New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-22
FLOODS AND STORMS.

TIE RUSH OF WATERS AT DEADWOOD.
FIVE LIVES LOST AND MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED.
BISMARCK, OAK, May 2l.-A special dispatch to
The Dibane gives additional facts as TO the flood at
Deadwood:
Almost every day for a month there has been
fall of rain, which has thoroughly saturated the
ground. heavy fall of snow followed, but disap-
peared rapidly under the heavy rain of
Friday night and Saturday. The gulches i'll the
hills are from few hundred feet to probably
quarter of mile wide Deadwood is situated at
the junction of the Whtewood and DeadwoOd
guches, and numerous other gulchcs emptied their
accumulatng water from the mountains into these
two main gulches. making volume of water that
rushed down Whiewood with resistless force.
Central City, Anchor City, and Golden Gate are on
Deadwood Gulch above Deadwood City. The
greater portion of Central City above the flood.
but for Anchor City and Golden Gate there was no
escape, the gu!ch there being not over 600
feet wide Tho main portion of DeadwOOd IS
above the danger line. The portion destroyed was
occupied by cheap tenement-hOuses, second-cass
hotels, laundrics, small traders, sporting houses,
livery stables, etc. When the flood came timely
warning given bv means of the telephone Sys-
TEN which exists in the hills. and the most valuable
articles were removed by the residents. When the
the most substantial buildings. The losses IN Dead
wood will reach $1,000 Golden Gate Anchor
CITY, Central Guy, South Bend and Crook City are
all heavy losers Several mills in Deadwood Gulch
have been destroyed, and the damage to the mines
by the floods cannot be repaired for several weeks
All the roads arc impossible. and trains have been
forced to suspend on the Hills Railroad. Tho
Methodist Church and the public school building at
Dcadwood were DESTROYED; also MIllers hre-pr9of
warehouse lsm0nd X Ayres hardware store and
brewery. One hundred houses are known TO nave
been washed away and five lives have been lost.
Among those drowned were George Chandler and
wife and Nlr. Brindley.
DISASTROUS STORM on LAKE MICHIGAN.
Chicago, May 21.-A storm of extraordinary vIo-
lcucc prevailed on Lake Michigan last night, and
number of sailing vessels bound for this port were
wrecked. The extent of the disasters is only yet
partially known. The chief disaster thus far re-
ported Is that of the twO-mastcd schooner Jennie
Lynn, lumber laden. from Muskcgon. She was
capslzcd while near the land, about o'clock this
morning. The mate. Excl Sample. swan for the
shore and was rescued. John Anderson, captain,
J.. Peterson, 4. lIclgcson and II man named Chris
tiau on, sailors. were drowned.
The schooner Mary Ellen Cook. Captain Williams,
was driven against the outer Government Break
water and altrrward carried by the waves COM
where she soon became waterloggcd. A tug sue
ceedcd in rcscuing the crew. except France, Miller.
who. IN the excitement, threw himself overheard
and was drowned.
The schooner Henry Berger. lumber laden, from
LudIngtou. Was also driven against the brcahwater
and wrecked The crew saved.
The schooner Lille T., Of MInistee laden with
$50 900 feet OF lumber, went ashore last night one
milo south of the Life Saving station. Her crew
and captain were rescued.
MILWAUKEE. May cl.-Oh this port last night
Al of the crew Of tho steamer Pctrcl deserted tho
captain and taking = yaw-boat attempted to reach
the shore, thinking the schooner would founder.
She did not. however but they had gone only
short distance when the yaw was capsized and
three of the crew were drowned. The captain was
pck kcd up of the wreck by a tug.
The schooner sailor Boy went ashore at Bay
View. The crew saved.
ToKG llUEoN. Mich.. Nav 2l.-A strong northwest
gale - diving everything INTO port and much IN
Jury 10 shipping ~ reported. Several bargcs went
admit. but the crews wef" rescued An unknown
schooner supposed to be the Melville IS ashore on
the Canadian shcrc near the entrance e. the st.
CLAIR River. She lS stuck hard. The tug Clark has
brought IN the barge -. Joseph, whose cook, a
woman named sophia Naly, of Marine CITY,
washed overheard with the dcckload and lost
Captain Robc, oi the St. Joseph. who was also
washed overheard WAS washed back again and was
badly cat about tLo head. large Heet io de-
tanned here.
FURTHER REPORTS FROM TIE TORNADO.
81. LOUIS, May 2L-rwO more deaths have
occurred at Stauuton, ILL.,, resulting from the storm
OF Friday night Additional reports from places
not heretofore heard from show that the storm in
Illinois was widespread and very destructive
Houses and other farm property were destroyed in
all directions within tine area of dozen counties,
and many persons were either killed seriously
wounded. Thirteen houses on Greeley Prairie,
few miles south of Murrayyillo were blown down,
and A. W. Williams and two children killed, Julia
story fatally injured, and two or tAruc others
b div hurt. At Pc,Otern, on the Illinois Central
Railway, several business houses and residences
were destroyed badly wrecked, but no deaths are
reported.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, May 2l.-The death Of Mrs.
Dr. Griffin OF Litcr ILL.,, reported this morning,
making the tenth yictm Of the recent eye one. Dr.
Griffin himself Is still unconscious and cannot re-
cover. Two other victims are very low and are
expected to die during the next twcnty-four hours.
THREE INCHES OF SNOW IN OHIO.
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 21.-SnOw began falling
here today and at p III. about three inches
had fallen.
RAIN AND BRILLIANT LIGHTNING.
A few clouds that occasionally darkencd part
Of the sky yesterday were the only forerunners OF
heavy storm that for several hours late In the
evening. Toward p. III. II light rain began to