Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-29

A Water spont ana Flood browns
Twenty-Five Persons.
HUDSON, n. Y, July 25.-The bal
loon under charge Of Prof Donaldson,
containing representatives of leading
New York newspapers, which ascend
ed yesterday afternoon at Ais
O'Clock, landed in Germantown,
near this city, at 5:24 O'Clock this
morning. 1t again assembled to high
altitude, made circle around the city
and proceeded in q southerly direc-
ton.
CATsK1LL,July 25,-Donaldson's bal.
loon passed over here at 1850 o'clock
this morning. The rope being in reach
ing distance, it was taken hold of by
a man on the ground and converse
ton was held. Inquiries were made
by pronauts as to the locality, &C.. af-
ter which they threw out ballast and
assembled, going in northern direc-
ton, before fair breeze.
SARATOGA, N. Y, July 27.-Profes-
sor Donaldson and his balloon came
down about s miles north of this place
at 8 p. NJ. Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO, July PA dis
patch from Eureka, Nevada, says that
n terrible water-spout burst in the
mountain yesterday and sweptthrough
the town, killing twenty persons and
causing great destruction of property.
Another dispatch from Eliza says the
water-spout crossed the Central Pacific
railroad track between Humboldt,
Wells and Fargo, injuring it so that
the western bound emigrant train can
not get through to- day.
LATER.-A Dispatch from Eureka
gives the particulars of the storm yes
terday. IL had been raining with great
violence from early in the morning till
noon, when the cloud burst on the
lofty range of mountains to eastward
and vast volume of water washed
down the canon where the town il
located. The eastern part of the town
was flooded in ten minute by the fear.
full rush of water, which constantly in.
creased in violence, depth and i'm.
petuosity. People are hemmed in and
every moment houses were torn from
their foundations and swept away with
the occupants. Ropes were procured
and line formed, and the brave mer
thus protected, dashed into the torrent
saving many lives. Only few womei
and children were lost. Roger Robiuett
! reporter of the Sentinel, is among the
drowned. The Sentinel Office was SWEEP
away. Bodies are being brought to tn,
court house as fast as recovered. Tire,
Cinnamon were lost. Ninety houses
were swept away, and all that part o
town in which is situated dance houses
and other places of amusement Il
gone. The flood lasted only half al
hour. 1t is believed the total loss of lif
will reach % or 80.
Heavy Floods with Loss of Lift
and Property.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-The fol
papers of this morning: Tremendou
ping and houses flooded. Great de
struction of life and property. Six
teen bodies recovered and others mis-
sing. The Union depot anoat. 1t i
reported that fifty lives are lost"
GREEN LAKE, WIS, July 27.-t
tornado passed through this village thi
morning, doing considerable damage
but no loss of life.
SAN FRANCISCO, July PA dis
patch from Echo says the loss by tn
|
more bodies have been recovered and
number are still missing.
VICKSBURG, MISS, July 9Th
Times, (radicaD OF yesterday says Their
is no further apprehension OF trouble
and no need for troops. An officer q
General Emery's staff arrived here to
day and is interviewing the leading
members of both the negro and whit
parties.
The Pittsburgh Floods.
PITTSBURGH, July 27.-There wer
heavy showers all day yesterday, bu
at night the rain fell in deluge.
fearful loss of life is reported in ALE
ghany. The tunnel of the Panhandl
railroad is flooded with four feet o
water Ii is impossible for trains t
pass. The torrent from the hills sweep
houses from their foundations, tearing
them to pieces. The loss of life is es
timated at so. The new iron bridge q
Carson street was swept away and
large number OF coal barges. Thus ia
sixteen bodies have been recovered
Tragedy In Memphis
MEMPHIS, July 27.-Wm. Dardi
was found dead on the floor of his be,
CuhulDeT yesterday hO7uluS from III
effects of morphine, and in the bed wa
found Sue Morgan, an abandoned wo
man with whom he had been living
She was insensible from the effects o
the same drug, but by means of
stomach pump she was restored to con
sciousness aud was then arrested oil
suspicion of having poisoned Dardis
as she had been heard to threaten hi
life for assaulting her.
An attempt was made Thursday eve
ming by mob of negroes at Austin
Miss, to lynch Geo. r. Smith, who
few weeks ago killed negro, and bu
for the prompt action ofthe Sheriff, VIII
agreed to put Smith in Jail, he woulC
have been hung. Since then the ne
groes have been guarding the jail, bu
the authorities fearing they may re
new their attempt to lynch Smith
have asked for troops TO protect tn
Jail. ' a. .' .,H'i" -Ia.N
Murder and Rape In vermont. llI
RUTLAND, W., July PA horrlbl
case of rape and murder was reveale,
in Stallbaus yesterday morning. Tn
victim was Miss Marietta N. Ball
teacher In district school three mile
east of this village. After closing he
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