Show BY AMERICAN linew YORK 30 during a musical night in the twenty third street bijou theatre the curtain being raised too high took fire and in a minute the whole stage seemed to be ablaze the theatre was filled with a large audience which became alarmed but ow owing dg to the presence of lindof mind of some of the artists the tho firu firt was extinguished and a panic averted tim performance then proceeded without further bils lap hap san BAN FRANCISCO francisc 30 A dispatch from san ban diego confirms by the statement of an intelligent gentleman pas passenger mr the previous report concerning the wreck of the city of san francisco the best of older was maintained when the ship struck the officers and crew attending to their duties as quietly as on the ordinary routine of the ships work when the boats were lowered an officer stood at each to prevent any baggage being put on board and see beo the tire women and nd children afrey imfelt disposed on board A landing was made at the most favorable for miles along the shore A few of the passengers were slightly bruised in the and one was re potted to have a ti broken kelleg leg jeg the weather was intensely hot the thermometer at ninety four for provisions there thero were a few boxes of hard tack a pig that swam lahore and a little tain tainted been beef several of the ships company were armed with revolvers and guard over the passengers during the night after being put on board tho ine cost costa rica a meeting of the tho pass passengers engers eDgers of the wrecked ste steamer auler anier was held beld and the following expression of their reel ings lugs was adopted unanimously on board the costa rica may 21 1877 gowe ave tse the passengers ers on board the late splendid steamship city of san fran Yran francisco rancis cisco coy cOf wrecked oft off the coast of mexico in rendering thanks to almighty god for our preservation da from death desire to express our appreciation of the conduct ot of captain ap tain J 1 I wadd waddell 11 and his officers during tho fearful ordeal through which wo have passed captain waudell the jast last to leave the ship has ba proven himself in our judgment calm and possessed self seif po essed in the tho hour bour of danger brave and P prompt in action for our protection and unselfish in providing farour for our necessities we shall ghail bear bearin in our hearts a warm annl for the captain and his officers and the demor danger duger and rescue will vill ever be a memento of their faithful faithfulness ne as and nd devotion to duty signed MOSES H SARGENT v charnes CHARLES HAPGOOD SUTTON CHRISTIAN GABRIEL EDMUND B peck fujs antos ANTON FRED G Si SlIE sile EBER rEEBER DR B ll 11 RHEIM and many others the following is gleaned from the passengers and officers the perfect coolness of all the men women and children was extraordinary there thero was only ono one in instance static 0 of if panic panie a from new york fearing the tire ship would sink leabch leaped overboard ardi buteas but bub was rescued and taken into the boat all the passengers lost more or less mone money Y the most of them every penny peany any they possessed mrs smith wife of a officer of san francisco lost about loo WOO A german swiss and his sister from valparaiso o had bad between and in their trunks which were a total lom losa with all their clothing none of the cabin passenger passengers lost less than and some up to nir dir mr air rahn hahn and wife wipe of anh ApH Anah anaheim beim belm eim california w ho were xe turning returning from a european trip lost all their baggage which included over worth of presents etc bought for friends dr rheim eheim dentist den deu tiar from new york lost loo 1200 worth of valuable instruments besides his hid money A chi neo servant after the wreck placed his little cash in the hands of an 4 of officer saying ayou you need this more than 1 another chinaman came to capt waddell with tho captain captains purse ho bo had taken laken from the diaper r and t saved aved till on shore when the at Mazat lan lau admiral of tha pensacola called captain waddell to hla hia private rodni and aud urged upon him to take quite a large sum of money saying baying pay it itchen when you can and if never I 1 all right tho the Cali eail captain tain declined decline I the tho although reduce reduced ct to almost a penny but the incident illustrated the two real gentlemen the following paper with nearly 50 in cash was handed to captain waddell Wad deil dell at Mazat lam law dear sir the off meers officers and crew of the united states flag shippen ship pen 1 have i ave subscribed for dis distribution tri t 1 on by you among the women and children of the wrecked steamer city of san francisco very respectfully yours johs JOHN captain S N the tb theory eory prevalent pre pro varent is mong among ua na val officers ia is that there had bad been a submarine upheaval at the time of the recent earthquake tile the wrecked thip ars stilling en on her regular bourbo and as hata fata ted captain waddell had frequently mailed t over the spot where suo sue struck it was a perfectly bright clear day and only a few moments before the ship struck the captain had made his log entries so that there could have been no possible mistake about his position 1 the rh cutain captain and officers of the gunboat mexico of the united states ship lackawanna and of the tho cosca costa rica and others have carefully scrutinized his observations and are unanimous in their judgment on this point there is but one opinion and that is that the commander of the wrecked ed vessel was using the utmost care carp and that human intelligence could not have averted the disaster referring to the earthquake the taken on may blay loth and lith by the officers of the lackawanna at acapulco are interesting te the following is ns afi an extract from the log beok bok on thursday 8 aam sam am to meridian I 1 aboul abou about i 10 delock an unusual and rapi j rise of the water iu in the harbur barbur ibor occurred the beach was entirely submerged the water advancing for some distance into the streets of the town This on was wa s followed by four similar tidal waves at intervals of about fifteen minutes between each the water rising and falling failing in each case ease three feet excepting the final one I 1 the lle ile lie rise and fall of which was two tivo feet six inches the ships ship swinging W ing to each advancing and receding wave from meridian to 4 p m slight tidal waves during the watch at intervals of about twenty minutes between each ship ly jy lying uneasily unea at anchor heading from S B S VV to W friday lith from 8 a m to meridian observed a rapid rise and fall nii of orthe the tide between 1115 and 1140 and aud asye arie cond rise about 1150 from meridian to 4 p m five tidal waves were observed during the wa ch cb at irregular intervals inter val vai vary ing from twenty nim fim to thirty five mil minutes lutes lules the nise rise ise lse and fall being about two and a li half feet the steamer costa cosca joica will not dot be able to get away from here till noon tomorrow to morrow the san diego correspondent of the california associated press presa telegraphs as follows two pm the pacific mail mall steamer costa rica has j dropped anchor she has on board passengers of san francisco mr air moses sargent brother of senator sargent gent t gives the following details s the city of san francisco left panama on may alay lith at il am m with passengers forty six cabin and ninety one steerage and off meers officers and crew the tha value of the cargo was three quarter of a million dollars consisting of silks velvets velvety vel vets laces etc on wednesday morning may 16 the thod day aywas was bright and the atmosphere clear at gis a peculiar indescribable tremor was felt the ship having baving struck upon unknown danger cutting into her hull the length 0 of f sixty feet the water rushing in with fearful velocity the ship was then six miles southwest south west from the fhe tartar Shoal Sho alsand sund sand thirteen miles from the shore the captain having known by observation his hiss position position at eight the langer danger upon which she struck is not on any chart but the document sworn to before the united states consul at acapulco by one perer and witnessed by ani vm lund lurid of the tho gunboat mexico deposes that stid is perfectly conversant convene convere Ant with the rocks extending from a point of Maldona doica dolca in a 1 southwesterly direction sharp pointed covered with four or five fathoms of water extending in nearly a straight glit line southwest south west to a dis tance of twelve to Jour fourteen teen miles fiona land and th thai thal at he fished for turtles frequently there the ship was at once turned toward the tho shore gradually bin sin sinking king hing full steam was on 9 she ae grounded on a sandbank at 1020 am fortunately tuna tely three of compartments the not bursting the captain and his officers were cool calm and clearheaded As soon as the ship struck orders were given to get the boats ready and the life preservers on as the danger of blin siti slaking king was most imminent soundings between tho reef and sand bank showed aj 5 aj 7 20 and 22 fathoms of ot water und no bottom during the fearful interval while evidently sinking not a cry was beard from the passengers there was a little confusion but silent anxious waiting although there were passeD passenger passengers gers geri twenty of them small children and many young men never before at sea the boats started for the shore thirty miles away not a passenger was waa allowed a pound of baggage of any ady kind and when reaching the shore each boat was overturned and the passengers thrown into the surf a scene never to be forgot forgotten ten teh kind providence preserved e every very life and all were safe on mexican shore fortunately a stream of fresh water was found between the mountains where with the stars for a covering and the roots and branches of trees for matr asses all slept the captain at once onee sent one of the officers to acapulco eighty miles distant but fortunately the boat fell in with the gunboat mexico capt lolan commanding and although under orders to get provisions for the besl besieged eged city the inhabitants starving for for tor lood food the captain at once steamed ont 08 to the relief of the shipwrecked passengers they were all taken off safe jy cro crowding eding the deck of the gunboat and the next day transferred to 0 the pacific mail steamer costa iud joica captain commanding mandl mandi Dg the officers and crew of the united states ships lackawanna and Pensa epta epla acted most nobly supplying the passengers with clothing from their private wardrobes in one hour and two wo minutes th the e ship was under the waves she 1 was going at eleven knots an hour when bhe ehe struck the captain was on the bridge an hour before the steamer struck strick and timed timea everything by his watch twenty minutes after she struck the alre were out oui in that twenty minnies minu tirshe she wasi wm running in shore under a full head of or steam and ahn ran forty two minutes a di distance stance stanco of nitle nine orten or ten miles and there grounded in thirty feet of water on a sand bottom it was a run for life lire jn the best beet drilled man of war the men could not have acted with better discipline and responded to every order w with itil 1 more fidelity NEW few borit 31 gen grant met with a grand reception at manchester england edgland lin gland giand speeches were made by the mayor ind and several prominent gentlemen gen grant responded in ln the evening the general visited the Theatre royal koyal and afterward attended fora short time at the prince theatre where he saw the actor J lj too booe e his reception at both b oth places was very enthusiastic A panic took place in the roman boman catholic church of Stan toni tori county this morning A large congregation was gathered to witness the administration of the holy communion to a number of sunday school children these latter all wore gossamer veils velis one ofie of which took fire fromI the tho cand candi ebra upon which a cry of fire was raised and the greater part of the congregation congre gatien rushed for the doors but the effort el lorts ff of the tho priests and ushers who kept the doors closed prevented a terrible calamity and the fire having been extinguished and loil null ii ed without further interruption some parties recel received severe bruises during the stampede CHICAGO 31 4 A dispatch ic xe this morning at general shermans Sher mans headquarters from lieutenant clark dark dated dahte il bed red cloud agency may mates states thab that after careful investigation he considers the part of or thu the ulie ho venues story relating to sitting 9 bull absolutely false that chief being north of the yellowstone and probably north of the Miss missouri ouri onri the rest of the report appears to be founded on fact though there is no certainty about it probably lame deers deets village was captured and the version of the affair given is correct one million dollars of government gold was awarded today to day at 08 the posts washington special says to a gentleman who called upon him recently the president said he bad decided to adopt the jenners Jeffers jeffersonian onlan doctrine of 0 changing all foreign ministers who had been in office for four years in reading some of jeffersons works he found this doctrine set forth at length and it met with lils liis unhesitating ap and would now constitute policy of his administration tra tion no american citizen ought to serve his country in a longer man lour years and he ought to be content to return to his hia own country at the expiration pi ration of that term of service the president said further that there would be no exception to this rule it seems beems to be thought that minister pierrepont will not be disturbed for the present he be having been minister only one year NEW YORK 31 the salt lake correspondent telegraphs he was bred fired upon last saturday evening by a miscreant fifty feet away the speed of his horse horses doubtless saved his life A bolder attempt at assassination was made today to day he biays says while sitting alone aloni in my rny room a knock came at the door it was by a man strongly resembling the one who fired the pistol he held his hat and a paper in his left hand and while bowing b rested his right hand in the bosom of his coat which was closely buttoned he asked my name and being answered he then extended the paper saying here is an hn affidavit which interests you he stood at a distance of some four feet reaching beaching out with my right hand band to receive the paper which he offered with his left he suddenly withdrew it tribe t the same time be he advanced and pulling a short knife from his bosom struck me a heavy blow on the left breast saying take that you vou son of a b h hi the point of the knife passed through two photographs on pasteboard and glanced off from my suspender buckle against which it struck and which is badly bent by the blow happily the only injury is a sore rib the correspondent in question Is jerome B stillson Pa 1 the village of new now centreville Cen treville six miles west weft of this place was almost entirely destroyed by fire this morning DETROIT 2 1 I 1 extensive fires have been ra raging ging in the woods wooda along the shores of lakes huron and superior in this state for several days past A te telegram legrain from marquette received ohis this evening reports that the village of oriola was destroyed by nire fire 2 the inter oceans london special says little faith falth is placed in the peace rumor rumors the london n papers think russia will be first to make over overtures fures but there is no doubt that defea defeat tand dand and disaffection at stamboul are lay i ing sad ead 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