Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-06
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DESTRUCTIVE WIND AND RAIN STORM IN NEW
ENGLAND AND NEW YORK.
The ominous black clouds, threatening
destructive wind and rain, which passed over
southeastern Vermont on Monday afternoon.
wrecked their fury ia Massachusetts,, Connec-
ticut and New York lively tornado swept
through Williamstown valley about o'clock
that afternoon, wrecking the new Williams
college gymnasium where the alumni dinner
was to have been held on Wednesday. Had
the dinner been held Monday hundreds would
have been killed. The loss to the college is
about $4,000. Many barns aud trees were
blown down throughout the town. The rain
fell in torrents through the Naugatuck valley
and many trees were torn up by the roots. At
least ~ trees were Frustrated at Middletown,
Conn, and one house was unroofed and part
ly destroyed. The storm was equally severe
in New Haven. II struck New York city at
about p. NJ, and the wind swept through
the streets with such violence that walking
became almost impossible Several trees and
a large number OF signs were blown down.
The front wall Of Harry Miners now theater,
in course OF construction on the Bowory, was
blown down. Two men driving in n brewery
wagon at Blissville, l.. l., we're so thoroughly
enveloped in the dust which the wind blew
up that thoy failed to notice a railroad cross
ing and were killed by train. At Hancock
the Erie freight.house was demolished, the
Catholic church blown flat to the ground, aud
many other houses were damaged. In Bing-
hampton many large trees were uprooted, a
house was unroofed and blown down, and tho
Catholic church and other large buildings
were badly damaged.
AN AWFUL AcCIDENT--A CLYDE COASTER JUST
LAUNCHED CAPsIzEs AND $50 PERSONS ARE
DROWNED
The coasting steamer Daphne, built ut
Renfrew five miles from Glasgow, Scot. was
launched upon the Clyde Tuesday with 200
workmen on board and at once capsized,
drowning large number. The steamer left
the ways at very fast rate, and when she
gained the water, rolled from side to side
The persons on board, fearing that she would
capsize, ran to aud fro. The vessel finally
rolled over and nearly disappeared beneath
the water, drowning, according to the latest
reports, 100 persons. According to state
ments of witnesses aud survivors the vessel
left the slip too rapidly, causing her stern,
which entered first, to sink deeply in the wa
ter. She was then caught by the strong cur
rent OF tho river, which with her top weight
caused her to heel over SO far that water en-
tered her ports.
Rev Dr. b. d. Marshall, pastor Of the
First Baptist church at Worcester, was seri-
ously shot in the hand last Sunday night
while showing his son how to handle toy
pistol.
d. L. Moody opened the union revival at
Boston last Sunday night Music hall was
crowded to its utmost, and hundreds were
turned away The meetings will be continued
ut the Windsor thenter every evening except
the Fourth through the summer, conducted
by the Young Mems Christian Association.
The family OF farmer named Robinson,
consisting Of himself, his wife and three chill
dIen, were drown, last week while crossing
the river in u ska near Oldham's Landing,
Ind, the skill upsotting in the swell made by
II steamboat
Several kegs Of powder exploded lat Fri.
day night during fire III the warehous, of j.
il. Ashdown At Winnipeg, Man, tearing the
buildings to splinters, injuring ~ persons
more or less aud smushiug the windows Of a
hundred Of the principal stores TO atoms.
A severe storm swept OHaukee county,
Wis, Monday morning, demoshng build
ing, in IL or 20 towns. In Belgium and Ere
donia alone over 200 buildings were blown
down.
Two rival Richmond editors, after re-
pealed trials, managed to fight duel last
Saturday and one OF thom got bullet in tho
iloshy part of the thigh.
There woro ~ deaths from cholera at
Damietta Tuesday, Mt MansourAh and 3 ut
Ramanoud. The sanitary Gordon around
D4mietta stretches in circle H. miles in cir
conference.
"A family Of six persons, while crossing
the railroad track at Cincinnati Tuesday
night, were killed.
The convicts in the state prison at Salem,
Or, attacked the officers Wedu,s day and
eight escaped Three Of the convict- were
killed aud two wounded. None Of the OIL
GERS were hurt.
At St Louis the Hood has subsidtd and
business has been resumed.
About 1900 people from all sections of
the Union attended the decennial reunion Of
the sons aud daughters Of Portsmouth, at
Portsmouth, n. H., on the Fourth There
was a procession and dinner, and in the
evening a reception was held with speeches
by distinguished gentlemen.
A great railroad scheme is reported from
Indianapolis, The design is as follows Two
donble-track narrow gauge roads are to be
built, trayrrsing the country in opposite d.
rectuus from New York to San Francisco and
from Chicago to New Orleans There are to
BE- / 900 mil - Of track, with a capital stock
of $500 600 600, which Ii TO be placed in s.
shares 10 that hboriug men can have Il share
in it. The whole scheme is said to be vision
airy, and of a KIM with the Greenback move.
ment.
Every building on the grounds of the
Dauphin county almshoule near Harrisburg,
Pa except the laundry, and school house
were burned Monday loss $500, 900, iusur-
ancs $50, 900 As soon as the main building
caugh, thy stewards and his assistants rushed
to the insane department and forced the ex-
cited inmates, 81 women aud / I men, from
their quarters. All Of them we're saved, but
,ome were severely burned and - escaped
TnR New RourE TO WESTERN NEw HAMp-