there appeared 10 be an effort to place them in a careless or half-reclining attitude so as to have the appearance of being in a natural sleep. An old man in this room, n it less than sixty years of age, the ■ body dressed in a black cloth suit, was almost in a sitting pos ture. Around each body there were also a number of large bouquets, with cards attached to them, having been sent to the cemetry by friends of the deceased, just as they are sent to the house by friends in Baltimote. After the expiration of three days the body is placed in the coffin by the under taker, and the friends and relatives assemble at the cemetry, and the funeral takes place. After .viewing the bodies of the poor and critically examining the floral deco rations, as well as the bodies of the seven innocents, which were arrayed in plain white dresses, we passed on to the adjoining hall, where the bodies of the wealthy were lying in state. Each one was numbered, and a Ist on the out side wall gave the name and age of the deceased. The twelve bod as in this room were each lying in state under magnificent floral canopies, and looked as if they were reposing on banks of the rarest and richest exotics, carried up to wreaths and arches over their heads. They were also lying in posi tions to resemble life rather than death, even to an old lady whose age was given on the list as 84, but who dip not look, in her reclining position, banked up and crowned with floral tributes, to be more than 60. Under another floral canopy were two little girls, about 6 years of age, perfect models of beauty and innocence. There appeared to be boxes under them, probably filled with ice. Just as we were leaving another infant was brought into the poor room by a girl, who cart; din a box. From the num ber of these boxes lying around we sup pose that they are furnished by the un dertaker. Bouquets were being handed in by some of the friends of the de ceased, and quite a number of strangers were there, looking at the. book's and the decorations through the windows. None of them had the ghastly appear ance of death, the effort apparently being to deprive death of its terrors. The tombs and monuments in the cemetery were very grand and impos ng, and around tine high hr ck wail was an imitation of the Campo Sant > at Pisa, the decorations of which are not very extensive.

THE PRINCESS ALICE CATA STROPHE.

On the 3rd September, as telegraphed per cable, the saloon steamer Princess Alice was returning from one of her excursions' up the Thames,.when she was run into by the By well Castle, s.s., and was damaged so that she sank almost immediately. Further parti culars state that the steamers hung together for a few seconds, just long enough for a few of the rather more energetic to clamber up by the anchor chains and a few rope ends that were hove over the colliers bows ; then they parted, anci in less than three minutes not a trace of the ill-lated Pr.nce.ss Alice was to he seen. She had broken into three pieces, sunk in mid-stream and 6od souls had gone to their last account. The Bywell Castle is a 1300 tons iron, vessel, built, like all coasting colliers with sharp towering bows, ami it is easy to realise the impotence of a saloon steamer, or indeed any vessel, to withstand the shock. The whistling of the Byweil Castle and the screaming ol the passengers soon alarmed those ashore, and all av.d aole boats at on .e put off in the darkness to the rescue, while another steamer of the same line (the Duke of Tech), also on her up ward passage, succeeded in picking up several passengers. The description given by survivors of the scene on board at the time of the foundering of the vessel are most harrowing. Whole families have perished in this terrible disaster. Fathers have been saved, to find themselves widowers and childless: mothers,' to find themselves the sole survivors. Little children, scarcely able to lisp their names, have been picked up and restored, only to find themselves alone in the wide world. The stories are perfectly heartrending, .and the daily papers-have contained, ever since, the accident, pitiable accounts of part ing struggles, last dying requests, _ and mad conflicts for ropes ends or pieces of broken timber. In the majoiity of cases, those who. escaped wun their lives reached the shore but to find that their friends had perished. I here were to be found on the bank of the river children and young women who had reached'and they knew not how, cry; ing in despair for their missing rela tives, and in some instances quite bereft of their senses qt the horror of tbees it nation. A party of. school girls were all lost. Of forty- women mem bqrs of $ Bible mmm vyiip on

board only two are known to have been saved. In one 'case, fat >er, mother, and four children were drowned. Ihe servant maid, who was left, at home with the baby, is the only survivor ot Ihe • household. In numbers of in stances five, s:x, or seven membeis of a family have perished. The impossibildy of obtaining with certainly the names, or even number, of those on board has added greatly to the anxiety caused in thousands of circles in and around London. Ihe only coherent account came from a passenger on board the Duke of lecx, Mr. Warren Hawker, landlord of the Steam Packet Hotel, Woolwich, who assisted by some friends, saved several of the passengers. Some half-dozen women, wrapped in blankets before the lire in the Steam Packet kitchen, and about a dozen who were supposed to have gone to their homes by rail, com posed the full roll of survivors. Ihe dead were soon afterwards brought in men, women, and little children. The Board room ot the Steamboat Company, at Roods wharf. Woolwich, was a tenq orary mortuary, and the gas was lighted in the Town Piall to receive any bodies that might be recovered, but even, of the recovered, there was not more than about a score all told. The floor of the scanty board room was almost covered with bodies as they lay where they were put. doun, for sheets and stren hers were bring ng them up from the Duke of Teck in small boats, and all the police of town and arsenal helped in the work of lay ing corpses in order, putting labels on their breasts. Outside the board-room ■window is a baic-ny, upon which were laid, as in repose, bodies of three or four children, mere babies. The ma jority of dead are woman. Mr. Ton sc, Superintendent of the Qcmpany s fleet; had on board his wife, two servants, and six children, who sailed from Gravesend. The body of his wife was one of those brought to Woolwich, and there is too much cause lor fear that all the children were drowned, though a rumprprcva.'is that two ot them were saved.

The officials at Pluinstead work house made prompt preparations to render any help in their power, and the half-naked survivors were, about mid night, taken in cabs to the infirmary. Doctors, pol ce, parish officiok, and others rendered aid, and the whole pcpulation of Woolwich seemed congre gated in the streets about, the waterside eager to hear scraps of comfort of every addition of one more to the list of saved.

At North Woolwich Gardens, where the usual gay scene was in progress, the news fell tike a black pall. M r . Hol land at once stopped music and danc ing, and the grounds were very rapidly cleared. The Lodge ot Freemasons at Henley Arms at once adjourned, and most intense feelings of sorrow, sym pathy, and.excitement prevailed on all s;des..

The Evening Echo, Friday, October 25, 1878.



WANTED, two Good CARPENTERS, Apply to PAGE & lIOODER, Moore Stieet. W-'iNTEI), an APPRENTICE for Wood- Turning, Carpentering, and Cabinet making. Can live in the house. Apply to JO-EPH RULE, Moore Street. w- ANTED—An Apprentice for the Print ing Business. None but a Respectable Intelligent Boy need apply. ECHO Office W A N T A l) , Subscribers fur copy of “Encydo ptedia britannic.i, ’’ new edition. Seven volume; now nut. R. BINSTEAD, Bookseller, christchurch. ON SALE! ON SALE!- at HAYES’S TIMBER YARDS, Stakes I Stakes I TOTARA WELL TIMBER, AND BLACK PINE FIREWOOD, p O T ATOF. S . POT.AT OE S . F 0 R SALE, at A. O. AITKEN. •&: CO.’s, Havelock Street. ASHBBBTOB BQTTLiiiG BTOBEB In connection with llie ASHBURTON BR EW’ERY, Wood & Co, Have on hand a Large Stock of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk an 1 Bottle. ~BOROUOH OF ASH DURTON. APPLICATIONS arc invited from Gentle men competent to act as ENGINEER for the Borough; salary, £ljO Ter annv.m, with permission to cany on ' private practice. Applications to he sent to the undersigned on or before Mciuiav, 4UI November next. ' CHARLES BRADDELL, Tov/n Clerk.



FOR SALE. A QUARTER-ACRE SECTION in Have- U lock Street, on very easy terms. Apply ECHO Office. SHELP M USTERING. \7T 7E propose MUST ERING our SHEEP V V at Alfred Mills on TUESDAY, 29th October. Owners are requested to be in attendance to claim strangers. SAUNDERS BROTHERS. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Tuned and Repaired. J. C. HUGHES, TEACHER of Pianoforte and Harmonium, Cox Street, Ashburton. Orders can be left at the Echo Office. THE ASHBURTON ; , PICTURE GALLERY AND CABINET MANUFACTORY, Peter Street. T. A. GATES, ' PICTURE DEALER. Manufacturer of all kinds of Carpentry, Cabinet Making, Furniture, Venetian and other PJinds, Picture Frames, &c., &c. LOWEST CHARGES, combined with BEST WORKMANSHIP. * T Furniture Repaired and Polished. Maps and Plans Mounted and Varnished. A Lot of PICTURES On Sale at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. TO LET, BY TENDER, For a Term, HEW FIRST-CLASS BOARDING-HOUSE. CONTAINING 35 ROOMS. ''VO LET, by Tender, for a term, that I First-class and Well-built PRIVATE BOARDING-HOUSE, in Wills Street, next the Primitive Methodist Church, and close to the Railway Station. There are Thirty-five Rooms, all Well- Finished, and the Accommodation is all that could be desired. This is a Splendid Opportunity for a reliable person accustomed to the business, and a better opening could not be found. Tenders to be sent in to the Echo Office, by Saturday, November 9, IS7S, addressed to THOMAS CLARKE. October 24th,. IS7B. CALI STHENIC CLASS EVERY alternate Wednesday and Saturday Afternoon. Terms, per Quarter —Five Shillings each Pupil. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, Conducted by Miss Sleane. Private Lessons in French, German, and Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in Various Styles. Preparatory School for Boys. Inclusive Terms. CHARLES NEAT E, (Late of Messrs. Gculd & Co., Christchurch), BEGS TO ANNOUNCE - He has commenced business as CHEMIST ;AND DRUGGIST, IN MOORE STREET (Opposite Messrs. Friedlander’s Store), ASHBURTON. ✓ NOTICE. PO R SALE AT T. QUINN & GO’S, DRAPERS and CLOTHIERS, MOORE-ST. ASHBURTON. 75 Men’s and Boys’ Suits, at 30s per Suit 40 doz. Silk Handkerchiefs at is each. 20 doz. Straw Hats, 7s per doz. T . QUINN. & CO., Moore Street, Ashburton. SONS OF TEMPERANCE BENEFIT SOCIETY*. rms useful institutionVnLets every alter nate Friday in the New Templar Hall, Moo.v Street, New members invited. Ab iufo/mation can ho obtained from Bros. G. W. Andrews, East Town Belt ; K. Sando. East Street ; Thos. Williams, Timvakl. Next meet ing on the 25th ij)sl. >.J IsA* J, ANDREWS, R,S,



To Farmers & Others UNDERSIGNED HAVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND Farm Implements 'AND ' ■ ■ AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY Of Every Description. WOOL PACKS, SHEEP SHEARS, FENCING MATERIAL. GRASS & CLOVER SEEDS. JUST LANDED Hyland’s Best Fencing WIRE, 6,7, 8, 9 & 10. PORTLAND CEMENT, CHAFF CUTTERS, PLOUGHS, CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS, • CORN CRUSHERS, HORSEPOWERS, ETC Also, GOSPEL OAK Galvanised Iron, IN ALL SIZES, : A| Which, we are now Prepared to Sell at MOST REASONABLE PRICES. CASH ADVANCES Made on Growing Crops, Shipments of Wool and Grain. FRIEDLANDER B^OS EAST STREET, Ashburton. DRAPERY. A. O. AITKEN & GO. Are now opening up, a large and choice assortment of l'Q>J y - tat-:. /rtmt HEW SPRING AHD SUMMER Which will be offered at be o r,. ■ . J. ■ ' 1' . : PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. New Dresses ! New Fischues ! 1 New Prints . _ ' i : New_Ribbons . NewTeathers New'Flowers New Hats ' New Bonnets Note the address A. O. AITKEN and CO. The Pantechnicon, HAVELOCK STREET- Ashburton.



<■ C. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, • , 1 ■ AND " ' VALUATOR, ASHBU R T 0 N X7ARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sizes' JL . ■■' : ; Y v-/'..—.V; and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated in all parts of the District. 3000 Acres, in Blocks to suit Purchasers, on easy terms.' ' i'a -T-iAS 150 Acres, with Stable, partly fenced, near the Hinds. Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. HOW TO PROCURE A SEWING MACHINE EASILY: 'jpHE GREAT ADVANTAGE OFFERED .. b L\. ORR AND CO. By the TIME PAYMENT SYSTEM places the SINGER HOUSEHOLD and HOWE MACHINES within easy reach of ail. Payments —Weekly or Monthly. ORR & CO., Sole Agents for the above Machines in Ashburton. UNION STEAM IRON WORKS, ‘s' (Next the Horse Bazrnir), - BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. Edwards & Lee, ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS. AND. GENERAL SMITHS, . Orders for every description “of Machinery executed in a workmanlike manner, and guar anteed to give satisfaction, : at prices that will compare favorably with any in Canterbury. Important.— Ex erien'ced Manufacturers and Repairers of Reapers, Combines, Straw Elevators, Portable Engines, Wool Presses,- &c. Wind Pumps, Circular. Saw. Spindles, and Tables, made to order. . ‘ l V | :,r ■ Jf; > , , i t if '.lf. General Smithy Wheelwright , and Shoe mg wo? k warranted to give satisfaction. EDWARDS AND LEE, Proprietors. The Central Foundry, PETER 'STREET;"'"" ASHBURTON. W. J. HESSEY, L)EGS respectfully to inform the public ol O Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has ON HAND and FOR SALE, Working Men’s. Kitchen Ranges, cast or sheet iron ovens. • : - Cambridge Rollers; at Chris’tlhiireh T-i .Prices. Vs h; ; T ' Wire Strainers, ; J C-V-vi l.epitirs .of- Cnst itgs in Iron oLEkus off* ' TTv■ i'/id ?.Y?*y description, . >TQ- •



SAUNDERS BROS. \SHBURTON, CHRISTCHURCH, AND i - L ONDO N. T H E NDERSIGNED U N :. Have a number of AND UNIMPROVED FARMS ; AND OTHER - Properties for Sale In the Ashburton County. SEVE R A L T ’ QUBURBAN< OWN & O - ■ l : ■ > - . ■ OECTIONS: FOR SALE :3r:rt ..| ON EXCEPTIONALLY EASY TERMS. INDENTS EXECUTED* ‘ For every description of Goods from the Australian, American, and English Markets. OATS AND OTHER 1 HORSE AT LOWEST; RATES. v"; SAUNDERS BROS; ' - ! "f prmrvjj r* t' TEM.P£RANCE ; HOTEL^ HAVELOCK STREET,! " . Ashburton. oi jyjiJjJ 'r; ; .?;o> £ 'JpHIS well-situated and Commodious Hotel WILL BE OPENED ON TO-MORROW, •. * : October 19. - Boarders and the Travelling Public will: find t. the Best of Accommodation, combined with Liberal Charges, Strict Civility, 1 and the Best- Attention. : ’ Remember the Address— HAVELO C .'STREET, . NEAR THE RAILWAY STATION.' JOHN BROOM/: • ; .•• : 17 Manager. U E. A. GARNETT, ■ '.perfumer, TOBACCONIST,a, t'UtiJU ... ._ ... GENERAL: FaWc Y; oGQOI^f W tt> HOpKiO » DEALER, . .rxviovn’i sv. e ?tl2 T) EGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton -L) and ; District that:he has :> removedto t'c No. I, Montgomery’s New. East■..>' > street, and lias in’Stock a jsxsi'l ivit'&v.-.-Ji GOOD ASSORTMENT OF/ TOBACCO,^a ■ ■ > CIGARS,; PIPES,. ; S’jti .tint Perfumery, : Frizzets, Plaits, :;a I 1 ' -:EtC.', (Etc... \o StfJS'B .... Note .the, Address,---' E. A, GARNETT, No. 1, Montgomery’s Buildings, 'l ■£J ; p . (;£" East Street. CJ, 1 BREAD. BREAD. - BREAD. A. -,-f r ;> /, SAN DO & OLSEN, t GROCERS, ETC., ; EAST STREET,- ; ... Ashburton. SUPPLY really Good BREAD at .< ?i f| p' f' p '•) per Quartern Loaf, Cash, and 6d. Monthly Accduritsf. Families in Town and . Suburbs waited on . daily. . Note the address, SAN D O & 0 LS;EN} GENERAL STOREKEEPERS & BAKERS^ East-STREitTI:i' !i - /'■ . CP CHARLES BRADDELL, ' ACCOUNTANT & GENERAL AGENT,' Agent for Press Company;.Limited.;;?./. Secretary Town Hall Company. Agent for Rational Insurance Company. oIiMUVED to Montgomery'.: Uuildirtgs/entrance r from East, and Bui nclL-Streets. ... r ;• : ‘ »*'< > ■■ t- f-. J-. ~ W. ,R. 13.0.Y.L.E, IT STATE AND-GENERAL AGENT Mobs* - m*m 7*'- 1 *■' ■>* "■f r?