The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-07-18
Terrible Havoc by Tornado in the West.

SIoUx CIrr, Iowa, July "A tornado struck
the southern part OF Elkhorn, d. T., at half past
5o'clock last evening, demolishiug three dwell
lings, many barns, storehouses, SC. Only one
person was injured, as far as known.
A special dispatch TO the Joaradl from Le-
mars, Plymouth County, lowe, says; "a ter
rib.e wind storm passed over the northern part
Of this county last evening destroying houses,
barns, SC. Ten miles northeast Of here two
young men named kuss, who saw the storm
coming. ran into barn for shelter, when the
wind struck the building with terrific force COM
pletcly dcmolishing IL, and crushing them TO
death in the ruins. Parties who saw the storm
from distance say it WAS terrible to look at. 1t
could be distinctly seen from Lemar's At first
the storm cloud Prcsented the appearance Of an
hour glass, amer which il assumed the shape of
straight column, and then seemed to break
into fragments and dri0 away"
MilwArKiE, July +-Reports from over one
hundred different points in Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin say that the late storm did no damage
TO crops. Some wheat was blown down, tut is
ali coming up again.
ST. r.vL, July 4.-The storm Of wednesda,
night VAS the heaviest ever known in Mime
ss,a Five inches sfrain fell here in Is hours
the greatest amount since the signal service Of.
See vas established. Trains are delayed on all
railroads BY washouts, and none arrived at or
left the city until last night. The most serious
damage is on the railroad near Red Wing where
. ~ashoat will stop travel for . day or two. The
Storm extended all over this State and North.
western Wisconsin, IN which regions there was
great fall Of rain and hail, accompanied BY
thunder and lightning.
Red Wing reports one hundred thousand dol.
lars damage TO property in ,ha, city. Every
town in the southern and eastern portions Of the
State, safered heavily, but details are wanting.
At Marshall the hail stones were as large as
hens eggs, causing great destruction to crops.
Al Nenomcnee. Wis., house WAS carried away
BY the aooG which followed and two persons who
were in the house have not since been heard
trau. Telegraph lines eastward were down all
day yesterday.
ST. Part NISx., July 4.-The first complete
CHaa,y sy the storm cf Wednesday night aud
yesterday morning reached here today. The
storm assumed the character Of a cyclone near
Rel Wing: the point Of greatest violence being
NAsA, sEAn village ten miles west Of the Mis-
slssi1pi. \ special dispatch 10 the Fioneer Pr,st
fran Ee; Wing, SAYS: In the town Of NaSa
tie ;G-y Il ihe Storm was =, it. height. making
teiTtu! sAvae. Il seemed 10 start four miles be-
!ea3 NAsA- and travelled in . south westerly ii-
rco;ioa. Vas. Church and the Orphanage,
which i under the care Of the church, were
oanrle;ely demolished. The Orphsnage con-
t.iaei tseu'y-feu- Inmates, and out of this num-
Ter ihrre were ki!!ei outright, and seventeen
injured ihree, il !. thought, fatally. The house
{. E-eA Stevenson, close by Was blown down.
He vxs ki.lei and mis- wife severely injured
Il h Helne aad wife, elderly couple, were
killed. also . baby Of Mr. and Mrs. L;nsted,
aad another party unknown, making nine per.
saas il al kilei and four rot expected to live
TIE aL-hsr .: wounded is thirty. The houses
:: &l mentioned q. killed were blown down and
l.1y o;hsr houses injured. The storm ragged
throush Belle Greek, where it blew down the
h:gse :: An;h3ny Peitel. 4, Warreutown, on
Lake Ssare. three houses wers torn down, and
5 man .ni his wife AMI daughter were killed in
Sae Of them At Maiden, Rock, TWO frame
house: were demolished.