The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-06-15
Fire. Flood and Storm.

In las, weeks Apvo.-ar We announced that fir,
WAs prevailing at seattle washinglon Territory, oa
Thursday night June 4. There were over 81 servs
burned bvrr destroying The entire business PoF'ioa
o. the city. The loss Is estimated at sl5.oSa,psl
The Insurance amounts 10 about Hto@"o Eight
lives were lost
The Herlich Piano works. in Paterson. \. J..
were burned on Jane :. Loss. 5000 In excess OF
the insurance.
The engine house ofthe Salisbury Mine. in IshPcm-
ing. Michigan owned By the Iron CHS Company,
was burned on June :. Los. S0ooo; partially IN
surel.
Eleven business houses and Offices in Syracuse.
Kansas were burned on June :. Loss $4,000; tn
suranee siiOoo.
sixteen houses IN Livingston. Alabama. were
burned June Z There was insurance.
A severe wind rain and hail storm passed over a
iarze portion OF western Missouri sunday afternoon.
doing considerable damage to crops and buildings
Near warrensburg church was blown down and
two persons were dangerously injured.
There was q rain and hail storm at osweso, New
YORK. sunday afternoon. Il rained for twenty
minutes and in that time - inches fell
The western part OF sedgwiek county and the
eastern part Of kingm&n county Kansas. was swept
by q cyclone on June :. farmer named Rodgers
aud his family were killed, and many others are
homeless The heavy rain WAS followed by hail
which destroyed the grain and fruit crops tor
nado wrecked many buildings al Danvers near
Bloomington, Illinois, the same day. church was
destroyed freight cars blown from the track, tile
factory ruined aud many barns aud dwellings IN
rooted.
The Franklin Straw Works In franklin. Iassa-
chnsetts were burned on saturday. Loss, about
SSs.O0o.
A heavy thunder storm dill much damage in
various portions of New England on Monday. Al
Marlboro Mass, Charles Rutler's house was struck
by lightning the chimney demolished and the Oc-
cupants stunned. At Contooeook, New Hampshire,
27 telephone poles were shattered. At keenc the
roads were badly washed telephones burned out
aud the south Keene Railroad depot was struck 10y
lightning At Dover New Hampshire the Belknap
church steepe set ON fire, the calendering room
Of the Coeheeo Print Works was nearly ruined by
lightning. aud bolt entered the composing room
of the Daily Democrat Frederick Pierce, a clerk
in Higgins's Market was fatality injured by light
ming. Policeman Charles Stevens was knocked
down on the street but is expected to recover
Several houses were badly shattered.
tornado at Arkansas City, Arkansas on satur-
day night wrecked the Methodist and Baptist
churches and several dwellings The roof Of the
Arkansas elevator was blown across the Missouri
Pacific Railroad tracks, Gemolshing number of
loaded freight Two eolored children were
killed and their mother and another daughter were
badly injured.
cyclone passed through Lewis county aud the
southern part of jefferson county, New York, on
sunday afternoon, doing great damage to buildings
and crops At Florence Mrs. Spain was killed, and
at Phinney settlement near PoIt Leyden' MI ana
Mrs Phinney were severely injured.
Adviees from all parts of the State of Indiana in
dictate great damage from the rains of the past and
this week both the growing crops and to property
situated along the water courses. In White and