The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-27

of whom 10 record was kept, it is impossi-
BILE to get list Of the dead.
A great many colored people were killed
or injured. Only fourteen buildings are left
standing, and there is not a house in town
but what is more OF less injured. Large num-
bers of citizens from Lebanon and Springfield
arc doi:,g all they can TO relieve tha suffering.
Tho Tornado.
CHICAGO, April 20.--The following reports
of the ravages by the storm were received by
telegraph: In Rock county, Wisconsin, the
village OF ShOpicre was struck by the storm
Sunday afternoon and torn up feaIfully by
the wind for two hours. The adjoining
townships Of Turtle, LaPrarie, Bradford and
JohnsLown suffered also in the loss Of cattle,
buildings and fences. The total damage in
the county will probably reach 100000. The
house ard barn of Thomas Holmes was torn
to bits and the contents were utterly de-
stroyed. Mis-. Fearns and two children, who
lived in the house, were carried away in the
flying tinbers and landed forty rods distant
with slight injuries. Fearn's had $40 in his
pocketbook, which was carried Of Part of
the money was afterward found half mile
away. The barns of r. W. Schenck were
razed to the ground, though built of extra
heavy stone walls. Stones weighing tons
were hurled about like chaf Two horses
were killed outright and two wounded. The
house of S. S. Hart, together with the out
buildings were destroyed. Charles Younians
was picked up from the barn-yard, carried
about in the alr like leaf and finally landed
uninjured on a wood-pile. Robert Liliburn's
orchard and barns were damaged. The cyclone
demolished Mr.. Andcrson's house and badly
injured his wife, who is reported dying. The
family of Lyman II. Richardson, at Johnston,
took refuge in the cellar and saw their house
swept from above them, and no trace Of the
contents OF the house could be obtained.
The county buildings and poor-house were
distnantled. The storm cut Swath as though
Of fire destroying every bit Ol vegetation in its
way. IL was accompanied by' rain and hail.
At Manitowoc and Kossuth, The storm was
severe but not so destructive as elsewhere.
Its track was from oue-eighth to oneIourth
Of mile wide. The gale in Illinois was not
severe in the central part Of the State, Cham
pagne suffering most, but only minor dam
| ages to roof, trees, etc, resulted.
THO Cyclone.
ST. LOUIS, april 20.-The first dispatch
| direct from Marshield was received last night
| by Tie GLOBE Democrat and gives the follow
ing description of the storm:
This town and county were visited by one
Of the most destructive cyclones on record,
last evening" After passing through several
miles Of country in Christian, Green and
Webster Counties destroying everything in
NO p'StH lSfCiiS hot''n p iio3 Ii'4l'S
timber. it strucl this tOTn about G:30 O'Clock.
Eye Witnesses of the approaching storm say
it was a frigltful looking black cloud, lined
with ficccy white, funnel-slraped and moving
| in the manner OF Il screw propeller. ii
moved With wonderful velocity, literally
destroying and blowing away everything In
its path, which WAS about half mile wide at
this point. Large sized trees We're twisted
Of, telegraph wires snapped, and the bark
| ljN, l.l III tpugc tTSl,cD
were blown fIom their foundations, cattle,
hogs, sheep, horses and poultry were wllilled
into the air and carried great distances. The
noise Of the storm, crash Of falling houses
and the cries and screams OF the terrified
people made a scene ot horror that begcars
description. What was a beautiful, peaceful
quiet town Of 500 people Lwcnty.tour hour;
ago is now Il waste OF Gcsoation. Out o
two hundred DWELLING houses not more ,aar
twenty are left standing. A child WAS fouIl(
al Ma!sliicld lodged in the crotch OF a tree
thirty feet above ground, but slightly hun
At G!ay's creek, four mites from Jefferson
CITY, seven houses were demolished and sey
eral of their inmates injured. A log houst
was blown into deep cut on the Missouri
Pacific railroad az Ll.at point and the passeI
l,r Train from tie west ran into il, ditchinl
the engine and severely w0Nnd!ng the eRgi
! Hecl and LIeni.t!.
~ 6ItGCiCI IiOIll u-tOII. NEAiIchal tJt-AlJ
Gays d tcrible STORM passed tllroV, Ii tina
, coun,y las night, doing an immense am0un
Of damage 20 farm property besides destroyin
| Il number Of houses. At New Bloomtiel
one woman WAS killed by falling hous
r ard Z negro @trl WAS killed by lightning, IL
+ but few Of those remaining are uninjured
! OF the business houses around the publ
square all but three are utterly demolishe
/ and their contents blown away, burned q
"A yfgl
/ train from Springfield brought about 40
a people with provisions and medicines for til
y wounded. As rapidly as the bodies Of lll
Il dead and wounded could be eXlricated lroi
. the ruins lMcy were prepared for lntcrmcn
q by tls terrible calamity it is estimated til;
: $4,000 - 100000 have been lost. Ever
|. business house in the place Is in ruins, an
d the stocks Of all are destroyed except twt
Il OF the so Inhabitants Of MarShieid, VII
g yesterday had happy, comfortable home
- seveIl-cIgits are without houses, clotnin:
Il food, or tine means to procure them. III
e des,iCution aud suffering is terrible. A gre
:, many bodies are lying in tie court houi
II here. OF the tota! number killed, which
# not far short OF a hundred, not more than
Y dozen have been buried.
! Another Storm.
;. LAWRENCE, KS, April l9.-On Sund;
IS morning al three o'clock the worst wind stor
r. ever kucwu i'll this section broke upon Il
y clly. Tl4e thermometer at the State Uniye
slty shows That from 3:31 to O'Clock d
wind attained velocity OF eighty miles
hour, tbs highest ever registered here. u
+ the storm assumed none Of the fltres OF
|, tornado. Both east and south Of this poi
III tie storm was more severe.
,n Convention.
:: Bo,ToN, April 20.-The prohibitory 81;
- convention Today chose delegates at large
y tie Cleveland National ConYeution also 0
$ deleg.ts from each Congressional dstri
il The resolution set forth the essential nee
Il. sity OF the policy of prohibition and I
et maintenance Of the party as an independ'
4. national organization free FROM SanD8cli