Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
Very Destructive Wind
storms at the East.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
AND
Wizards Northern Pacific
Railroad.
SAVAGE CONTENTS ON JERE DuNN's
AcoulTTAL.
A Newspaper War Between
Editors.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENrINEL.l

RACINE, Wis, May 19.-The sun rose
bright this morning IN the scene OF DESC
| lstion left in the tornado's track. As yet
the list of dead is not completed. but 1t ID
| safe to estimate that 16 lives were lost in
and about Racine. Men are at work clear
ing away the debris, and the women, clad
in borrowed clothes, are hurrying about
with tear-stained eyes, bemoaning the loss
of their homes and relatives and friends.
| Steps are already being taken to relieve
| those in immediate want, and Mayor Fish
| has issued q manifesto calling on the citi-
9 n for contributions, and a special meet
ing OF the council was held at 10 A. NJ,
and action was taken towards caring for
the dead, manned and penniless. The suf-
fering is confined to the very northern
outskirts Of the city, among the laborers,
many of whom owned their property,
which was completely swept away.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, May 19.-Morgan
County experienced last evening the most
disastrous windstorm ever known in Its
history. In the city there was considers
Bile wind and rain. but no destruction OF
life or property. On the grassy prairie IL
miles north Of here several farm houses
we're destroyed, and one man, q boy and
two children were killed and others injured.
In the southwest of the city, along the
Jacksonville & Southern Railroad, much
damage is reported. Near rankl the
| storm was fearfully destructive. At Pisgate
| the house, barn and orchard OF Jas. Oxley
were swept away, and his wife and children
:.-..l "A WonJhJpn whara
| there was q fatally severe tornado three
wears ago, the railroad depot was destroyed
| and the cars were blown from the track
| and torn to atoms. the track being partial
ly torn up. The worst Of the cyclone,
however, was some nine miles north OF
here. on the Peoria Branch OF the Wabash
road. The storm cloud was in the shape
of a column, and struck the town at its
southern edge, going northeast, complete
ly across the business and residence por-
| ton Of the place, leveling four stores, two
| churches, the railway depot and repair
shops and 10 dwellings, besides injurlng
others and destroying much other proper
ty, At Mrs. Grifin's house, her two sons
and one daughter we're injured and an
other daughter, aged 90. killed. Her
dwelling was ruined. also that Of her son,
DR.. s. Griffin, who, with his wife, is at the
| City Hospital here, and both are probably
fatally injured. His seven months old
| daughter was killed. Jas. Stephenson's
| house was destroyed and his wife killed.
| ple. lost their lives in their wrecked home,
| making five lives known to be lost at this
place alone.
CLINTON, Ill, May ia terrible cy-
clone passed over this vicinity last night,
doing an immense amount OF damage to
property and killing several The wind
took Q southeasterly course, and followed
up Salt Greek In this county, on the
line Of which many houses were utterly
destroyed. About six miles south Of
Clinton the wind tore down . house,
killing Peter Clifton, his wife and an
eight-year-old daughter, and injuring an
other child. A family named Bennison
was injured seriously, and many other
families more or less. whose names
could not be secured. The damages are
very great.
ErANroN, ILL.,, May 1o.-At 10 o'clock
last night q tornado passed about three
miles east Of here, totally demo iishing
the Livingston hns farm residence. and
dangerously injuring Mr.. Livingston.
Other buildings in the neighborhood were
destroyed and orchards injured. A con.
struction crew, consisting Of about %
Of the Springfield Southeastern Railroad
Company, were sleeping in . large barn
near Mr.. Olives houss, and all were Sc
riously injured. Two were instantly
killed.
HARVARD. ILL.,. May ia cyclone.
probably the same which swept the CITY
Of Racine, struck this place last evening.
demolishing . number OF houses and
killing several people.
JePe Dunn Acquitted.
CHICAGO, Nay 16.-At $3.50 O'Clock last
night the Jury in the case Of Dunn, who
killed Elliott. the pugilist, returned . YER
dict Of not guilty, after being out from 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. The prisoner
WAS discharged Immediately. The result
was received with loud cheering by the
crowd assembled In the street.
CHICAGO, May 19.-The verdict reached
in the trial Of Jere Dunn provokes savage
comment in all the city papers this morn.
ing, and the alleged agencies which aided
in his acquittal are particularly condemned
by two or three morning journals. They
all give long accounts OF the reception ten
dered to Dunn by the sporting fraternity
after he was acquitted in the Courtroom ,
. champagne banquet being given him ct
Q resort known a. The Drum" where the
festivities lasted very nearly through the
entire night. Among those who grasped
a. ''Stock Yards Johnnie" and Dunn re-
senting his overtures, struck the man in
the face. The incident ID said to have put
the crowd in high spirits. The leading
| counsel who had defended Dunn so sue
cessfully was noted among those present.
WIZARDS Report ON the Northern
Pacific.
NEW Yosx, Nay l9.-villard's report
contains the following information: En-
gineer Chief General Anderson assured
me positively that no great dinaculty IL
looked for In boring the Mullen Tunnel,
which is less than 70 yards Of boring be-
tween the two ends. The LIST OF August it
will be completed. In view Of the unex-
pected difficulties encountered, he made
up his mind 10 order Immediately . con-
struction line over the mountains. The
division engineer stated that such . line is
perfectly practicable, and 1t will be COM
pleted within 60 days, the cost not exceed
and the grade will not exceed 212 feet 10
the mile. An enormous Fall business is
waiting ON the Pacific side. I'm satisfied
thai there will be more travel by 10, 900
people il the road is completed BY the 1st
Of september than there will be II finished
BY the 18th Of October. Merchants are
waiting to make sure OF my ability 10
ship goods via u road to the Pacific.
Unless I gave absolute assurance that the
road would DO finished by Sept. / the Fall
business must have been transported over
other routes, and incur q loss to the COM
pany Of from $3.50, 900 to $500. 900.
Kiernan's News says that Northern Pa
cifc stock remains quiet. despite the
favorable report Of President Willard.
Indications Of = Duel.
MEMPHIS. May ls.-During the past
three days quite a newspaper war has