The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-30
By FIRE AND FLOOD.
further Particulars of the Damage
Done by the Great Storm of Wednes-
csy-A steamer L0st-Immense be
struction by Prairie Fires I'm Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas.

| struction by Prairie Fires In Iowa.
| Nebraska and Kansas.
New York, Oct 24-Dispa'c hes from all
| points show that the storm of yes erday was
one of the most violent experiuced for many
wears The orm came from the tropics aud
| from midnight to nom, rapidly incre Gsing
! in energy, ard was central near Baltimore. II
was attended with an unusually heavy rain
fall. A. Washington the fail was 3.5l inch
es, at Baltimore pa, at Norfolk 2.S6, at
Lynchburg . OF and Snitbville, N. C, 4 3D.
| At Cape May the wind was "a miles n hour,
and drove the tide upon the meadows be-
tween the city and the mainland, GOVERN g
the railroad track three feet end preventing
ira ms from running.
! The hotel and cottages were badly dam
| aged; also the beach drives, and yachts,
| sloops and schooners were blown ashore. At
Baltimore property along the wharyes suf-
/ fered much, and disasters on the bay are
| feared. Along the line of the Phiadelphi
| Wilmington and Baltimore railroad the loss
i is serious The storm was severe on the
sound and along the New England coast, and
\ lighter crafts were heavily hammered. Al
| Mount Washington, at o. m. the wind was
| blowing l20 miles an hour, with heavy rain
THE Loss oF THE EXPRESS
BALTIMORE, OF. 24-Captsin Barker, OF
| the steamer Express, which left here Tues
| day for Washington, reports that mis- v.s Il
| foundered in gale at The mouth of tie Pr,
| tomsc, aud the Passengers and crew are
| probably iOet. The captain was rescued
while drifting With fragments OF the boat.
| Captain Barker. describing the wreck o.
| the Express, saws the sei was running at
great height, every wave Washing The bSa'
| = 81
Wednesday morning there came q terrifiu
crash and the joiner work started from the
| stanchiQns. The pass myers ana crew baa
| hardly time to rsaliz, what had occurred be
! fore a wave tore the saloon deck like SO
| much paper WORK ann the following wave
! swept IL off TO sea, and with 1t nearly oil on
board
| Previous to this effJr's were made 10 head
! her 10 the shore The storm wos SO furious IL
was impossible 10 stand sgnnst it, and the
rolling of the boat prevented the eng mes
| from working fast enough to keep seerhge
| way on her. IL was deemed advisable TO let
! go apchor5 TO bring her head to the wind in
| hope Of her riding out the gall or at lest
| until it should subside. The .ffor; was fl
/ tile, AS one of the cables parts as soon as
\ she broiched 10 and the steamer went adriIt
All on board hal secur, d life presersers at
! the earliest p.IiOd Of The gaze. Some oiict rs
! tried TO secure as, but they we're wsshei
away and broken no. A moment after the
| uDI .r deck had been carried away the hull
! r0 led over an sunk b tom upward. Those
| Of the pas ,eDEers and Gre W that could r. ach
| portions of the wreck chung TO them. but
| The ht avy sea washed them off sg ain. o ly
| about eight persons c u d De seep. Tdsse
we're G &lsin Barktr, James A. Doug ais
| uuaIterrissIsr and hOrsd Passenger
! These tbres were cling;ns to pnt az
tue saloon deck. SIme distance tff
e I, T. \
Stone, pur.er; JJrn Douglass, William Cant
| (CDloIei); GtUge G-esn, tag 'gs master, and
| IL. G Dektan. These Ia rer dTifted 10 yard
| BARE n is aud. and were licked up by b. az
! from the steamer ir ey, Which IS ashore
high aud dry. The captain aud his conf
p,n'ous we're picked up at O'Clock in The
afternoon aud taken TO Crished. The EK-
pass ba a crew Ut 81, ali told, and rs f,r a.
Known Eight Fasserg r.. lie is supp"s thit
fully % lives were iusC. The following IS a
Iist Ut the crew and passengers: Captain
| Barker, first officer; l.. J. Ho ward, second
| officer; Joseph Haaey, chief engineer;
Charle+. W: B,i'.y second engineer;
| L iwaid A. Pryor, clerk; F. j.
5 one, quar ermaster; John DJugIe.9 AMI
James Douglass, 10 Ikou smen; Wilmore
| X c., steward; Thomas CtrIington, Nat
Arlington and George Walker, WALTERS
Matilda (chored) cbambermaid; Willie
Barker and five deck hands; RObsrs HOwens
aud David Wyatt, firem-n. Tue pas enke s
we're Mrs. BscJn. of Bacon's Whsrf s.
sIsrys county; Mrs jones ami Dr. d c.
Burch, st. Marys county, II. Ullman, OF
Baltimore, and three or four colored Ia4-
sengeTs. James Doug as, the wheelsman,
who wes riscue 7, was b .dIy hurt by being
struck ny timbsrs from the wreck.
Captain Barker, QuIftermss'er Douglas
and the co'ored passenger are the only per
sons positively known to be saved. Among
tbe number believed 10 ave been lost wa:
Willie Barker, sytd 10 son of Captain Bar
ker. After Ihs wreck he was sen
by his father clinging to piece
OF plank some distance away. There were
no means OF getting near each other, al
though signals w-re fr quently exchanged
He OntinGed in sight of his father about al
hour, when a wave washed the plank from
the lads grasp, and he Is supposed 10 have
sunk from exhaustion.
DAMAGE TO OTHER SHIPPING.
BALTIMORE. Oct. "a The steamer Theo
| WtenIs, aft-r terrible experience, was res
cued by TIE Tsngier and lowed to Cnsfelc
harbCT, where she now lies.
The steamer Massachusetts is ashore dis
able d at Drdmpoint. All on board well.
The steamer Louisa is ashore on Middle
, Ground.
Toe stesmer Ide and twenty-three schoon
ers sre s,ho-e near The Massachusetts,.
WAsHINGToN Oct "a The signal cnrp
? station al caDe Henry reports the American
ship, A. 8 D'vis, of Searsport Maine, cao
tain, Ira NJ Ford, ran ssho'e at 2 o'clock a
IN. on the I'D inst. eight miles south OF ih'
station. The vessel and cargo are a tOss
loss. The crew, consisting OF 10 men. wer'
all lost with one exception. The dead boiie
we've washed ashore last night one ami q hal
miles south of the station.
New YORK. Oct. 24-The ship A. S Davis
, from Csilao. Weut ashore south of Csp.
Henry, and is to.al wreck. Only one per
son was aved.
ABsEcoN. N. J., Oot. PA schooner is re