The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-11
ANGRY ELEMENTS.
A Curious Atmospheric Condi-
ton in Existence.
Great Damage Done in the East by
Both--Much Property Destroyed,
and Some Lives.

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different times during the day along the
entire Atlantic coast, almost from the
mouth of the st. Lawrence to the mouth OF
the Mississippi. In this city the day was
very hot and the atmosphere close and
sticky. Only those who were compelled to
were out and they mopped their faces and
sought the shady sides OF the streets. A
number of people were Frustrated by the
heat. The temperature continued to mount
until $3.50 o'clock, when it marked go. At
Dover, N. H., the mercury ranged from 93o
to 1899 in the shade. Several persons were
Frustrated.
There was q wind storm at Waterbury
Center, Vermont. Two barns were blown
down, and several girls were buried in the
ruins. They are in a critical condition.
At Nyack, N. Y, an excursion barge,
with 700 Sunday school children on board,
had it's roof blowed off and a panic resulted.
which threatened the most serious results
for a time. Several persons attempted to
Jump overheard. At Waterbury. VT,
there was a cyclone at 1:3O and consider
able damage was done to houses and trees.
4 covered bridge, PIP feet long, was blown
into the Missouri river.
At Baltimore the temperature was 81,
and there was one sunstroke. At Wilkes
barre. Penna., there was q terrific storm,
accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Seven persons were more or less seriously
shocked by lightning, and in the country
the crops were damaged by wind n rain.
At Lowell, Mass, there was a storm OF rain,
wind and lightning. The lightning ran into
the tower in which all the telegraph and
telephone wires were concentrated, setting
it on fire and destroyed the telephone and
telegraph system of the city fo1 some time.
Some buildings were blowndown and Others
struck by lightning.
SPARTA, Wis, July "a terrible cyclone
swept over this place last evening, with
great destruction to farm houses and
farms. Several churches were badly dam
aged. -Four new cars at the St. Paul depot
were blown from the track, and several
were derailed. At the North Western depot
the trains have been delayed by these acct
dents. No reports received from the
country.
ST. PAUL, July "a special says a ter
rifle wind and rain storm visited the west
ern and southern sections OF the state last
evening. In some places the storm took
the shape of a cyclone, destroying every
Cnlng In us pam. Lit CiOpS sul1eIcO H1Ooo'
Whole fields were destroyed.
OsKALoosA, Iowa, July 9.-The greatest
rain storm for many years ragged here yes
bridges were washed out and the bottoms
overlooked. England's new business block
was completely wrecked.
To-night's reports say that the damage
from last nights cyclone continue to come
| in and the Indications are that it will yet
be several days before all the small towns
| of the interior will be heard from. The
storm appears to have passed entirely
across the State ~diagonally, from north
west to southeast. At Sparta, which city
! appeared to have been the greatest sufferer,
the storm ragged for over an hour, during
| the greater part of which time the air was
filed with falling trees and flying debris.
! Although no lives are reported lost many
narrow escapes are recorded from falling
buildings. Along Court street the scene Of
destruction prevailed. Buildings are
wrecked on every hand; shade trees are
torn from their roots; sidewalks are de-
| moralized and fences blown down. Several
fine residences and a number OF those most
p~retentious are q mass of ruins. Further
reports place the reports well up in the
thousand of dollars. No estimate OF the
loss at this point is made.
At Plainfield the storm was the most
terrific ever seen. A large number OF build
ings were blown down or unrOOfed, and
freight cars were smashed into splinters.
At Port Edwards, in Wood county, they
| had a planning mill, store and five dwellings
blown out of sight. The lumber yards
were scattered to the winds n other
| property was injured.
About Edgerton more than tobacco
| sheds were demolished. Houses, barns and
| other buildings suffered a like fate, and
| considerable live stock was killed. The
| new Catholic church, flax mill, residences
| and barns were destroyed at Appleton.
About Stoughton, the scene OF the great
tobacco warehouse fire OF last Sunday, to-
bacco sheds, houses and barns were demol.
ished, and a large number OF horses and
cattle killed.
From the small towns the reports Of the
storms destruction are received, but very
| few estimates of the actual loss are
made.
At places where the destruction by the
wind was not severe great damage was
done by lightning.
At Whitewater, Fall River and Elroy the
loss by lightning was particularly severe.
At Dexterville;; Wood county, the loss by
wind and lightning will not fall short O
$4,000, and at Wellsville, twenty miles
north. the loss is also severe.
IN WISCONSIN,.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The Inter Ocean,
Oshkosh special says that last evening
cyclone and waterspout of terrific ~velocit.
was met twelve miles south OF here. L
swept along the river in the mill and lum
Der districts and struck this city with ter
rible violence. Hundreds OF houses wer
wholly or partially demolished. Anon
the large buildings which are now a heap Q
ruins, are the Exposition building and st
Paul's and St. Peters churches. Two pei
sons are reported killed and twenty hurt
Many families are homeless and nue.
property destroyed.
A Horrible Crime.
ArcHlsoN, July 9.-Miss Mary Baldwin
\ who was foully murdered on Tuesday night
iaas the daughter OF the late J.W. Baldwin
e a prominent mining operator OF Co
" an ~. She was occupying the family res
Aone that night. as she had on DR.