Springfield Daily Republic, 1887-08-09

ler. The v essel had on board the captain, his wife, her children, niece and Superin Superintendent - tendent Superintendent Halle of the Baltimore copper mines at Santa Itoslia and a crew of five men. While between San I'edro and Mar Martinez - tinez Martinez in the Gulf of California, the vessel was struck by a heavy surf and capsized. All on board perished excepting the cap captain - tain captain and four sailors, who saved themselves b climbing on the bottom of the capsized vessel. On the second day after the accident the dead bodies of the captain's wife and children rose to the surface and were eaten by sharks, while the husband and father looked on the awful sight in horror. On July 30 two of thesailon became crazy and said they were going ashore, and immediately plunged overboard. They had no sooner struck the water than sharks devoured them. The captain, one sailor and a small boy re remained - mained remained on the bottom of the vessel for eight days, sustaining life by catching tur turtles - tles turtles that would come near them, and suck sucking - ing sucking the blood. They were rescued in a

ten miles distant there would be reports of abundant rains. About three weeks ago serious damage was reported from certain sections In Michigan, and in some counties jtotatoes were declared to be a complete failure as a crop. Next came reports of distress in Indiana, then from Wiscon Wisconsin, - sin, Wisconsin, and at the present time there is scarce scarce-1 - 1 scarce-1 a county between the lakes and the Mis Mississippi - sissippi Mississippi in which rain is not pray ed for. Here is an extract from a letter written last week by as good a gardner as there Is in the state of Michigan. He writes from Hills Hillsdale - dale Hillsdale county as follows: "Ever since June lsth the only water which in garden has known, has been that which we have car carried - ried carried from the well. We now have Indica Indications - tions Indications that the well is drjing up and the garden is burning up as though scorched by tire." The most recent intelligence which can be obtained here shows that what Is true of garden track in Michigan, applies to every