The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-10

lngalls 1nVestgatlOn uurlng CoDgresslOnal
recess. The Kansas subcommittee, will
consist of Senators Salisbury, Baily, Vance,
Cameron, of Wisconsin, and Logan. They
will commence their Iabors in Kansas dur
ing the latter part of September. The
Louisiana subcommittee will be composed
of Senators Hill, of Georgia, and Houston,
as its Democratic members, and either Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, or Logan, as The repre-
sentative of the Republicans, Senator Hoal's
engagements max k,ng il impossible for him
to serve. The Louisiana investigation will
not be resumed until about the Goth of No
vember, when the sub b-committee are to
assemble in New Orleans.
The California Democrats met in CoEven-
tion at Sacramento, with a full delegation
from all parts of the State. The platform
of resolutions passed by the Convention
condemns Chinese immigration denounces
the vetoes of Rutherford B. Hayes; ap-
proves of the conduct of the Democrats in
both Houses of Congress in the extra
session; and condemns as uneonstitu-
tional and subversive of the freedom of the
ballot odious laws of Republican origin and
adoption by which Federal Supervisors OF
Elections and Deputy Marshals are empow-
cred to interfere with the registration of
voters, and United States troops are
stationed at places to intimidate or disfran-
ehise citizens, native and naturalzed."
The Convention after choosing State Cen
trail Committee, went into a nomination for
Governor. Hugh J. Glenn, nominee of the
Workingmen's Convention, was nominated
by reclamation.
A WORCESTER, Mass, dispatch s1ys that
at Lake Quinsigamond the steamer Isaac
Davis, loaded with passengers, careened,
the hurricane deck broke of, ana scores of
passengers were thrown into the lake.
There were about two hundred persons on
| board, one hundred being on the hurricane
deck, and with no. opportunity to get OIL.
| Others began rushing on the hurricane deck,
and as they did so the Davis careened
over, away from the wharf and caused
| the crowd to rush to that side and threw
the struggling mass into the water.
AS the boat gave way the roof of the upper
deck came crashing down on the engine
and broke of the safety valve, which caused
! the steam to rush out, adding new terror.
| The boat rolled over more, and catching the
| gunwhale on a spile became fast and the
great weight caused the supports OF the
hurricane deck TO give way, and the whole
structure, down to the water line, crashed
Gown into the water at this point over ten
feet deep. Many swan to the shore or to
the wharf, twenty feet distant, others got
hold of the wrecked hull and some of the
floating roof. Fourteen were drowned.
THE st. Paul Pioneer Press gives the fol-
lowing account of storm that recently
passed over that section of country: In the
town of Vasa the fury OF the storm was at
it's height. making fearful havoc. 1t seemed
to start about four miles beyond Vasa
Church and travelled in a southwes.erly
direction. The orpbanage, which is under
the care of the church, was completelyde :
molished. 1t contained twenty-four inmates s,
besides Rev. Stranberg, who has charge.
Out of this number three were killed out
right, and seventeen others were I'M ured,
three it is thought fatally. The house of
Erick Stevenson, close by, was blown down.
He was killed and his wife was Sc
verely Injured. G. Ii. HoIme and
wife, an elderly couple, were
killed, also baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
Linsed, and another party whose name has
not been learned, making nine in all killed,
and four more not expected to live. The
number of wounded is thirty. The square
roof was blown from the parsonage, little
in the rear of the church, and set down in
the field, where 1T fattened like fan. The
barn of August Peterson was blown down,
and his house badly injured, also of course,
the houses of all who have been mentioned
| r
houses were injured. The storm also ragged
through Belle Creek, where it blew down
the house of Anthony Pittel, and com
pletely demolished the barn of Walter
Doyle. The blacksmith shop al
Black Oak and the Post-office were scattered
to the winds, and at different places in
town trees were lifted right out of the
ground by the roots and carried forward
and set down without breaking q limb
At Warrentown, on the lake shore, thre'
houses were torn down, and man and hi
wife and his daughter were killed in one o
them. At Maiden Rock, two frame houses
were demolished, and the top of the watch
) house was taken off. but no lives were lost
The storm crossed from this side of Trenton
where it unroofed Mr.. Hamelgreen's house
barn and granary and broke down the larg'
trees in his timber, smashing nearly ever.
tree. The roof of Andrew Nelson's barn wa
blown away and completely smashed t.
pieces, and the barn of John Faggart
another neighbor, was struck by lightnin,
and burned to the ground. These houses
are all in the southeastern part of the town
, The damage to the crops is considerable
but not so bad as if the season were later