The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-22
DISASTERS,
. oANAplAn TOWN BURNED UP,
A Terrible Accident IN Madison
square Garden- Part ~ tue nuiid.
Ing Falls In More About the
Greai Western Cyciono
Lost ~ Sea,


Halifax, April 9l,-The Brltl'h training
ship Ahlanta, many OF whose officers arc
well known here, 10 now regarded NJ lusl,
with MI ON board, She had crew of thirty
officers and nboul three hundred young soa'
men.
ThE CYCLONE,
~, Louis, April 2l,--A special from
MOrshAeld says soycnly.ono victims Of Sun.
days storm have been buried, and twenty.
dive or moro aro In dying condition. The
number seriously wounded is about one hun
dred aud ilfty. A babe about eighteen
months old, whose mother was killed and
whose friends were oil wounded, was found
on the 10th inst In n rayino north OF town,
whore Il lay all night II is now doing we'll,
Another child, two years old was found on
tho afternoon Of the 10Th 10 ~ rcs.top, whoro
II Ind boon nearly twenty four hours II
was considerably bruised, but will recover
II was claimed yesterday by lis parents, who
live two miles and half from tho southern
portion Of town. Tho ohilds mrial fight
therefore, must have extended over three
miles. A wagon has been found that WIS
carried four miles by the wind, and section
Of smoko.stack of mill was carried three
miles and ahalG 1t Is reported that from
twenty to forty persons have been killed by
spars Of the tornado In the country, mud that
tho town of CorslGana, In Barry county, IA
as badly wrecked rs Marshied.
Late advices from Texas county, Missouri
say the town of Licking was entirely des-
troyod, with tho exception OF three houses,
by Sunday nights storm. Three hundred
people are homeless, Ono liic was lost and
seven wounded iivooi them seriously. Tho
damage Is fully 100000. The tornado did
immense injury to all kinds Of property In
tho county,
81. Louis, April II. dispatches just re-
ceived say the storm Of Sunday was very So
we're IN Morgan county. its track being strown
farm property. Tho little town Of
Barnetisvillo was nearly torn 10 pieces and
several persons were killed and wounded. II
Is now estimated that in Webster county, of
which Marsbhcld is the county seat fully
one hundred people were killed and over 200
wounded. Tho loss 10 property In the coun-
ty Is estimated at vi, 00l,0eO
Little Rock, April 2l.--Adviccs from
fayetteville report the storm of Sunday
night unprecedentedly severe. II struck and
destroyed large numbers of buildings, lifting
some of them bodily into the air and tearing
them TO atoms. Quite number
Of people were Wounded. The storm pre-
vailed with great severity as far south us
johnson county.
ACCIDENT IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
New York, April 20.--A serious disaster
has occurred at Madison Square Garden, A
dispatch received at police headquarters says
the western or Madison avenue end of the
building has fallen in. The police, ircmen
and ambulance corps are at work removing
the debris and taking out the injured A
| fair in aid of Hahneman hospital was in
progress at the time. A large number Of
people havo been Carried out of the building.
The neighborhood is thronged with excited
people.
There we're about 800 people In the build
ing at $3.50, when the front of the building,
fronting on Madison avenue, gave way, all
lhlliflR uutNuFus nv VI bno ipbl
fell in with crash, aud caused intense alarm
inside the building. 1t is not at this time
known how many persons were killed, but
three have already cen taken out dead and
seven wounded, including w. A. Ogden,
IIagemen, William +. Iileston and Mrs.
James Smith, of Flushing. The part Of the
building which fell was mainly occupied as
an art gallery. The pictures were loaned
and were insured for $4,000 against fire
alone, but so far as known not against other
accidents
TOWN BURNED UP,
Ottawa, Ont, April 2l.--A great fire is
raging in Hull, opposite this city, and is
spreading with fearful rapidity. The whole.
Probably one hundred and fifty dwelling
have been destroyed. The steamer Conqueror
and part OF the fire brigade have been seat
over to assist the local fire companies but n
strong west wind Is blowing and IT Is feared
there will DO great difficulty in checking the
progress of the flames.
$3.50 p.m.--The fire in Hull has appar-
emily burned itself out. II is reported over
5000 houses have been destroyed. They
were mostly of wood and we're occupied by
the poorer classes. The distress will be very
great
OTHER FIRES.
New Orleans, April 2l.-The store house
of Otis Coyle, chemist, No. 50 st. Charles
street, burned; loss estimated at 100000.
The adjoining building was damaged by
water. Insurance, $4,000.
Richmond, Va, April 2l.-A fire here to-
day destroyed three factories, five other
buildings, and steam yacht. Loss about
$4,000. Two hundred persons are thrown
out of employment.
From Georgia.