The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-26

CHARLESTON, s. c., July @-Informa-
ton has reached here of the partial L.
%structiOn OF the excursion steamer St
Nicholas Saturday night on the Savannah
river. killing several persons and serious.
~ injuring many others The st. NicAO-
las was carrying five hundred colored
passengers. and when passing the Tybee
railway bridge the beat wa driven by the
current against the bridge with
was crushed and torn to splin-
tiers. Two men were killed Instantly
and thirty other persons were seriously
wounded. A panic ensued among those
on board and u scene Of wild excitement
followed. During the confusion several
persons were knocked overheard and one
woman was drowned. Several Of the
persons injured will die. The ~corOner's
jury holds the railroad company response
bic for the disaster as the draw had not
been raised and there was no signal dis.
played as required by Law.
rHE vALLEY.
PARKKRsDUR0. W. Va, July 22-News
has been received from all parts Of Wood
and Writ Counties and the affi 'ction
proves to be far worse thar was at first
dreamed of. The county commissioner
estimate that the loss in this county alone
will reach $500. 600.
A telephone message from Elizabeth
says that the village Of NOrristown is
entirely destroyed. Eight dwelling houses,
two stores. the Baptist Church, the to.
bacco packing house and other buildings
are gone.
Seven lives were lost on Tucker creek.
They are: Orville West, wife and TWO
cbi!dren; John Baily, Roy Kiger, his
wife. and n unknown person.
Orville West whose family were
drowned, made a heroic effort TO save
them. He floa;ed with them four miles
down Tucker creek trying to get them to
shore, but they were carried ava from
him.
James Roberts, whose mother was
drowned. tried to save her by carrying
her from a floating house to shore. but he
fel! and h was swept away. He had al
ready saved two small children.
Navigation will be suspended for a good
while. because of the break in lock No. l
on Little kanawha, and up the river peo-
pie will have no communication with the
outside world.
The following is q complete list of the
drowned SO far as known, though it is
thought that the death list will be much
larger when the districts now cut Off from
the outside world are heard from: Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Black, Mrs. Thomas
Hughes and four children, Ed Boz, Mrs.
Isaac Roberts, Mrs. Orville West and two
children, John Bailey. Roy Niger, Mrs.
Roy Kiger, Mrs. Isaac Tucker and a man
whose name a not be ascertained.
DAN URsrs.
LANCASTER, o., July Gone Of tho
most disastrous storms ever known in
Hooking valley eliminated yesterday in
the breaking of Sharp's dam at Sugar
Grove, on the Hooking canal. which held
in store q large body of water that sup
piled the lower levels of the canal The
heavy rains had filed the reservoir to the
banks, when suddenly the lam gave
way and with a mighty o the sea Of
water went out through the valley,
taking with it every movable object. For
twenty miles the soil was plowed up and
trees, fences, crops and hundreds of head
of live stock were swept away. No lives
were lost because b people hal taken
warning and because the houses are
situated on the bluffs that overlook the
valley. But the canal for miles is a
wreck, and thousands Of feet Of railroad
track are washed away. Roads and
bridges are annihilated. and the whole
valley for miles looks like q dry wafer
course. Competent judges place the loss
in tho hundreds Of thousands
TWO VICTIMS OF FOUL AIR
HOBART, Ind. July s2.-About seven
O'Clock yesterday morning on the farm Of
Henry Hermann, about three miles west
of here q farm hand descended into a
we'll to take out some meat which had
fallen in. but was overcome by foul arr
and fell in the water. Michael Hefner,
a neighbor who was present. descended
on q ROPE to help him out and he was over.
come and fell to the bottom Of the we'll,
which was forty-two feet deep. The
bodies were not taken GU: until two O'Clock
in the afternoon.
A STEAMSHIPS WARN vOYAGE
NEW YORK. July 21.-The steamship
Hawkhurst, Captain Robinson. arrive
here yesterday from a Brazilian port. On
her outward trip from New York she had
a terrible experience. Her cargo. consist
ing of 200 barrels Of oil and a quantity Of
tow, caught fire and her crew tried to de-
sert. The captain, however. compelled
them to remain oil the vessel and success !
fully made the run of 800 miles with the
fire smoldering in her hold. TIL Emperor
of Brazil presented the captain with a
number Of tokens of his esteem because Of
his bravery.
DEATH OF A TRAVELLER.
HARTFORD. Conn.,, July 22-AI South
ington last night Charles Degnan tried to
board a freight train while in motion. but
his feet caught in the step Of the caboose
and he fell backward. his foot wedging SO |
as to hold him. and he was dragged in this
q quarter of q mile before he was dis
covered His head was mashed to a jelly, |
one arm torn to shreds and brains and
blood spattered along the track for q con.
siderable distance.
Earthquake IN Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 21.-At6:32 o'clock
Friday evening a slight shock of EARTH
quake ratified crOckery and glassware on
shelvea Two severe shocks were felt at
Tenn. thirty-fve miles north