Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-12
LETTER FROM DAYTON.
The Great 81 yYsshoe Zephyrs Visits its
Wrath UPON Dnytan-Dreadful Conmo.
tion AMONG the Natives-lt Winds mp
With an k~nrthquako shock.

Iue UEfuh : NuNbuoC
Wrath upon Dayten.Dreadf1l Commo.
tion Among the Natives-lt Winds up
with an Earthquake shock.
1t seems, after all, that the terrific
hurricane of Wednesday morning was
not altogether special to this vicinity,
but that. its effects were more desper-
ately felt in some outside localities.
Dayton for instance-than was at first
supposed. Our intermittent Dayton
correspondent writes us the following
graphic account of its terrible effects at
that place:
DAYTON, New, February 10, 1870. :,
EpTToRs News :-Dayton was vlsited
by the biggest and most destructive
tornado or hurricane yesterday morn
ing ever heard or read of in the records
of the place, doing dreadful damage,
and causing much CONSERVATION IN the
town generally. Well, 1t might have
been worse If old Boreas had done his
best.
FIRST CATASTROPHE.
The first startling sensation pro-
duced was the falling of the shoemak-
er's tin sign upon the sidewalk, the
rafting of which brought out the man
of lasts and soles, who Immediately
threw his apron over his head. with
his last sole in his hands, eXclaiming,
sob! mine Cot in Himmel vot der
tuyfel does dis?" Just then his apron
sailed of his head down street. and he
after it at $40 gait, singing out at
every jump /: "Schtop him! schtop
him! Cot for double dam, rot for you
don't schtop him?" | guess he must
he running yet, for his apron went
into Carson River, and the shoemaker
hasn't been c c since.
SECOND DISASTER.
As two men were crossing Main
| street, opposite Howe'S store, their
hats blew off. They started after them
on a double quick, and when about
opposite the National Hotel another
hat appeared beforethem on the street.
| One grabbed it, the other claimed 1t,
then they held 4 parley, when Il
third man stepped up and proved the
hat to be his. By this time two hats
were floating down the river and two
men cursing Old Boreas instead Of
| each other.
THIRD CALAMITY.
As a little girl was passing down the
| sidewalk, OH Main street. with her
little brother, and n baby carriage, the
| wind blew the carriage over, and must
| say 1t? yes, the poor little things
arm and leg was really very badly
crushed. Tic little girl screamed, the
little boy cried, which soon brought
| everybody ont on the street. Some
| said, $50 for q DOCTOR" while others
| said, "Give her money to buy an
| other" which last was done, and thus
ended this unfortunate affair.
FOURTH APPALLING EvENT-FIRE, FIJI !.
No lives lost-but pea nuts, cocoa
nuts, walnuts, almond nuts, hickory
nuts, chestnuts, candies, cigars, and. a
variety of toys, were considerably
damaged. besides the proprietor's
wearing apparel. All this occurred at
the Tcutonic pea nut ranch near the
Postohlce. The proprietor, in trying
to climb up the shelves to get an empty
box of cigars from the top shelf, his
foot slipped and he fell on his back on
the nut stand. His pipe fell oil his
breast, scattering the fire from 1t over
him. He yelled fire, tore his clothes,
Jumped around like Il chicken with its
head cut of, scattering cigars, nuts,
candy. toys, etc, all over the floor.
This brought his wife and children In,
whose screenings added to the music.
Then n crowd rushed in, hearing the
cry of fire, eagerly inqulring Where's
the fire." What's the matter?"
What the devil ails you?" to which
he yelled out in terribly excited tones 4:
"Ail. SheesuS; mine house purns up.
| ish ruined mans. Mine Cot! vot |
does? | can't sell nottin all der time,
and now efry ding goes init der tuyfel:
Vow, mine yOrSteSt time Is come. L
.ish gone in. Mine frow will shtarve,
mine shildrens will have to peg on der
shtreets. All. VOW, bOo-oo-oo, its no
use, mine p~iSsneSS makes no coot no
more" Sheriff Shaw, ut the top of
his voice, commanded the man to dry
up. stop his noise and attend to
business. About n dozen of the crowd
then: bought a bits worth of pea nuts
each, and left the unfortunate mer-
chant laughing out Of II corner Of
his mouth and crying out of the other.
FINAL. HoRuFYING sESsATIoN-FEAR-
FUI. EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
The friends of Fred 0'Gorman will
perhaps be pleased to learn that Fred
| still lives and probably will live to do
a heap of devilment yet before a fire
wall falls on him. Fred says "the
upright and just are liable to fall"
and so it proved with him. The
weather being cool, Fred stepped out
to get some wood, and returning SOME
| what in 4 hurry, stumbled over Frank
| of the drug stores big foot, and over
he pitched, striking his head full butt
against the brick wall of the building.
The shock was fearful, and the building
trembled to- its very foundations.
| Everybody rushed out into the streets,
crying. earthquake earthquake :"
The first thing that met the gaze of
the astonished crowd was Fred on q
pile of bricks. They made q rush for
him, supposing the earthquake had
killed him, but before they got near
him he jumped up, shaking his head
like an old ram. picked up the wood
and ran into the store, laughing to
think how nice he had fooled them.
Fred says he could stand q good many
such bumps and then have rs much
hair left on his head Us Cross, or Sea-
tons baby.
Yours truly, SANTA CRUZ.