Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-13
More Particulars Of the Great Missouri
Kansas Cyclone Yesterday.
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN
SEVERAL TOWNS.
The Rock Springs Chinese Massacre
Discussed in Congress.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN POW
Derby INDIGNANT.
Lucky Numbers in the Louis
lana Lottery.
HERR MOST IN A NEW YORK
JAIL.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
The Missouri.Kansas Cyclone


KANSAS. CRY. May 12.-One span at the
north end of the railroad bridge across
the Missouri river WAS blown into the
river. blocking the Hannibal and st.
Joseph and the Rock Island, Wabash and
Kansas City and the st. Joe and Council
Bluffs railways.
Eight girls have been taken out at the
overall factory, four Of whom are dead.
Many Others are in the ruins, but there is
scarcely hope for their lives. In the con-
fusisn i. is impossible to ascertain def
nitely the extent of the calamity. but ii is
said that over 20 employees are imprisoned
in the basement of the factory.
The disastrous fury Of the storm was
confined to the north end of the city,
except in the destruction of the Lathrop
public school building on Eight street.
and the buildings generally excepting those
mentioned, withstood the force OF the
storm. The Office of the Western Union
Telegraph building in this portion of the
city and the poles are heavily weighted
with wires. which were broken of. letting
the wires down in q tangled heap. Many
of the wires are also carried down with the
broken bridge.
LATER-The search in the ruins of the
buildings wrecked in yesterdays storm
was continued until after midnight, and
was resumed this morning. The bodies
of the dead children are all out OF the
Lathrop school building, but three men
are still missing. who are supposed to have
l haoo - A. o.zwaIl fator. hnsl1s1n A
meeting will be held this afternoon TO pro
vide temporary quarters for the county
and court officials, and to decide upon
their future action. The records and pa
pers. all of which are saved, will be re-
moved to some convenient building. West
ern Union Telegraph officials report theil
wires are being rapidly replaced. and they
expect to clear the business during the day
ATcHIsoN. KS, May l2.-At IL O'CLOCK
yesterday morning a severe cyclone struck
the town OF Nortonville, II miles south
west of this city, doing an immense amount
OF damage. A brick block, which had JUS
been completed by Mccarthy Il Hsyson
was completely wrecked. The bank build
ing adjoining this was demolished. Many
dwelling houses were unroofed and almost
totally destroyed. Reports from the sur
rounding country state that the damage &c
property was very great.
RoLLo, Mo-, May ia report comes
from yichy Springs. about ~ miles
north of Rollo. that the greater part Of
that town was destroyed by q storm las
night. The majority of the residences
and many business blocks are unroofed
and almost completely demolished, but no
lives were lost. and only four persons were
injured, and they not seriously.
GREEN RIDGE, NO., May 12.-This vii
lage suffered severely by yesterdays
storm. Houses were removed from their
foundations, outbuildings were destroyed.
fences blown down. and great dam
age done TO fruit and shade trees. The
glass in the windows of nearly every build
ing exposed to the force Of the storm was
shattered by the hail. No lives were lost.
Usage CRY, No., May IA violent
storm struck this place at 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, lasting about an hour and 9
half, during which time rain poured in
torrents. so that within 10 minutes from
the time il began tine streets and fields
we're flooded and covered with water.
Fences were torn down and trees were
uprooted aud blown in every direc-
ton. Usage river has flooded it's banks
two miles south Of here, causing immense
damage and driving many from their
houses. The crops in the surrounding
country will prove q total loss.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-House-Belmont
called up the joint resolution, providing
for an indemnity to certain Chinese sub
jects for losses sustained within the juris-
diction of the United States. The resolu-
ton was considered in Committee OF the
Whole. Belmont gave q history OF the Chi
nese massacre at Rock Springs. Wyoming.
None OF the persons engaged in the out.
rage appeared to be American citizens.
! Rock Springs consisted Of two settlements