Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
HORRORS HARVEST.

Many Lives LOST III the
I,o,,r Persons Killed by the Collapse OF
a Building at Grand Haven slich'-fatai
Roller Accident at Bay City.
ATLANTA, Ca, April IA disastrous
cvclone. which caused many deaths, oc-
cn,red in this State Tuesday. 1t was first
heard from in Harris County, and moved
from southwest to northeast. Forty-six
houses were completely blown away, eight
nprsons killed and many injured. Striking
into Merriwether County, wholesale destruc-
tjon of property took place, the damage
being fully $500, 900. The Powell place,
one of the most noted in the State, was
utterly swept away and Mr.. Powell, ST.,
his grandson Ben Powell, and four negroes
were killed outright, while tive other per
sons are so mangled that some of them will
die. The cyclone passed che and one-half
miles southeast of Lagrange on the Hamll-
ton Road. Many houses, fence, barns, cot
ton-gins, etc., were demolished. Several
negro children were blown away, n have
not since been hear 'om. On DR.. Beas-
farm, near Sandtown, terrible wreck
was made. Six colored people are known
to have been killed on one plantation and
four OIL another. Many persons were fatal
ly injured in the country adjacent to Logans-
Vile. several houses destroyed and barns
burnt up.
The storm also passed through Carroll
and Paulding. across to Barlow, and around
by Clarke Counties. The Etowah and
Oostanaula Rivers rose at a tremendous
rate, and the danger of a freshet is very
great. The water has reached Cherokee
Mills on Elm street in Rome, and is adj
vancing rapidly toward Broad. The rivers
are still rising rapidly, and merchants are
moving their goods. All railroad con-
nection is cut off, and no mails
have been received. At Calhoun the
Oostanaula is rising fifteen inches an hour,
and is nearing the high water mark Of 1881.
The bridges have been swept away in all
directions, and the damage is serious. The
entire business portion Of DeSoto is SUBJ
merged. The rivers are now rising about
four inches an hour. At the Alabama fur
mace, on the Admission & Atlantic Railway,
a bridge gave way while two men were
standing OH it, and both were drowned.
A FIIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich, April 17.-Yes-
terday morning the walls of the brick
three-story hardware store owned by George
E. Hubbard, which were left standing after
80. fell to the ground, burying the two story
saloon and clearinghouse of Daniel Affeldt
in the ruins. together with seven persons,
and crushed in S. Juistemas' shoe-shop
and the west wall of James Barnes
furniture store, completely running
the building. The fire department
with Chief Engineer Holmes at its head,
aided by a few citizens, plunged into the
debris and rescued four persons alive and
dug out the bodies of the remaining three.
The am of the dead are: Daniel AZ
feldt, the proprietor; Emma Affeldt; a
child, name unknown, three years old;
Michael Murphy, a boarder. The rescued
were: MS. Daniel Affeldt, Hugo Affeldt,
a child five years old, Frederick...:Affeldt, a
brother Of Daniel, and Frederick Long, a
boarder, all of whom were more or less
severely crushed.
At eight o'clock Mayor Tate, accom-
panied by Marshal Mailman and Assistant
Chief Engineer Palmer, went to MI. Hub
bard and demanded that the balance of his
brick walls be taken down at once, as they
were liable to fall. Hubbard refused, and
the Mayor ordered a special council meet
ing to take action on the matter. The Coun-
Gil decided to let the walls stand until the
present high wind abates.
noon, and the jury returned a verdict of ac-
cidental death in the case of the victims,
Hubbard being eXonerated from blame in
the matter. No further damage is expected
from the wide walls, as they have fallen to
the first story, but the end walls are regard
ed as dangerous, and guards are posted to
keep citizens at a safe distance. The total
loss on the injured buildings is about Sc, 900.
TWO SUICIDES IN ONE HOTEL.
New YORK, April ia man and wom-
an went into the Astor Place Hotel early
yesterday morning and registered as John
D. Ligori and lady. They were conducted
to room fifty.one, on the third floor. The
man went away in a few hours, and his
companion bolted the door. A c%hambermaid
knocked at the door this afternoon, but re-
ceived no answe When the door was
forced open the woman was found dead
IN bed. There was NJ marks of
violence on her, and it is supposed
she died from morphine. A letter which
was found in her pocket leads to the belief
that her name was Bella Schwartz. Two
hours after Ligori and his friend had en-
tered the hotel a smooth faced, darkroom.
pleXioncd young man came in and registered
as Gus Lindon. He went to room CT, on
the fourth floor. A chambermaid found
MIN dead on his bed at two o'clock this
afternoon. There was a bullet-hole in the
right side of his head and a cheap twenty.
two-caliber revolver In his hand. No one
had heard the shot
KILLED RY A BURSTING BOILER,
BAY City, Mich, April 17.-At four
O'Clock yesterday afternoon tile boiler in
one of Dobson, Chaplin 4 Co.'s lighthouses
in this city exploded. The drill-house was
blown to shreds, and pieces of the timbers
and other debris sttewn in all directions for
many yards. Two men were instantly
Killed, three sustained injuries from which
they can not recover, and four others were
hurt in a less degree. The cause of the ac-
cldent has not yet been ascertained. but it is
supposed the water in the boiler had been
allowed to run too low.
A FLOOD AT MONTREAL, CANADA.
MONTREAL, Canada, April 17.-The low
lying parts of the city are under water. At
the Point of st. Charles the people are MS.
ing RATS. Along Bonaventure street the
water is waist-deep. The river is packed
with ice, and should the present weather
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