Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-21

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CsxsrxNArs. ssrs - -Advic-s from .
xrssa s1nhrs q psinss in okis. Peapssi-
vssia sna We-s Nirginis indicate that the
ssorm os ths vasa tao DAYS v the ms~s g.
veFs exp<rs-ncss. foe years Tse d-s'ruc-
sioa % rxilruai pr"i-ry i especially
Sessy Ws<A.gfs. cG.ssris and bridges
have caused r.ilr,s&j Irsvei On many
rugsss To ce~sr eris~iy. The ks7a~ha
river !. higher iA2a in the feod ii ISL
and 10 s,ssi sissns. osrrfo~ins Chsris~i"n
and q gre~s pyrsion Of ,se hana~ha val
i<y. ssesping ~I;h il tho steamer Ad-
vsncs, N Ser cossirac' isn ii iiinton. and
namheri~-- raft. igmi-r Aae Bog. \
ai-paieh state. Ihsi bi Dig " ~. Reeds
wsIis. on The Paa Handle route was
vs<h~d "a ~ ard a frvishi train cunning
90 plangrd into the stream and ~ss
Idly ~rrcke,I EHgincer Burke and
Hrsman NcCormic have No, b-en found.
ssd !; Is feared thai they are buried se-
nes,A the locomotive Much damage and
los To farming pr''--rty has .lsc been re-
ported Al Alb.Ly. O., Elmer Arm
ssroDg's farm wAs flooded and over ~
sheep drosned The corn crop pretty
extensively flooded in . large number Of
places Al Quaker City. o., the town
vss flooded in many places. The cisi-
sens were compelled to move TO the sec
oad story of their houses.
CLEVELAND. o., Sept. IA storm at
Neadville, Pa. lsst night did great dam
age A creek running through the heart
If the city overlooked its banks, flooding
the principal streets and damaging prop
erty to the amount Of $780, Several
lives are reported lost, and a freight train
ON the A. 4 w. r. r. went through the
bridge . short distance west Of Mead
vile. The engineer. fireman and brake
man are reported killed.
MEADvILLE. Pa, Sept. 14.-Guntown, five
miles north of Conneau:ville, the house
of VIM. Lawrence vas swept from its
foundation early this morning and borne
down stream some distance, with the fam
lily in it.
TORONTO, Sept 14.-All trains running
vest and north from the city have been
stopped until further notice. Much dam.
agefhas been done. Railway tracks ale
m1bre or less washed away Rain fell from
III past 8 o'clock Tuesday up to noon to.
day 5 inches-the heaviest since 1913.
Yellow Fever.
GALLpoLrs, Sept 14.-In the vicinity
where the plague ship. John Porter, was
moored and in . radius of seven miles,
the northern boundary of which is within
two miles of the city, there are reported
to be 10 to ~ cases of yellow fever, and
seven deaths since Sunday morning. The
vessel will be scuttled and sunk.
At Granada, Miss, the ravages of the
fever have left the city without a govern
ment or police force. leaving stores and
houses entirely unprotected. On the 10th
inst the fever was abating and more
AZ Pot 1GlCson, Miss, Sept. 18th. Il, the
number Of cases to date $50. deaths 90
The fever is abating for want of material;
but few are lett to take it.
MEMPHIS. Sept. 14-Businsss of all
kinds is suspended, and the people have
no heart to attempt any regular business
and could not If they would. Even liq-
nor saloons are for the most part closed.
Provision stores, as rule, are empty.
The greatest need is provisions, clothing,
physicians, money, nurses and medicine.
The best thing that can be done now is 10
send plenty of provisions and clothing.
Negroes and many poor whites from
section of $50 miles around Memphis
have flocked in here, hearing that they
could get something to eat. As for
clothes, hundreds of poor people are 60
ing about the streets. mostly colored wo-
men, with hardly anything on at all.
Sights in this respect are most distressing.
So far no serious outbreak has occurred,
but the better classes are in constant ter
FOR of riot. The city is in the hands of
.colored police altogether, and while they
behave very well. there is still a lurking
fear Of them on the part of the whites
The official report of the board Of
health shows 104 deaths of which 10 were
.colored and IS new cases of which 10
we're colored. At this date there are
$500 sick to provide for and 1000 we'll
people to feed. The average increase Of
Cases b 100 and the average deaths 100
per day. The total daily expenses Of the
Hovards association and citizens relief
committee are about tl1.000. II the fe-
yer continues Oee month longer - II like
iy With gradual abatement in that time,
The city sill need from tl50. 90 70 $780,
60. and about a00, 600 rasioos.
There 10 . slightly perceptibie decrease
In fever this morning Sept leah, deaths
up 70 soon m, exceedisg o. The sod
Aea iesasre Of The epidemic ID thai many
she havs beea actively q vssk rels<visg
aiassw sEs dying 90 being ssricken dssn-
A8sAg shs ssaA<r may be n<nsissed
a z wsssAin. scsiag tssas.sss Of the
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