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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1891
Page
8
Coroner's inquest begins as Mr McCleane mourns his wife and granddaughter Margery Brown after the steamboat Sherlock wreck on the Ohio River. Captain, sailors, and rescuers recount the disaster while officials denounce misconduct amid the tragedy.
Eyewitness reports admit passengers were not registered as the ferry Sherlock faced disaster. Willie Lepper, third clerk, resurfaces alive claiming a fierce river struggle near the Kentuck shore before being found and taken to a Covington house.
News from Pittsburg reports the death of Mrs. George F. McCleane and her granddaughter Margery Brown. She was a long time St Peter's Episcopal Church member and beloved by many. Their bodies are expected to arrive from Cincinnati this morning.
The Pennsylvania Lines management rejected the workers demands as a bluff. Federation leaders and grand officers from firemen trainmen conductors and engineers arrived to push for concessions. Officials warned a tie up could extend across eastern and western roads if talks fail, with no immediate resolution expected before Saturday.
Producers remain anxious with no decision on the coke strike. Smaller firms press for a settlement while larger companies bottle off, dampening prospects for quick agreement. I L Rainey of Frick Coke proposes returning to old wage terms, rejected by the union. Columbus convention delegates are delayed by floods as Hutparian strikers move away.
Crosby Gray reports to the Mayor that 43 Fire Bureau employees and 1 Electricity Bureau worker were injured in duty during the year, with one fatality Joseph E. Fieley of Enfine Company No. 1. Board funds totaled 19 546 with 16 01 balance. Surgeon W A Mercur notes 15. fraction injuries per member and 220 visits.
Richard Lawrence a 67 year old inmate of Dixmont Insane Asylum died there yesterday. He had been at the asylum since April 6 180 percent. Once a Pittsboro liveryman with stables on Fountain street his insanity followed heavy drinking. In a February fit he killed four horses by throat slitting. He was first taken to West Penn Hospital in December 188, then sent to City Poor Farm hospital department before Dixmont. He cost the city 4444 and had no relatives. if unclaimed his body will go to an anatomical society tomorrow.
The trustees report for 1888 and 1890 details Edgewood asylum improvements including a printing office in the Industrial department. The institute aims to educate deaf children and teach self support after graduation, with plans to build a new facility to aid girls’ education and equal opportunities.
Police report delays in attendance at the Verestchagia show at CarNeste Hall lead Jons W. Beatty to telegraph the American Association requesting more time. Ferp Weller is held for court on a felonious assault charge in Reserve township. John Tracy and Michael Carlin await court for assaulting John Small. Jason Boskey 18 charged with assaulting Mrs Mary Boskey.
A German Lloyd steamship collided with an Italian bark near May Ridge in New York Bay. The bark sank quickly with several presumed dead. two crew members were saved from the Mascotta bound for San Domingo City.
Floods along the Ohio River center on Wheeling as water nears 44 feet. 1,000 families flooded, 100,000 estimated loss, railroads and wholesale district submerged, businesses crippled, Wheeling Island and South Wheeling heavily affected, with widespread fear of further slips and continuing rise. Local mills and factories suspend operations. pumps and bridges strained as residents seek safety.
Feb 18 report shows North Mansfield hit hard as Chartiers creek overflow damages Shockton's Bend to Lockton. Bridge over Chartiers is precarious and many homes flood threatened. 300 laborers work on Chartiers Valley Railroad at Junction 2 to rebuild track and roadbed with meals and sleeping cars provided.
Johnstown residents spend February 18 cleaning up after widespread flood damage. Foundations undermined cause costly losses, a flood victim’s bones found at the Point and buried unidentified. Street cars resume service and Cambria Works may reopen soon as bridges remain severely damaged.
Williamsport reports the river at 21 feet 6 inches above low water, then holding steady with a falling trend expected tonight. Front Street remains two feet underwater, and railroad tracks at the Headline, Beech Creek, and Fall Brook lines are submerged, disrupting trains. Citizens hastened to higher ground amid the danger.
East Liverpool suffers severe flooding with potteries along the river submerged up to three to five feet. Damage to flooded potteries is estimated at 20 000 to 30 000 pounds. Water works are flooded, steam engines pump into mains, factory water use halted, private use only. Reservoir kept full for fire. river level began falling this afternoon, suggesting the worst may be over.
Beaver Falls reports receding floodwaters but towns remain under water. Water works, electric plant flooded, town without water and in darkness. Telegraph and rail service halted. Fallston and nearby areas evacuated as mills sit under rising water by several feet and factories report eight to ten feet flood depths.
An OCR fragment mentions water, six feet and a confused line about Brighton with garbled words and unclear names, yielding a terse local notice feel. This item reads like a stray column snippet or weathered paragraph with no clear event.
The Ohio river remains mostly at a stand and is not expected to exceed 48 feet. Miami and Licking rivers have risen and fallen, with upriver levels not yet arriving. Streams along Hocking Muskingum and Scioto are falling, while Big Sandy and Guyandotte rise strongly and Big Kanawha stays near boating stage.
YOUNGSTOWN ISOLATED. The river's steady rise over 24 hours submerged the lower city and threatened minor industries. Rail lines north and south are undermined, cutting all railroad connections until afternoon. only a few men with transport aided passage.
Call Lettsrura Kentucky February 18 The Big Sandy and Ohio rivers flood the area washing away two houses and eroding Front street. Residents abandon homes along the riverbanks as floodwaters threaten more damage. An Arizona town faces rising Frisco river danger. Crafton Arizona February 18 The river is swelling at about one foot per hour and could wash the town away if the trend continues.
Pierce Bracken was arrested by In Spector McKelvey and Detective Carrigan on suspicion of running a flimflam racket in the Southsiders. He identified by Mrs. Schideman of 2318 Abas Street at the hearing for changing a $10 to receive extra silver. Bracken’s photo has appeared in numerous notices and he was held at 500 dollars bail.
The Albany report notes New York State courts yearly change more than 100 names for dissatisfaction or property reasons. In 80 there were 120 changes granted, with New York City supplying 87, Kings County 2, and Westchester 4. The list will be included in the session laws volume being prepared by the Legislature.
A southbound Ilinus Central Railroad passenger train left Chicago at 3 20 P M yesterday, jumped the track near Medina Tennessee about 2 0 0 this morning. Cars burned to ash except the rear sleeper saved by a freight engine. No fatalities. Eu Silvertooth bagatremaster an unknown man and a newsboy seriously injured. Broken rail caused the accident.
The World's Fair Committee on Ceremonies informs state adjutants that Exposition buildings dedication will occur in October 1802. A military parade on October 11 will feature regular army and National Guard troops, followed by dress parades and regiment drills. States are urged to act promptly to participate.
The Signal Service officer reports a cold front in the city with a maximum temperature around 40 degrees and a falling barometric pressure. Winds likely light to moderate as conditions decline.
Mrs Bettie Kirkner of Lockhart Texas recounts her two month old baby’s severe eczema spanning head arms and hands. After trying doctors and other treatments she saw rapid improvement within a week using Cuticura Remedies and Solvent, saving the child from illness and death she urges other mothers to trust the medicines.
Cure all skin and scalp troubles from infancy to childhood with Cuticura remedies. Claims relief from itching burning and blotchy skin, hair loss and blood impurities. Advertises Paste prices and the promise of permanent childhood cures, with order details and a booklet offer from Boston makers.
A mother recalls her six week old son with a severe facial rash that spread to both cheeks and chin. After using Cuticura products faithfully, the boy improved in one week and was cured within a month, remaining healthy at age three. The testimonial urges others to try Cuticura for itching eczema and related skin complaints in children.
The copy touts the Cuticura Remedies as curing the worst cases permanently and notes that mothers and children use them, presenting the claim as conclusive evidence of lasting cures.
A Merrill Wis woman reports eczema and psoriasis lasting 18 months cured in five weeks after using Cuticura Remedies. She describes red pimples spreading over the body and severe itching before relief from the advertised treatments. The testimonial praises mothers and others who used the remedies to clear the skin.
A reader recounts a decades-long battle with eczema and how Curicura Remedies reportedly ended his ordeals. He describes severe sores, loss of mobility, and eventual recovery after starting treatment in January 1879, with lasting health thereafter.
Relief and cure words fail to capture the esteem for these skin cures blood purifiers and humor remedies. They are hailed as the only source of immediate relief and speedy permanent economical cure for skin and blood diseases that cause disfigurement and severe suffering.
John Thiel of Ninety-third Street New York recounts a severe leg ulcer treated after bruising with sticking plaster. After two months of hospital visits and failed surgery he used Cuticura Remedies and within five weeks his leg healed though a scar remained. He previously wrote from Wilkesbarre Pa about eczema cured by the same remedies.
An editorial claim extols the CUTICURA REMEDIES as the greatest modern cures for skin scalp and blood diseases. It urges sufferers who have lost faith in doctors and medicines to try these remedies despite previous failed attempts.
Dennis Downing of Waterbury Virginia writes he suffered widespread psoriasis described as leprosy by doctors. After using CuTiccr remedies his skin cleared dramatically, with no scales and only occasional scratching. He thanks the product and highlights its value, saying a cure would have been worth even thirty dollars to him.
A newspaper fragment touts CUTICURA Remedies as a swift and economical cure for skin diseases. It claims one application provides relief and speedy, positive healing, presenting the product as superior to physicians and other treatments.
Fragmented OCR text shows tiny references to Monongahela City districts West Brownsville Uniontown and West Elizabeth with scattered times and street names. Apparent postal route notes mix numbers and abbreviations, lacking coherent events or dates.
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