamer Nellie sinks after being lifted by the wind at Alton Bay. No deaths reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable
Mount Washington
Block Island
Western Union Company
American Rapid Company
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Cape
Maine
New Hampshire
Augusta
Insane Hospital
Kent's
Sanborn Hall
Laconia
Nellie
Alton Bay
Sue
Tide of disaster at Chesapeake as storms wreck oyster fleet
A November gale on the Chesapeake Bay sinks multiple oyster schooners near James Point and Sandy Point. Captain Preston Webster and crew perish on the Walter F. Thomas. crews of several other vessels are lost or saved, with total losses running into thousands of dollars and many missing. News from Baltimore reports the chain of wrecks and a large toll of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chesapeake
Annie Gertrude
Lybrand Thomas
Gertrude
James Point
Walter F. Thomas
Preston Webster
Webster
Andrew Jones
Jack Jikes
Thomas
Deuls Island
Willie F. Thomas
Rennes
Chesapeake Bay
Willis F. Thomas
Crisfield
Cyclone-Level Gale Ravages Maine Timber Lands
Bangor reports a Tuesday gale as severe as a cyclone across Piscataquis county. Sixty men and fourteen horses clear west branch of the Piscataquis, where large timber tracts were leveled. Many trees blown into streams, some stump to ground level, with extensive financial loss and ruined timber not worth hauling. General Charles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Piscataquis County
Lewis F. Stratton
William Engel
Frank Gilman
Winn
West Branch
Piscataquis
Atwell
McLeod
Katahdin
T. N. Egery, Esq
Howard National Bank of
Boston
8. K. Rindge
Cambridge
Mass
Charles
Hamlin Estimates $50,000 Timber Loss Near Katahdin Works
Hamlin of this city visited Katahdin Iron Works Wednesday and projected that the timber loss in the immediate area would total about $50,000 as a result of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
Katahdin
Rough Maine Hunt in Monday Gale Described by Finn Butterfield
Finn Butterfield recounts a brutal Maine woods ordeal with Smaish West and two companions. Their Pleasant River camp ten miles south of Mousehead Lake was wiped out by the gale, trees down, they fought out in 44 hours the first day to two miles, and 14 12 hours the second day to four miles, chopping through and facing loss of livestock and gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Woods
Finn Butterfield
Smaish West
Pleasant River
Mousehead Lake
Piscataquis County
Thattine
Mai
Vngia
Tein
J. J. Ackley Goes Down in Lake Michigan Disaster
A Lake Michigan wreck report from Chicago details the loss of six lives aboard the barge J. H. Ackley nine miles off Holland amid a historic gale. David and Daniel Miller of the schooner Driver saved twelve survivors by lowering a skiff as Captain Stretch stayed at his post until the vessel sank. The Ackley carried 50,600 bushels of corn for Buffalo. Also noted is the Colchester reef lightship foundering with Captain Forrest drowned.
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Curiaco
United Press
Toronto
D. T. Thompson
Kingston
Milwaukee
Charlotte
Chicago
J. H. Ackley
Holland
Lake Michigan
David
Daniel Miller
Bard the Ackley
Miller Brothers
Serer
Stretch
Ackley Carrie
Grand Rapids
Mich
Colchester Reef
Forrest
Disasters Along the Atlantic Coast Hit Vessels and Havens
Reports from the recent gale show Gloucester fishing schooners damaged or wrecked. The S. R. Lane lost seines, the Smuggler lost anchors and cable, and Edward Trevoy ships bowsprit. George W. Stetson, Hildegarde, Parhurst, and others suffer dory damage or deck injuries. Jennie Severns sighted at Shelburne with bowsprit gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
R. Lane
Bay of St. Lawrence
Bay of Fundy
Edward Trevoy
Hildegarde
George W. Stetson
S. A. Parhurst
M. H. Perkins
Jennie Severns
Shelburne
Three Barges Lost in the Sound Near New Loudon
Steam tug C. RB. Sanford under Captain Edgar F. Halleck arrived at New Loudon Monday night with barge Hatteras carrying coal. The tug lost three barges and their crews, eighteen men in all, during a Monday afternoon gale in the Sound between Cornfield Light and Faulkner Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Loudon
C. RB. Sanford
Edgar F. Halleck
Haddock & Steele
New York
Hatteras
Cornuivid Light
Faulkner Island
Mary of St Catharines Driven Ashore in Cincinnati Storm
The schooner Mary of St Catharines was driven ashore near Cincinnati at midnight by a hurricane. It was blown into Gilbert's orchard, where the crew jumped ashore and secured the vessel to an apple tree.
Fire Destroys Shenandoah Hotel and Five Acre District
A major blaze at the United States Hotel at Main and Centre streets in Shenandoah, Penn., on Wednesday caused 16 fronts to burn, destroying landmark buildings including the Odd Fellows Hall and Academy of Music. The district covers five acres, with 200 houses gone and 500 families left homeless. Rescue and relief efforts mobilized from nearby towns, with donations pouring in and a relief concert planned by the Pottsville Third Brigade band. Two men died of fire and accident injuries, while many others were injured or left destitute. Local churches and officials organized aid as the community recovers from the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Penn
United States Hotel
Main
Centre Streets
Centre Street
United States
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Academy of Music
Herald
Opera House
Mining Herald
Saturday Evening News
Pottsville
Ashland
Girardville
Tamaqua
Mahonoy City
Tts
George Heaton
John Cathers
Relief Committee
Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Centre
Tir Globe
David Keezer
Reading
Main Street
Oak
Philp Wolfe
George Whitaker
Patrick Delaney
Jerry O’ Neill
Burgess Daniel Williams
Joseph Robins
Third Brigade Band
Gas Well Lighting Nation From Westmoreland Find
Haymaker Brothers new gas well in Westmoreland county opened Friday and lit Saturday. The flame towers 180 feet, lights miles of country and roars loudly heard for three miles. Experts call it the largest ever developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittspurg
Penn
Haymaker Brothers
Westmoreland County
WRECKED IN THE PACIFIC ADVENTURES OF A MAINE STEWARD
Felix A. Wahl, steward aboard the St Clair of Thomaston Maine, wrecked May 1 near the Suma Islands after leaving New York for Nagasaki. He survived fifteen weeks on Unis Island with leaky boats and scarce shelter before rescue by Japanese fishermen and transport to Yokohama and then San Francisco, where he seeks steady steading as a ship’s steward to support his two children. The tale, told with humor and grit, recalls Robinson Crusoe yet rests on verifiable hardship and aid from friendly Japanese boatmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
St. Clair
Thomaston
New York
Hives
Nagasaki
Japan
Suma Islands
Felix A. Wail
Sue French
Europe
Unis Island
Hin
Wahl
Ile
Teobe
Yokohama
Sann Francisco
Robinson Crusoe
Defoe
Selkirk
Crusoe
Real Comedy Of Errors From St Helen Mystery Unfolds
Twin brothers Alfred and Henry Grove from Kansas posed as each other for a marriage arranged with John Avery’s daughter Lottie. Henry wed Lottie on October 21, then Alfred confessed. Lottie expelled him and her father chased the impostor with a shotgun as the tale travels toward Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iPortland
Oregonian
St. Helen
Alfred
Henry Grove
Kansas
Henry
John Avery
Bear
Lottie Avery
Grove
Three Venetian Girls Die by Poison in Melancholy Love Tragedy
In Venice on November 19 three daughters of a prominent family died by their own hand at the seashore. They held back from life after wreathing their mother’s tomb with flowers. One had poor eyesight, another epileptic fits, all three despondent over unrequited love and melancholy for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Angeli
Silver Coins Found in Cavern by Arkansas Hunter
A Waldr on County farmer while hunting uncovered a cave containing a human skeleton and several silver coins. The coins appear to be Spanish and of ancient manufacture with a date and inscription suggesting age and origin. The discovery hints at long buried treasure and mystery surrounding the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldron, Ark
Mystery Cave Near Silver Mines Hunted By Residents
Musings tell of a well preserved cave with skulls and limbs scattered within. Locals believe the cave lies near silver mines once worked by Spaniards long ago and then sealed, leaving no trace. Parties plan thorough searches across the Boston mountains to uncover long-closed shafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghana
Boston Mountins
Strange Varn A Tale Of Nintio Expedition And Mutiny
A Honolulu based tale from the Touclain Saturday Press recounts a planned expedition on the brig Nintio by a group seeking gold in Siberia and the Pacific. A Swedish suitor Perehlin joins, conspiracies arise, and a mutiny attempt collapses near Idesso with Mason turning informant. One crewman deserts in Siberian waters. another reaches Sacramento, while Mason returns to Honolulu with a fraction of his hopes.
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Tom Sawyer
Captan Kidd
Honalitu
Theta River
Nintio
Wiieh Vet
Asties
Pernilen
Gortberg
Permich
Duventurers
Waverionn
Siberia
Windloostock
A& Passennes
Nelson
Nest
Brig
Tle
Gobrig
Hakedadi
Idesso
Neilso
Mason
St. Petersburg
Permien
Honolulu
Aeon
Saturday Press
Siberian
Sacramento
Campaign to end polygamy urged by Cleveland group
The National League for the Suppression of Polygamy in Cleveland charges polygamy harms the nation and urges nationwide petitions asking Congress to seek an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting polygamy. It warns of Mormon influence in Washington and calls for action to prevent state recognition of the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National League For the Suppression of
Joe Smith
Mormon Church
Congress
Washington
United States
Fatal railroad wreck near Otter Creek kills six
A noon collision on the Fox River branch of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy at Otter Creek killed six people and injured several more. The Streator express, halted by a construction train, was rear collided by an extra freight as an attempt to flag failed. The dead include G. Pierre of Dwight and Mrs Henderson and her daughter of Wedron. others died later or were badly burned or injured. The track was cleared by nightfall and an inquest is set for tomorrow morning.
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Ottawa
Fox River
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Otter Creek
Here
Streator
Chicago
G. Pierre
Dwight, Ill
Alexander Henderson
Wedron
Louis Gruner
J. Murnock
Siwyer
Frank Schwarz
Outer Creek
J. Sullivan
Fairfield
Stith
Young
Samuel Deckover
J. H. Winley
Doyle
John Henderson
Lewis Gowner
Rev. Deckover
Mornig
Forced Marriage Annulled in Toronto High Society Scandal
A seventeen-year-old bankers daughter in Toronto was coerced into marriage with Anderson a medical student amid family opposition. The father used force at gunpoint to compel the union, spurred by a $60,000 inheritance condition. The High Court vice-chancellor annulled the marriage, citing lack of free consent by both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Anderson
High Court
Lands Held Illegally in Kansas Rail Grant Case
Ex Governor Crawford of Kansas submits a supplemental brief to Commissioner MacFarland over a land grant for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Crawford contends that vacant sections owned by the United States within the grant limits should be restored to market under homestead and preemption laws. He urges a suit by the United States to cancel patents and recover the lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crawford
Kansas
MacFarland
Atchison, Topeka & Capta Fe Railroad Company
United States
Largest Freight Carrier Silvertown Clears For Sea
The steamship Silvertown, claimed as the largest freight carrier afloat aside from the Great Eastern, sailed through the jetties last night under its own power, drawing twenty five feet two inches. It carried 10 618 bales of cotton, the greatest on any single voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Silvertown
Great Eastern
Rochester
Annal
Two Famous Keubebec County Lawsuits and a Sleighing Accident
In AvucGusta Maine November 18 two of Keubebec county’s longest legal battles unfold. One centers on a tiny Waterville land parcel whose boundary disputes led to a fence battle, a gunshot, and a prison term for a defendant. witnesses include Governor Benjamin F. Butler and a former railroad superintendent. The second case involves a December style sleighing accident on State Street where two ladies allege damages after Captain Mitchell’s sleigh incident, with venue shifts and appeals drawing wide attention and a Dickensian courtroom parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AvucGusta
Keubebec County
Waterville
Gilmans
Noyes
Gilman
Charles Gilman
Maine Central Railroad
Gilau
Bors du Combat
Gluiman
Hoe
Powers
Sanborn
State Street
Oak Street
James Stevens
Captain Mitchell
Mitchell
Hallowell
Miss Powers
Breeall
Judge Virgin
Cumberland County
Cumberland
Jarndyce
Bleak House
Tragic Train Bridge Accident Involving Child
A child attempting to cross a trestle bridge several miles south of the city was struck by an oncoming train after stepping between rails. The engineer signaled to stay still, but the child moved and fell into the creek, suffering serious injuries and potential long-term recovery concerns.
Notorious Stage Robber Black Bart Captured in San Francisco
The highwayman Black Bart, who robbed twenty three stage coaches since 1877, was captured in San Francisco on Tuesday. A laundry mark on a cuff led detectives to him after a robbery netted about 4700 dollars. He, described as well dressed and claiming Oslo regiment service, is about sixty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Black Bart
Bolton
Mintus
Stace
Foo
Well's & Vargo
Gece
Doggerel
P.O
Stockton
Dart
Capi
Oslo
Fireman badly burned when clothing catches fire on express
Cape May express from Camden to West Jersey freight train incident. Fireman Richard McLane's clothes catch fire after spark lands on oily blouse. He falls from the engine, is dragged by passengers, then tumbles down a embankment before being removed to Woodbury for treatment. Left arm badly burned, head and face scorched, and other injuries reported. McLane is said to have rugged constitution and may recover.
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Philadelputa
Cape May Express
West Jersey
Camden
West Ville
Richard McLane
Annd
McLane
Woodbury
Mystery of a Pedler Death in Bethel Traced to 50 Years Past
Colonel Littlefield recalls a Bethel bones find may belong to Dennis Hatch a Maine pedlar who vanished fifty years ago after selling goods, riding a cart through New Hampshire and into Bethel. Hatch, last seen with hundreds of dollars, prompted rumors of murder. Merrow recovered his stock, others think he left for Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Thomas Littlefield
Auburn
Bethel
Colonel Littlefield
Dennis Hatch
Minot Corner
Hatch
Littlefield
Maine
New Hampshire
New Hamshire
Hateh
Gooda
Canada
Samuel Merrow
Hatel
Merrow
Cearly
Secretary Teller Raises Pension List With Liberal Ruling
Washington November 19 Secretary Teller issues a broad construction of the Revised Statutes on pensions for dependent mothers. He argues the moral obligation of a son to support his parents justifies extending eligibility even without explicit statutory phrasing. The decision could raise annual pension disbursements by $500,000 to $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasilington
Teller
Collision in Illinois injures many and kills several
Passenger trains Nos. 3 and 4 on the Illinois Central collided this afternoon near Bradford Illinois, burning five cars. Many people wounded and several killed including Mr Coburn live repairer and American Express messenger on No 4. Details are not yet available. It is thought the worst accident on the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carro
Ill
Illnois Central Railroad
Bradford
Coburn
American Express
Man Dies After Whiskey Dare In Cleveland Saloon
In Cleveland on a Sunday evening 44yearold laborer John Woflin took a wager to drink fifteen drinks of whiskey in fifteen minutes. He completed the feat then went home. A violent sneezing fit followed his chest swelled his lips turned paralyzed and he died in agony leaving a wife and one small child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John Woflin
Canas Street
Trained Goat Commands Drill on Powhatan
A goat aboard the United States steamer Powhatan becomes a naval curiosity. Sailors and marines drill with him on hand and he executes movements promptly with veteran steadiness. He was acquired in a foreign port and is a cherished pet on the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Drowning of Seven Year Old Girl Near Rackliffe Wharf
A seven year old daughter of Charles H Brigham from Wiley street Rocky Neck was found drowned at Rackliffe's wharf in Gloucester. She was missed by her parents Saturday afternoon and is believed to have been blown overboard by strong winds while playing on the wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Charles H. Brigham
Wiley Street
Rocky Neck
Rackliffe’s Wharf
Women of Oregon to Vote in November Election
Portland dispatch reports the Oregon Legislature passed a bill removing the word male from all election laws. The Governor intends to sign. Women will be eligible to vote at the upcoming November election and thereafter. A subsequent substitution meeting of officials is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Kate Shelley's Bravery Honored Across Des Moines River Rescue
Miss Kate Shelley, then 16, saved a locomotive train from Des Moines River flood damage during a July 1881 storm. She crawled the trestle in darkness to signal the engineer, guided rescue efforts, and later received a medal from the Legislature amid a statewide celebration and funds in her honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boon
Kate Shelley
Des Moines
Honey Creek
Jim
Morgana
Operation Restores Dislocated Neck After Four-Handle Tug
In East Syracuse on Wednesday John Ibbetson and his son Robert, workers from Troy, fell fifty feet. Ibbetson’s neck was dislocated in a hanging‑like position. Four men pulled opposite directions while doctors realigned the neck for three hours. He later moved and reported no pain. he was returned to Troy home with expected recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
John Ibbetson
Robert
Troy
Ibetson
Ous Ware
Wrapped in Flames A River Steamer Burned Near Natchez
New Orleans dispatch reports the steamer IT H Parisot burning about eight miles above Natchez near Good Hope landing as it carried 360 bales of cotton 1296 sacks of oil cake 261 sacks of seed 52 barrels of oil and 86 kegs of powder. The crew saved passengers to the bank but the boat and lines burned and exploded. Loss estimated at 250000 plus cargo value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
H. Parisot
Natchez
Good Hope Landing
Louisiana Bank
Murder of Charlie McComas by Apache Notion of Fury
Ray Lopez cites a brother among the Apache Indians detailing Charlie McComas death after a massacre that killed the judge and Mrs McComas. According to the account the boy cried loudly until a final blow with a stone. The murder happened in a ravine near the Mexican line on the return to Old Mexico. The informant says the story is true. Kidney Wort is praised as a cure for kidney trouble with a testimonial from a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ann
Ray Lopez
Charlie McComas
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J. J. Ackley
Pacific
National League
Mievsland
Illinois
Beutelle
Fest
Caneuy
Galman
Boutelle
Gilt
Houielle
Edwih Noyes
Gliman
Kutier
Wecourt
Benjamin F. Buuler
Colby University
Council Bluffs
Yesteray
Julia Arebiamon
Wabash
Malvern
Black Mart
Parisot
Jd. A. Sherma
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