Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-06-09
Accidental Happenings.

fierce forest fire has been raging in the
timber near Mays Landing, n j., and it
has already destroyed several hundred
acres OF timber land and is stillragng. The
little hamlet OF Germantown is in danger
OF being destroyed.
Heavy rains have again caused thestreams
in Oklahoma to rise rapidly and much dam.
age has been done. a report reached Guth.
RE few days ago that an entire family of
man, woman and three children wereswept
away and drowned while fording the Cana.
dian river.
waterspout between Gait and Dunlap,
two stations on the Quincy, Omaha & Kan.
sas City railway, fifteen miles west OF Mi
Ian, Mo-. recently washed awayitwo bridges
and 800 feet OF track, blocking all traffic.
Heavy rains had been falling at intervals
for twenty.four hours.
An electrical storm killed several hun.
bred acres OF grass and cotton few miles
Aest OF Greenville, Tex, few DAYS ago.
The cotton is killed dead and haslthe ap-
pearance OF being burned dry by the action
OF the electricity. The storm vas the most
damaging ever seen in that part OF the
country.
Chicago Il Eastern Illinois mixed train
was wrecked near Danville, ILL.,, few DAYS
ago. several cars being thrown down til
| twelveioot embankment, on account OF
the bad condition in which recent rains
have left the track. Halt dozen passen-
gers were seriously hurt but it is thought
all will recover.
Freight Train No. is, on the St. Paul &
Duluth road, was deraied fifty miles south
OF Duluth few days ago, by striking two
oxen. The engine and seventeen cars were
irlD no,-
Engineer John korslund sustained brok-
en- leg, and the brakeman, name unknown
was badly injured.
The rain fell in terrific torrents in the en-.
| tire Arkansas valley, on the LIST inst. and
through the night, and no levees along the
right bank OF the Mississippi, between Mem
phis and Nicksburg, s now considered safe.
The st. Francis river is falling, but the
| White and Arkansas rivers are still rising
near the Mississippi. Thousands OF acres
| that were considered sale are inundated.
| A little 2-year-old cir! OF Martin Benson,
| living in the town OF knute, Mimi, wan.
dered away from its home few days ago,
| and when she was missed search was made
| for her. but she was not found until the
! next morning, but then it was already too
late for she had died during the night. The
! exposure to the heavy wind and cold rain
| tldG " Do idillus dl lue llIuS WIS lDO uuCQ
for the little child.
A storm, having all the ear marks OF a
midwinter blizzard, ragged all day at Chey.
enne. Wyo., on the 9TH inst. A binding
snow wes falling-the wind pilling it in great
| drifts. The snow was eight inches on lev.
81. Traffic was suspended all day. All
freight trains were put on sdings. The
storm was general throughout the state,
and will cause severe loss to cattle and
sheep herds. Grass, grain and all vegeta-
| ton is practically destroyed. 1t was feared
there was loss OF life in the mountains.
The worst storm ever experienced at
| Grand Rapids, Mich, visited that section
on the I'd inst. There was cloudburst
| at BELMONT. three miles north, and for ten
| minutes the water fell in solid sheet. 1t
was very disastrous to crops for miles
around. and for three miles the track and
roadbed of the Grand Rapids & Indiana
railroad was washed out. The first freight
| train from the north found the track GOV.
cred with driitwood. The engineer revers-
| ed his lever, and with his helper jumped.
! The engine went down into the ditch and
| several cars followed.