Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-22
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New YORK, May 12.-Herr Most was ar
ested last night under the bed Of his mistress
Lena Fisher, In Allen street. He assumed a
defiant attitude before Recorder Smith when
arraigned In the court OF general sessions this
morning. He pleaded not guilty to the In
dictmsnt for melting riot. The case was
postponed until IL O'Clock this morning. He
to give ne was shackled to an ordinary convict
and returned to the tombs.
LEBANON, Ohio, May - "A cyclone struck
town from the northwest last night. The Lee
banon house, the Methodist Episcopal church,
and other structures were unroofed. Every
tree In town was uprooted. No fatal casual
ties are reported.
XRNIA O., May Is. "A terrible etorm ragged
here from 9 to IL last night. 1t is supposed to
have been q water spout which struck the town
and followed the Shawnee DIVER, which was
swollen in q few minutes, inundating the
streets and sweeping away more than loo
houses, many with families In them, one OF
them belonging to Aaron Ferguson contained
nine persons Of his own family ard three OF
John Burch's. A man named Earbor threw
himself into the current aud succeeded In saw
ing the inmates by means OF a boat. Twenty
dead bodies have been taken out OF the stream
and are now lying IN the mayors Office.
Many more are supposed to have been lost
The Panhandle railroad is a total wreck In the
vicinity and many narrowing stories are told.
A family named Norris n )ated away In their
house and all were drowned except Il child
seven years old which was found this morning
clinging 2 10 a tree. The loss is ircalcuable.
Up 70 this hour twenty-three cead bodies
have been recovered from the ruins Of once
happy homes, now nsugbt but a tangled mass
OF tlmbers. Nearly overy uuirjured house is
q hospital. The con iition OF the town Is
sickening. Whole families have been killed.
The groaus OF the wounded FIJI the air. The
town is cut of from communication by the
destruction OF The railroads.
New York, May 1.-The anarchist society
raised g. 600 to-day and deposited the same In
cou:t, and the release OF Herr Most was or
dered. They hold a meeting tonight to cele-
trate the event.
PIrTsBURG, May 14.-Col. HoblItzer, repre-
sentative IN this city Of the Atlantic Iron COM
pany OF Wheeling, W. Va, exploded a charge
OF dynamite this morning under the Ten Ten
anvil az ).Ding the Republic iron works on
the south lode. The explosion shattered a
number Of bulldogs and broken iror, which
arose with terrih: velocity, fell IN showers
over tie entire block surrounding, some Of
which went through the roof Ct James Crook
shank house, slightly iniuring the inmates
There were numerous miraculous escapes.
Hoblitzer will pay oil damages.
TIrFIN, Ohio, May ia cyclone PASSED
over here last night, destroying barns and
other buildings, ard doing considerable dam
age. Shortly after midnight 1t struck Dun
kirk, Hardin county, a place OF thirteen hun
dred inhabitants. The cyclone wrecked many
buildings, unroo'ed VIM. McElree's house
and his wife ard two children were killed.
Eighteen persons were wounded, some fatally.
GLouc-srER, Mass, May 15.-The British
schooner Geneva arrived here this morning
from a southern mackerel fshipg expedition.
Her presence with the British ensign FL ing al
the main peak Is thought to partake somewhat
of d. fM &c, Is she Is here to procure supplies
and prosecute fishing on our shores.
PORTLAND, Ind May Is. A terrific cyclone
passed two miles north Of here last night.
Three women aud two children were killed.
Many more are fatally Injured. The track OF
the storm was forty rods vide. This loss OF
property lie incalculable.
WAPAKoNETA, o., May ia terrible storm
passed over this county, rszing
houses, barns, fences, and rendering q
total wreck OF all that obstructed its
way.
CELINA, Ohio, May 15.-The series Of storms
which have been occurring IN this vicinity for
the past week eliminated last night In q fear
ful tornado, sweeping over the western pat
Of this county end somewhat OF the south
west and Dorth-cast portion, some half a mile
wide. So. far 1t Is ascertained thirty per-
sons have been found dead. The humber OF
Injured cannot be estimated. Hundreds Of
families are left homeless. Similar Sc scenes Of
destruction were never before witnessed.
Business Is suspended here to day and every
citizen is actively engaged rendering assistance
to the homeless sufferers.