Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-04
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Salt Lake, Feb. 2-Letters from Wood
River, Idaho, describe an avalanche
which buried four men in their cabin
while getting supper, two brothers named
Kelly and two men who were work.
ing for them.
Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 2.-The boiler of
tho steam yacht Carrie, owned by John
Waughtmaugh, of Philadelphia, explod-
ed tonight off Chase's wharf, this city,
and four men were killed, three white
and one colored.
Detroit, Feb. 2.-The air line mail
train jumped the track at Barron Lake,
east of Niles, this morning. Major Joss
of Centerville, Michigan, was killed, and
q number of passengers badly injured.
Conductor Wood had an arm broked and
was otherwise seriously hurt.
Galveston, Feb. IA News San An
tonic special says: On the night of the
LIST the east bound stage on the San An
tonic and Elpaso line was stopped by
two masked men, fifteen miles west of
Coame, and the mail bags robbed of val
appropriated. No passengers were rob-
bed
st. Paul, Feb. 2.-Gen. Terry. COM
manding the department of Dakota, re-
ceived a dispatch from Maj. Illges, at
Poplar creek, tonight, saying that Capt.
Davies left there for Fort Buford with
sixty-four Sioux under Iron Day, who
lately surrendered, and that Scout Allis-
on passed through there with his 300
surrendered hostiles on their way to Bu-
ford. They will arrive at Buford by the
5th. These will make about 700 of Sit
ting Bulls force who have surrendered,
and it is thought his power for mischief
is broken.
San Francisco, Feb. 2-The flood in
the Sacramento river culminated this
morning at Sacramento, the water being
levees of that city. The levee below
the town broke and the country was
overtlowcd. The town of Washington,
Yolo county, opposite Sacramento, was
inundated. The damage in both places
reaches an enormous sum. The entire
Sacramento valley presents the appear
ance OF an inland sea. Numberless houses
have been swept away, but fortunately
the loss OF life, SO far as reported, is very
small. Marysville reports the levees SO
saturated that they can bear but little
more and the rivers are still rising. The
levees are giving way on the mainland
at the lower portion of the Sacramento
river, and those around the island can
Withstand but little more strain. There
is nothing later from Sacramento, but
private auvices report great uneasiness
there.
st. Paul, Feb. 2-To.day startling ru-
| mOrS were atiOat on the street regarding
a serious accident on the line OF the ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba road,
Fergus Falls division. Inquiry at the
general office of the road resulted in a
statement OF the facts, the officials Civ
ing out for publication all the informa-
ton they had received, It seems that
the Fergus Falls train which left st. Paul
at 1886 this morning in charge of con-
ductor McManus, consisted OF an engine,
baggage car and two coaches, the latter
having light passenger list. At two
o'clock, when two miles north Of Elk riv.
er, forty-one miles from st. Paul, and
running, as far as can be ascertained at
thirty miles an hour, one Of the wheels
under the rear coach: No. 21, suddenly
broke. The coach became detached from
the train and rolled down steep EN-.
bankment, turning over twice, and land
ing sixty feet from the track. Twelve or
fifteen persons are known to be injured.
San Francisco, Feb. "A Reno dis.
patch says: The reservoir back of Frank.
town gave way this afternoon, the food
making. it is reported, clean sweep OF
Franktown. Tclegraphic communication
is broken and no details are received. A
dispatch from Carson, New, says: Al
3:3U this afternoon the dam of the Frank.
town reservoir burst. The reservoir was
q mile long, three-quarters of mile wide
and fifty feet deep. A few hours before
the bursting the people of F1anktown
moved their household effects. The Vir
ginia and Truckee railroad, apprehensive
OF danger, tapped the dam, drawing the
water off. When it broke, it went all al
once. A dozen men were swept in the
torrent and escaped, being cast up the
The water at the narrow portion of the
ravine was one hundred feet high. Whe1
the town was reached the houses went
before the flood like chaff. The towr
was cluster of houses and it was almost
totally destroyed. Nearly mile of rail
road track was washed away and some O.
the rails were snapped in two.
Detroit, Feb, 1.-Two women pretend
ing 10 uilll from DetfOlt, reached ANT
Arbor last night and stopped at hotel
During the evening they were visited by
a student i'll the pharmacy department
of the state university and the three re
mained in the parlor till quite late play
ing cards. Towards midnight high word
were heard between the parties, and on,
woman, giving her name as Mrs. V. H
= Leighton, charged the student, who's
!, name is Henry Fairbanks of Pctrolia
Ont, with being her husband, but being
too proud to acknowledge the fact. Far
banks put his hand in his pocket rs if t,
), draw a revolver, when the women he,
I I from the room and the attaches of tn
n n hotel running In found Fairl AXIS lynn
! on the floor shot in the head. He die
in few minutes. At the inquest, he'll
this afternoon, the fact of predetel
mined suicide seems to be established
a as letter from his pocket addressed t
;. a lawyer in Ann Arbor asked him to r.
,. quest person living in Petrolia to bren
;. the news to his father. The woma
y named Leighton refused to say anythin
/. except that the deceased was her hu
hon1