The Iola register., 1899-08-25
AN EXCITING TIME.
The Steamship Kansas City's Expe-
rience in the Recent Hurricane.
BAD WIND AND RAlNSTORM IN IOWA.
A IIead-on Collision Between Two Trolley
Cars Occurs Near PhiladeIphia-AC Coal
Laden Schooner sinks - Church
Wrecked by Gas Explosion.

Savannah, Ga, Aug. 21.-The steam
ship Kansas City, which reached here
early yesterday morning, 80 hours over
due, had thrilling experience in the
West Indian hurricane. The ship en-
countered the storm off Cape Hatteras
and battled it for two days. Capt.
Fisher said it was the severest storm
he had ever encountered. The ship
was driven 100 miles off her course sea-
ward. The saloon was flooded with
water the passengers were wet be-
draggled and sick, some of the women
became hystcrcal. Most of the passen-
gers kept in their rooms and those on
the upper deck were unable to get out.
The ship rolled and lurched as the huge
waves struck her and broke over her
decks. The doors and windows were
battencd but every moment during the
ticrcest of the storm it was feared the
skylights would be broken i'm and let
the waves through. At one time dam
ger of fire was added to the horror of
the storm. Friday morning the cleo
trio wires set fire to the casing i'm the
after companionway. The fire worked
its way along the casing to the main
saloon. The alarm was given immcdi-
ately and the call to quarters was
sounded. The storm was still at its
height but the crew responded quickly
to the call and the fire was subducd.
All the casualties were among the Off
GERS and crew.
SEVERE WIND AND RAGNsToRM IN IOWA.
Decorah, Ia, Aug. 1.-Early yester-
day morning a severe wind and rain
storm visited this section and did much
damage in both cities and country.
Trees were blown down and uprooted.
and numerous sheds and buildings
blown over A section of Steyer's opera
house was lifted off and deposited in
the street half block away, tearing
down number of telephone wires as
it descended. The new lodge room of
the Ellls and the club rooms of the
German Singing society in the Steycr
block were damaged considerably by
water running in where the roof was
blown OIL. A cornice of the Lutheran
publishing house was blown off, Polit
~ llatf's icehouse was unroofed and
badly twisted, house in course of
erection was twisted and about 100
lights of glass in Symonds' green
houses blown in. Reports from the
country indicate that great many
windmills and stacks of hay and grain
were blown over.
A HEAD-ON COLLISION.
Philadelphia, Aug. 2l.-A hcad-on
collision between two trolley ears oc-
Cured yesterday on the Norristown,
Chestnut Hill a RoNborough railway.
in Plymouth township, Morton county,
a few miles north of this city. Thirty
persons were injured The railway is
single track road with switches.
The passengers of the southbound car
assert that the motorman failed to
wait at the switch for the arrival of
the car going north and the accident
resulted.
CoAL-LADEN SCHOONER SINKS
Norfolk, Va, Aug. 2l.-The four
masted schooner Augustus Palmer,
Capt. Haskell, loaded with 2,125 tons
of coal from Newport News to Bangor,
Me-, went ashore Saturday night near
Thimble light. The sea was running
very high and she Immediately sank in
four fathoms of water. Capt. Haskell
and crew were rescued and brought to
Norfolk. The Palmer is atotal loss.
CHURCH WRECKED BY GAS EXPLOSION.
Toledo, o., Aug. 2l.-The church
of the Good Shepherd was wrecked by
gas explosion yesterday. The flames
were noticed, too late to save any of
the valuable material within the build
ing, The loss is Sl5, 600 ON the build
ing and the images were of great value.