Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29
HEAVY GALE.

a3Af- VALE.
P1TrsFIELD, Mass., Dec. 2S.-A westerly
gale is doing considerable damage. Chin
neys and trees are being ieveied all over
the town and number OF people IL It's
course were lifted from their feet and
thrown to the ground. business block
and The high school have been unroofed.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 28.-Ths storm sta
tion reports Winds blowing sixty miles an
hour. Ships in the ofing put to sea.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AT SEA.
OPoRTo, Dec. 26.-Capt. Scott, COM
OF her way from New York TO Antwerp,
and one Of the fifty three men rescued
and landed here by the brig G. D. T., gives
the following account of the disaster:
On Nov. II, IN latitude II n !, longitude
1920 W., q hurricane carried away the
poop deck, bridge, the engine room, sky
light, ana the main deck, rom the poop
to the engine room, leaving only the iron
work intact. 1t brought down one mast.
which in its fall smashed five OF the life
boats and four of the pinnaces. The water
gained upon the engine room, quenched
the fires ana filed the hold. -Four sailors
and one passenger persisted at this tins
and Dr.. F. ayz r, the Planiyns physician,
and four sailors were injured,
and one of the latter
died. 400 tons Of the cargo were ietti-
soned in the efforts TO relieve the vessel.
Several steamers passed the Piantyn while
undergoing the terrible trial bu. paid 10
attention 10 The signals of distress. The
crew worked the pumps and baled water
night and day, thus keeping the ship
of Dao eth xubop tho hrirx n
I. Howe hove in sight and rescued the pas
sengers and crew. The women were after
wards transferred to another vessel, and
the remainder landed at Oporto.
A BROKEN BAIL DID IT.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 28.-Passenger train
No. As, on the southwest branch of the
Pennsylvania railroad struck broken rail
near Dunbar, Pa, this morning, and three
coaches and baggage Car we're thrown
from the track and badly wrecked. A
number of passengers were slightly injured
but none killed.
THE GALE IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, Dec. 28.-The fog and rain
of yesterday was succeeded by very
heavy wind last night. The atmosphere
was clear with bright sunshine. There
was fifty mile wind at Sandy Hook, and
a large schooner dragged anchors and
drove ashore. Six new houses IN Brooklyn
were blown down and lighter, containing
1000 bags OF sugar was cepsized in the
river.
DEAD UNDER WAGON.
JERSEY Cry, n. j., Dec. 2S.-Jas.
McCann and an unknown woman were
found dead under an overturned wagon
which had pitched down an embankment.
DANGER OF A CAVE IN.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 28.-The Parrish
Coal company, formed by the Plymouth
Luzerne company, made formal applica-
ton for a charter. The application is OPP
posed on the ground Of undermining a
town, which may cause a cave in. The
capital of the company is 100000.
SLASH UP.
LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 28.-A freight train
on the Columbia t5 Port Deposit railroad
was wrecked nea- the York furnace. The
cabooss and four cars we're demolished.
RESERVOIR " ASKED OUT.
PLYMOUTH, N. g., Dec. 2S.-The village
reservoir at an elevation of nearly 200 feet
among the hills about two miles west of
here, built three years ago, was washed
out last night by heavy rain and melted
snow, causing an overflow of the grand
embankment eating narrow gap from
top to bottom. The water spread through
woods and fields, but soaking into the
snow, was prevented from doing much
immediate damage. No insurance.
DEMOLISHED By THE WIND.
Boston, Dec. 2S.-The Central block,
East Douglass, 100x6o feet and three
stories high, in process of construction, is
demolished by the wind. The loss is &c.
600.
STRUCK A sNAG.
YAzoo CRY, Dec. 29-The steamer CLARA
s., of the Pool line, struck a snag in
Tchula lake and sank in FIVE minutes. The
cargo was 1000 bales of cotton and 500
sacks Of seed. No less of life is reported.
There were 26o failures in the United
States reported to Broadstreefs during
the past week, twenty less than the pre-
ceding week.