Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-05
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| rible storm that devastated the city
yesterday. 1t was the most deyas
tating storm that has been known In
this city for years and the property
damage will foot up great sum. AT
least half of the city was flooded. The
wires were all down and the founda.
tions to many new buildings were ut.
terly ruined. St. Johns Episcopal
church was destroyed.
| 1t was thought during the afternoon
that hundreds of lives would be lost
but this morning not single fatal.
ty is reported. The water gradually
receeded from the streets this morning
| and traffic was slowly resumed. A
number of the railroads entering the
| city were blocked by the storm and
some of them are still tied up by the
numerous washouts which occurred.
The total loss will foot up over half a
million dollars.
CLEVELAND, Sept ALI bust.
ness is suspended for Labor Day. All
the streets are decorated very lavish
| ly. There were 1900 people in the
parade. The weather is fine after
yesterdays flood.
KANSAS CITY, Sept Eight
thousand union men paraded today.
Many of them We're in uniforms made
by the garment workers in the Union
COOPERATIVE factory. This afternoon
a picnic is being held with athletic
sports of all kinds. The list of
speakers for the occasion includes
former Governor Stone. Webster Da.
Wis. Mayor Reed and other local ora.
tors
ST. LOUIS, Sept labor Day is
being observed here by two parades
and two picnics. held respectively by
the Central Trades and Labor union
and the Building Trades council
Business is generally suspended.
CINCINNATI, Sept. labor Day
is being generally observed. Ten
thousand unionists participated in the
parade. Outings and picnics are be
ing held this afternoon.
CHICAGO, Sept 2.-Labor Day is
stupenduous affair in this city. The
weather is beautiful and the celebra.
ton general. Twenty-Five thousand
workmen joined in the morning pa-
rade and nearly every one of them
wore union tag, proclaiming their
fidelity to the cause. This afternoon
a monster picnic is being held at
which Senator Cullom and Mayor
Harrison are to deliver speeches.
OMAHA, Sept IA big Labor Day
celebration is being held here. The
three cities of Council Bluffs. Omaha
and South Omaha are having "A joint
celebration. After the parade this
morning the festivities became gener-
al and the business houses were gen
orally closed.
WEST MADISON, Wis, Sept. a.
pany's plant was destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss seventy thousand
dollars.
NEWPORT. Sept. Am immense
crowd gathered on the land this morn
ing to witness the decisive contest be-
tween the Columbia and the Consti-
stitution. 1t was a beautiful affair
Both boats We're in the pink of condi-
tion when they started. The fine
iockeying on the part of the Constitu-
tion gave her the advantage in the
start, as she pocketed the Columbia,
and forced her toward the shore so
that she lost a portion of the force of
the prevailing breeze 1t was fine
piece of head work and the Columbia
had to fall back. Gradually she got
out of her bad position, and at last,
getting the wind, she went after the
Constitution. In one mile she had
reached her opponent. At the end
of three miles she had passed her,
led the Constitution by quarter or
mile. The race home was a beauti-
full one, and the two boats came dash
ing along in splendid style. From
all appearances, however, it was the
Columbia's race, and she will be de
clared the defender. Sir Thomas Lip
ton, the captain and the crew of the
Shamrock watched the contest with
decided interest.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept Mrs
Elizabeth Hare. victim of the North
ern Central wreck. died this morning,
making the number of victims up to
date, fifteen.
PIKETOWN. Ohio. Sept. AT
dance last night two girls figured in
dispute. Israel McAllister was en-
deavoring to quiet the girls when he
was stabbed in the back. This start
ed bloody row. in which two men
were killed and several seriously in
jured. Knives and revolvers were
used. The excitement Is still high.
A mob proposes now to take the mat
ter in hand and string up the murder
ers.
CORNING, N. Y, Crazed with ieal-
ousy at seeing his wife in COMPANY
with another man yesterday, Miles
Il. German. carpenter, shot and kill
ed his wife. wounded his mother-in-
law and attempted to murder his siy-
year old daughter. German then
swallowed dose of laudanum and
fired a bullet into his own brain, dying
instantly.
PARIS, Sept. 3.-Santos-Dumont,
who startled the world few days
ago, goes ballooning again today