Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-22
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Difeeters Resigned.
Bomox, April 20.-Jsferson Coolidge
and W. Powell Mason have resigned
from the directory Of the Atchison. To
peka and Santa Fe Railroad Company.
CestIy Rsad.
New YORK, April 2.-Tbe annual
meeting Of the Continental Railway
Company was held today, and Board
of Directors elected. Chief Engineer
McElroy presented his ANIMAL report
He estimates the cost Of the road at $751;
100000.
Description sf rrsxhtfui storm.
ST. LOUIS, April D.-Ths Republican,
correspondent, writing from Browne
vile, gives particulars Of the terrible
cyclone. He says tie widest confusion
reignsd all day. The town was crowded
with psop,e from the surrounding coun-
try, who focksd in to see the devasta-
ton. The work Of clearing the debris
was commenced after the storm passed,
and has besn kept up necessarily ever
since, but it will require several days to
thoroughly overhaul the ruins. Two
more dead bodies have been exhumed,
and il is thought there are still woman
and child beneath the ruins. Z. g.
Bizgsrstaff was on the street when the
second storm clouds united and made
their terrible rush for the town. He
stood directly in the line OF the funnel
shaped cloud, and thinking to get out
Of its way started TO run. but had not
proceeded moro than dozsn yards
when he was enveloped, drawn up sew
eral fest above the ground and hurled
against a brick building, but escaped
without even q bruise. He says while he
was up IN the air and within tho vortex
Of the cloud, he heard terrible crack
ling sound, and could see myriads OF
sparks flying around, evidently electr;-
cal. The storm did not last more than
. minute; when it passed all parts Of the
town touched were a perfect waste. The
first place the storm struck was a two
story brick building, corner Of Main
and Spring streets, occupied by Myres
l. Deming, dry goods dealers: Thomas
Andrews, clothing; A. Helssn, groceries;
and A. Reimbert, hardware; all of which
were lifted from their foundations and
hurled into the street, burying the in
mates and killing three outright. The
storm then continued northeast, dsmol-
ishing a number of dwellings, on its way,
to brick block on Lexington Avenue.
Seven two-story brick buildings were
destroyed, and others badly damaged.
The bonneville Hotel. a large two-story
frame building, was completely carried
away, and the timbers scattered one
hundred yards around. The brick pub
lilo school building was cut down to the
first windows. The school had been
dismissed about fifteen minutes before
the storm. The Christian Church was
also destroyed. About twenty frame
and several brick dwellings, we're de-
molished. The aggregate loss is at least
$l50,CCo. The fierce of the wind was 50
great that it lifted brick buildings clear
off their foundations, and frame build
in2s were picked up bodily and twisted
into splintsrs. Carpets and furniture
IN dwellings were carried entirely out of
town and lodged in tree tops. and lum-.
Der yards we're scattered all over the
country. Several pieces were found a
milo distant. One house was carried
about fifty feet and hurled against a
brick wall, and two miles in the coun-
try a fence rail was driven entirely
through the body Of a COW. The homo
physicians have beeu relieved by others
from Sedalia and adjacent towns, and
the wounded have now been nearly all
attended to. A large number Of rer-
sons were rendered homeless. The cy-
clone vas fully equal to that of Rich
,nOnd in 1873. or Marshfeld in 1879. A
portion Of tho dead were buried today.
A special train was run from Sedalia
today, and the proceeds of the trip,
about 500. were donated to sufferers.
Another train will DO run tomorrow for
the same purpose. The Mayor has il
sued proclamation stating that dona
tions have been received by the Com
missioner for distribution. No new
facts are developed at Montrose. Eigh-
teen dwellings and four churches were
destroyed. There are q number of farm
houses in tho vicinity demolished.
speedy Wsrk.
WARRINGTON, April "a bill intro.
ducsd by Grover has been unanimously
passed BY both houses Of Congress and
sent to the President today, creating
new Collection District in Oregon, with
Yaquina, the western terminus Of the
Oregon Pacific Railroad, on Yaquina
Bay, a. it, port Of entry.
Dlvsree salt Teselmeny.
Additional testimony was taken in
behalf Of ex-senator Christiancy in his
pending divorce snit. Mrs. Christiancy
denied that she ever correspondent with
anyone under the name Of Mrs. Whar-
ton. She said she never received letters
20 addressed, but 10 Offset this evidence
three clerks from the postoffics testified
that Mr.. G. had inquired for letters
addressed 10 Mrs. X. X. Wharton. and
such letters had besn delivered to her.
Testimony was also taken to disprovc
her mothers statement, and in impeach-
ment Of the vsracity Of the apothecary,
Andrew Follist, who testified that he
had received money from Mr.. G. for
medical services rendered tho lattsr's
wife.
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