Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-15
CASUALTIES AND CRIMES.
FURTHER or THE GREAT STORMs 1T
THE EAST.
Great Damage to Property and Loss of Life
"A Trapeze Performer Killed-Fires in
the Woods of Washington Territory
Road Agents at Work In Wyoming MUIR
der and Suicide, Etc.
THE EASTERN STORM.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 14.-Advices from a great
number of points in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
West Virgi nia indicate that the storm Of the
past two days was the most severe for years.
The destruction to railroad property is es-
pecially heavy. Washouts of culverts and
bridges have caused railroad travel on many
roads to cease entirely. The storm seems to
have expended its greatest force in the interior
and eastern psrts of the State OF Ohio western
Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. On
the line of the Chesapeake 4, Ohio railway
! any number of landslldes and washouts oc-
CURED. An extra train into slide
near Barboursville, W. Va, breaking a
steam pipe. One engineer, Frank Rosen-
Grams. fireman, Ed. Wheeler and G.
two latter died. Engineer John Mulcahy was
ordered from Comedian with receipt. Be-
fore he had proceeded two miles he ran into s.
washout, causing his instant death. The H.
nawha river is higher than the flood of 1861
and still rising, overlooking Charleston and Il
/! great portion OF the kanawha valley, sweeping
| with ii the steamer Advance, under construc-
ton at hinlon, and mum berless RATS of lum-
Der and logs. A dispatch states that bridge
number forty at Reeds Mills, on the Pan Han
die route, was washed away and freight com
| ing east plunged into the stream and badly
wrecked. Engineer Burke and fireman Nc
Cnrmick have not been found, and it is feared
| they are buried beneath the locomotive.
Much damage and loss to farming property has
also been reported. At Albany, o., Elmir Arm
strong's farm was flooded and over fifty sheep
| drowned. The corn crop is pretty extensively
| flooded in q large number of places. At Quaker
City, Ohio, the town was flooded. At many
| places the citizens were compelled to move to
the second stories of their houses.
! TORONTO, Ont, Sept. i4.-All trains running
west and north from this city have been can
celed till further notice. The esplanade was
m darn md i1,pav rlrs Lose
washed away. The downfall from half-past 3
o'clock Tuesday up to noon to-day, according
to the meteorological observatory, was SOL in
ches, the heaviest since lS43.
MEADvlLLE Pa, Sept. 1.-THE water in the
river has gradually risen up to about noon to-
day, since (which time it has fallen consider
ably. The lower part of the city along the
river is still inundated, and is only reached by
boats. Many families are compelled to live up
stairs Skitfs have all day been plying about
among the residences in that part of the city
doing necessary errands. After repeated efforts
| to secure the bodies of the men lost on the
wreck below the junction, that of Engineer
Brown was recovered last night. He died at
his post and was found beneath the tender of
the locomotive The body of Mike Cahill was
taken from the wreck at A. NJ. The body of
Hoffman, the fireman, has not been recovered.
a farmer living east of the city lost $50 sheep
in the lowlands. Much loss is felt by farmers
from the loss of corn, etc., that aoated away
| Reports from all small towns near US indicate
the same terrible storm and damage. The At
lantc & Great Western railway is running on
time east of here, bnt the work of rebuilding
| bridges and culverts west Of here is slow. They
hope to move passengers by Sunday afternoon
by means of transferring over the breaks.
Franklin branch is reported covered with two
to three feet of watec between the junction and
Utica, which only IeGeaing wafer will open for
travel. The railway company are doing eVery2
| thing in their power for the accommoda alton of
bloodhound passengers. in the way Of furnish
| ing meals, etc. 1t is believed our trouble is at
an end as the day has been clear and beautiful.
TORONTO, Sept. 14.-Water in the river Don
has fallen five feet since yesterday. Officials
are erecting temporary bridges in the county
and adjoining towns. The pike being swept
away farmers unable to come to market,
and gardeners charge exhorbitive prices for
everything. ALI trains on the Northern railway
and on the Great Western between here and
Hamilton are still cancelled.
MANSFIELD, o.. Sept. 4.-The Fort Wayne
| tracks have been repaired since the food. All
trains are now moving regularly.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. l4.-Flood in the James
river at Lynchburgh reached its highest about
| o'clock this morning, since which time the
water has been falling. The rise at this point
is about ten feet, and it is still rising, bnt no
serious approximations are felt. Water in the
| lower part Of the city is over the wharves and
| In the cellars.
! FooLHARDY EXPERIMENT.
CINCINNATI, Sept. H.-Joseph Dougherty,
acting superintendent of the Hannewell coal
mine, at Grayson, KY, had his back broken
yesterday by the falling of slate. Miners who
were working in of the rooms reported danger
from the slate Dougherty went in to show
| them there was no danger, when about a ton
Of slate came down upon him.
! sUFFocATED IN A WELL.
CINCINNATI, Sept. IA young man named
Wheeler Costello, student of the university
OF Morgantown, w. Va, went down into well
to examine it and was overcome by the foul air.
A man named Weller, attempting to rescue him,
was also overcome and before assistance arrived
| both died.
! KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 14.-The north
bound coach was stopped. about ii o'clock last
night, by six armed men. Two passengers were
aboard-one lady, who WAS unmolested. and
| Mr.. Goldsworthy, from whom they took SIT in
money, but returned it on being informed that
he was O. laboring man. After robbing the mail
sacks the coach was allowed to proceed north.
Meeting the down coach, it was warned. When
the down coach reached the place of the rob
berry it was halted, and while the robbers were
engaged in going through the pockets of the
two passengers and the mail sacks, the two
messengers who were riding about 200 yards
in the car of the coach came up, dismounted
and crept within fifteen yards of the robbers,
when they were commanded to halt and fired
upon. The fire was returned and one of the
robbers fell dead. The Others retreated to the
gulch, keeping up steady fire on the messen-
gers. who returned it, but care not leave their
positions. Tie coach meantime had driven on
and after waiting some time and seeing that
they were not strong enough to dislodge the
robbers. the messengers mounted
their horses and rejoined the coach, leaving th.
mail lying in the road near the body of tn,
: dead robber. The messengers are confiden
that two of the robbers who got away are badl,
wounded.
ONLY HALF FATAL ENOUGH.
3 SAN Francisco, Sept. 14.-This mornir
: John Riley and man unknown fought due
;, with revolvers in the Catholic cemetery. The
b began shooting at ten PAGES, and advance
!, firing till they closed, when the unknown ma
: placed his pistol against Eiley's body, inflict
I: ing a dangerous wound. Riley was taken t
e the city hospital for medical treatment. h
b refuses to divulge the name of his antagonia
OF the seconds in the affair. The man VIII