Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-07
Latest kilograms.
n Strike ENDED,
RACE HORSES LED.
II ISAILROAD CASUALT ".
EASTER "a.
\ Terrible storm pasSes over the
National Capital.

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National Capital.
WASHINGTON, July g. A terrible
storm of wind and rain passed over
this city last night. Trunks of trees
two or three feet in circumference
were snapped by the hurricane,and or
namental and shade trees all over the
city, including "a number at the Capitol
and Presidents grounds and public
parks were either entirely destroyed
or shorn of their branches. Five
houses in row were completely
stripped of their roofs, which were car
ried several hundred feet. Several
carriages were overturned, and lady
i'm one sustained severe injuries. The
telegraph wires at all points were pros
trated. While number of colored
children We're enjoying themselves in
hall, the roof fell in, caused by the
wind and four were injured. The
steeple of the Metropolitan II. f..
Church, one hundred feet high, was
moved five feet from its p. rpendicular,
and IS now in dangerous condition..
A Sailing Party Drowned.
BUFFALO, July ga party of eight
were sailing on Lake Erie last night,
when the boat capsized and the fol-
Langley, of Chicago, VIM. Forrest, of
Canada, Annie Vought and Mary
Kurtz of Erie, and Lizzie Glass of Buff
falo. The rest clung to the boat and
were saved.
Destructive Fire i'm Illinois.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The town of Pom
tiac, Illinois, was visited by dsas-
trous fire last night The court house,
containing the county records, and
Union Block, occupied by the finest
stores in town, were completely des-
troyed.
Details of the Railroad Accident.
NEW HAVEN, July 5.-The number
of wounded in the Stony Creek dis
aster IS now given at seventy-eight,
mostly slightly. Every car was over
turned, and the engine thrown partly
upright. The accident was caused by
switch becoming misplaced before a
whole train had passed, throwing the
last truck from the track. Superin-
tendent Wilcox, of the Shore Line,
when he saw the rear car swing off,
jumped from the baggage car to the
flats below, a distance of sixteen feet.
The cars fell on him and broke his
neck.
Fourth of July Casualty.
NEW YORK, July GA house in
Brooklyn, together with a child of the
occupants, was burned Saturday night.
having been ignited from ball of fire
thrown into the window from Roman
candle.
Railroad Accident
BosToN, July Cit is reported that
the Shore Line train was thrown Off
the bridge by a misplaced switch be-
tween New London and New Haven
this morning, and Capt. Wilson was
killed and several others injured.
Treasure Shipments
NEW YORK, July 6.-The specie
shipments last week were S534, 1856;
1866, SS6 i'm silver bars, and the rest in
gold coin and bars.
End of n Strike-AccidentaIIy Killed.
CINCINNATI, July 6. The Union
coal miners at New Straitstrelle, Gin
cinnati. ended their long strike Satur-
day, by returning to work.
A son of j. j. Platt, the poet, was
killed on Saturday by the explosion of
a vial of gunpowder
The Dangers of II Hurdle Race.
New YORK, July Elm the steeple
chase at Long Branch OH Saturday, J.
Donahue's Tammany after falling at
the hurdle was remounted, but soon
fell again and died, G.. Ayers Victor,
who had a fetlOck broken in jumping
the last hurdle in the same race, was
soon afterwards shot.