Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-10
WHOLE NO. 1O,73O.

They wandered hopelessly about as if they
". ere strangers. OF course the people
! who, e houses We're not ruined began at
nnre :, care for their unfortunate fellow
sufferers tut farmers soon began to pour
| into town n avn by curiosity, but at the
same time brine. 'ng with them substantial
aid for the de4tfttf,. Before the day ended
the Council had taken formal action by or
ganizing relief conAm 'sttee, and by night
| much can be done toward 'reve-ilng actual
| pTlvauon. The greas wonder is THAI more
iiYes were not lost. III odd Ft>'iows Hall
| the members we're gathered at III Getting III
the second story when the storm came.
me Dulldlng was literally blown down, yet
not one was injured. Thirty-one went down.
with the ruins and escaped, while nine
chung 20 the walls of an adjoining block
and were rescued BY ladders.
STILL FURTHER DETAILS.
CINCINNATI, September 9th.-The Com
nercias Ga@ette's special says. The people
were not frightened until they heard the
rattle OF signs thrashing in the terrific
storm. 1t kept getting worse and worse
until the largest and most substantial brick
and stone structure of the eitv heayed to
and fro at the mercy of the steadily-increas-
Ing, gale. Bricks and beams, roofs, fences,
ana almost every conceivable thing that
could possibly be wrenched loose, flew
through the air, scattering death, and de-
structlon everywhere. For eight long min
uteS the disastrous work went on. Music
Hall was filled with people attending
Salvation Army meeting and as a portion
of the roof and ceiling fell in, disastrous
panic and stampede was prevented with
the greatest difficulty. The list of killed
has already been sent, and no others have
been found.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Among the seriously wounded are Mrs
w L. Irving, badly injured B. Hess.
wounded on the head Milton Hugo, back
injured James Snapp, struck by falling
telegraph pole; Mrs. Thorp blown across
the street and badly injured the lower por-
ton of her body being crushed; Herbert
Tagbart, badly crushed; Charles Mercer.
badly injured Mrs. James Bench and Miss
Sheets
PROPERTY LOSSES
Following is list of losses. There was
no insurance against this sort of damage
Clayton Il Beaver, 81 goo; George Melvin.
$500; Rev. Norman Jones, 81 900; Mel
win, Cohman & Hadley 81 600; Court
house, $500; c. Burnett & Co, $1,000:
NJ. Pavey, $4,000; Arlington House. 81 500:
Sl.5OO; DR.. Bush, $1,000; Garrigan & Baird,
$1,000; James Walton, 5000; D. Ken
nedy, $500; Masonic Hall, 81 ,000; Rice,
$1,000; Music Hall, 81, 600; Hon. Mills
Gardner, $4,000; B. Kelly, 5000; Slim
son Bros. & Co., 81, 800; James Purcell.
$1,000; J. D. Stuckey Mill Company, 5000;
Dayton and Irentsn Railway s., LOCO; NJ.
Sager, S1,500; Purcell & Bro, So Geo; Bar
" Co., $1,000; Pedicards, $1,000 Craig
4 ID
Robinson, 81 800; J. n. Vandeman, $1,000;
w. V. ustick, $4,000; c. H. Eagle, $25,O
Stutger & Goods, $1,000; Geo Dahl, 81 500;
Odd Fellows, $500; Jas. Bragg, 81, 500
l. j. Durk, $1,000; Baker & WeIton,
5000; White & Bolard $4,000; Gin
cinnati and NJ. V. Railway, $4,000;
l.. G. Cottman, $4,000; Dennis & Salesbery,
$1,000; O Stlnehart., 81 900; Bing & Son,
$1,000: George Bailey, $1,000; d. Shannon.
$1,000; 9. o. Stevens, $1,000; A. Delyitt,
81, 900; Thos. Craig, 81 600 c. C. Lawhead,
$4,000; ?. C. Collins 81 500
These losses are upon buildings alone.
and is far from complete
HOUSE MISSING.
Among the incidents of the disaster was
the blowing of the house of w
Thorp entirely to pieces, and out of
sight. The three occupants were dropped
across the street with only Mrs. Thorp Sc
verely injured. The others had but Slight
bruises. The house cannot be found
ESTIMATED DAMAGES
CINCINNATI, September 9th.-A Washing
ton Courthouse special to the Commercial
Gazette says that Herbert Haggart, the tele-
phone operator, died ct O'Clock tonight.
and that many of the injured will die
within a week. Governor Hoadlv was
present to-day, and subscribed 800 for re-
lief. He returned to Columbus, saving he
would issue an appeal tonight to the peo-
pie OF Ohio for aid for the sufferers Ex-
Senator John Little estimates that the loss
from the storm in Washington and vicinity
will not fall short of 81 100000. 1t is esti-
mated that 25000 visitors were present in
Washington to-day.
Other specials to the Commercial Gazette
report the damages as follows :. Lancaster.
o., says the Haron building at the reform
farm was unroofed. Circleville saws that
that city escaped, but that a school-house
and barn in the country to the south were
demolished. Lebanon, O., reports few
houses unrOOfed in the country Dublin.
Ind, reports severe damage in that vicinity,
no less than twelve houses being demol-
ished, without loss of life.
IN MICHIGAN.
ceiyed to-day from southeastern parts of
the State give further particulars of yester-
days storm. Buildings were wrecked.
orchards laid waste, huge swaths made in
the woods and other damage done. Near
Ridgeway Robert Mcmillan was thrown
from his buggy into a ditch, having several
ribs broken. The farm of George Smith
lay in the course of the storm, and $50
head of stock are missing. The orchard
was destroyed, five acres of newly
sown wheat blown away and the
earth scooped from the field.
His barns were wrecked and their contents
scattered to the winds. Chickens were
found hanging to trees and poles. John
Kent and John Curry were picked up in
sensible and badly bruised The track of
the cyclone varied from thirty to sixty rods
in width. AT places it seemed to rise from
the earth, then swoop down and destroy
everything in its path. Efforts are afoot
for the relief of the sufferers. The full ex-
tent of the damage is not known, bat the
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