Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-09-02
LATER FROM the ATLANTIC STATES.
TELEGR APHIC.
general SUMMARY.

the yacht Columbia.
In compliance with a request OF the
citizens of Springfield, Ben Butler will
open the Massachusetts, compaign in. a speech
in that city on Thursday evening.
SAVANNAH, Aug. ga terrific gale
accompanied by heavy rain occurred on
Friday and Saturday. Railways are bad
ly damaged, the tracks being washed away.
There is no communication south of Sta
ton Seven on the Atlantic and Gulf or
Central Railroad, on account Of two washes,
one near the city and the other six miles
distant. No regular trains have arrived
since Friday night. Many buildings
were damaged, and great damage was
done to the rice crops.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 26.-Therc has been
n severe storm on the linc Of the Atlantic
and Gulf Railroad.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26-In match game
Of base ball today, between Western Union
Telegraph nine, aud picked nine from
the opposition telegraph Offices of this city,
the Western Union nine won by score OF
SO to IL.
NEW York, Aug 2G-The Gazette of
this city has information that the bodies of
Assistant Engineers G.. W. McGowan. II.
W. Moran, A. w. Mitchell, aud NJ. Shon.
berg, who were attached to the iron clad
lVeeha,Uken, when she sunk in Charleston
Harbor on the 9th Of December, 1868 have
been taken from her wreck, having been
found at their posts in the engine room.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-By a coils.
lou of passenger and freight train to day
on the Philadelphia aud Eric Railroad. six
persons were killed.
Brunswick, N. j., Aug. 2G.-John
Rogers cashier Of Pcscscot National Bank,
is dcf,ultcr in the sum of 100000.
BosroN, August 27.-The terrible rail
road accident of Saturday night becomes
more sickening as the deta |, arc developed.
The cause of the accident was simply
that the engineer of the express train chose
to plunge his train into one standing at the
station before him. The Beverly train
made several stops to got passengers. The
express train for Bangor left on time and
ran its highest allowable rate Of speed
Before it started, Superintendent Prescott
sent special orders to the engineer to be
careful, as there was a train ahead of him.
The conductor of the train behind him had
caused two red lanterns to he put ON the
platform of the rear car, but it seems no
attention was paid to the orders, and if so.
the responsibility OF this carlessncss
must rest somewhere. At the scene
of tho disaster there is little to te seen
In the ditch at the side Of the road still
smoke the embcrs Of the burned cars, but
this is almost all that tells of the disaster
in the Town Hill Of Revere still lie half a
dozen bodies. They are horrible to look
at-bloody foam lies upon their black swol-
den lips, their eyes protrude from their
sockets discolereI patches of flesh hang
loose from their cheeks. and great flaps of
boiled skin dangc from their hands.
They have been crushed, cooked and tor
tnrcd, aud deeper than all mere physical
'disfgurcmcnts, one sees something still
more awful to look upon in their faces-a
haunting look of unspeakablo agony. The
officers of the road are almost crazed BY
the accident, and do not seem to know
what to do. The killed and wounded are
nearly all Boston, Salem aud Lynn people
Sr. THOMAS, Aug. %, via Halifax
Aug 3l.-Another hurricane has swept
over this unfortunate Island, overturning
every house and laying the place in ruins
Closely following in the wake of the
hurricane came an awful gale from the
south aud southeast, which ragged several
hours. During the hurricane, in the
afternoon, several shocks of earthquake
rendered more dreadful the situation of
the people, who were hearing overhead
the crash Of roofs torn by the hurricane
and obliged to feel at the same time the
foundations, 81 tho,, ,bolt Ill
earthquake. Hundreds Of dwelling were
swept away. Some 5000 people arc
houseless and destitute. Nearly $50
were killed or disabled.
'HALrFAx, Aug. 3l.-The great boat
race came off this morning. Six crews
started. The Taylor Winship English
crew. won by three lengths 49, -.
PORTLAND, Aug. 3l.-The steamer
Gpssie Ts!fair arrived this morning and
sails for Gray's Ilarbor on Sunday morn
ing.
PORTLAND, Sept. 1.-The steamer
Idaho, six days from San Francisco, ar.
rived yesterday afternoon. The steamers
Constantine and Stephens sailed from San
Francisco for here this morning. The
Wright is advertised for San Juan and
Sitkn, Sept. 9th.
MOBILE, Ala, August 2S.-The low
pressure steamer Ocean Wave exploded
her boiler at $50 Sunday afternoon at the
Point Clear About 200 excursionists we're
aboard. Fifty or sixty were killed and
wounded. Of seven persons, comprising
creole family, six were killed. The Cap
tain, Engineer and pilot were killed.; only
three officers escaped.
LATER The steamer Ocean Wave lcf.
this city Sunday afternoon, with 200 per-
sons for and excursion to Fish river, 20
miles from the city. On the return trip
boat reached Point Clear at S p. NJ, and
mada fast The. hand and n naHt of .ha