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Show TELEGRAPHIC. DESTRUCTIVE STORMS. Detroit, Mich., June 19.-Yesterday about noon, a cyclone struck the southeast part of Bay City, doing much damage. A barn belonging to Frank Fitzhugh was torn down and a colt carried 20 rods and killed. The house of Thomas Joyce was also completely demolished. Mrs. ?? Custer was badly cut by falling timbers, and a girl named Shipson dashed 20 feet away from where she stood, striking against a fence, injuring her so that she will probably die. A small boy named John Carroll had his skull fractured and will probably die; while Mrs. Joyce, her daughter and another of the Carroll boys were badly bruised. The track of the storm was about 80 rods wide and in its path fences, trees, &c., were swept clean. There was also a severe storm at Essexville, down the river from Bay City, but no injury is reported save from accompanying hail and rain. The same storm evidently swept through portions of Triscola and Huron counties, doing great damage, especially four miles north of Edgetown, where it tore down Nathan Lundy's house and barn; also Malcolm McDonald's house; at the latter place Mrs. McDonald had a leg broken by falling timbers. The storm moved in an eastern direction and reports are coming in from further on its course, much property being destroyed and many people injured. DES MOINES, Iowa, June 19.-Henry county's loss by the storm will reach ?? a million, of which one fourth was inflicted in Mt. Pleasant. Shadrick Scott and mother are the only persons known to have been killed there. NEW YORK, June 19.-New England, New Jersey, and all parts of this State report a heavy storm, to-day. RICHMOND, Vt., reports five washouts between there and Abricorn, Province of Quebec. The South Eastern railway trains await repairs of the track. The partly erected walls of the Seymour chair factory, West Troy, N. Y., were blown down, but not one of the 100 men at work were injured. Lightning did considerable damage at all points but no life was lost. VESSELS DESTROYED. San Francisco, June 20.-A fire broke out about two a.m. on Oakland Pier in the vicinity of the old ferry ship, and the depot bark Great Western burnt to the water's edge. The ships Rep. Bonanza and Centennial and the British Bark Norma were damaged. The fire is not yet extinguished. The fire boat was sent over from the city. SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.-By telephone from Point Lobos it is learned that Captain Jarvis with Engineer Cook and the steward of the Escumbia came ashore in one of the ship's boats about daylight near the Ocean House. No report regarding the disaster has yet been received from them. SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.-It is difficult to obtain information regarding the loss of the steamer Escumbia. Captain Parvis has been closeted during the morning with the consignees, and the men rescued with him have been stowed away to sleep off the fatigue of the night's struggle with the waves. This much, however, has been gleaned from statements made by the captain and by the stevedores who stowed the vessel. Owing to the empty condition of the water ballast tanks and coal carried on deck, the ship was ??. On getting outside whe encountered a heavy sea. One of the journals became heated and the engines were stopped. The ?? headway, fell off into a trough of sea and a wave boarded her, throwing her on her beam ends. All hands rushed on deck. The water began to pour on through the sky lights and hatches on deck. Owing to the dangerous position of the ship no one would go below to start the engines and get her head to sea again, and she filled rapidly and sank. The captain, engineer, and seven others got into one boat and nine men took the life-boat. The latter boat was full of water and had no oars. The captain supposes that the remainder of the ?? boat pulled around in the darkness until about one in the morning when an attempt was made to land on the ocean beach. The boat was swamped and only four of the occupants succeeded in reaching the land. This morning search was made along the beach for the bodies of the other occupants of the boat, but no trace of them was found. The revenue cutter Richard Rush is now out looking for the life boat. The Escumbia had on board a cargo of wheat valued at $30,000, fully insured. The ship is believed to be insured in Liverpool. It is stated that it is the custom to empty the water tanks on loading and as coal is used up to fill the tanks to preserve the stability, the general impression is that the disaster was due to piling coal on deck. An inquest will be held at once; meantime the parties interested maintain guarded silence. GUITEAU'S DOOM. Washington, June 19.-Guiteau is inclined to be serious and indulges in no bravado, but says he has not abandoned hope that the President will reprieve him. The prisoner is under surveillance day and night and no one is allowed to speak with him except his council and Dr. Hicks, the clergyman in attendance. It is said that no one is permitted to see the prisoner, but people properly introduced are sometimes allowed the privilege of peeping through the barred door of the cell. He passes most of his time reading the Bible, an occupation that is peculiarly appropriate to a person in his situation. No arrangements for the execution have yet been made, and the final program is not to be completed until shortly before the execution. The gallows is a permanent structure and always in position. So far as mere hanging is concerned nothing remains to be done except to adjust the ropes. A new rope will be used and it will be shrunk sometime next week. Thousands of applications to witness the execution have been made but only a few, probably not to exceed 100, will be admitted to the place of execution. The warden of the jail has charge of the execution and the law requires him to invite the District Attorney, the near relatives of the condemned, and not more than three ministers of the Gospel are to be present. A peace posse may, however, be summoned. |