Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-22
The Wind and Rain that Swept Through
the Best Portion Of Three States
Slight Damage to Crops.
Fortunately but Little Loss Of Life is
Reported-HOuses UnrOOIed and
Sheds and Fences Blown
Down.
The Most Terrible Storm since 1871
Kansas City Drenched with Rain
Railroads Washed, Etc.

rifle storm OF WIND, rain ana nall passed
over the central portion OF the State this
evening, doing very serious damage tC
crops in the vicinity of the State capital
Strange reports come from Lafayette
county, near Lexington, OF the appear
ance of millions OF toads in that vicinity
A big box of them was taken to Sedalia
last night. Farmers are appalled, at the
prospective damage by grasshOppers and
tORds.
SEDALIA, Mo-, June 16.-The heaviest
rain for many years fell here this even
ing, between three and four o'clock,
The streets were fairly deluged with Wa
ter, ravines filed to overflOWing, and
easements filed. The damage by water
amounts to one thousand dollars. Seve-
raj sheds were blown down by the ter
rife wind, and in the country fences
were generally demolished or washed
away by the flood. 1t is believed that
myr' ads of grasshoppers were drowned,
as the prairie, in places, is covered with
water.
CLARKsvILLE, Tenn, June 18.-Dur-
ing a heavy thunderstorm which passed
over this city this morning, the Method.
ist church cupol9 was struck by light
ming, which tore away portion of the
woodwork withoutiDjuringt the building
materially. A large oak tree standing
in the lawn in front Of Mrs. NJ. r. Stack
er's residence was also struck.
CUMBERLAND CITY, TENN, June II.
We were visited on Wednesday, the
tenth instant, with by the severest
storm Of wind and rain that was ever
known in this vicinity. The crops of
olI s1,i1roI 10
some extent, and there was more timber
blown down and destroyed than was
ever known before. Some cattle and
hogs were killed by the falling timber.
No human lives lost as far as known.
No dwellings of any consequence were
blown down, The storm extended over
a great width of country, and was the
hardest and longest blow of wind and
the heaviest rain ever seen here.
RINGGOLD, GA, June 16.-The wind
blew pretty stiff here, but inflicted slight
damage. A tree was blown down near
the one hundred and eighteenth mile
post, breaking the telegraph wire. No
rain.
TUNNEL HILL, GA, Juna 16.-The
storm was fierce heTe, blowing down q
negro church, fences, trees, etc. No
one injured so far as heard from. No
rain.
DALTON, GA, June 16.-The storm
did NO damage here. No rain.
CALHOUN, GA, June 16.-The wind
to-day struck Calhoun at three o'clock,
taking off part Of the roof of the rail-
road depot, blowing down several sheds
and a number of trees, fences. etc. The
storm was due east. No rain. Other
points between Calhoun and Atlanta re-
port no damage done. No rain reported
except aboat four miles from Atlanta.
AUGUSTA, GA, June 16.-Ninety-six
in the shade to-day. A severe wind
storm passed over the city this evening,
trees and tearing down signs.
No serious damage done in this vicinity.
RHEA's SPRINGS, TENN, June IS
The storm of Wednesday evening was
terrific. The largest trees went down
before the wind by dozens. The path of
the storm was ten or twelve miles wide,
and from southwest to northeast,
Rhea and Meigs counties. Tim
Der went down before it like reeds, and
roofs were blown off in all directions.
There is no loss Of life reported.
CLEVELAND, Tenn, June 18.-Yes-
terdsy evening a heavy Wind-storm
passed over this place and vicinity,
some buildings, prOstrating
fences, wheat shocks, etc. The gale
was about as heavy as we have ever
seen. But little rain accompanied it.
ATHENS, Tenn, June 1S.-A heavy
storm of wind and rain passed over this
place about three o'clock yesterday
afternoon. For ten minutes the wind
was terrific, and knocked things about
pretty lively. A number of trees were
blown down, and others stripped of their
branches. There is a good deal OF tim
Der down in the country around. Fences
were blown away and the wheat shocks
scattered in all directions. At this place
the roof Of the old Methodist church was
slightly damaged.
AUGUSTA, GA, June 17.-Yesterday
evening about seven o'clock a black
cloud approached the city, apparently
from the northwest. In q moment
heavy gale was sweeping through the
streets, banging shutters to and fro, and
raising immense clouds of dust, which
hid everything from view. For some
perfect panic prevailed. Ev-
cry body seemed to be under the impress
sion that tornado was about 10 COM
mence its work Of destruction. Men,
women and children rushed into stores
and dwellings, and in a moment the
were deserted. Fortunately
the gale was of short duration, and the
damage caused by it was comparatively
light. As far as we have been able TO
learn no one was injured and no dwell
ings damaged. The tin roof of the tin
shop belonging to the Georgia railroad
was ripped off by the force of the wind.
The gale hOwled through the Union de.
pot at furious rate, and parties in the
building looked Up toward the roof some
what apprehensively.
NASHVILLE, June 19.-Frcm q gen.
tleman who arrived here frOm Shelby
vile yesterday, says the Banner, we
learn that the recent storms had done
damage to the wheat crop,
q large proportion of that cereal having
been blown down. Instead of the
reaper the scythe will have to be used
in saving the grain, which he believed
in this way could be successfully, though
more laboriOusly, harvested. A large
Of trees were felled, the storm
having swept over the entire county.
Little's warehouse and the building oc-
cupied by WilhOite & Brothers had their
roofs injured, but the damages were
subsequently repaired. A portion of the
slate roofing on the courthouse was
blown of. A good many shade trees in
in the town were leVelad with +bo oortb