Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
LAID IN ASHES.
Many Business Houses at Olathe. Kan,
Go Up in Flames.
Florida Visited by Hurricane-Gna River
tu Arizona . Tear-Many Farms
Ruined-Fatal Train Colision
In Georgia

broke out shortly after midnight this
morning, and before it was brought
under control practically all of the
south side of the public square was in
ashes. Little but the First national
bank building, on the corner, is left
For hour or more the fire was
utterly beyond control, but about 1880
the fremen began to get the upper
hand of it, and at 2:45 had it nearly
extinguished.. The fire broke ont in
about the center of the block, it is
thought in restaurant, from what
cause is unknown. 1t spread rapidly
in both directions, and it was but
short time until the entire block was
in flames. Among the buildings
burned were Wilson's drug store, j. B.
Brown & Sons book store, Charles
Nichols book store, N. A. Huey's gro
Gerry, Grim & Lanes grocery. the Roll
ston Walker jewe1ry store and two
restaurants. There was great excite
ment while the fire was at its height,
for fear it could not be checked. The
entire town was out to watch its prog
ress and to do what was possible to aid
in fighting it or in saving goods.
FLORIDA VISITED BY A HURRICANE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 22.-Flori-
da was visited by West India hurri-
y l.
vile has been almost continuous for
the past SO hours, but it was not until
early yesterday morning that wind ac-
cOmpanied it. The maximum velocity
here has been between 80 and 40 miles,
accompanied by sharp gusts. In Tampa
the rainfall was more than six inches,
while here it has been about half that
amount. No very serious damage is
reported. Fears are entertained for
the safety of the schooners r. w.
Dasey, w. HI. Skinner and j. II. Can
non, which left on Monday with car
goes of lumber. at Fernandina, con-
siderable damage was done along the
river front Two people, names I'M
known, are reported to have been
drowned. The center of the storm APP
pears to have passed over Titusville
and Cocoa, about 100 miles south of
this city. At the former place Is inches
of rain fell and washouts are reported
on the railroads. At the latter several
buildings were demolished and several
fishermen possibly lost their lives.
FLOODS IN ARIZONA.
PHOENIX, Ariz-, Sept. 23.-The ella
river, the most uncertain and most
treacherous of Arizona streams, is
again swollen from excessive rains in
eastern Arizona, and has reached a
height unknown since the great Hood
of 1890. Ferries can no longer cross it.
Passengers are taken over at Riverside
in a cage suspended from a wire cable.
The Maricopa and Phoenix bridge
across the ella south of Phoenix, is in
danger of being carried away This
bridge is the only Southern Pacific
connection with Phoenix. In the east
ern part of the territory the flood has
done great damage Many valuable
farms have been ruined and domestic
animals and houses have been swept
into the stream. There is much deSti-
tuition and suffering among farmers
HEAD-END COLLISION IN GEORGIA
AMERICUs, Ga, Sept 22.-Piled in the
wreck of his engine, John De Young
met his death in a head-end collision
on the Georgia & Alabama railroad
yesterday morning. The colored fire
man, whose name has not been ascer-
tanned, was also killed Conductor R
g. Boyd was dangerously wounded and
may also die. The occasion was the
attempt and failure of an extra freight
to make one more station before the
westbound local freight train was due
The two engines are a total wreck, to-
gether with IL box cars