Incensed with the killing of five men and the burning of the Pony Express stop at Williams Station, Nevada miners formed four companies of militia to punish the Paiute Indians.  One of these units under "Major" William Ormsby engaged the tribe and their allies near Pyramid Lake and the civilians were comprehensively defeated.  Of the 105 whites, 76 were killed, including Ormsby, and the remainder narrowly escaped, most with wounds.  (By John Osborne)

Upset with increased settlement in their area, Paiute Indians attacked the Pony Express stop at William's Station in Nevada.  The station was ostensibly the site of the abduction and rape to two young Paiute women earlier. Five men were reported killed and the station burned to the ground.  This touched off the Paiute War that was fought violently through the summer and halted deliveries for the only time in the history of the Pony Express.  (By John Osborne)

A forceful gale blew up from the northwest in the late afternoon over Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  Significant damage was immediately caused to crops, farm houses and outbuildings near Hulmeville, Attleboro and Wentmore in the county.  Fruit trees especially suffered with entire apple orchards torn from the ground.  Considered the fiercest storm to ever afflict the community, it however caused no fatalities or serious injuries.  (By John Osborne) 

Boasting status as the oldest athletic club in the United States, the Olympic Club was founded in San Francisco, California at a meeting held in the Lafayette Hook and Ladder Firehouse.  Twenty-three young men made up the original membership, with T.W. Bell as president, and E. Bonnell as secretary.  The Olympic Club came to dominate sports in the Bay Area for decades and is still in energetic existence.  (By John Osborne)