The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-24

districts heavy tin roofs were pick.
ed up and smashed against the sides
of sky-seIapers, shattered plate-
glass windows aud tearing down
electric wires. Pedes trians unfor-
tunate to be caught without shelter
were thrown violently to the pave-s
ment, and in many cases were
struck by flying glass and timbers.
suffering serious injury. The streets
were rushing torrents of water, and
the wind swept before it trees, wires,
signs and debris of all kinds.
The aHemoleter of the St. Paul
weather bureau recorded velocity
of so miles an hour, coming from
the northwest, for one minute, and
then broke. The rain guage was
demoralized early in the storm, so
that the precipitation will never be
knowp.s
The center of the storm seemed
to follow the Mississippi river from
Fort Smelling ta Bn ee Square,
where the greatest d msge was
done, and then |" spann it's force
in the wholesal. dsstric: on Day
/ tons Bluff and the northeast part
of the city. Two spans of the high
bridge were crumpled into mass
of debris. The Tivoli Concert Gar
den on Bridge Square was crushed
as il it were an eggshell, killing two
persons and more or less seriously
ipjuring score of others. The
wharves along the river frontage
were wrecked.
st. Louis, Aug. 20.-Magnifcent
Partisan gowns valued at $500, 900
are In ruined condition in the
Palace of Manufactures as the result
of the heavy rain storm which
swept over the Worlds Fair. The
valuation is placed by Marcel and
the acting commissioner-general of
France, who has investigated the
havoc wrought by the water.
| The gowns were made by French
dressmakers and were one of the
most interesting features ! of the
Manufactures building. They were
displayed in glass showcases, but
the rain was driven through crew.
ces in the roof of the building and
poured down upon the top and
eventually soaking the garments.
J. New York, Aug. 2o.-Margaret
; Dougberty, of Rochester, n. Y.
who was almost scalped in an au-
, tomobile accident, August 10, is re-
: covering at a hospital here, after
: undergoing remarkable operation
s which resulted in the replacing
' of her scalp-which was torn from
her head. The cuticle has already
begun to unite, and the girls hair
!. shows such signs of vitality that
: the success Of the operation is as.
e sured.
v Miss Dougherty fell in dismount'
e ing from an automobile in Central
{. Park. Her hair caught in the bal
5 ance wheel, which had not been
b shut off, and the rapidly revolving
e shaft wound it up, tearing off par
s. of the scalp seven inches from hel
y ear and five from front to back
g She was carried to the hospital un
a conscious and later policeman ar
!, rived With the scalp.
|. The doctors quickly prepared th'
IS wound, replaced the severed por
g. ton, hich fitted perfectly whei
ST sewed on. Upon removal OF tn
bandage il has been found thas tn
n cuticle is healing and the surgeon
r are satisfied that the woman will
g show no effects of her terrible ez
d, perience a month hence.
le Toxic, Aug. 21,-After a sever
y engagement with the protsc.e
is cruisers Chiiose and Tsushima, th
OF grey hounds OF the Japanese navy
s. the feet Russian cruiser Novik ha
been varquished. The fghtoccurl
j. ed today. After it, the Novik, in
as sinking condition, was run ashor
d. in Karsakovsk harbor, on the Is
In ane @ SAX
fk The details of the seahght are nc
r. known here, but it is evident ths
ne the Chitose and Tsushin1a caugf
On up with the Novik rt-r,iay an
er that running fight ersued. Th
N contest was resumed and termina
to ed early this morning.
er Captain Sukeichiro, who's in con
le- mand of the Chitose, reports the Ell
he gagement in a brief telegram, whic
ed reached the navy department hel
this afternoon. He says he first a
Us. tackled the Russian cruiser Saturda
to afternoon, and that Sunday morl
ing he inflicted heavy damage ID
OF on her. The Novik nearly sanl
h. but she was beached at Korsakvosl
IN "A shell from the Novika struc
no the Tsushima in a bunker. Ten
he porary repairs, however, rendere