Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-23


GALVESTON, Tex, October 1.-THE town
of Sabine Pass, at the mouth OF the SABINE
river, the dividing line between LOUISIANA
and Texas, is reported entirely washed away
by the terrific storm on tuesday night
Over fifty lives are reported lost out OF a
ErE i0aI.ES55s, La. October 1.-THE
Times Democrats Lake Charles, Ia special
says: The loss or property along t1e gun
coast, and for some distance west OF Sabine
Pass, by the storm OF Tuesday night was
fearful. The mail boat from cameron
Parish reports that the water at Calca5len
Pass was eight feet deep at the light house.
and that the entire country east and west
was submerged Tuesday night drowning
thousands OF cattle and raining crops. no
lives were lost at Leesburg or CaieaCl7n
Pass.
CHICAGO, October "A high wind accom-
panied by drifting rain has been prevail
ing since early tuI5 morning. The storm
tore through the trees Of Douglass Car
field and humboldt parks with the 1ury OF
a hurricane. Saphng5 were twisted on close
to ths TRUNKS and hurled over the tops of
the large trees. Two real estate agency
buildings on Madison street near Garfield
park, were picked up by the wind and
ground to pieces on the prairie. Reports
shows that the storm extends over a very
wide area, but no particulars can be OBJ
tanned, as the telegraph wires are down ia
almost every direction. A cyclone between
Ypsylanti, Michigan, and Elkhart1 indiana
and on the Chicago, Burlington d. Quincy
railway the top OF a car was blown on and
carried against the wires with such force as
to break them. The Propeller Chamber
LAIN was sunk OF Shsboygau Wis, she
COlllded with au unknown steamer IN the
storm.
AT Detroit, Micn.s a gale prevailed all the
afternoon, the wind reaching 81 miles an
hour. All river craft were tied up. Trees
roofs, plate glass and electric light towers
have suffered considerably. Owing to
crossed wires many of the electric lights did
not appear and large portion OF the city
was ia darkness
At Toledo, o., chimueys were blown down
and other slight damage Is reported. AT
kankakee, Ill, the water works tower was
blown down; II cost $4,000.
At Clinton no. heavy wind and rain
storm struck the city and did considerable
damage. EalknGr d. WOOl6y's pottery was
uealy demolished. The new cOlOrsd Baptist
church and several small houses were blown
down. No one was hurt.
STORMS ABROAD.
LoNDUE, October lG.-Ths gals and floods
which began Thursday night along the south
and west Eng i5h and Irish coasts, continue.
Many small vessels we're wrecked. Inc loss
of life ashore SO Tar has not been great.
The British bark Bella Port has been
wrecked OF the kill.gs Island ON the south
west coast of Ireland She was being tOWed
by the tug Game Cock when the haWser
parted and the bark was thrown on the
:
dsriEhed.
LONDON, Octob-r lG-The British ship
"Ieitsdal," which sailed from Cardiff,
Wales, Thursday, was wrecked Guring the
storm on the CarmaEthau bar. There were
on board at the time l25 persons. The life
boat rescued ulu5i ninety others among
WhoH were the captain and officers, l5rt in
boats and but two succeeded Ia reaching the
shore alive. The great hurricane, which has
just passed over England and Ireland, was
accompanied by the heaviest rain storm
within memory. Last night there were
many collisions and wrecks, aud a number
of channel fishing boats were stranded. The
beach at Brighton presents a spectacle of
destruction. The torpedo gunbOat ports
mouth" dragged ils anchor aud driftsd into
the mud but Wl5 afterwards rescued by
tugs. The glass roof of the lufraCOmbe
hotel was broken and the bath houses were
washed away. The storm was very furious
on the Irish coast. The streets ia many
towns were flooded. Corn stacks were
blown away, and the corn standing in the
fields was destroyed. The damage is i'm
meuse.- There have also been destructive
floods ia Wales.