Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-21
BAD FOR BUFFALO.

x., E,,rv s,f the Recent Storm
The Entire Southern Edge Oh 'no Sa.s
r,npdated. cau-fng widespread Do
rtructIon several Deaths ana an ADPAi'~
ing Amount of Destitution'
Rt-ErAIo. N. Y, Oct. 15.-The most
disastrous storm that Buffalo has known
for many years struck the city last even
ing. The wind blew sixty-three niles
an hour, raising the lake from SIX 70
twelve feet, flooding all the lower edges Oh
the city. covering the island. Tilt farm,
Lake road and the entire Inlrteentn
ward. Many houses were moved rom
their foundations, and at least score Oh
dwellings, demolished. Five lives are
reported lost. The New York Centrafs
belt line trestles were cut on. stopplng
all trains on that branch. Inc whoie
western and southern edge OF tne cry
was flooded.
The scenes of misery and restitution
ON the island and along the waterfront
are beyond example. 1t is estimated tnat
over two hundred women and chii1ren
are absolutely without food ana sneiter.
Island beach presents scene OF desola.
finn and distress. Little frame houses OF
souatters along the sea wall were washed
over to the west shore, and the bunaio,
New York Philadelphia tracks are most
of them in condition OF kindiing wooo,
and wrecks are scattered about In every
direction. while amidst the ruins OF their
homes, the poor people are crying ana
wringing their hands over the loss OF
nearly every thing they had In the world.
The tracks of the West Shore were
torn up and washed back In some
places a distance of ten feet. The break
in the sea-wall, which occurred about
four months ago, was extended abouth nifty
feet further west, and through this the
waves beat with terrific force.
When the waters began their work OIL
destruction on the little frame houses,
driving the inmates into the water, four
brave Young men secured two skifs ana
went to the rescue, performing many
deeds of valor About twenty families
owe their lives to the heroism OF the
quartet.
On the shore road beyond Tiff farm
the storm wrought great destruction.
This morning dead body OF an old man,
John Edwards, was found swaying BACK
and forth in four feet of water, two hum
die feet back from the lake. Alter
night of terror and deluge, he had been
swept out of his frail house and over
whelmcd in the storm.
The Beach road from the Lehigh track
southwark in the direction oil Bayvlew.
was covered with foaming sea. The
water had swept back over the meadows,
wreckinr every house within sight.
Jacob Dietch, toll-gate keeper on the
road to Bayview, lost two children, Annie,
aged seven, and Jacob, aged one-from
exposure The horrors of the night were
begun when the vino and surging water
wrenched the building from its fasten-
ings and carried it three quarters Of a
mile The parents we're saved after a
frightful experience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinn, newly-married
couple, were driven from their house and
took refuge in a tree near the beach, re.
naming there all night. Their house is
afloat on the meadows this morning,
quarter of a mile away.
A saloon was carried four hundred feet
inland.
The Queen City Rowing Clubs boat
house, filed with valuable boats, was
swept away at midnight; loss, about
1000. The yacht Emma B. was wrecked
and sunk off Porter avenue.
In the city proper trees were blown
down, windows smashed, and much Other
havoc caused by the storm. The north
wing of the new music hall, in course OF
construction, was completely wrecked,
the roof and all being gone. 1t Is csti-
mated that the loss In this instance will
reach $4,000, and the accident will re-
tard the completion the building until
next summer. The tower of the New
Emanuel Church, eighty feet high, new
and built of wood, fell into the street last
evening. Loss, estimated at $25, 900. A
subscription has been started for the re.
lief of the destitute people.