The Democratic advocate., 1879-11-15
TERRIBLE DISASTERS.
shipvresks, Fires, Cyclone. and Railroads.

The steamer Falcon, Captain Kirby, which
left Baltimore on Saturday afternoon for
Charleston, s. O., was sunk of Cove Point
on Saturday night by collision with the
schooner s. @. Tryon, Captain Nickerson,
from Kennebec River for Baltimore with ice.
IL is said the schooner sighted the steamer at
at 1915 +. NJ, and kept on her course.
just before they met the steamer changed her
course and ran across the course Of the
schooner, when the collision took place, at
1890 7. NJ. The bow ofthe schooner struck
the steamship on line with the mizzen
mast, crashing through her hull and destroy.
ing her upper works. As soon as they could
be separated Captain Kirby steered for shoal
water, but before going half nile the steam
er went down. All the Falcons boats, ex
cept the life.b boat, were stove. The women,
children and male passengers we're put into
the lfe-boat and sent to the schooner, while
the officers and crew Of the steamship, TWEEN
ty-6ve in number, climbed into the rigging,
whence they were rescued. The passengers
arrived in Baltimore, on Sunday They lost
everything except what clothing they had on.
The Falcon was of 600 tons burthen, and
valued at $4,000. Her cargo was worth
about $4,000, but much Of it may be recov'
cred. She sunk in seven fathoms Of water,
and her mast.heads and topmasts are visible.
The schooner was damaged to the extent Of
$500.
The Guion line steamship Arizona, which
sailed from Liverpool on the 4th instant, for
New York, put in at st. Johns, N. f., Sun
day morning, disabled by running into an
iceberg on Friday night Particulars OF the
casualty show that the night was very dark,
and the iceberg was not seen until II was too
late TO materially lessen the speed ofthe ves'
sci. She stove in her bows, but there was no
leakage beyond the bulkhead, and no injury
was done to any of the passengers or damage
to the cargo. Three of the crew were badly
mashed. II was considered prudent how.
ever, to put in at st. Johns for repairs
| Her passengers we're sent TO New York by the
steamer Caspian from st. Johns on Thurs.
day. Among her passengers was S. b.
GuiOn, managing owner Of the line.
Four brick three story buildings, at the cor.
ner OF Second and Main streets, in Kansas
City, Mo-, occupied by Carle 4 Sons cracker
and candy manufacturers, tumbled down
about three O'Clock on Friday afternoon, and
the ruin was consumed by FIRE. As an explo.
sion occurred simultaneously with the fall OF
the walls, it is believed the disaster resulted
from the sudden ignition Of starch particles.
One hundred and seven persons, mostly boys
and girls, we're at work in the factory, but
only five were killed, namely Emma Kemper,
Edward Shutien, Louise Hummell, Anna Nc.
Connell, and young woman named Goe.
pher. Twelve persons were injured, but none
fatally. The loss on the factory is abou
S75, 900.
A dispatch from Kansas City, Missouri
November o, says AT l2:45 yesterday tn,
town Of Stsasburg, Cass county, Mo-, wa
visited by terrible cyclone, which CAM
from the northwest, causing great loss I,
property, but no lives were sacrificed, so ia
as can now be ascertained. 1t had beeI
raining all the morning, the storm being &c
companied by thunder and lightning, an,
about noon heavy, sullen looking cloud wa
observed in the northwest. The storm struc
the town shortly afterward, blowing down
church, three or four storesaud blacksmith
shop. The town was an important one, o.
the line Of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, an
The above buildings comprise the best part 9
the village. The railroad depot and tw
other buildings in Pagevlle, were demolishe
and five men were injured-one fatally. Tn
towns Of fairyiew, Odessa, and Dover were ais
visited by the tornado. Several persons wer
injured, but not fatally. The latest report
show that the storm arose few miles to tn
| northwest Of Kansas City, and crossed tn
, ST. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Raj
2 road near Cameron junction; it then move
in q southeasierly direction, crossed the Mi:
sour Pacific Railroad at Strasburg, and tw
miles further south crossed the Chicago an
Alton Railroad at Odessa, where the depC
was unrooied and considerable damage don'
The telegraph wires we're broken and tor
down distance Of nearly mile where h
storm crossed the railroads. large numbe
ofpersoHs are reported injured, but there
: no Telegraph station at Strasburg, and it
impossible to obtain particulars at present.
The fire at Napoleon, Henry county, Ohit
on Sunday morning, is supposed TO have bee
started by an incendiary. 1t destroyed min,
. teen buildings, and was checked only by Ii
fall of rain. The latest estimate Of the loss
the same as the first-S 100, 900. A suppose
inesndiary FIRE in Delaware, Ohio. the san
r morning, destroyed ten barns and two war
rooms The large Academy Hall Of th
Normal Agricultural School, near Hampton
Va, was burned on Sunday night. Lo.
about $4,000. The steam saw mills of
w. Blethen 4 Co., with an adjoining hous
and stable, at Tusket, N. S., were burned o
Sunday. Loss $4,000.
As a train was crossing the ST. Louis, kar
sas City and Northern Railroad bridges, q
st. Charles, Mo-, on Saturday night, the ives
span OF the structure suddenly gave way, prt
cipitating seventeen cars Of live stock and
caboose, with seven men, into the rivel
Three dead bodies and three men badly in
jured have been got out Of the river
A tornado in Crawford county, Arkansas
last Saturday, destroyed everything in trac
half mile wide. One house was lifted on
Of sight and nothing was left oft One ma
is known to have been killed, and severa
other persons are reported to have lost thei
lives.
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The ends Of Kellogg 4 McDougall's liusee
oil storehouse on the "Island, at Buffalo
gave way Tuesday evening, under the weigh
of 5000 bushels Of faxseed, and bricks an,
faxseed few in oil directions. No perso
was injured.
The cattle pens of J. W. Gaif 4 Co., i
Cincinnati, were burned on Saturday night
and $50 head Of cattle in the main porto
persisted. Loss $40, 600 II is believed tn
fire was incendiary.
fire in Seward & Andrews dry good
store on Grand Street, Brooklyn on Saiurda
afternoon, caused damage to the extent &
about $4,000.
The city Jail at Walnut, Iowa, was burnet
on Saturday, and Noel b. Parker, an inmate
who is supposed 10 have fired it, perished il
the building.
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