Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-10
TELEGaAPhIc NEWS.

week over eight inches of rain has
fallen in this vicinity Last night
night there was three and onehali
inches downpour. and last Saturday
night four and three-quarters inches
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Aug 6.-Tho rain
and wind storm which swept through
Kansas yesterday afternoon and last
night was one OF the heaviest ever
known. At the Worlds fair grounds
here, the wind took on all the appear.
ances OF a cyclone and swept through
unfinished buildings carrying havoc in
its trail. The monetary damage is
estimated at ten thousand dollars.
AT the fair grounds. Theodore Rich.
ter, a florist, while running for shell
ter. was struck by falling board and
killed Instantly Several others were
very badly injured
CODY. Wyo.. Aug. G.-An investIga-
tion is going on over Frank Hamitt.
whose body was found at the foot OF
a blum near here. Hamitt's father.
who lives in Colorado, believes the
young man was killed and thrown over
the precipice, and that 1t was not a.
case of suicide as first reported Ha-
init: WAS game warden. Detectives
| have been employed.
| FLORENCE, Colo. Aug 6.-one of
the worst storms In the history of the
state started here at midnight, caus.
immense damage to both the Santa
fe and Rio Grande systems.
An enormous wall of water came
| rushing down Hardscrabble canon at
O'Clock, carrying away fifty feet of
| bridge near the Portland cement
works. Nearly all the Rio Grande
trains are held. Porter Watkins on
No. 3, saved the entire passenger train
by his carefuness. He went ahead OF
the train six miles, wading in two feet
of water He narrowly escaped death at
Portland bridge, for the bridge was
washed away Immediately after the
porter had conducted the train past.
ROME, Aug G-Pius X awoke this
| morning with headache as the re.
suit of the numerous receptions and
ceremonies connected with his new Of
fice. He took walk in the Vatican
gardens unescorted, and later amid
great pomp received the diplomatic
corps anu bl lIt sacred COL.
lege in the throne room. Church bells
throughout Rome changed for an hour
this morning in celebration of the cleo
ton.
The pope's reply TO the address
from Portuguese Ambassador Dantes
on behalf of the diplomatic corps.
showed an affability which delighted
the auditors, who express belief that
the new pope will open for the church
an era of great cordiality and activ-
ity.
NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-The stock
market opened unsettled but with evi.
dence of support in standard railway
issues. There was. however. severe
pressure in number of directions
with the new and unusually heavy
breaks in high.priced and inactive is
sues. Union Pacific opened a point
lower, and Atchison lost almost two
points, but recovered. Baltimore q
Ohio declined point and a half.
Northwestern dropped four points.
AS the market grew older fractional
recoveries occurred The announce.
ment that all sheets had gone through
the clearing house o. X. gave a mo
mentum to the recovering tendency,
and railroad and other bonds raj
lied in sympathy with the stocks.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-There is abso.
lutte stagnation of the stock market as
result OF anxiety regarding condi-
tions in New York, aggravated by the
report of expected large failures.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Laidlaw &
Garry. members of the Consolidated
Stock Exchange announced their sus
pension this morning.
DURAND, Mich, Aug. Wallace
Bros circus, running III Two sections
over the Grand Irunk raIIrOaa. was
wrecked near mere cary TINS morning.
Nineteen persons were kliied ana IN
Jured. A partial list oI the dead is
A. w. LAKNE, special agent oI tne
Grand Trunk railway.
JOHN PURCELL.
LARS LAhSON.
L. THOMAS.
JOHN LEASY.
ANDREW hx, ,iLAND.
FtASk THORPE.
GEORGE SMITH
CHARLES kANDO.
OBLhr WRIGHT.
JOSEPH WILSON.
All showmen
James ". Foley, a Grand Trunk en-
ploye, anu Iour others, are reported to
ue fatally Injured.
The trains We're running halt an
nour apart from Cndrioite, where the
circus last nsnt iur Lapeo. The
second section crashed into me lirst AS
II 5000 sIi on tue mann track. The
eub..Irei Ui tne seGOud section says he
saw tne nrst section, but was unable
10 stop, as the airDrakes Iailed to
work.
Inc injured number two hundred, a
nunluer ui wnom wlll die. All have
been taken To the Richeiius hotel.
| winch has been converted into a tenn
porary hospital. Each train numbered
| So cars. The seven rear cars ol the
| hrst train and forward cars of the sec
| ond train were totally wrecked. The
| victims were killed or manned as they
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