Posted inNatural World
Attacked in His Boat by a Shark
On Friday afternoon, while a lad was fishing in a small boat in the outer harbor of Newport, his boat was attacked in a most ferocious manner by a Shark.—…
Posted inCivil Engineering
Bursting in the Thames Tunnel
The water broke into the Thames Tunnel with irresistible violence last night, about twenty minutes before seven o’clock. Some doubts of the soundness of the roof being entertained, Mr. Brunel, a week or two ago, made numerous borings, from which it was ascertained that the superincumbent soil was at the thinnest part about seventeen feet thick. At the moment that the water burst in, last night, there were luckily no persons in the tunnel but the workmen. The first indication of danger was a tremendous noise, and the rush of the water immediately followed. The men employed in the archway escaped with difficulty, but they did escape, and it is extremely gratifying that, on being mustered as soon after the accident as possible, not one was found missing.
Posted inAviation
French Aviator Is Now at Agra, India
PARIS, May 3.—France’s effort to win long distance supremacy in the air advanced another lap today when Lieut. Pelletier d’Oisy arrived at Agra, British India, from Karachi at 1:30 p. m, according to advices to the air ministry.
D’Oisy is attempting a flight from France to Japan in record time.
Posted inDaily News
Wire Trolley — The Progress on the Haiku Sugar Plantation
HAMAKUAPOKO, Maui, May 4. — Haiku Sugar Co. are putting in a wire trolley to transport their cane from the upper fields to the mill, and expect to have the same in working order within a month. This has been found necessary owing to the scarcity of water, coming just when most needed, and will leave them a greater supply for irrigation on the maufka fields.
Posted inUS Civil War
May 6, 1861 – Something Afoot!
Washington, Sunday Evening, May 5.
Yesterday, Gen. Scott forwarded dispatches to Gen. Butler, at Annapolis, placing the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment and other troops at his command, and giving him three days to take possession of the Relay House, at the junction of the Baltimore and Ohio and Baltimore and Washington railways, nine miles from Baltimore and thirty from Washington. Butler responded that he would hold religious services there today. The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment went up early this morning. This movement is made to co-operate with the Pennsylvania troops now advancing upon Baltimore on the other side.