The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-09-24
LAID IN ASHES
Many Business Houses al olsths. Kan.
Co Up ia Flames
EioFids Waited by = HuFrIeans-Siia Rivz8
IL Arizona on aTssl-lsauy EREas
Ruiass-Eztal Traia Co1isloa
- Gssrgia.

OLATHE, Kan, Sept ss.-Fho most
destructive ere in the history Of 0laths
broke out shortly after midnight this
morning, and before L was brought
under control practically all Of the
south side Of the public square was In
ashes Little hut the First national
bank building, on the corner, Is left
For an hour or more the ERE was
utterly beyond control, but shout l:So
the fremen began 70 get the upper
hand Of IT, and at s;45 had il nearly
extinguished, The aFe broke out II
about the center Of the block, 81 Is
thought Ia q restaurant from what
cause is unknown. 1t spread rapidly
In both directions, and il wss but
short time until the entire block was
in flames Among the buildings
burned were Wilson's drug store, ]. R.
Brown & Sons book store, Charles
Nichols book store, \. A. Huey's gro
Gerry, Grim & Lanes grocery, the Roll
ston Walker jewelry store and two
restaurants There was great excite
ment while the Ere was at its height,
for fear it could not be checked The
entire town was out 70 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.-Fiori-
Ga was visited by West India hurri.
cane yesterday. The rain in jackson,
Vile mas been almost continuous for
the past SO hours, but it was not until
early yesterday morning that wind 90.
compsnied it. The maximum velocity
here has been between 80 and 40 miles,
accompanied by sharp guests, 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. II, Skinner and J. IT. Cans
non, which left on Monday with car
goes of lumber At Fernsndiga, con-
siderable damage was done along the
river front Two people, names un-
known, are reported 70 have been
drowned. The center Of the storm ap-
pears to have passed over Titusvilie
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
PHGNIx, Ariz, Sept 29-The Gila
river the most uncertain and most
treacherous Of Arizona streams, is
again swollen from excessive rains in
eastern Arizona, and has reached q
height unknown since the great food
Of 1890. Ferries can no longer cross IL.
Passengers are taken over at Riverside
in a cage suspended from q wire cable.
The Marioopa and Phoenix bridge
across the ella, south Of Phoenix, Is Ia
danger Of being carried away. This
bridge Is the only Southern Pacific
connection with Phoenix In the east
ern part Of the territory the food has
done great damage. Many valuable
farms have been ruined and domestic
animals and houses have been swept
lnto the stream. There is much desti-
tuition and suffering among farmers.
A HEAD-EBD COLLISION IN GEORGIA.
ABTERICUs, Ga, Sept 22.-Piled In the
wreck Of his engine, John De Young
met his death in a hesd-eud collision
on the Georgia & Alabama railroad
yesterday morning. The cOlored fire.
man, whose name has net. been sseers
tanned, was also killed. Conductor r.
C. Boyd was dangerously wounded and
may also die. The occasion was the
attempt and failure OF an extra freight
70 make one more station before the
Westbound local freight train was due.
The two engines are a total wreck, TO-
gether with u box cars.