The Mena star., 1899-08-24
AN EXCITING TIME.
The Steamship Kansas City's Expe- rience in the Recent Hurricane.
BAD WIND AND TRANSFORM IN IOWA.
A Head-On Collision Between Two Trolley Cars Occurs Near Philadclphia--A Coal Laden Schooner sinks -- Church
 Wrecked by Gas Explosion.

Savannah Ga., Aug. 21.-The steam ship Kansas City, which reached here early yesterday morning, 90 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 lie 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- .iraggled and sick, some of the women became hysterical. 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 battened but every moment during the hercest of the storm it was feared the skylights would be broken in and let the waves through. At one time dan ger of fire was added to the horror of the storm. Friday morning the elec- tric wires set fire to the casing in the after companionway. The fire worked its way along the easing to the main saloon. The alarm was given immedi- ately and the call to quarters was sounded. The storm was still at it, height, but the crew responded quickly to the call and the fire was subdued. All the casualties were among the off, -cers and crew.
 SEVERE WIND AND TRANSFORM IN IOWA.
 Decorah, Ia., Aug. 2l. Early yester- day morning 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. Asection of Steyer's opera house was lifted off and deposited in the street half a block away, tearing down a number of telephone wires as it descended. The new lodge room of the ElSs and the club rooms of the German Singing society in the Steyer block were damaged considerably by water running in where the roof was blown off. A coruice of the Lutheran publishing house was blown off, Pollit & Haff's icehouse was unroofed and badly twisted, a house in course of erection was twisted and about 100 lights of glass in Svmonds' green houses blown in. Reports from the country indicate that great many wiDdmills and stacks of hay and grain were blown over.
 HEAD-oN COLLISION.
 Philadelphia, Aug. 21.-A head-on collision between two trolley cars oc- cured yesterday on the Norristown, Chestnut Hill & Peterborough railway, in Plymouth township, Morton county, a few miles north of this city. Thirty persons were injured The railway is a 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.
 A CoAL-LADEN SCHOONER SINKS
 Norfolk, Va, Aug. 21.-The four anasted 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. 21--The church of the Good Shepherd was wrecked by gas explosion yesterday. The flame, were noticed too late to save any ot the valuable material within the build ing. The loss is S15, ,000 on the build ing and the images were of great value