The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
THOUSANDS KILLED.
Terrible Earthquake In China
Cities Destroyed With Appau-
ing Loss Of Life.
Bad Accident ON the Erie Railr0ad-A
Storm Ravaging the Eastern
Coasts.
Many Lives Lost in the Euglish Channel
A Gale Blowing "A Flood in svits-
erland.

Kong Mail, copies OF Wnlcn were received
hero by last nights China steamer. giving
. description Of the earthquake in the prov
ince of Yum Nan, December Is, and 10 in
dicative OF frightul mortality, SAYS: I'm
the interior department Of Ching Chau tho
disturbances were extremely violent, being
continued ut irregular intervals for four
days when they ceased entirely. Tho de-
partmental city IL said to have been re-
duced to mass Of ruins, scarcely house
escaping damage, and over 5000 per-
cons are reported to have been killed
by falling buildings. Many OF them
were buried under the ruins, while tho
number Of injured is too large for compu-
tation. Yamen was destroyed, the magis-
trate escaping with slight injury. At the
prefectural city Of Lamon the effects OF
the earthquake were scarcely less disas-
trous. At this place when the shock was
being felt an enormous chasm opened in
the earth and water was thrown out from
its depths. At Lo Chau, in Chun, strik-
ing change has been caused in the appear
ance Of the country, large tracts Of land
being swallowed up and the surface
changed into q lake. In Lo Chau moro
than ten thousand persons are said to have
persisted"
DEFECTIVE JOINT.
BRADFORD, Pa, March l2.-Train five on
the Erie railroad jumped the track at Scio,
N. Y, yesterday morning, causing the
death Of one passenger and the manning
of others. The accident occurred opposite
a breakwater tank near Scio. A bad joint
derailed the locomotive, but the baggage
car, smoker aud day coach chung to tho
rails. The two sleepers on the rear end
I Il, nd 1ofs, "
wrecked. The first Of these plunged into
the depot platform and tore its way through
the plank the entire lengh of the
depot. The second sleeper shot violently
against the corner Of the brick water tank,
tearing it completely away. Under the
debris was found the bruised and bleeding
form of Mrs. J. Br0nner, Of Louisville, KY.
She was placed under treatment by pbys-
clans. but soon after died. Mrs. AlOnzo
McCann, of Is West Twentieth street, New
York, was probably fatally hurt. H. II.
Owen, of Boston. was badly hurt, and
Louis Weiss, of Yazoo, Miss, had his legs
crushed and was injured internally. Six
other passengers were hurt, but will re-
cover. 1t was . strange accident, and
nothing short Of miracle prevented
greater loss Of life.
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
NEW York, March IA furious storm
of wind, accompanied successively by rain,
snow hail and sleet, broke over the Allan
tic coast In this section carly last evening.
1t Travelled in o northeasterly direction,
as is evidenced by the loss of telegraphic
communication, first with Washington,
then with Baltimore and lastly with Phila-
delphia. 1t is safe to say no such destruct-
he <a1n MI, ,,,iro l,oc hnn
experienced in many years. Notone single
wire can be used 10 Philadelphia, eighty.
eight miles, and the telegraphic facilities
between that city andoNew York are prob
ably uneeualed in any similar distance in
any other country in the world. For the
first time in years the daily weather report
has failed. strenuous efforts have been
made to reach the capital by way Of Chi
cago to secure this news feature alone. il
necessary, but they were in vain. Tho
storm has not reached much further cast
a. yet.
CASUALTIES AT SEA
LONDON, March 12-The Buxton life
boat, while attempting to rescue the crew
of the British ship Sirona, from San Fran
cisco for Dunkirk, which stranded at
Atherfield, Isle Of Wight, in dense fog,
capsized and several persons were
drowned. The ship IS partly submerged.
The captains wife and children and twelve
of the crew were landed safely, but several
were drowned.
The steamer Tasmania, which sailed
from London, has returned with her bows
split and her stem damaged by collision
with the British ship City Of Corinth, from
Iquiqui for Hamburg. The Tasmania is
anchored of Folkestone. The City of
Corinth sank 1t is believed that twenty.
eight lives were lost.
A fierce southwest gale is blowing and
numerous casualties are feared In the St
George and English channels.
THROUGH A TREsTLE.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, March IA Winnipeg
special says that grain train on the Cana
dian Pacific railway went through a high
trestle at Huron Bay, east OF Port Arthur
to-day. Ten cars were mashed to atoms
and it is reported that three employees wcro
killed.
DEPOT BCRNED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 1a-This
morning at seven o'clock fire broke out in
the express Office at the Union Depot, and
that building and the baggage room of tho
Iron Mountain railroad was destroyed. The
loss. including some valuable express and
baggage, will foot up several thousand dol
lars.
CHILD KILLED.
FoRT SMITH, Ark, March 12.-Charlio
Cole, aged seven, while playing policeman
today with his brother Archie, aged four
got his fathers gun and blew the top Of
the child's head Of.
OVERLOOKED.
BERNIE March 12.-The river Aar has
overflowed its banks at this point, and the
lower quarters of the town are submerged.
Ingalls, Not Blackballed.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The report that
Senator ingalls, has been blackballed by
Loyal Legion is not correct The facts are
he applied for membership and tho COM
mittee rendered an adverse report on tho
ground that he was not q veteran Of the
late war but merely q militia officer IN
Kansas during hostilities.