Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-07
The Missouri Cyclone.

DOMESTIC.
The Missouri Cyclone.
SPRINGFIELD (Mo.), November 6:h.-The
loss here by last nights hurricane will amount
at least to s10O, 600. The Springfield wooden
mills buildings are almost totally destroyed.
The machinery is very slightly damaged. A
large stock of wooleu goods was saved with
slight damage. The employees of the wooden
mill, of whom there are over thirty. escaped
with few bruises. The Dullen & Frick ice
house was blown down.
A special to the Herald from Republic
saws: the cyclone passed about one mile
north of this place this year, doing great dam
age. The house of Mr.. Insles was blown
down, not one stick being left on another, and
the contents scattered to the winds. The new
house and barn of Jefferson Wallace were
entirely demolished, and the house of Mrs.
Linda Youngblood blown down. John Ingles
was badly injured internally, cut about the
head and face and his left leg broken. Mrs.
Ingles was badly burned about the face and
limbs. Walter Strong, sitting in Mr.. Ingles'
house, was badly shocked and Mrs. Strong
hurt, as also one of Mrs. Youngbloods chill
dren. Mrs. Ingles lost everything in the
house, as did also Mrs. Youngblood.
The Herdld'S correspondent at Brooklyn
sends the following: A cyclone passed in
this vicinity at 2:l0 yesterday, sweeping
everything in its course. 1t passed west of
the town, and was about three hundred yards
wide. 1t blew James Garlin's house entirely
away. The family were uninjured, but Mr..
GarlinR, who was about the premises, WAS
seriously wounded. The top of Philip Gar
Inns house was blown off, and the entire crop
of wheat blown away. Isaac Boone's house
was blown away. Mrs. Boone was bruised
Ill Ial
and John Haberly injured. James McCalrs
House, J. Walters house and barn, MIR.
Ingles' house, and Alfred RsddalPs house
aud barn were all blown down, and Alfred
Raddall severely injured.
SECOND DIsPATcH.l
SPRINGFIELD Mo- J, November 6sh.-Work-
men were busy to-day clearing away the
debris left by yesterdays storm. Mrs. Tiken.
reported among the injured, died at mid
night. Three others are yet not out of dan
ger. In the country, west of here, the storm
was severe. The farmhouse of Jerome
House was blown away. Ills wife is re-
ported as still missing. Ingler and Mrs.
Strong are thought to be mortally wounded.
The storm also wrought serious damage in
the country east as far as can be sscertained
1t travelled about fifty miles, its force being
expended chiefly in this vicinity. A large
number of farm.houses were blown down.
The list of persons dangerously injured is
probably complete as reported. The citizens
responded liberally, and it will not be Deces.
sary to go outside for assistance. Damage to
property in city and vicinity. S150,000.
Patents to Pacific slope Inventors.
WASHINGTON, November 9th Patents
were issued to-day to the following named
Pacific Slope inventors William +. Albert
San Francisco, velocipede Frank Bardes,
San Francisco, foundry molding machine /;
Merlin Comstock, Les Angeles, saddle /;
Simon P. Connor, st. Helena, California
bung bottle; Samuel Hamilton, Salinas,
thrashing machine; Elijah M. Hobbs, Santa
Rosa, car coupling VIM. Jones. San Fran
cisco, hydraulic cement; Christopher Leam-
ing, Newhall, door securer Almsiin FL.
Lighthall, San Francisco, grip for cable rail-
ways; VIM. Mason, Puyallup, W. T.. gate /;
Henry Melde, San Francisco, pump motor !;
James 81. Orr, Ukiah, animal shears; VIM.
Schnolz, San Francisco, fruit dryer An
drew J. Stevens, Sacramento, engine valve
gear Robert M. Widney, Los Angeles, lawn
sprinkler.
Women with Coin.
New YORK, November 6th.-The World
prints list of seventy New York widows
and fifteen unmarried female legatees, whose
united wealth is about S123, ,000, 600. The
wealthiest are Mrs. A. T. Stewart. $40, ,000,-
600; Mrs. E. D. Morgan. So, 600, 600; Mrs.
Marshall o. Roberts, S5,000,00 Mrs. Ed
win A. Stevens, $1,000, 900; Mrs. Psran
Stevens, So, 600; Mrs. Moses Taylor,
Sc, 900 600; Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, S.
000. 600; Mrs. james Brown, So, 3,000, 900.
The richest unmarried lady is Cstharine
Wolfe, S2, 0O0, 900, who also leads the entire
list in noble and unostentatious charities. A
fashionable Broadway diamond dealer says
New York is foremost among the leading dis.
mond cities of the world. At least 81, 000, 900
worth glittered on the persons of ladies at
the Metropolitan opera opening, one lady
wearing $40 600 worth. Probably 200 ladies
have $4,000 worth of personal jewelry.
can name ten like Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Gould, whose individual property in dis-
monds, sspphires, rubies and emerslds ex-
ceeds 100000. More than forty New York
ladies can each lay claim to $50, coo worth of
jewelry, and plenty of them have S25, 900 in.
vested.
Third Edition Of DR.. Ewer's Letters.
NEW YORK, November 6.h.-The third
edition of DR.. Ewer's letters, which attracted
so much attention in and out of the Episcopal
Church when first published, is just issued,
with preface by Bishop Seymour, of Spring
field, ILL.,, who says that it is within the
writer's knowledge that the late DR.. Ever
might, had he chosen to suppress what he be-
lieved to be truth, and accommodate himself
to the ignorance and prejudice of the day,
have enj )yed comfort, ease and popularity,
but, instead, he preferred to suffer sffl 'ction
and bear reproach. The Church Standard
this week prints q glowing tribute to his
memory, signed by DIR. Dix and by others
composing a committee appointed by Bishop
Potter.
An Editor Shot and Killed.
GALVESTON (Tex.), November 6th.-The
NeiuS Fort Worth special says This evening
J. w. Fleming formerly Greenback poll.
ticisn, and editor of the Age and Progress,
was shot in the head and instantly killed by
E. L, Cunningham. Fleming had pistol in
his hand when killed. He and Cunningham
were rivals in the market and garden bust
ness. Both had been drinking. and upon
meeting each other in store qusrreled.
Baggage on Pacific Railroads.
CHICAGO, November 6th.-The Northern
Pacific road gives notice that it has decided
to allow 80 pounds first.clsss baggage with
every first-class ticket on both through and
local business. The Union Pacific road allows
80 pounds as far as Ogden, but the Central
and Southern roads allow but 100 pounds
with each ticket,
Farm House In Texas Attacked by Rob
bers.
GALVESTON, November 6th.-The Neius'
Rockdsle special says: Last night, q few
miles out, two men with black faces attacked
the house of farmer named Herman, empty
ing their six-shooters at the family, who
were at supper, and then riding away.
Walter Herman was shot, and now is in
critical condition. There is no clue. The
best opinion is that the assailants were white
men bent on robbery.
Gas Works Burned.
MAUcHCHUSK pa, November 6th.-The
gas works were burned to-day. Two tremen
were badly burned. A person sick of typhoid
fever in an adjoining Dwelling died soon altar