Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-16


buffalo, Oct. l5.-Ths gale which
visited Buffalo last night did g vast
amount OF damage. AT one time the
wind reached q velocity nf seventy
mil q per hour. On the lake front, 10
tbs vicinity Of what 10 known 90 the
s.Awall, forty email houses we're totally
DESTROYED ~ the wind and water, and
the occupants had 70 ay for their lives.
Several are known 10 have perished,
amonR them 9 sailor named Charles
Mitchell and an old mau named John
Edmnnda. Tue bodies Of two children
we're recovered this morning, and ais
two bodies. which ere unknown ae
present.
On The Hamburg turnpike, near The
city, twenty or thifty families havs
been rendered destitute, and an appeal
for aid has been issued thr0agh the city
Many buildings have been damaged.
The most serious damage Was sustained
by the neu Music Hall, noe 10 coarse
of oonstFuotion. A large aoofioa OF the
rear vail, which vas nearly ready for
the roof, vas blsWn down With terrific
crash, shaking houses Ia the Vieinitg
like an earthquake.
The damage % buildinRs q estimatsd
boarding ho1se 90 the turnpike road
family were rescued fFoun the builatnR
hV ne police. The ofioers alao found
. family named Quinn ap Ia 9 tres.
man namad John Edmunds, Who could
nst climb. vas drowned. Another
hoass on the turnpike vas carried away,
- a.. Na.~.fnn H. an~~..ea
on The beach tbia msRning, from The
foot Of GAnson street foE half mile OF
more 20 the east. bsfiies description.
keepls we're passing - oreuds ever
heaps Of wEeoked houses. or forty or
the ialand yesterday, but three 0F four
remained intact.
The Knighes % Kabor.
RzuMsoMD, Oct. lb.-Ths GaneFal Az
samhly elected the remaining members
% the General Co-opeFaaivo BoAgd az
iln session today. P0wdaFiY, address
ina tho General Assembly, expresses
full eonGdonao in The men eIeeted and
pledged himaslf % the faithful peFfoEm-
anes Of hia duiiua. He urged upon the
Assembly the iwportancs Of tampaR-
nnoa, aud asked them 70 andeavoF 70
impress The importAnee Of teia 50 tael
on the various loaai Assemblies. He
called aftantton 10 tha fast that nos one
% the general of1aeEa elected Is the
General Assembly uasd intoxicating
liquora Eaeh ofnosF eleotsd b. the
0onsEal Assembly thea formally pIedaed
himself 20 total abstinenee krom fntox-
ioatlna liQu0Ea duginQ hia iva Yeaza'
term of of1ea. Tha GaDaFal Mas1eE
Woskman then Installed ell the ofaosrs
elected.
ms foIlswinR resolution vas pre-
ssnisd b DuisRaas BaRsat, of Psnnsyl-
Vani8s
Wnzznas, Reports have bssn eirsa-
latad aad impseslio1s have basn ere
ated hy ~ pFes8 of ths oountEy regard
Inc tns position % ths KNIGHTS q La
b0s upon Ne qaostion ef social sqaAl-
ity; and
inssoss, We bslisss he welfare Of
tie Ofdaf u ~ South requires that
thls Ganeral Assembly taxa saeh action
e viii dinpol thess WRu1a impEssziona;
thsFsfors. be 4
Rsofsad, That ne orzanizafian oi
Knie kts 81 L.al1QF FaoeantEes the civil
aod . itieal tqaaliag Of al men. and
/ "a tha broad Gxld e labus Il neeoRniHal
Ne disiinctioa oa aeooant of e1toR. hul
q has NJ purposa 70 interfuEe WITH o.
4 daRapt The nooiaf Eelatioa1 Whieh mas
sxtsl between tia diasrane Eaeea ID
various p1rtiann of she eo1naRY. Ths
rasoiutin1 waa Adopled wiEhout GshseA
The ManapsEt RIra.
EAaxRuMx ma, Oct- ls-Tha dFa
ahinh hgoke Gus a. 3. m yesterday.
BaRed furiaunly faE Ten hours dafsin
al eGnwfn 60 eanaunl or nrFnna ik II
ulMraa6 In Cnhan a moxiag'a eaziinG
uannsFy and BwrDt N nnriknFn diFea
tion nluna sA1 galNr er0nf ard tnssaak
Water street, batnina ten aMrdins can.
nexisa. 500 hotels. about tAtE1y dwell
ina hu01nA ths en1to@ hunsa. paato1 a
and every huxinea9 piaee. whaRs Rsrodi
e mnY deeaFipsion woE& k9pt Ter eAle
e3es0a tBo snaN grneeFy gsssee, uhisl
weEs oni of the pats of shs fre. Is j
impa41lble e thia tima % mnka da
aa7In1 4NnnFf AZ fha 1nIaNaa nnatafnod Z.