Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-18
Severe Gale mt Providence.

severe tale mt Providence.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. 9-The gale
last evening, from | to q o'clock, was the
most severe since 1870, when the city was
partially submerged. 1t ranged thorough
out the State. Sevcra, lives were lost in
this city. The Hartford Railroad Depot
was demolished. Probably hundred
buildings were unrooted. Fruit and shade
trees were destroyed. The Bristol Rail-
road will not be pas.able for several days
Many vessels are ashore at Nara ganset,
and Mount Hope bays. The sloop Reso-
iutloa went to pieces at Wickford's harbor,
and two men We're LIST. Great damage is
reported at Bristol, East Greenwich, Paw
tucket, Fall river and other places,
The Great Storm.
BosToy, Sept. 1.-The hurricane cx-
tended over most Of Eastern Massachusetts.
At Nahant large dwelling and stable
were blown down. The depot at the
steamboat wharf was blown into the sea.
At Hull, every boat at anchor was either
driven ashore or sunk. At bingham. the
streets were all blocked with trees. Barns
and chmneys were Frustrated The Az
ricultural Hall at MarshieId was leveled
to the ground. vt Abingdon three church
steeples fell and nail mill WAS unrooted
The steeple of the congregational church
at Newhuryport was blown away. In
towns further east the gale was severe and
the damage to strawberry and corn crops
are immense in all directions. The Coils
scum organ is ruined. 1t was to have been
sold to Chicago parties for $50 .0OO. The
big drum is also ruined. Nearly every
vessel in Boston harbor dragged its an
chor and many coliiled At Marble Head
several summer houses were blown down
and one man was killed. The Sagmore
House, on Nantucket Beach. was swept
from its foundation, and the inmates all cs-
capped injury, having just left the house to
find safer quarters.
\ schooner from Gloucester, on q fish
ing voyage, was sent ashore and went to
pieces instantly. Eleven men were lost.
Five vessels are reported ashore on Saco
beach, and fifteen between Cape Porpoise
and Portland
Burying the Avondale Miners.
SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 9.-Funerals have
been going on all day, the bodies being
buried at once at Hyde Park Welch Gem
etery this afternoon. Sixty bodies in all
have been buried at points lower down the
valley.
Discovery OF an Immense Cave in Nevada.
CARLIN, Sept. l0.-John w. Ellis, an
agent of Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S Express, and
+. Gillet, Superintendent of the Railroad,
arrived from Mineral Hill yesterday. They
give the most glowing accounts of the rich
ness Of the mines there. During their
stay they discovered magnificent cave );
the entrance being so small that it barely
admitted the pa sage Of . man. After
getting in, large chamber, with ceilings
fifty feet high, hung with stalactites, which
reflected the light from the burning torch
es myriad Of times, was found. This hall
seemed one of enchantment, echoing every
sound like the soft notes of an 1Eolian
harp, and so far away the ear failed to pen
citrate the distance. So vast was this nat
ural structure, that the explorers, after
traversing its marble floor for half a mile,
returned to daylight to speak Of the gorge
Gus scene. Another party will leave in a
few days to more thoroughly explore this
great wonder.
international Expositiss.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.-A large meet
ing was held tonight to consider the sub
ject of holding an International Exhibi-
ton at Washington in 1871. Many ofthe
principal business men were present, who
argued that such an exposition would do
more than anything else to silence the cry
for the removal Of the Capital. The sane
tion Of Congress and the Executive De-
partments were deemed essential to its sue
cess. A committee Of FIVE gentlemen we're
appointed to cooperate with similar CON-
mittee appointed by the City Hall meeting
on the same subject
A plaster east Of the face of the late Sec
rotary Rawlins was taken to-day at the