Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-03
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Strange Occurrence in an Iowa Town
A Helpless City.

strange Occurrence in an Iowa Town
A Helpless City.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, Aug 31.-W.
Weir X son lew days ago began to
bore an artesian well at the intersec-
ion of Beech and Washington streets,
in front Of Belleplain flat, about four
blocks south Of the Bnrlev house. The
contract called for we'll with 3-inch
casing, flow guaranteed. They bored
Il Pinch hole and theorized that the
flow of water through it would wash it
out 80 that they could sink 3-inch
casing. On Thursday they struck wa
ter at the depth OF lS5 feet. At this
time they had about sixty feet of 3-inch
casing down and the water rose with a
strong force twelve feet above the sur
face in ii solid 3-inch stream plainly
the strongest flow yet struck.
On Friday morning the flow was UNI
der control but during the forenoon,
i'll an attempt to force 3-inch tube
down the Pinch hole, the water broke
loose and Wore away Il sufficient space
outside the tube to allow the water
boil out around the tube on the surface
At shutdown on Friday, IA stream of wa
ter a foot in diameter. was pour
ing out. AT s 80 the city authorities
Were appealed to take control and give
relief from impending danger. Al
ready many lots and houses We're more
or less flooded. Ats p. NJ. a gang of
men were set to work, the mayor and
council personally experimenting I'M
til nearly morning. All expedients
We're tried, but the water could not he
controlled. On Saturday morning
Eugene Palmer proposed that 10
inch tube could be driven down to the
blue clay believed to be about fifty feet
down, and by this contne the flow to
Il common centre. The outside flow
could then he stopped and then the wa
ter in the tubing could be controlled
The scheme failed. 1t is impossible to
estimate the damage in the southern
part of town which is flooded. The
water flow continues undated, making
two rivers through the lower part OF
the city. In their helplessness, the
mayor to day appealed to the hydraul
lie engineering science department of
Chicago for relief
DISASTROUS Earthquake.
ANTHEMS, Aug. 2S.-Grcccc has
again been visited 10y an cartlquak,
which has been the most disastrous in
the MOrea and in which the loss OF life
according to the best information
reaches the enormous figure OF 300
The village of Pyrgo and the town OF
Philiatra, both situated on the western
coast OF Miorea were the chief suffer
ers. In Pyrgo not house is left
standing, while Philatra is almos,
swept from the face of the globe
Shocks were experienced throughout
the whole Of Greece in greater ul
less degree. In the town Of Lante
every house was damaged, and the in
habitants fled in terror to the open
country.
Great Alarm at Naples.
LONDON, Aug pa dispatch from
Naples says that second earthquake
shock has occurred there. The popu.
lation is crowding the streets, and many
families were fleeing There have been
two cruptions of NeSuvius, and tn,
volcano is still very active.
Printers Leap.
New YORK, Aug. 2S.-Lawrenct
Donovan, printer, employed on 4
weekly paper, jumped from the Brook
lyn bridge for wager of $500. at ) &c
o'clock this morning. 4 boat was il
the river containing some friends, who
picked him up. lie was not injured
by the jump.
Terrific Explo.ion.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-At 9:lJ O'Clock
this morning, in the midst of heavy
thunder stOrm,a powder magazine be
longing to the Latin & Rand Powder
company was struck by lighting. Al
explosion followed which DESTROYED
property valued at $4,000, besides
killing one person almost instantly
fatally injuring four and contributing
painful injuries to nearly twenty-five
others.
The combined efforts If hard
fought battle, a cyclone and the with
ering influence of lightning could not
have presented more abject desolation
and obstruction than did the country
for half mile in all directions from
the exploded magazine. The day had
opened gloomily.
At 8 o'clock rain began falling fur
iously from immense banks of clouds.
Flashes of lightning were soon chas,
ing each other across the whole tirma-
ment, until the heavens seemed ahlaze.
The thunder was deafening.
About 9:l5 flash, which all agree
was much brighter than those proceed
ing, was followed by a report that
shook the greater part of Cook county.
1t was sharp report, but strange to
say, by most of those who lived in the
vicinity of the explosion it was hardly
distinguishable from the series of
thunder claps which had been the or
der of the morning. There was a
tremendous shaking of the earth,
and articles of furniture, not station
airy, were thrown about rooms as if
they were playthings in giants hands.
Men, women and children were tossed
around at will by the terrible resistlcss
force released by the explosion.
Scheme i'm Regard to tn Coior-d
People.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA new move
ment of some magnitude is about to
be inaugurated by the national Repub-
Congressional Committee, in the way
of a systematic exodus Of colored
people. 1t has been matter of long
standing complaint with the Republic
can managers that in the south there
there are many Republican negros
whose votes are wasted and that race
is not making any advancement.
There have been several years of Or
ganization to look after the matter.
Fred Douglass is President of the So
ciety. He has studied the question
and has collected statistics.
The Republican Committee has placed
a large sum of money at his disposal,
and purpose to distribute it among
the colored men before the campaign
Df 'SS whore II will do the most Good