The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-30
The Record of Casualties.

At Chippewa Falls, house owned by f. j.
Reid and occupied by John Randall was de-
stroyed by fire, with nearly all the contents.
Loss 81 ,OOO insurance 81 200.
Marshal Holt, of Winona, Mimi, while try
ing to drive horse that had got loose in
the barn back into its stall, was badly kicked
by another horse that had become frightened.
/ One blow struck his chin, cutting severe
cash. breaking the jawbone and knocking
out several teeth.
man calling himself John Booth anative
of Queen county, Ireland, was killed at Gill
cite, Mich, by a falling derrick. His name
was not Booth but he gave that name on his
arrival here five years ago and absolutely
refused to give his right name or his history
He died without divuging his identity.
The Chesapeake bay was swept on both
sides by II big storm. Frame houses and
barns were demolished, and two schooners
were overturned, but no loss of life has as
yet been reported. Entire fruit orchards
were destroyed and corn fields were in many
instances swept clean. An immense water
spout formed at the foot of the bay and was
carried with terrific force across Poole's Is
land.
The number of lives lost on the steamship
Geiser in New York is reported at the agent s
office III by the report of Capt Moller of the
lost ship that the crew numbered So instead
these having been saved thirty-eght of the
crew were therefore lost. This, with the to
tai of seventy nine passengers, makes up the
number of victims to lit. The discrepancies
i'll the statements as to the number of the
crew was caused by the fact that eight oil
nine ofthe crew originally shipped to Copen
hagen deserted before the vessel sailed. 9th
ers had been shipped at the last moment
but their names are unknown.
Heavy rains have fallen in the vicinity o
Memphis, Tenn. during the past three days
and still continue. Telegraph wires between
Memphis and New Orleans have been pros
trated, and only very meager news can be
obtained. The local storm was of unusual
severity, and swept over Coffeeville, Miss.
doing considerable damage, and if the pres
ent spell of weather continues much longer
very serious damage will be sustained by
the cotton crop. Reports coming in show
that rains have been general and disastrous
in their nature. In the vicinity of Vicksbure
and Yazoo valley the rain fall has been un
precedented, and serious injury to the cot
ton and corn has esulted.
An easterly gale has prevailed for some
| time at New Orleans, with fitful gusts of the
velocity of forty eight to sixty miles pei
| hour. Great damage has been done in the
| city and along the river front. Several
| buildings were unroofed, fences were blown
| down, trees were uprooted and the coal fleet
of the Pittsburg and Southern combination
| suffered severely. Fifty boats are known te
have been lost They were valued at $3, ,OO(
| each The Louisville & Nashville and Hi
nois Central trains were delayed by wash
| outs. Great damage has been bone to ric,
and sugar cane crops. Telegraph wires are
| Frustrated in every direction. The electric
| light plant was shut down on account of tht
| contact of the electric light wires with tele
| phone and telegraph wires.