Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-06


have been utilized as sewers, most OF
the houses beng built directly over
the runs. For nearly two miles both
valleys are not over $50 feet in width,
but vast areas Of billy territory are drained
into them. The immense volume OF water
which fell was too much for the capacity OF
the culverts, and in few moments the roads
leading through the valleys were converted
into resistless torrents. Buildings, brick and
frame, were swept away rs if they had been
made OF sand, and the water, attaining in
some places to a depth Of fully thirty feet,
carried everything before it, Dwellings,
stables, slaughter houses and buildings
were lifted from their foundations, and in
many instances were rolled over and
over, with their occupants and contents.
Whole families, thinking themselves secure
under their own roofs, were In a moment
hurried into eternity. In other instances
children were swept away from the arms OF
parents, unable to make the slightest effort
to rescue them from their watery grave. On
the line Of these two runs nearly one hun
dred dwellings were destroyed, beside shops,
stables and slaughter houses. The Associ-
ated Press report Of the evening of the 9th
states that the loss of life would be not far
from 200 Over l40 bodies had already been
recovered, and more were being constantly
brought in The destruction of property
was immense, aggregating it was thought
| considerably over $3,0O0,0OO.
| dispatch from Eureka New, gives partc-
| uars of terrible storm which occurred on
! the 24th. 1t had been raining with great
| violence 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 VIC
lence, depth and impetuosity. The people of
a portion Of the place were hcmmed in. Every
| moment houses were torn from their founda-
| tons 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 Goth announce the finding of about
twenty bodies, and several were missing who
were supposed to have been drowned.
During the prevalence of a thunder
storm on the afternoon of the Goth the In
dianapolis High School building was struck
by lightning.
An OshkNh Nyis.) dispatch of the 9th
says that the storm Of the night of the Goth
had caused great devastation and the loss of
several lives near Stevensyille and Horton
Vile, north of that point. The crops had been
Frustrated over a large extent of territory.
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 how
ering about the column.
The President on the 21th issued his procla
nation ratiying the extradition treaty with
Peru; also, the treaty of friendship, commerce
and navigation with the same Government.
Pittsburgh (PaD dispatches of the 2Sth say
that the loss Of life by the late flood exceeds
the estimate heretofore given.
A New Orleans dispatch of the 2Sth says
serious accident had occurred on the Mobile
Il New Orleans Railway, near the former city,
caused by Il switch being left Open The en-
gineer and fireman were killed, and several
seriously injured.
A band of fifty Indians, kiowas and Co
manches, ON the 2lst attacked and killed five
men near the mouth of Ute Creek
AWashington dispatch Of the Goth says that
the aggregate number of Oranges in the
United States is about 10000. On the LIST day
of June Iowa had l,99t; Indiana, 1865 Mis-
| souri,, 1929; Kansas, 1921; Illinois, ,4Sl, and
Kentucky l,lol. The cotton and gulf States
alone had 4,065 Oranges. There are now
Oranges in all the States and about thirty in
the Cauadas
A Washington telegram of the 30th says
that GOV. Ames, of Mississippi, having re-
Department that he entirely conceded with
the Lieutcnant-Goyernor in his view of the
necessity of troops to maintain order at
Vicksburg.
A Galveston telegram of the 30th says that
fight had recently occurred near Jacksboro,
Il company Of the Tenth United States
Cavalry and large body of Indians
The Rangers lost twelve killed and sew.
eral wounded and the cavalry several
killed, including the commander, and
a large number wounded The report adds
that the combined forces had been driven
back to Jacksboro The Indians numbered
500