Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-24

psoerasA Mra Hendsrsoa, ssandine il
tne ooerway q hsr honss. uas s1ra1k
a1a kilI1d. Oh usll No uaa izniksd,
b11 fnreneF damaGs waa evuided by
iearine down IN riaRina.
Ano1aza AccouNr.
This morniug as Z o'sEoek ths city was
Startled UIlh = terrific clap e thundsT.
In 8 fee mons11s black clouds a.
smoke wsEs ssen Eellina up from ems
81 t1e al wells On the BrolheItan
land. L6a IRE e once eummnuioassa
Win tho tank. aud Ia q few miuu1aa
AZ was on IRE. AZ the SANE tlms the
gas II tie tank. so yards YEA ianiaad.
Khe wslls (. ali the mmehingry, tanka, and
abo1t 2t00 b1Freis % oil, wela en-
slmsd. AZ ! o'oiock the derrisk af the
0il Wail waa slruak, oouzuminn the en-
tire structure, machinery, tanks and
100 barrels 81 oil. This veil i Adj lfn-
lnR the Gas works, Whieh ~ one tine
~ Ia great danger, but the oas wuFks
and all maehineFg connected Herewith
wers saved. Ths railroad bridge was
sn Ere several timaa. oauasd b. the Oh
running down. bat Il was saved Wiihaat
mach damage. About thst time, hiah
columns Of black smoke wers sssn
soulhsast from the city. TIE Eve Qe1fs
reported % have besn struck by light
ulng are. Holmes No. z, Sharkey,a
McLlane'a Holmes and Bo8maRas.
Rain has naen falling ia tsRrauta. Tne
thunder and lightning exseodsd any.
thing of the kind ever knawn here.
1ho less 30 the oil men thus far q essi-
maasd at $4,000.
HeaEy nnll etarm.
8oe4n nnlHr lad. y Sea-. 1ns--Almusa
every pans of glass 10 the city vas a..
gtroYed Yesterday hy The haAsiaa1 hail
storm ever known IN this ssetioa Of tks
Stale. In one misunderstanding housa
alone. 700 panss ol elaas usfs broken.
Awninfa and Roofa we're Kained and
horses atampsdsd By the do9sn. 4 panic
eas1ad ia tAa Northern Indiana Fair
which vas II praQrsss af the time, and
t0so00 people tFarapleo over one another
IL q mad rnsh for q piaos Of aheltsr.
Fortunately no one was seriously in
iursd. The entire fruit crou 81 ne
county vas ruined and the dnmaae viii
amsunf 60 THOUSANDS Of dollars. Wanv
Of tbs hnilstones wego a. large ~ map
blos and the duration Of The storm was
twenty minutes.
The ssor1 a. Hlaalson.
MuwkUKKR, SEPT. 3.--At NsdisoB,
Wisoonsin, Q heavy hail atsrm passed
over the oity and surrounding country
sails morning, EiddlinQ The tobaoso
leaves ia many Of ths 1elds that had re-
mained unhaFvested. some 0f the
stones picked up ak the Washbarn Oon-
sarVatoFy msasuEed 8 inches IN eiruum-
ference. Shade trees we're badly dam-
aged. Hundreds Of birds we're killed,
and absut 5000 panes of glass we're
mashed, chiefly IN greenhouses and pho.
toerapb studioa. Tee storms approaoh
was hegslded By heavy rumhlinQ sounds
and intense heat, aRd fears Of t0rna-
do we're 90 general that hundreds 81
people fed ts their cellars.
CoRenFaing Ex-PFenlaeaf AFthur.
NEw Yonx, Sept. 2s-Ex- President
Arthur has decided TO leave Nsw Lon
don. He will return 70 New York on
Monday and oocapv bic house on Lax
inRton avenue daring this winter.
Sherman w. Knevals spent Sunday with
hin at New London. BE says that Ar
thurs health does not show any inn |
neither can be he considered
any worse than when be left New York. !
BE is certainly somewhat thinner and |
u coHfned 10 his chair the greater part |
Of the time. His appearance W0uld not |
lead q stranger TO think him an ex-
tremaly sick man. His skin is as fresn |
and rosy as ever. He "a longer suffers /
from insomnia. His appetite IL oaiy
occasionally capricinus and be is bright
and cheerful. He takes q lively interest,"
noi onlg IN his own personal Affairs bat
IN all the public qaeati0ua Of the day.
Is is net expected that be can engage
actively in b1siness this winter.
Chavter OAk Lafe Insurance Compnny.
New YoRK, Sept. 23.-JudRe Andrews
today Appointed Gen. Lewis fitzgerald
60 be FPosiver of the property Of the
Charter Oak Life EnsaFanes Company
in this State far the protection Of the
policy holders
The Day a the white MoasA.
WAaHnarox. Sept. 23.-The President
Was not very bnsy today. de received /
very feW callers. Among them Were
alr. p rtef, Assistant Secretary Of
state, accompanied By Rev. Henry
White Of London, Chaplain 10 the |
Queen, General BAUM. Acting Secretary
Of War, and senator Hansen. Tue
ususl Thursday meeting Of the Okbiu8s |
was omitted, and instead she President |
drove cot 70 his sountFy rssidsnoe. no
By Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. |
Folsom. Acting Secretary Feifohild |
aud several other oifiaiais called a. the 1
White House during the Presidents |
absence. The President will resume |
The routine Of his ofiioial end social |
duties tom0rrow morning. Tfeae will |
Inclade . reception 10 tbs general p1b- |
lie at O'Clock In the afternoon, for she /
purpose OF allowing strangers in the /
sigy 10 DAY their respects. OEi8ial vis- |
ItoFs will Be received daring she fore
nooR.
Hops in New ToFk.
NEW YoKK. Sept "A very foe lot |
lis bales OF 1885 hops vas sold yestaF
day 20 interior dealsrs at Is cents cash. /
The quality was above the average. /
rhey we're q lst recently shipped from /
Europe and we're here on consignment. |
whaieRer may be the facts as % the /
saaso Of selling at 80 iow price, there /
ia no question that tue transaction ex- /
sFuisas q momenfARy unssstlinR infn- |
Hnoe upon the market, coupled, as Il is. |
with the reports Of more disposition 70 |
lell on the part Of some few speoaiat0rs. |
uho have goods II stock. on the basis of /
Ibis trade. The very best goods eAnnos /
be quoted at above 2 cents. Local |
dealers generally are sittiag down on /
lhs market and brswerl prefer giving /
% osnls fer uaasable 1886 EnRlish hopa /
70 payine x8az5 csnts for nFss olass 1855
New YoEk hops
Relieved 70 Be AmViy secnrea.
ePnrnaErxED Mass }, Sept. 8.-It Il /
aoa said tbat BAFthslomew'a indebted |
ness 30 ths Holyoke water Power Com
pauv wiIl amsanf 70 $4,000 This /
Z s-,,~urt = f,ntfavaa A - ananlV eaeufo6 |