The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-30
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN.
RniIrnasl Accident.

Railroad Accident.
PETERSBURG, Aug. 18.-An accident on
the Seaboard and Roanoake railroad re-
suited in the death of one man and the
wounding of two others.
Storm in New York.
New YORK, Aug. 18.-Considerable
| damage has been done to buildings in
| course of erection about the city by
| heavy fall of rain. In some instances
| foundations have been undermined and
| walls have fallen. In the evening the
rain gave place to heavy gale.
storm in North Carolina.
WILMINGTON, Aug. 18.-A terrific
| storm of wind and rain visited this sec
ton this morning at a A. NJ. The veloc-
| ity of wind reached 68 miles per hour.
A large number of shade trees were pros
| trated and several houses and sheds un-
rooted. A British bark is ashore, and it
| is feared that serious damage has been
| done to crops.
The storm along the Hudson was Sc
we're, and boats and trains are delayed by
trees across the track.
| Great Damage by Wind, Rain and Tide.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The storm which
| yesterday morning was central near Cape
| Hatteras, has moved in a northeasterly
| path, developing greatly in energy and
| is now central near Eastport, Maine. A
| heavy rain has fallen in New England
and the middle Atlantic States. New
| buryport experienced storm this fore
| noon, the severest in ten years. The
| wind blew hurricane, wreeking four
| yachts, badly wrenching steamers and
| schooners in the harbor and scattering
about twenty small boats. Fruit trees
were stripped and tents on the beach
| were leveled or blown into the sea.
At Newport between twenty and thirty
sail boats are sunk or damaged. The
Waaderer and M,trTiU of the New York
yacht squadron parted their chains and
went ashore. Three yachts sank at the
| wharf, and others dragged anchors,
fouled and were damaged. The crew of
| schooner ashore at Cape May deserted
the vessel in the evening. Their boats
were capsized and the men washed ashore
in an exhausted condition. The captain
remained on board, and a life saving crew
got line out and remained on duty all
night. The velocity of wind at Cape
May was sixty-four miles /; the total rain
fall 846 inches. The crew of schooner
| ashore at Atlantic City were taken from
| the rigging at 3 this morning by life
saving crew. The vessel will be total
| loss.
| The Storm at Boston.
Boston, Aug. 19.-Many warehouses
have been severely damaged along the
river front. The tide was higher than
ever known. The vicinity of Water
street is only passable by boats, the sight
being one unexampled even to the ''ollest
inhabitant." The handsome spire of the
Freeman street Baptist church was blown
down, and the stating of Christ Episco-
| pal church and the cornice and steeple
were torn off, whilst the beautiful
grounds of old st. Pauls are badly
wrecked. Great anxiety prevailed dur
ing the prevalence of the storm. The
mayor ordered out the entire police force
and fire department. The loss is estima-
ted at from $500, 600 to $500, 900.
| The damage to growing crops in count
les adjacent to Petersburg is very great.
In Surrey county alone the damage to
corn is estimated at SO per cent. Ocean
Grove camp-grounds below Long Branch
suffered severely. At Gloucester, Mass,
several vessels dragged ashore last night.
At other points on New England coast
vessels were beached, but thus far no loss
of life is reported.
The Storm at sIorehead City and Beaufort.
New YORK, Aug. 19.-The storm at
Morehead City, North Carolina, was the
most violent which ever visited that
place. At A. NJ. it blew o hurricane
from the northeast, and at midday hauled
to the southwest, q change which saved
Beaufort and Morehead from entire de-
struction. The Atlantic house. the lar
gest hotel in that part of the country, is
entirely demolished, not a vestige being
left There we're $50 guests in in it, and
there was not particle of clothing saved
by any of them. People did not begin
to leave until the waves were literally
breaking the hotel to pieces then there
all the ladibs and children at the danger
of their own lives. All the baggage, fur
nitrre etc., went to destruction. Johr
Hughes, son of Mayor Hughes, of New
bern, lost his life in the wreck of the At
lantic house. Front street of Beaufor
| is strewn with lumber, trunks and goods
Crowds of people, some barefooted, are
trying to identify their property. Tht
Ocean View house the other hotel q
Beaufort, is damaged badly and man,
private houses are ruined. There is no
o wharf left in Beaufort, and only tw,
or three of hundreds of sail boats are ii
: to sail. Morehead City also suffered ter
ribly.
Mineral and Agricultural Products o
Co orado.
New YORK, Aug 19-Frank Fosset
of Central City, Colorado. is here super
intending the publication of book ol
Colorado. He told On interviewer yes
terday that since 1859 about $S2, 900, 90
have been taken from Colorado mines, O
which $40, ,OO0, 600 were taken last year
This year will probably yield $25 ,0O0, ,0OO
The exports of beef cattle are exceeds
only BY Texas, while the sheep and woo
products are fast approaching the exten
of those in California and New Mexico
Last year Colorado fed 1900, 900 sheer
Americans Win.
OTTAWA, Aug. 20.-In the interna
tional cricket match, the Americans wo
by five wickets, stumps being drawn
los. Total score-Canada, 1st inning
30 ID. 50. Americans, LIST inning
1O8; I'd, 60 five wickets.
. Disastrous Firs.
DETROIT, Aug. 20.-At 11.3o this faft
noon a fire broke out in the large saw
mill and salt block of Sanborn Bios
at Carrolton. opposite East Saginaw
Mich. and in half an hour had consume
the salt block. two drill houses, sa
she'd containing 1000 barrels Of salt, se'
4 eral dwellings, six million feet q lampe
D and 5000 cords of wood. The fire Is NJ
vet under control. and the village
Carrolton is in great danger, as stron I,
breeze is blowing in the direction 81 q
town. The loss, according to roa r9ae
estimate Is $3.50, 600 insurance StooV,
MurdereY Hanged
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. W.-Lemaii
Latremonelle was hanged here this afte
, noon for the murder of Catharine Dun
J bach near Cohoes in April last.
Of Fatal Accident
DETROIT, Aag, 20.--Rev. Wilbur
Tillinghast, high church Eplscop
n Clergyman of this city, was aeeldeHtal
shot and killed while at pleasure can
on Fox island yesterday forenoon by
4. youth who was fooling with a reyolye
Report from Memphis
MEMPHIS, Ang. 9D-Twelve cases
reported this morning, six OF whom q
= colored two deaths. Arrangements q
being perfected for daily mail service V
% the Louisville and Nashville railroa
"a Weather warm and pleasant.
az Trouble In IsoIating casss
W MKsfPHIs, Aug. 20.-The fever is mo
2 prevalent In localities where vaults al
I = | other places were openad in early SUI