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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1872
Page
1
The snippet lists publication details for the Cincinnati Daily Evening Star including daily issuance with Sundays omitted, the publisher’s name, and office locations at Northeast corner of 5th and Vine, with a Covington branch at 416 Scott Street.
A fire engulfed the Fifth Avenue Hotel causing multiple deaths and many injuries. Witnesses described a scene of terror as servants perished in one room and others were found dead or gravely injured in nearby areas. International reaction notes upheaval and Ministers urged accountability.
Washington reports the Senate confirmed G. W. Fairman as Postmaster of Philadelphia and J. B. Skillings as Postmaster at East St. Louis. The Foreign Affairs Committee debated President's Message portions but made no action. Treasury to decide Philadelphia rebuilding site. likely no site change. House Banking discusses repealing National Bank of New York charter. chairman Mr Randall leads. Delano tours Cuba with ex-Governor Brown. Postal telegraph project gains listener attention. liquor importation and manufacture legislation viewed as settled by Senators Sherman and Ed.
A blaze on the Twenty third street side of the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York last night caused panic as guests fled with trunks and valuables. Firemen fought flames to the sixth floor, damaging dining rooms and upper floors. insurance covers losses estimated around 100000 dollars. In the aftermath sixteen hotel servants, men and women, were found burned to death in a servant's room, bodies horribly disfigured by the smoke and heat. General Dix resigns as a director of Erie amid the disaster.
A hotel blaze left multiple victims with Margaret Fagen and Mary Jane Healey among the injured. Fire originated near the top floor laundry. water damage caused most losses. Warden Brennan used ambulances to move bodies to Belle Vue Hospital. one fireman sustained a head injury after a skylight fall. Erie Railway directors accepted John A. Dix’s resignation as governor of New York looms over railroad interests. board paid tribute to his counsel and efforts.
In Gridley Illinois two men were killed after being run over by an Illinois Central train as they attempted to steal a ride. Their bodies were found beneath the derailed carriage. The incident adds to concerns about reckless conduct near rail lines. The report also notes ongoing horse disease and rumors that people are catching illness from infected horses, though details are unverified.
In Boston on December 11, leaders of the Greeley Monument Association met to discuss the formation of a national monument society. The group aims to extend beyond Boston, seeking support from hundreds of counties and projected a raise of up to $500,000 with $175,000 already guaranteed.
The South Carolina legislature elected J. J. Patterson as U. S. Senator to replace F. A. Sawyer. Patterson won seventeen Senate votes and seventy three House votes on the first ballot. A Pennsylvania native, he has four years in the state and broad involvement in internal resource development. His election is regarded as satisfactory across factions.
In Philadelphia on December 11 the Centennial Commission discussed a resolution to enlist architects to advertise for designs with sixty days notice, offering twenty thousand dollars to the accepted plan and no other sums. A citizens meeting urged strong American presence at the Vienna Exposition, with Gen. Van Buren attending.
Michigan returns show Grant leading with 138,811 votes and Greeley at 78,650 in the state totals of 18 221,579, while the overall state majority stands at 60,161. Four Northern Transportation propellers sailed from Detroit for Chicago with 1,300 tons of freight, encountering field ice near Windmill Point. the City of Boston battered, St Albans stem sheathing twisted, Champlain leaking, and the other two in similar condition before returning to Detroit.
The 42nd Congress Senate and House proceedings from December 10 1872 show debate over liquor sales in DC the equity of morals versus finance and bills on bonds indemnities and rail lines. Measures include prepaying duties for drunkards heirs inducement, Indian policy costs and a land soldier homestead bill, with adjournment after executive session.
In Annapolis on December 11 a large crowd from Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia attended the unveiling of a bronze statue of Chief Justice Roger B Taney. Governor Whyte received the piece from the state. Sculptor B Rhinehart a Maryland native living in Rome created the work cast in Munich. The six foot granite pedestal supports a twelve foot three inch composition depicting Taney overseeing the Supreme Court with a left hand on the Constitution and a right hand holding a scroll. The statue was ordered in 1869 and cost $15 000.
Chicago dispatch reports indictments against Munn & Scott for unlawfully withholding receipts and storing 5 000 bushels of corn and 50 000 of wheat without returns. They posted 5 000 bail for the firm and 5 000 for each defendant. Warren Norton J H Norton and Charles Munn were named, but not partners in the elevator venture. Also: Capt A H Borgardus, hunter at E. Khart, accidentally wounded by a gunshot to the thigh. recovery expected months. He had just received a challenge from Ira Paine of New York for a match which will now not occur.
The coroner opened an inquest into the deaths of four men killed when a scaffold at the Water-works pumping building collapsed. Contractor Foley testified about subcontractors for stone, brick, iron, glazing, tinning, and the sequence of construction starting in September. He described the scaffold as pine with trusses, bolts, and uprights, built just before the incident.
Witness testifies the scaffold weighed four to five hundred pounds and supported nine iron-truss sections at times. He says no one warned him of danger, relied on Scowden’s plans, and recalls iron plates spliced on the scaffold. The failure is attributed to overloading. inquest adjourned to next morning.
The Cincinnati Presbytery met at the Cumminsville Presbyterian Church. Reports covered attendance, finance, bills, and overtures. visiting corresponding members from other churches. Beecher’s ordination and dismissal. a report on the Presbyterian Alliance of Cincinnati. concerns about unity and potential division if the alliance persists. recommendation to return the communication and postpone further action pending broader denominational harmony.
Denominational ties prove weak as Cincinnati churches fall behind and factions debate abandoning the alliance. A presbytery meeting confirms plans for installation, reports, and reports on minutes while sustaining aid to Mason Pisgah Pleasant Run and Bethel. A Fifth Church query on elder service is rejected amid ongoing deliberations. The evening Sabbath-school gathering follows a day of debate and resolutions.
Park Commissioners held a stormy session approving an esplanade flower market ordinance. A proposed Deer Creek property purchase faced Harrison's amendment to stop further action. East versus West Envers split the debate, and Harrison's amendment passed. Talk shifted to Burnet Woods with Carson proposing sale of eighty acres amid financial strains. Certificates owed $20,754 with only $19,700 on hand. city desks behind School Board by 200,000. A committee of three was tasked to report facts.
The death of James M. Corbin, prominent Covington resident, is announced after a two week illness. A court inquiry into the death of Florence Ritter proceeds, with witnesses including Ritter family mother and doctors Kearns Noonan Jessup. Physicians say Florence died from inflammation of the womb and peritoneum, noting a sponge tent's potential danger. The trial adjourned to 1 PM for a post mortem report.
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