Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-21
The Great Tornado i'm the Northwest


Keisner. Paul Kuhl, Barney Willings and a
daughter of Mrs. N. jackson. Three or four
persons are missing, and It is asserted that
some were blown into the lake where the cy.
clone ended, and of course any such will not
be found till their bodies rise to the surface of
the water.
SPRINGFIELD (Ill.) May 19th.-The dam
age caused by the cyclone which visited this
section of the State last night was more appall-
ing than was at first supposed. The houses
Of WilliaSn Nostrsnd, Mr.. McYeigh, Henry
Hughes Samuel Ashton, ,ames 1'rotler,
George Kay, Henry Furley, Henry Farbeck
and Samuel A. Grubb were thrown down.
The killed and injured are: NJ Booker and
Injured seriously; MIR. Farbee, killed !;
james yannostrand, probably fatally, and
Misses Maggie and Annie Vannostrand,
badly hurt. From Round Prairie the storm
swept on to Dawson, nine miles northeast,
but doipg no serious damage. At Buffalo.
another little hamlet, Mrs. Thomas Chandler
was killed, and many houses blown sway,
but no other lives were lost.
CHICAGO, May 19th.-From advices re-
ceived from points in Illinois visited by the
cyclone Friday night, sixty thres deaths have
already been reported in the State, and the
number of injured is estimated at very nearly
two hundred Owing to the condition of the
wires north of Milwaukee no accurate COM
putation of the loss of life in Wisconsin can
be made, but as far as heard from it will
probably reach thirty deaths.
The Inter-OeeGa'S CsrlinvilIe, Ill, special
says: Several miles south of this city the res
licences Of Frank Rice ard George Baker
were utterly demolished by the storm Friday
night, and Mrs. Frank Rice, Mrs. Geo. Baker
and two of the latte1's grandchildren were
killed outright, and three ether persons seri.
ously wounded, one Of whom will likely die.
In the vicinity of Plainfeld number OF
houses were wrecked, one person was killed
and several wounded. The residence Of A.
Stone, three miles southeast of Mason City,
was destroyed and young child killed.
Hannah Race, q servant girl, was carried by
the cyclone about forty rods and instantly
killed. Seven other inmates of the house
were more or less seriously injured.
LIToHFIELD (Ill.), May 19th.-A cyclone
struck this section of country at 10 o'clock
last night, doing great damage to barns,
fences, stock, etc. It was accompanied by
lose of life at Staunton, Mount Olive, Bar.
nett, Hillsboro, Woodberg, Edwardsville and
several other places.
A Cairo special says: Information has
reached here that the little town of Mar.
quand, on the Iron Mountain Railroad, was
blown to pieces by the tornado about 5 o'clock
this morning. Every house in the town is
said to be demolished, but no lives lost.
Destruction by Fire.
JERSEY C1TY, May 19th.-The cabinet, up.
holstering and paint shops of the Pennsyl-
vanis Railroad Company, in one building,
located on the meadows between here and
Newark, were totally burned tonight. The
shops contained three Pullman coaches, one
of which was saved but badly scorched.
Eighteen passenger coaches, Eastlake design,
three locomotives, Elk tenders and vast
quantity of paints, cushions, plush and other
car fittings, were destroyed. The watehmau
get freight engine out, but was unable to
save an engine, and large locomotive owned
by the New York, West Shore and Buffalo
Railway Company. The loss is estimated st
S412, COO. The company has a large reserve
for meeting fire losses. Nearly 500 men are
thrown out of work. Tbs company viii re-
build at once.
WooDsvILLE, May 19sh.-A steam sswunill
and two million feet of lumber belonging to
a. T. aud E. Baldwin, also depot, water
house, 500 cords of wood. the property of the
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad, with
two cars, are burned. Woodland fires are
raging around Twin Mountain, and much
damage is anticipated. A thousand acres
have already been buried over. A large
force of men are fighting the flames. The
loss on standing and cut timber is large.
Forest fires are raging on Mount Webster
and Blue Ferry mountains. Nine hundred
acres are burned over, and l, 900 cords of cut
wood are imperilled. A special train has
gone to Warren Summit with 200 men to
check, if possible, the fire there. Another
fire is raging in the vicinity Of North Con.
cord seven miles from here. A track of 200
acres is burned, also 4, 900 cords of hard wood.
Fifty acres of valuable woodland between
Taunton and Middleboro, Mass, have been
burned. A heavy woodland fire is now
raging in the west part of Dighton. At
Barnstable large tract of woodland and
quantity of eordwood were burned.
Christian Young Men.
MILWAUKEE wis. J, May 19th.-The morn
ing session of the International Convention of
the Young Mems Christian Association was
given over to the discussion of Association
work in the South, and especially among the
colored men. The question of sending Asso-
citation literature into the lumber camps and
fields of ths Northwest next received atten-
tion. The attendance during the day was
about one-half that Of the preceding days.
Ia the afternoon the work in the colleges was
taken up, and w. Z. Shard, in the coursa OF
his remarks, said there were over one hun.
dred and seven colleges connected with the
and thousands of students had
beer led to Christ. The college committee
reported at length on the needs ofthe college
of the Association, the means of
which at present are entirely inadequate.
Secretaries of the Interna-
ticnal Committee, one from each State, were
appointed. Subscription papers for the aid
of the Racine sufferers were passed among
the delegates, and resolution of sympathy
passed.
Sea Elephants In New York,
New York, May 19th.-Fiye monster sea
elephants, which left San Francisco the 11th
instant, arrived this evening. They were
loaded on two express wagons, and being
drenched with many pals of water were
taken to Henry Reiche's, ia Hoboken. and
we're speedily placed in large tanka. Here,
for the first time in weeks, the sea elephants
splashed about In their native element. The
animals were captured January last in the
Pacific, off the coast of California, by one of
the schooners sent ont by Rsiche. They are
the first live specimens of their kind ever seen
here. Two of them will in a few weeks be
sent to the London Geological Garden, and
the others to the Jardin des Plsntes, Paris.
Illuminating the Brooklyn Bridge.
NEw YORK, May 19th.-The bridge be
tween New York and Brooklyn presented a
brilliant appearance tonight. About 10
o'clock the whole structure was suddenly
lighted by electricity, and az ID announce
ment had been made that this woold be dons
there was much surprise among those who
witnessed the diaplsy. Inquiry developed the
fact that the United States Electric Light
Company, which has contract for lighting
the bridge. was making its 3nal tests, which
proved very satisfactory. Tine current was
supplied from station in Elm street. The
effect was superb.
Ex-Governor stanE21d Interviewed.
NEw York, May 10 h. = Ex.GogeTnor
Leland Stanford, wh2 Is seriously i'll with sn
attack of muscular rheumatism. said in con-
vsrsasion with Friend that the Southern
Pacific will not iBterfere with the Central
and Union Pasi6cs. The Southern Pacific
is creating its own business, opening up the
country and will carry LOCO, 0O0 bushels OF
wheat this year to New Orleans, where il
viii be shipped by tIo nsw iinea Of steamers
to Havre aud London. This grain could net
be shipped viz the Central Pacific because ol
tbs high grades. Ths returning steamers
viii bring French aad Iiaiian immigrants a.
the rate OF S25 Instead OF the former prohibi
tory fare of s65 cash.
The. Governor said he believed grane
agricultural future awaited California, ane
| that the fruit and wine growing interests vii