Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-12
Disastrous Storms.

night, accompanied by much lightning.
Specials to the Gazette say the wind,
storm this afternoon did much damage in va
rious places north of Cincinnati.
At Union City, Ind. something like tor
nado prevailed, blowing down the agricult-
ural works of J. l.. Hartsell, the planning
mill owned by Anderson, the spokes and hub
factory of S. g. Carter, the buttertub fac
tory of Hook Bros, and a number of other
buildings.
Near Mount Gilead, O., the storm tore down
trees and destroyed much fencing.
At Ashland, o., the roof of the City Hall
was carried off distance of 200 yards.
Near West Jefferson, o., lightning struck
the barn of Jacob High, burning it and its
contents, and killing Henry Davis, who had
taken shelter there
The day has been very warm and close.
ISLAND POND (vt.), May 11th.-A terrific
wind-storm struck here at 6:30 last night,
blowing down the Steamboat House and a
large covered bridge across the railroad track.
CHICAGO, May 11th.-A fearful cyclone
swept across the eastern part of McLinn
county Monday night, damaging property at
least 100000. In Arrowsworth township
twelve dwellings were utterly demolished,
and 100 acre orchard eradicated. In Em-
plre township the damage was nearly as wide
i spread, anu I1duy ptTSOuS WcIc uc
home of Edward Reese was destroyed, and
Mr. and Mrs. Reese lifted in their bed and
carried quarter of mile and set down in a
wheat field. A child of MIR. Keetz had its
skull fractured and will die. The track of
the cyclone was three-quarters of q mile in
width. The town of Guthrie, which is a
station on the Springfield division of the
Illinois Central Railroad, and which contains
only half dozen houses, was struck by light
ming and everything destroyed by fire. No
one was hurt. There was a furious wind,
and thelightning was brilliant and continuous.
Throughout the whole central part of the
State many farms and towns were flooded.
GAINESVILLE (O.), May 11th.-Great dam
age was done here to-day by thunderstorm
and hail.
Explosion at Fort MeEEenry-SiX Persons
Killed and Two Wounded.
BALTIMORE, May 11th.-A terrible explo-
sion occurred late this afternoon Just outside
of the north wall of Fort McHenry, which
resulted in instantly killing six persons and
wounding two others. David R. Shannon &
! Co.. Junk dealers, purchased quantity of
condemned shrapnel shells at the fort, and
| took part of them outside to break up.
Francis g. Shannon, brother of David R.,
Herman Bush, John Farblee and Henry
Hamlin were the men engaged in the work,
and Robert Steinman, boy named John
| Burke. an unknown boy and German man
were present, looking on. An anvil was used
| for the breaking, and one of the men held the
shells on it while another struck them
with heavy sedge-hammer. Before
the shells were subjected to the blows
water was poured upon them. One or two
shells had been broken when policeman ap-
peared and warned them of their danger.
| hall Oh av,N1oIoJ
when the boy John Burke and Herman Bush,
John Farblee, Robert Steinman, the German
who was present and the other boy, were in
stantly Killed, and Francis Shannon and
| Henry Hallin severely wounded. The bodies
of the killed were badly mutilated, and that
of the unknown German who stood near was
| literally blown to atoms. Portions of his
body were found in every direction, and the
| largest part discovered was an arm. An Off
cial investigation will take place. The report
of the explosion was heard distance of FIVE
miles.
Terrible Giant Powder Explosion in Ea.
kota-Three Men Flown 80 Atoms,
DFADwooD, May 11th.-An explosion of
five boxes-nearly 100 pounds-of giant pow
der occurred at the blacksmith shop of the
High Lode mine, Central City, this morning,
! instantly killing Samuel Kimble, the foreman
| OF TIE U1lDt, DOStpl anu OudS Oll-
more, employees The bodies were most fear
fully torn to pieces. The country for an area
of mile square was strewn with small frag-
ments of flesh and the ruins of the shop.
Kimble and Gilmore hail from GAINESVILLE.
Wis.
SECOND DISPATCHl
DEADwooD, May 11th.-Further particu-
lars of the explosion at the High Lode mine
blacksmith shop. near Central City, this
morning, shows that there were four full, and
one partly filed, boxes of giant powder
over 100 pounds-in the building at the time.
Two men were sharpening drills and the
other Gaping fuse. 1t is supposed that a
spark flew from the anvil and exploded the
powder The names of the killed are Samuel
| L. Kimble, Joseph Gilmore and L. Trudell,
the two former from GAINESVILLE, Wis, and
the latter from Nicolet, Canada East, where
he leaves a wife and family. Kimble leaves
a wife and two children here. Gilmore was
unmarried. The bodies of all three were
blown into atoms and beyond recognition.
Pieces of flesh, bones, ETC., were scattered in
all directions, the largest piece found being a
mans head. The sight beggars description,
being the most horrible and sickening ever
witnessed in the Black Hills.
The split at ChicagO-Tho Presidential
Fight.
! Special to the RECORD USIoS.l
| WASHINGTON, May 11th.-The split in the
Cook County illinois, Convention yesterday
has excited a very lively interest among
Washington politicians. OF course the de-
auctions drawn from it by the Grant and
anti-Grant men as to its consequences in the
State Convention are dramatically different.
Some undoubted friends of Senator Blaine
fear that the war upon Grant in his own State
by the Blaine party has been carried a little
too far. They apprehend that it will create
feeling of exceeding bitterness between the
Grant and Blaine forces, and that the end
may be that while they will be able to destroy
one another, they will thus make room for
Secretary Sherman or the '' dark horse
The Sherman canvass, in view of the war
of the Blaine and Grant adherents, is now
conceded to be formidable.
Stewart L. Woodford, of New York, who
arrived to-day, says the detection from Grant
in the New York delegation is quite serious.
Senator Conkling, on the other hand, ex-
pressed himself very confidently again to.
day. He says the boilers will be frustrated.
and their treason, be calls it. will recoil
upon themselves. He says if instructions
are to be disregarded and tie unit rule is t.
be broken, SO be it !; that Grant will gain
much more by this than Blaine. He says
that in number. OF delegations instructed
Tor Blaine there are large 1nlnoTltleS OF Grant
men who will vote for their favorite if an
example is set them of disregarding instruc.
tions.
Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson, who arrived
from Ohio yesterday, denies that there was
any Tilden boom concealed in the Columbus
Democratic Convention, and says that the A
votes of Ohio will be cast solid for Thurman
as long as his name is before the Convention.
The Anti.Thiri.Termers.
ST. LOUIS, May 11sh.-President Hender-
son Of the Anti rhird-Term Convention, in
accordance with the resolutios adopted, has
named f. G.. Hubbard, Bluford Wilson, r.
committee to present the action of the Con-
vention TO the Chicago Convention.
massachusetts Greenbacf Labor Ceavcn-
tion.
WORCESTER, May 11th.-The Greenback
Labor Convention to-day made Moody Boyn-
ton permanent President. His allusion to
David Davis and Benjamin Butler was re-
ceived uproariously. The resolutions adopted
present no new points.
Nestward. bound Passengers.
OMAHA, May 1Ith.-The following through
passengers were on to-days train, leaving at
! 1870 P NJ, tn arrive in Sacramento May
10Th: j. d. Polk, Philadelphia: John Nc
Celery, Milton, Pa; Mrs. l.. r. Coquard,
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