Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-05-31

LATER PROM THE ATLANTIC srArHs.


passed over this county, six miles north
of this place, yesterday afternoon. 1t
came FROM the south west and passed
out of the country, a little East Of Vat
ton. The tornado was about half
mile in width and tore into fragments
every thing that came in its course.
Houses, barns, fences, were torn down,
cattle and human beings were caught
and ~hirled through the air like mere
toys, and dashed to the ground with
such violence as to produce instant
death. Houses and barns were torn
into fragments, and sca..l..cl for miles
around. The fields are dolted with
large timbers which were driven into
the ground at an angle Of 500. Cattle
were actually driven head foremost into
the ground. One can scarcely con-
ceive the amotlnt of devastation and
violence. A school house near here
was destroyed and a daughter of Henry
Rothel, aged II, was carried about
quarter of mile from the school house,
dashed to the ground and crushed to
Jelly. Miss Smith, teacher, and few
of the scholars were hurt very badly.
Mary Waters was killed and Mrs. Cor
don and son of Alex. Gibson lie ut
the point of death from injuries.
The tornado was balloon shaped with
the small end toworls the ground and
moved at the rate of twenty miles per
hour. It commenced its career near
Keoka, where it demolished several res
licences. Many persons lives were saved
by hastily getting into cellars. From
an eye witnesses description it is almost
a miracle that anything in its track es-
capped alive. He said he could see
large prices of timber hurled as though
shot from cannon. Hail fell nine
inches in circumference. Some were
brought to this city and hours after they
were still as large as hens egg.
A telegram from Keoka, last evening,
says that several persons were killed
one mile from that place, and child
was torn in pieces.
Our reports are only from few points
on the line of hurricane and we cannot
estimate the amount of damage; but
many thousand dollars and many more
lives than those reported are probably
lost, and no estimate can he made of
the stock lost.
CHICAGO. May 23.-The tornado which
devastated portion of Washington
Co., Iowa, Yesterday, appeared to have
had counterpart in McDonouSh Co..
Ills. A similar one caused great de-
struction of property, death of several
persons and wounliny of many 9TH
ers.
| Funeral Of Gen. Candy.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 23.--Funeral of
Gen. Candy took place from the Bap-
fist hurch this afternoon. The Church
was handsomely decorated throughout
with emblems of mourning. The SER
vices We're conducted by Rev. DR.. Day
of the Baptist Church, assisted by Revs.
Ayles, of the Methodist, Humber of the
Presbyterian and Bradley of the Epis-
copal Churches.
LOWELL (Mass), May 26-By the
breaking of platform Yesterday, in
front of the French Catholic Church,
about 1C0 persons we're precipitated to
the sidewalk, n distance of 6 feet.
Many were more or less bruised
DUBUQUE (Iowa), May ga man,
supposed to be one of the Bender fam
lily, was arrested on Sunday Mt Eliston.
He is now confined to Jail ut Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. Parties acquainted with
the family at Independence, Kansas,
are sure Of his identity.
Woman Suffrage I'm Massachusetts.
Bosrox, May 27.-The fourth annual
gathering of the New England Woman
Association in fremont TemIlo attracts
less attention than usual. Jul,a Wand
Howe presides. The speakers include
O. Stearns in the course. The Massa-
chusetts Legislature was vigorously de-
nounced for its recent vote giving wom-
an Suffrage advocates leave to withdraw
their petition.
The Suffrage Martyrdom,
ROCHESTER,, May 22-The cases of
Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other
women voters in this city, and of the
Inspectors of Election, indicted for re-
ceiving and counting votes of women,
came upto-day before the United States
District Court. All the indictments
were ordered to be tried at the June
term of the Circuit Court, and defend
ants were released on their own re-
cognizance.
The tax paying women of Rochester
held second meeting to-day, prepare
tory to organizing for resistance to tax
alton without representation.
A Crash.
SHAMoK1N, (Pa.) May 21.--Dnring the
ceremonies of laying the cornerstone Of
the new Catholic Church in this city,
this morning, a portion of the temporary
flooring, which had been erected for
theaccommodation of the vast multitude
gave way and precipitated large num-
Der of persons into the basement. It
is impossible at this time to give the
names and number injured, but it is
supposed that six are seriously hurt.
Bishop Wood, of Philadelnhia. and