Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-10-14

NEW ORLEANS, oct. 5.-Iater adVlceS
from the scene of the storm say that as
the wind increased in severity it picked
up roofs with as great ease as though
| they had been shaved from rafters, and
then the buildings began to rock
violently and one by one were torn to
pieces, crashing down upon and killing
occupants and then rapidly drifting
away with the terrible current sweeping
across the land. The shrieks ind groans
of the unfortunate were heart rending.
After the house in which Schurts re-
sided was swept away, he chung to the
| floating debris until he saw light twink
ling 10 a house not far away. He swan
to 1t and Was admitted. He had hardly
entered, however, when the structure
also went to pieces and of those in it
Schurts, lady and a child escaped.
Schurts succeeded in getting the
woman and baby into tree where they
| remained all night, the high waves
continually dashing over them, the
| wind blowing hurricane and the rain
| falling in torrents.
When daylight broke the picture Of
desolation was awful to behold. Only
here and there stood a house. Every
| where were merely foundations to mark
| where the houses had stood. Furniture,
| beddings, clothing, etc., were scattered
about in promiscuous confusion, every
where we're CHASTITY faces turned upwerd
| to the skies and upon many were still
evidence of the terrible agony they
suffered before death. Some lost their
lives in the wreck of their homes, some
| drowned after escaping from their
houses, many mortally wounded lived
through the night, but with nothing to
! quench their thirst and with 10 medi-
cal assistance at hand give up the
| struggle. There were broken arms and
| legs bruised and battered bodies, faces
| sIashed out of all human form.
| ChenIore settlement was even more
thickly populated than Grand Island.
1t comprised O colony of 400 souls,
the Spanish race predomInatine. Hun
dreds of fishing smacks owned by resi-
dents were either beached or demol-
ished.
The priest who looked after the spirit
ual welfare Ct the islanders was among
| those saved and lady who occupied a
house with him as nousekeeper like
! WISE was spared. The fate of d. Fry
and family is unknown. but he is mis-
sing and probably the entire family per-
ished. The body of MISS Douglass, q
school teacher was found among the
wreckage.
The score of bodies lying around are
| beginning TO show signs OF decOmpOsi-
! ton and for the safety of the rest of
| the colony it became necessary to bury
them Immediately. There is no time
to make collins, so the living are dig
| ging trenches in which are deposited
| the remains.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Judge Charles
ID. Long, OF Detroit, member of the
| supreme court of the state, has filed a
! petition for a writ of mandamus in the
district court to compel the commission
ar of pensions to pay the plaintiffs
pension, which he holds Is illegally sus-
pended. This will bring out the whole
| question of the action of Pension Com
| missioner LOchren in suspending pen
ions. The commissioner is cited to
show cause. October 10, why the writ
should not issue.
SAN Francisco, Oct. s. Collector
WISE las been notified by the secretary
of the treasury that ne has BEEN APP
pointed special d'sbursing ogent for
the disburs- ment of funds from the ap-
preparation for the enforcement of the
exclusion act. The collector is author
lied to pay for the transportation of
Chinese under sentence of deportatiO ION
from other points to San Francisco,
and the steamship charges to Hong
Kong.
BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 6.-PalIas the
anarchist who attempted the life of
General MARTINEZ Campos was shot this
m Drning by a platoon of infantry.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct 6.-Three
burglars were discovered early this
morning by policemen in the act of
robbirg a store. The thieves opened fire,
wounding Policemen Joseph Smith IN
the leg. The officers returned the fire,
killing one Of the burglars whose name
is unknown.