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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1889
Page
2
Fragmented weather bulletin from FrekaL Orrick detailing temperatures wind directions and rain. Voyage notes describe the crew sticking with the vessel during peril and an ominous report of fatalities and grave fears amid deteriorating conditions.
Reports from Portland and Astoria detail the steamer Alaskan, bound San Francisco via the Columbia River, foundered after a brutal storm. Captain Howes and relief crews struggled to halt flooding as engines failed, boats launched in heavy seas, many crew rescued, and survivors later picked up by the steamer Viele. Several vessels were listed among those saved and lost, with inquiries continuing.
In the Sugden will dispute in the circuit court Judge Field presiding the jury found for Mary Sugden Hewnly the daughter who had been estranged from her father George Sugden a noted city character who died intestate with no estate. The case traced four years of contest over the will and a later divorce action. an appeal to the supreme court will follow.
New York May 16 There will be an inquiry and perhaps another autopsy in the case of W Ireing Bishop the mindreader who died after a cataleptic seizure following his exhibition at the Lambs club His mother Mrs Elesner Fletcher Bishop disputes the surgeon's verdict and seeks full examination Dr Irwin who helped with a post mortem also urges thorough inquiry Bishop may postpone funeral to Monday Various family members and doctors are in dispute over the cause of death and whether the autopsy was warranted or premature, with statements supporting and opposing the procedure.
War news items describe board actions on public quotation services and alleged influence by Western Union prompting rate changes at the bucket shop. An Indian execution in Arizona follows a fatal hunt for jealousy. A Newark stabbing and self harm incident concludes a separate afternoon incident.
At a Lawrence Kansas meeting of the Fred Devciacn club last evening officers were elected for the ensuing year with J. W. Host as president oe R B Johnson as vice president John as secretary and Alexander Reaves as treasurer The note speaks highly of the work and attendance of meetings A Sunday school convention is planned at Fairview under the Dunglas county ia school association. The funeral of Mrs J M Cook is noted and Ernest Zeisenis death by suicide in Topeka is reported with funeral at Eudora yesterday. The senior class decides to entertain the faculty and juniors on Appointed day.
A foreclosure decree lists property sale details and appeals to the supreme court. A proposed receiver would be extreme and unnecessary. lawyers to select a candidate and present names to the court for potential appointment.
New York Evening paper reports two startling tales about James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald. Bennett is said to have left Paris for Marseilles and Alexandria and to be now in Cairo, planning a hazardous Khartoum visit. A rival tale claims Bennett received a Cairo envoy’s dispatch about Chinese Gordon and a ransom offer, fueling a dramatic wager on his return.
An inquest reports Oswald Allen shot his wife in a public school where she taught, then killed himself with a pistol. The tragedy occurred as students and staff attempted to restore order. Mrs Allen, born Johnso Hornther of Charlotte Va, endured years of spousal abuse and had recently separated. Police and medical staff attended the scene.
A telegram from Beverly Randolph County reports a serious riot among Italian laborers on the extension of the West Virginia Central railroad. Over forty men fought in trenches. gunfire and damage followed with several wounded and at least one death feared. Packing houses burned in another incident. overall unrest noted as authorities seek a settlement as negotiations with strikers continue.
A scanned Bay Area dispatch reports eleven molders burned at the Union Works after a mold leak released scalding metal. chaos followed as workers collapsed and fears of deaths grew. Separate notes recount a flood in Kansas and storms washing workers away, with multiple local disasters and public notices interwoven in the column.
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