Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06
TeLeoRAPAlc BREvlrIEs.

AL nine CLOCK tnlS morning gar
is blowing 20 miles an hour and tn,
bay and coast present a scene of tn,
greatest turbulence.
No vessels have arrived or depart
ed since Saturday night. Six oceaI
steamers due yesterday when neal
the coast turned back into the oper
sea on account of the danger from
tbsS fearful gales
Numerous wrecks are reported al
along the coast north from Cape Hat
teras. The storm is proving very
disastrous to shipping in the sound
and blizzard RACES throughout the
entire state.
Lake Erie is in tumult this morn
ing and two vessels have already
been driven ashore The gale shows
no signs OF abating
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The tugs
Wood and Berwind which were sent
to the assistance of the stranded yes.
sci Cavour. found the 75-inlle gale
too m uch for them, and both started
for the harbor. Both began to ship
heavy seas. The steamer Barcelona
took of their crews of fourteen men
just a few minutes before the tugs
sank. The gale continues, doing an
immense amount of damage to ship
ing. .
NEW YORK, Feb. "A high gale
is tearing along New Jersey. Long
IslsRd and the whole New England
coast. Several ships are ashore On
Long Island The schooner Edith
Allen is ashore at Atlantic City. The
life savers cannot reach her. The
steamer Cavour is in great danger
with AZ sailors on board who refused
to leave her when they had chance.
Boats cannot reach the Cavour now.
LONG BRANCH, Feb. 3-The
men and cargo worth $2500.000 OF
goods from China is fast ashore here
this morning. She is a steel vessel
of 800 gross tons, $50 feet in length.
The vessel is absolutely stranded.
WATERBURY. Conn. Feb. g.
This morning sees this manufacturing
city a mass of ruins. Fire broke out
yesterday morning in the midst of
terrific gale and the business part of
the city is practically destroyed.
The amount of property lost up to
last night was over $2.000OO0.
Shortly after midnight. when VI -e.-
ly exhausted. the. firemen thought they
had the flames under control, but an
other fire broke out and at 8 o'clock
this morning the loss is about $4 000.-
900 and the city is mass of ruins.
So severe has been the loss to the
people that the governor has called
out the militia, who are now patroll-
ing the devastated district
1T noon today the estimated dam
agS by the fire is conservatively stat
ed to be $3,00O,000. The flames are
still roaring at places. but the fire is
under control. Grand street from
Bank street to Leavenworth is com
pletely wiped out.
Despite the large area covered by
the fire, there has been no loss of life,
although several firemen are pros
trated.
dated by the river Tiber which is 35
feet above the normal. Historic
places like the Pantheon, the Forum
and the Temple of Vesta are flooded
PITTSBRUG, Feb. 3.-The bodies
of Edward and Jack Biddle arrived
here this morning, After the legal
formalities had been gone through
with the bodies were turned over to
their brother, Henry, for Christian
burial.
A report from Butler this morning
says Mrs. Soffel's condition is much
more serious.
When the remains of the Biddles
arrived here, the rush of thousands of
curious people swept the police patrol
from this city and Allegheny to one
side, and the multitude followed the
dead wagon through the streets.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-Today brought
an entirely new deal in the bribery in
vestigation. O'Neill Ryan takes the
office of criminal judge and new
grand jury replaces the old one. The
new jury is composed of some of the
best citizens of St. Louis and they
Will continue to delve into the exist
ing official corruption. Henry Mich
CLAUS, recently indicted for bribery,
has not yet been arrested, but Adolph
Busch has signifled his Willingness 10
give z $4,000 bond for his appear
ance.
SILVERTON. Feb. 3.-The China
men engaged in business in Silverton
must go. The Silverton Miners Un-
ion. tSe Federation of Labor and the
Cooks and Walters Union have de-
clared q boycott on all Cinnamon do
ing business in silverton, starting in
this morning The unions mean bus.
mess, and will see that the restau-
rantsAand washee shops are guarded
and all who patronize them will be
spotted, This matter has been agi-
tated for some time and finally came
10 head. 1t is needless TO state
that the Mongolians are greatly exclt'
ed over the turn of affairs.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 3.-In the cham
ber OF deputies today the foreign min
lister announced that England had re-
iactad the first Dutch prODOSalS for