The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-08-06

under their own roofs, were IN moment hur.
ried into eternity. In other instances chill
dren were swept away from the arms Of par.
ents, unable to make the slightest effort to
rescue them from their watery grave. On the
line Of these two runs nearly 100 dwellings
were destroyed, besides shops, stables and
slaughter-houses. The Associated Press re-
port Of the evening Of the 9th states that
the loss Of life would be not far from 200.
Over 140 bodies had already been recovered,
and more were being constantly brought in.
The destruction Of property was immense, ag-
gregating it was thought considerably over
$3OOO,OOO.
West and Soath.
On the morning of the I'D destructive fire
broke out in the jewelry store of Giles Broth
ers, Nos. 12l and 123 State street, Chicago.
Loss estimated at $S75, 600.
At q convention of the workingmen of
Tennessee, held at Nashville on the I'D, B. F.
C. Brooks was nominated rs candidate for
Governor.
DR.. H. J. Rice, Of Rockville, Ind, has been
nominated for Congress by the Democrats of
the Eighth Indiana District, and Hon. James
L. Evans as the Republican candidate from
the Eleventh District.
On the morning of the sd, at Cleveland,
Ohio, while tank of crude oil was being re-
moved from the cars of the Atlantic & Great
Western Railroad to the oil warehouse, it
caught fire from lantern. A huge explosion
followed. The reservoir was shattered and the
three attendants blown into the air long
distance, envelopcd in burning oil. The oil
in the cars and adjoining tanks exploded in
quick succession.
A Green Bay dispatch of the 23d says that
forest fires had been raging for several days
in the region north and northwest of that city
marsh had been burned over.
During the prevalence of a heavy fog on the
oath the iron steamer Merchant ran upon q
ledge of rocks OFT Racine, Wis.,, and sunk in
eleven feet of water.
According to dispatches of the 26th
terrible tornado of wind and rain had
passed over the west end of the Southern
Minnesota Railroad, blowing down numerous
buildings and doing considerable damage to
the crops.
dispatch from Eureka, New, gives par
ticulars of terrible storm which occurred on
the oath. 1t had been raining with great vio-
lence from early morning till noon, when the
cloud burst on lofty range of mountains to
the east, and vast volume of water rushed
down the canon where the town is located.
The eastern part of the town was flooded in
ten minutes by the fearful rush of water,
which was constantly increasing in its vio-
lence, depth and impetuosity. The people
OF portion of the place were hemmed in.
Every moment houses were torn from their
foundations and swept away with their occu-
pants. Ropes were procured, line was
formed, and brave men, thus protected,
dashed into the torrent and saved many lives.
Three Cinnamon were lost. The part of the
town devoted to dance houses and other
places of amusement was destroyed. The flood
lasted only half an hour. Dispatches of the
18th announce the finding of about twenty
bodies, and several were missing who were
supposed to have been drowned.
During the prevalence of thunderstorm
on the afternoon of the 18th the indianapolis
High School building was struck by light
ming.
A State Convention of Prohibitionists is to
oo heiu u Anu1aHapOllS Oh the Do OF Septcm-
Der.
Lincoln's monument at Springfield is to be
dedicated on the 18th day of October next,
the day on which the Army of the Tennessee
holds its reunion.
An Oshkosh wis., dispatch of the 9th
says that the storm Of the night of the 26th
had caused great devastation and the loss of
several lives near Stevensville and Horton
Vile, north of that point. The crops had
been Frustrated over large extent of terri
tory.
Dispatches dated Bismarck, July "a, have
been received from Gen. Custer, commanding
the Black Hills expedition. The command
was moving steadily forward and was in good
health and spirits. Hostile Indians were hoy-
ering about the column.