Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-07-15
east, leyelling everything

great. Actual details are Tar from 1ull
and the loss OF property Is beyond
estimation.
AS far as has been heard from, the
calamity took its most frightful form
in the village Of Pomeroy, town of
about 900 population.
Reports received are 10 the effect that the
entire town except thirty houses has
been swept from the face of the earth.
Over one hundred people are killed
and two hundred injured, many of
whom VIII die.
AS soon as the news of the disaster
was learned. special trains 18th physi-
clans and nur5es were sent from here
and Fort Dodge, and every able bodied
man In the vicinity lent a helping hand
to the wounded and dying. The
wounded were found lying all about
the streets beseeching help.
lie was several hours before the con-
dition of affairs WAS known.
The town is in total darkness anG
the streets are filed with rocked homes
and business houses.
The scenes were appalling IS men
W tn lanterns went searching about in
the debris.
la some inst lnces entire families were
wiped out and the mang.ed remains
found in the ruins of their homes. The
work of rescue is slow and the tram
loads of helpers made but little head
way.
@ A church Just outside the race track
was turned into an hospital where sur
geons worked by ths aid OF lanterns
and lamps.
Those with broken bones were
stretched upon thu pews. while those
less severely iU!ured were compelled to
lie on toe fl Dor and await their turn.
The dead w re laid out upon the
ground in a vacant lot at the edge of the
devastated district Through aisles be-
tween the bodies Survivors passed look
ing for lost ones At the approach of
the storm the sky took Gu greenish
tint followed by darkness and what sp
peared to be colum OF smoke Many
people sought shelter in cellars and
others mounted horses 20 fee from the
path of destruction.
CHEROKEE, Iowa, July Later re-
ports of the loss of life by yesterday
cyclone more than confirm the first re-
ports. The loss OF life is appalling.
The horror Of the stla i'm is In
creased 10y the tsrribl mutllation of the
victims.
The body of ons young lady was found
but her head and one l1wer limb is
missing. The force of the wind was ter
rife. Large rocks were torn from tie
ground and hurled long stances.
The pipe of a deep driveweli, which
projected above the ground o.ly fouI
feet, was drawn completely out aud
could hard y DE accomplished by human
means.
Latest edvices from POmeroy ay that
forty bodies have been recovered anG
the work is net yet d ne.
Appeals have been received here for
nurses and foo, and relief train l.
about to leave for that point carrying
number of ladies' who have walnut .ered
assistance. 3 supply of provisions is
also to be sent
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 7.-Charle.
Miller, alias Glass-eared-J the naoro.
and murderer of two young
g .rls, of Bardwell, is at Wick!iffe, XIV.
eight miles north OF Bard we'll.
The cl,iZsns OF Bardwell have him in
charge ana are taking him TO the scene
Of his crime. The indi cations are that
be will oe burned at tue STAKE.
Hundreds OF men fr, M Tonne see.
Missouri and Illinois have gone 20 Bard
we'll and say the crime is too horrible for
Jrdii airy lynchIng.
LATER-lt - ali agreed on now and
The negro is to be burned at the stake in
At o'clC OK THE afternoon.
WASHINGTON, July The Treasury
resumed the purchase Of silver bulliol
day, buying 100000. ounces at u cents.
Offers aggregated 1,Z10,0C0 ounces at
he same price as that LAID, but ONLY
hundred thousand onuces were taken.
rhe reason given for hmI ing the pur-
chase, Is that it is believed AT the
reasury that the price of silver in
London will be lower on Monday.
PHOENIX, ARR, July Gov. Hughes
oday appoint Thomas Gates superin-
endent of me territorial PrisoI. At
orney General Heney, Congressman
Mark Smith, Collector G.. NJ. Shannon
md other political dignitaries are here.
.APIA, Samoa, July 7.-Kings Male toa
md Mataafa are still threading war but
IS yet 10 blood has been spilled. A
ouncil of war VIII be held by the
datietod Constituents, and it Is certain |
hat sonnet l'ng decisive Will be done |
within few days.
San Francisco, July I'm the Unit
d States district court today udge |
lckenna passed TIE sectence of death |
n Henry st. e air, seaman who muir
cred Second Mate Fitzgerald, of the
ara Hesper, near Hayti last winter.
friday, October sixth, was set as the
ay of execution and San Qurntsn vii
g the place.
WASHINGTON, July THE postmaster
eneral said today that until the presi-
ent returned from Buzzard's bay early
| August. no further appointments If
postmasters would be made.
o con SoiIdation of land districts is an
cipated before the secretary of the in
'rior returns from his summers vaca-
Oh. la CO. sequence of the contem-
lated consultations very few il asy
opointments of local land offices will
, made at present.
KANSAS CRY, July "A special from
maha says the departure of Mrs. Hoyt,
Beatrice, for BuZzard's bay to see her
other, Preside Cleveland has arous ed
q fear that his illness is more serious