Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-08
A Serious and Damaging RainStOrm
in Missouri Yesterday.
HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES OF
MANY SETTLERS.
The Strike Of Union Pacific Brakemen in
Wyoming Ending.
A HAILsToaM IN KANSAS PLAYS
HAVOC.
The Same State Also Visited
by a Water-Spout.
A BETTER CONDITION OF AZ
FAIRS IN CHICAGO.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A managing RaInstOrm.

~SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, May Tone of the
heaviest transforms ever known occurred in
this section yesterday afternoon, doing a
| vast amount of damage both in the town
and surrounding country. The rain was
preceded by hail, which fell thick and fast
for Is minutes. many hailstones being
from q half to two inches in diameter. The
rain began to fall soon after noon and con-
tinued to pour in torrents nearly three
hours, causing all the creeks n branches
to be very much swollen, and tearing away
fences and inundating bottom lands and
badly damaging wheat and corn. Jordan
Creek, which runs through the village,
rose rapidly, driving 40 families from their
homes. Some Of the women and children
we're carried out on horseback and mems
shoulders to escape drowning, the water in
places rising into the second stories of
dwellings,. Half a mile of the Gulf rail
way track within the city limits was sub
merged, and the grade 30 demolished that
trains cannot pass. Three Of the city's
wooden bridges we're washed away, besides
sections of the sidewalk and basement. A
number OF business houses we're filled with
water.
The wyoming Strike Ending.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., May THE strike of
the Union Pacific brakemen ended at this
point, and all the men reported for duty
this morning, excepting several, who were
discharged yesterday. superintendent
Devel sent ont four freight trains from this
city, and all the freight is moving between
North Platte and Cheyenne. At Laramie
to-day no attempts to move freight have
been made, owing to the disappearance OF
coupling pins and KEYS of Drawbacks. If
not restored bv the strikers, it will take
some time to replace them. One hundred
Deputy United States Marshals have been
sent to Laramie and Rawlins to protect
company property, and assist in moving
trains.
A Terrible HniIstOrm.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May IA terrible
hailstorm prevailed on the line OF the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad,
near Florence, this afternoon. Fifty-four
panes of glass were broken in the Califor-
MIA express train on that road. including
all but the solitary windows on the north
side. The stones we're OF immense size,
some measuring four inches in diameter.
According to the report Of trainmen, the
storm lasted an hour and a quarter. An
immense rainfall succeeded, the rain flood
ing the country for miles.
A Water-Sp0ut In Kansas.
EMPoRIA. KS, May IA water-spout
passed between Jacobs Creek, IA miles
southwest of here to-day. B. B. Jacobs, a
farmer, saw the storm coming, and gath
cred his wife, two children and his brother
| Charles in a wagon and started to flee, but
we're overtaken by the torrent, which
swept away the vehicle and its occupants.
Mrs. Jacobs and the younger child were
drowned, while Mr.. Jacobs nearly per-
ished in endeavoring TO save them. Charles
saved himself and the other child.
The Incendiary's Torch.
WASHINGTON, Pa, May 7.-At II o'clock
this morning the tanks of Thayer we'll No.
/ were act on fire by IN incendiary, and
they are now burning. The fire spread to
the derrick of Gordon No. l, a few rods
distant, which was burned to the ground.
Some workmen saw q man running from
the tanks.
Better Condition of Affairs.
CHICAGO, May IA general resumption
OF traffic is commencing on all the west
ern roads. Every line has a large force at
work this morning, and in nearly every
instance all the freight offered is being
handled.