Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1895 — A FATAL FIRE AT SEA. [ARTICLE]

A FATAL FIRE AT SEA.

PANIC MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RESCUE ALL. Awfnl Suffering of Entombed Miners —Grover May Listen to the Spiritual Teaching of Talmage—A Louisville Ittcident-MeKanc May Lie. Death by a Steamer Fire. Fire broke out on bonrd the steamer lona, from Edinburgh to London, Monday. The flames spread with so much rapidity that before aid reached the vessel six of the passengers and the stewardess of the lona were burned to death. The tire was put out after four hours' struggle. The fire broke out when the lona was off CTavf.un,. m.the iorepart as thewes::cLJDii‘„ passengers were aroused, and it was supposed that all had escaped from the burning cabin. While the crew were busy fighting the flames soldiers on board- assisted in lowering the boats ana in supplying passengers with life belts: There was no wind, and the sea was perfectly smooth. There was so much excitement and confusion among the passengers that the captain was unable to restore order. Suddenly it was discovered that some women and children were missing. The it Is presumed, to try to rescue those who were missing, and she also perished. “President’sChurch’’ Wants Talmage With a previous understanding that an affirmative answer would be given, the officers of the “President's church,” in Washington, the First Presbyterian, have extended a “call” to T. DeWitt Talmage, the celebrated pulpit orator, late of Brooklyn and New York and now unattached. Dr. Sunderland, tfrffcminentdivme tv far has been pastor of the First Church for forty years, has decided to carry out his long-cherished purposes of retiring from active labdr, and he fjas persuaded liis dear friend Talmage to fill the vacancy. As the “administration preacher,” Dr. Talmage will be assuming a now role.l&’it it is expected that he will achieve anotlrcr of his phenomenal successes in Washing-, ton. '■ Pitiful Fet ; of Miners. Advieea received at Vancouver, B. C.. by the Australian steamer Miowera say that the bodies of the victims of the Eldora mine disaster have been recovered after two weeks’ labor. The men were working in McAvcr's mine when the banking made to keep off the river gave way, filling the outlet of the mine with slum. They were imprisoned, and almost within the hearing of the rescuers were starved to death. It took exactly fourteen days to reach the dying men, and in that time nil were beyond the need of assistance. Letters left show,that they had been in conversation for twenty-four hours after their fearful imprisonment. The messages were written in the.dark, and it took six hours to decipher them. Cheered by the Boys in Gray. Not the least remarkable feature of the Louisville encampment was liiat of” the 250,000 or 500,000 in the reviewing ®tai*J«---and -*a~ the -lines... of snectatora. there were many thousands of those who had fought oil the other side, who had lost by the arbitrament oLa mis but had gained by that loss n reunited country and a home again under tlic old flag. No cheers were louder, more enthusiastic or more genuine among those who greeted the long line of veterans of the Union throughout the entire length of the line of march than those which- were given by the veterans who wore the gray.