Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-06

Richmond, Mo-, June "a ter
rife cyclone struck our city at. $3.50
o'clocka yesterday afternoon. It
swept through the central portion
leveling everything in it's path, a
breadth of 800 yards The cyclone
literally destroyed one-third of the
place, embracing the Post Office, the
Presbyterian and Baptist Churches,
and ct least seventy five private
residences, wagon factories, ium Der
yards, stores, the hotel, etc. The
loss can scarcely be computed, but
it is put down at 100000 which
falls upon persons unable to bear it.,
while many of them are either killed
or seriously injured. The loss of
property is nothing compared with
the loss of life. The following is an
imperfect list of the killed and
wounded:
Killed - Mrs. T. J. Casey. Mrs.
Ross, Matte Holman, Mrs. Joy, Mrs.
Alvina Childs, Thomas j. Bosaman,
Squire Bells, James Donon. VIM.
Campbell, Miss Couch, a child of
Sam Nodlng, and child, name un-
known.
MORALLY injured William A Don.
aldson, Marion Ball, Charley Ash
bury, Fred Lehrman, Miss Florence
Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Joy.
The funeral of several of the VIC
Tins took place tais afternoon, and
the Masons of Lexington were pres
ent TO assist at the interment.
The remains of Captain Jacobs
were found this afternoon buried in
the ruins, and Judge Donaldson, who
was reported wounded last night, is
dead, making SO far fifteen deaths.
The death of several others is mo
mentarily expected. At least forty
persons are seriously or mortally
wounded.
Many strangers are here render.
ing all the assistance possible.
Advices from the country in the
track of the storm northward are
that the growing crops are badly in
jured, trees Frustrated, stock killed
bridges blown down, but no houses,
are reported destroyed or lives lost.
ELSEWHERE.
Clarksville, Neb., June "A most
severe storm visited this county
(Merrick) yesterday afternoon. The
cloud had the appearance of an i'm.
mense cylindrical-shaped column. Its
path lay IN a zig-zag southeasterly
direction, over prairie country, and
for q distance of over two miles
everything in space of about 400
feet wide was taken up from the
earth and destroyed, until the cyc-
lone reached the Platte river, where
it dissolved. The country is thinly
settled and only two farm houses
and one schoolhouse were destroyed.
No human lives were lost but sever.
81 persons narrowly escaped. Hon.
w. 81. Webster was fishing near
whore the cyclone went into the
river. His horse and buggy standing
near by and directly in he course Of
the storm, were taken MP on the col
umn, the horse being carried over
half milo al d smashed to the earth
while none of the buggy has been
seen yet. Mr.. Webster, by running
out of the storms course, barely es-
capped with his life. Many cattle
were killed and crops badly dam
aged. When the people of this vii.
lage saw first the monster. which ap
peared to be coming directly 10 the
town, strong men with terror de.
picted on their countenances ran to
their homes, and gathered their
families in the cellar, Happily the
course of the cloud was changed and
GAINESVILLE saved from obliteration
Omaha, Neb., juno 2-Dnring the
last three nights very heavy rain
storms have prevailed here and
throughout Nebraska, accompanied
by severe thunder and lightning
The storm of last night was the most
oONCIo VI luo SSItOS, hAIU l6ll III
torrents, the thunder and lightning
were terrific, aud at times the wind
was very high. Several persons in
Council Bluffs, Iowa, were struck by
lightning. A Mrs. Suits and hel
son, who occupied the same bed were
both struck. The boy died twenty
minutes afterwards and the mother
is not expected to recover.
Bloomington, Ill, June "A ter.
rife storm, lightning, and rain in
undated this section at o'clock
his morning. Many fields are CON-
pletely under water. lightning did
some damage.
Quincy, ILL.,, June 2--This vicinity
was visited by another terrible wind
storm at an early hour this morning
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