Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-06-27
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WATERLoo, Iowa, June 24.-Reports
continue to be received confirming the
news Of the serious storm and food
along the Illinois Central. Cherokee
was visited by another storm this morn.
Ing fully as disastrous, though not of as
long duration as last mig hts. The lll;.
nois Central bridge, about $50 feet long
&C css Little Sioux river ct Cherokee
| went down undsr the iush Of the flood
this afternoon, together with several
houses. Reports OF the drowning OF four
persons a. Cherokee and four at Correct
ionville are confirmed by dispatch from
Superintendent Guilleas Of the Iowa di.
vision who is at the scens Of the disaster.
Aureiia and Cherokee both reported
another storm breaking at 400 this af-
ternoon.
CHEROKEE. Iowa, June "a The terrors
OF the Johnstown food were in part re-
peated at this place today. Seventy-five
houses were carried out of sight in a
Niagara-like torrent. How many lives
have been lost is yet matter of uncer-
talnty.
Sioux CRY, June 25.-Additional
particulars of the food at Cherokee in
dictate that the worst is now over. II
is stated that a hundred houses are
washed away rendering from twelve to
fifteen hundred families homeless. Re-
ports coming from all quarters are of
loss Of property and destruction Of crops
The destruction o property at Cherokee
alone is about $4,000. besides almost
all the stock pastured along the Sioux
river drowned. No further loss of life
reported at Cherokee beyond the four
whose drowning is already noted. Eight
persons lost their lives round about
Correctionville.
L.TER-woRsE THAN EVER.
CHICAGO, June 25.-Advices received
at headquarters of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad this morning in
dictate the destruction by cloudburst in
northwestern Iowa yesterday morning
as more widespread thaa at first report.
ed. Itappears the deluge covers terri
tory three counties ir width along the
western border Of the state, and five
counties in length. Telegraph lines
are demoralzed and the worst is feared
in the way of damage and possible loss
of life.
several general officers OF the North
western road left for the scene last night,
and are making strenuous efforts to
penetrate into the devastated region.
Their reports show lines Of :, r. road
some 133 miles I'm '5---l entirely block
AIDED, by carrying away bridges and wash
ing out road beds. The section of coun-
try where the food was most severe is
traversed by numerous other railroad
branches and their damage is is also
great.
BosToN, June 24.--The weather for
commencement day at Harvard was per-
feet and the time nOnorei observance OF
the Gay WAS carried out with tie same
spiri. and precision as ia former years.
Governor Russell and staff were praseLt {.
end among other invited guests was
supreme court. A brilliant audience
witne :sed the exercises. The officers
were elected for the ensuing year.
AT YALE.
New HAVEN. June 24.-The one hun
dred and ninety first commencement Of
Yale. university was observed today. De
grees were conferred upon a very large
number of men.
Mason CRY, Ia, June pa terrible
state Of affairs exists in the southern
part Of Franklin county. About two
weeks ago rabld dog passed through
the neigh borhOod biting horses. cattle
and sheep, since which time % cattle
have died besides a number of horses.
A steer belonging to John Maxwell was
among the number thus killed and John
summoned his brother Frank to help
skin it. In doing it they took the in
lection. Now the former is dead while
the latter is raving maniac.
New YORK. June 2i.-At the trial to-
day of the New Haven railroad directors
for misdemeanor IN heating their care
with stoves Instead of steam, the Judge
instructed the jury to scquit all the de.
PENDANTS except President Clark, whose
trial the judge said would continue this
afternoon. Later the jury acquitted
President Clark also.
ARKANSAS CRY, Kan, June 24.-At
o'clock this evening while a storm was
threatening people were startled by the
sudden fall of large number of balls
of ice, looking like snow balls. Soon
they came thick and fast and then the
truth was realized.
For fifteen minutes hail fell fast and
furiously, not one OF the stones being
less than one inch in diameter.