The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-28

the same scenes were enacted on smaller
scale as regards loss of life. 1t would be
impossible to give anything like detailed
account of the damage done to dwelling
houses in this vicinity. Those not destroy.
ed were greatly damaged. Only two ol
| three times are lives reported lost. Mi
chael Slaughter and child were drowned
while crossing the street. At the foot OF
Spring Garden run the loss of life was
fearful
In one house ten persons were drowned.
Philip Hess and Henry Schaffer rushed
out of Raves saloon into the street and
were lost. Hess body was discovered this
morning his hand gripping FIRE plug.
VIM. Peats tied his wife and several chill
dren with clothes.line to prevent their
rushing offin alarm and being drowned. The
house was carried far from its foundation
and they were saved, but he was lost The
number of persons is much larger than al
ready received. At Woods run two hous-
es occupied by Pat Farley and Frisbee
were destroyed. .
John German and two children were
lost One Of the children was found near
the railroad track to-day. At Temper
ance. lille ii narrow stream known as Saw
mill Run empties into the Ohio river All
its iron bridges were carried away and the
stones they rested on went down like cork
Five wooden bridges and three trestle
works over the same were also wept away.
Taylor's salt works were completely wreck
ed loss $25,0O0. Two large worms stills
in Brooks, Polatine q Cos. refining works
were destroyed. Seghler's store on the
Washington turnpike was taken by the
food loss $4,000. The following build
ings were destroyed: Mr.. Van Yeekers
house, Jos. +. Connor' house, VIM. Ste
yens' house, Stephen Semplles house,
Minors hall, Geo. Olsop's house, two
slaughter houses belonging to WIN. Arch
ibald, two log houses belonging to Geo.
Gray, the Patton Block, consisting Of four
houses, and Gray & Bells carpenter shop,
blacksmith shop and fifty coal cars, Gray
& Bell estimate their loss at $4,000,
mostly in rolling stock and mining impli-
ments. The following persons are miss
ing and supposed 70 be drowned nj.
Harsley, wife and two children; Thos.
Hunter, wife and three children; the wife
of Thos. Britton: Isaah Throop, and five
children Fredrick McVey, wife and three
children Frank ONeil and daughter
Geo. Jones, son and daughter In Char
tiers Valley the stream which runs par
allel with Saw mill Run empties into the
Ohio three miles below. loss of life here
is reported very great. At Brush Run all
fences and bridges are gone and property
badly damaged AT McLoughlin's run
the loss of lite has been trighttul, eleven
persons being drowned, among them
whole family, boy named Mclean being
swept away and vast amount Of property
was destroyed During the flashes of
lightning last night horses and cattle
could be seen struggling in the torrent.
At midnight few additional particulars
have been obtained. All papers have at
tempted to get definite and accrate infor-
nation of the loss. but it is impossible, the
places devastated being 50 far separated
and the people being so frightened that
they cannot give coherent accounts. The
Commercial places the loss of life in the
Butchers Run and Allegheny City distric,s
at l47. The most carefully prepared fig
.ures make the total loss of life 2l9. The
property destroyed and damaged cannot
be estimated approximately. At a meet
ing of the citizens in Allegheny City to-
night the leading men pledged $1,000 for
the relief of the sufferers. A meeting
has been called for the same purpose at
Pittsburgh tomorrow.