The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29
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n and rain stofm prevailed during yestefdi
n afternoon along the Illinois Central ron
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. II Is Impossible 10 communicate with III
D place. From Information ifof
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the storm struck Independence
little before 3 O'Clock and wrough
0EEAr DESTRUCTION
T Fences were torn down, barns wrecked
houses levelled aud trees uprOotcd. Near
~ all business houses were unrOOfed ant
plate glass smashed. The depot of the
BIO, Il. & N. railroad is said to be wrecked
The bridge across the river was injured
Sells circus exhibited at Independence
The circus tent was badly damaged and
one wagon containing animals
LIFTED BODILY
| from the ground and carried some distance.
A large number of people were in town and
many OF their horses were killed by the
| flying debris, and their wagons broken.
Two men were killed and athird had his
arm broken.
At WATERLOO
the wind was terrific, but it is not known
that serious damage was done. The tents
OF the military company were ruined. The
storm struck Dubuque at 6 o'clock, but no
special injury was inflicted.
IN ILLINOIS.
FGNDLAY, LII, June 23.-A terrible
storm visited here last night Three men,
Charles G. Sensing, of Fort Wayne. lndi-
ana, John Wilson and Charles E. Holmes,
were instantly killed by lightning.
TIDAL WAVE.
AVN, n lp 4 a.1., 10,
tidal wave swept the lake front here at 6
O'Clock this morning. The wave was about |
five miles wide and ele zen feet higher than |
the surface Of the lake. 1t came in the |
wake of dense, angry looking |
black and gray clouds, which |
MOVED sULLENLY
from the northward over the city. There
was no rain nor wind at the lake shore, but |
rain fell in some parts of the city and the
wind blew fercely south of town. Vessels |
parted their lines at the mouth of the river.
Piers and docks were submerged to depth
OF four feet. In some places
HUNDREDS OF FISH
we're cast ashore. The fires in Lake Erie
rolling-mill, on the river beach, were put
out. A scow loaded with sand, lying at
breakwater, was landed high and dry on
the shore. a section of railway near the
Union depot, was ripped, and hume 'ous
switch shanties and small buildings were
OVERTURNED
or moved about Some iron rails twenty
eight feet long piled near the depot were
turned up and scattered in every direction.
Huge logs were washed ashore. A life
saving station was badly wrecked and
various other damage done.
The wave lasted only
ABOUT ONE MINUTE.
Several parties who were fishing in skiffs
report that there was a sudden rise in the
Il hi nj
pool. Skif5 weathered the singular storm
without accident. Damage to property on
the shore is roughly estimated at 1900.
STEAMBOAT MEN
who came in this morning report a shore
squat and movement of water off this port,
of which no particular notice was taken at
the time. So far only one life was lost-a
tramp drowned.
ABsCoNDED.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-B. Frank Bige-
low, receiving teller of the National Bank OF
the Republic, of this city, has absconded,
leaving deficit Of about $4,000 i'll his ac-
counts
sUICIDED.
ATLANTA, GA, June 23.-Last night
about u o'clock Professor w. j. Lord, the
most prominent chemist in Georgia, COM
mitted suicide in his office here by shooting
himself with q revolver. He
IMPRESSED HIMSELF,
ard lying down on q pillow in his offices,
fired, the charge entering his head just be-
You'd the right ear. His nindwas unsettled.
Labor Troubles.
ATNEw YORK,
NEW York, June 2l.-Ihe striking type
founders of Conner g. Co. went to work to-
day at an advance Of wages, but not at the
rates asked.
AT IRoNDALE
CHICAGO, June 2l.-The condition of the
strikers at Irondale, who struck against
wages ranging from $50 to S2l2l,
day, is becoming ptiable.. Their
boosted reserve fund does not hold out, and
many of them are
ACTUAL Ky SUFFERING.
They are more stubborn, however, prefer
ring to depend on the town for support to
Welding their point. Hyde Park authori.
ties have given notice that they will not I'M
der any conditions give aid 10 the strikers,
for which declaration they hold the Calu-
met Iron and Steel company responsible.
AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, June 2l.-rhe daily newspapers
issued their full number of copies as usual
Yesterday and this morning. The strikers
remain firm in the position taken by them,
and are very peaceable. The Courier in its
edition this morning published double
column advertisement for compositois
!
and IS cents or day and night work re-
spectively, and announced that
NONE OF THE STRIKERS
need apply, and editorially announces
that the Courier will not be
coerced to engaging men and
paying prices by any foreign organization.
The Express makes about the same state
ment, and advertises for compositors, offer
ing 80 cents. The Publishers OF the Elk
press feel confident that they can FL the |
places of the dissatisfied employees during |
The week
THE FREIGHT HANDLERS.
New York, June Pine situation of
the freight handlers strike hays not i'm
proved. The strikers continue orderly. |
The Erie railroad yesterday put loo Italians
10 work in the place of the strikers. To-day
the clerks who check ireights and merchan-
disc into cars refused to work
brought business TO q stand;
still the New York Central road is hand
ling freight promptly, but strike among
Is THREATENED
for tomorrow. New York merchants are
using all their persuasive and argumentiye
powers upon the railroad companies to
bring about settlement of the dispute.
AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, June 22-Co-day go Italian
laborers on the New York ~ West Shore
railway struck for $50 per day.
They had been receiving S1.35. Their
demands were refused, and they be-
gan rioting, lead by a boarding.
house boss, named Frank Covan. The
sheriff OF Green county has called out
a company Of guards for service tomorrow |
in arresting the rioters.
Gallant seamen.
ARRIVAL OF PORTION OF THE RoeERs' |
CREW.
SAN Francisco, CAL, June PA portion !