Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-04-24
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The Senate, on the 21st, confirmed
William A. Newell, of New Jersey, as Governor
of Washington Territory.
ADvICEs received at ST. Louis from
Texas County, Mo-, on the 21st, state that the
town of Licking was entirely destroyed ex-
cepting three houses, by the storm on the 10Th.
Three hundred persons are homeless. One life
was lost and seventeen persons wounded, five
of them seriously. 1t is estimated that in
Webster County, of which Marshfield is the
county seat, fully hundred people were
killed and over two hundred wounded.
In the Senate, ON the 21st, the Geneva
Award bill was taken up, and after debate, on
motion of Mr.. Eaton, it was indefinitely post
poned. The Army Appropriation bill was then
taken up, but without action the Senate adj
journed. No business of Importance was
transacted in the House.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at the
Madison Square Garden in New York City on
the night of the 21st. while thronged with peo-
pie in attendance upon the fair in aid of the
Hahneman Hospital. The front part of the
garden where the accident occurred had been
greatly changed in appearance ON account of
the fair; space more than fifty feet in width
had been partitioned off, and by means of
hoor had been made into two stories, the lower
one being used for offices, reception hall and
restaurant, and the upper one for dancing
hall and art gallery. The cause of the acci-
dent was supposed to be the pressure of the
floor of the dancing hall and art gallery upon
the wall which supported it. Both these rooms
were filed with people. Suddenly it was no.
ticed that the floor of the art gallery
was cracking, and the manager of the fair was
summoned to the place. Detective Tilly, who
had been employed to watch valuable pictures
in the room, Informed him that the walls were
cracking in some Places and that there was
danger of the floor giving way. The manager
sent man to turn off the gas in that part
of the building, and called out to per-
sons near him to leave the gallery as
quickly as possible. His manner of
the room to step out on broad landing which
overlooks the main part of the garden. The
dancing hall on the same floor was still full of
people. Before they could be warned of the
approaching danger succession of loud re-
ports were heard and the front wall suddenly
roof, which had been supported by the wall,
immediately fell in upon the heads of the
frightened dancers, burying many of them out
OF sight. Three persons were killed and eight
cen wounded.
FULLY one-half of the city of Hull,
Canada, was destroyed by fire on the 21st. 1t
is estimated that between 700 and 800 houses
were burned and over !, 900 people left home
less. Several lives weft; lost. The houses de-
stroycd were nainly occupied by laborers, and
there was very little Insurance.
THE Prohihtionists of Connecticut held
State Convention at Hartford on the 21st,
and nominated a full State ticket. Presidential
Electors and delegates to the National Pro-
hibition Convention at Cleveland, were also
elected.
SEVEN men who left Point ST. Ignace,
Mich, in sailboat, on the 19th to go up the
north shore, were all drowned during the gale
on that day.