Sorrowful Tales

NVMEBOUS CASUAiTISa San FKANCI8CO, Üct. 2S.- Tue steamsbjp Gaelic arrived Wednesday morning froni Hong Kon and Yokoharaa, and brings adricesto the effect tliat on September lö the Chinese transport Way Lee was lost in Pescadores, and 280 Chinese and live Eurojteans wero. drowned, The steamer Anton eneountersii a typhoon durin? which the seeojod offieorand twentj-flve Chinese were washed overboard and drowned. : Dunkikk, France, OcL 28. - A terrible explosión ocuurred at Deputy Trysterom's petroleum ïefinery Wednesday. A fire brote out immediately and the building ■wa gutted. The flamee spread to adjoining sawmills, which are still buraing. Severo! persons have perished in the Sames, and several serio usly burned have been taken to hospitals. Iondon, Ook 28. - Statistics show that daring the recent gales on the English coast nineteen persons lost their lives and many vessels were wrecked. Chicago, Oot 29.- The schooner W. K. Taylor, graiu laden from Chicago to Kingston, Ont, is reported lost with all on board. Leadviuj., . 'Jol., Xov. 1. - A tire in a boardtag-ïonse at the Iron Hill ïnining camp destroyed the building: Mm James O'Brien aud tour children were burned to death. Paeis, 'lU.. 9ob 31.- Samuel Carnahan and Wiliiain QafPney, ajred s;xteen and seventeen y ea E respecri vely. were crushed to death Svfearda; morning while working in the gravel ')a;iks in the ea.-tern part of the city. Two Jthei lauorers were a!so buried in the elide, bat escaped with slig'ht injuries. Mhwaukee, VÖ& , (iet. 3 1. - The propeller Yemen four.dercd ofï Uanttowoc during the terrible gale ■Saturday. The crew of twentvtwo men, with several passengers, took to rafts. but it ii téared they were drownetl 'The Yernon belonsred to the Northern Michigan line, and was commanded by Captain George Thorpe. She was owned by A. Booth & Sons, of Chicago, and cost $78,000. Captain John Sullivan was first mate and Captain Higgins second mate. "Lead'ille, CoL, Oot. 31. - A fire in the ïoarding-house at the Iron Hill mining camp, near this city, destroyed the building, ná Mrs James O'Brien and iour children were burned to death. Cdícixsatí, Oct 31.- White a Mrs. Huber ■was sitting alone and asleep by her cooking-stove some burning coals set fire to her olothing and she was bnrned to death. London, Xov. 1. - Advices from Shanghai say that the fioods created by the overflow of the Yellovr river recently caused an immense amount of damage to property and the loss ■yt 1,000 lives. The Emperor has ïven 2,000,000 taels for improvements to be made on this river. X ;■' "ark, X. J., Xov. 1.- Pour men were tnstantly killed by an explosión at the American dynamite-works near McCainsTille, this State, yesterday. St. Louis, Xov. 1,- Three buildings in Bril city were wreeked by a niysterious exi- ai : 2: 10 o'clock this morning, and six persons were killed and three others were seriously injured. ÏXfcUNAPOLis, Ind , Xov. 1- While crossing the Vandalia railroad track west of this city yesterday a carriage containing Herman Hugo and Dr. A. J. MUler was struck by ifreight locomotive and both men were Sdlled. Br. Joseph, Mo., Xov. 1.- By a runaway ■resterday in this city two men and a lady ■were thro ,vn from a wagon and fatally inJured.