Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-28
THE GREAT STORM.
More Loss Of Life and Damage TO Prop
erty Reported.

erty hepO1teu.
CHICAGO, June 27.-Butler county,
Nebraska, was devastated by tornado Sun
day and a number of people killed, much
stock lost and small crops destroyed. The
path of the storm was ten miles wide.
Damage estimated at $4,000. In the vicin-
ity OF Verona, Iowa, the streams were raised
TO a great height, fields completely mum
dated and bridges and sluices carried away.
Many farmers have abandoned the idea OF
raising enough corn to feed. Oats are ma
terially injured many fields being red with
rust, and the outlook for crops is so per
cent. worse than ten days ago.
Disastrous storms in Missouri, along the
line of the Hannibal and st. Joe railroad,
blew down thirty miles of telegraph wire.
About BroOkfield there is a bad washout
ON the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific, and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. Trains
are delayed by the waShout and unsafe
bridges.
Almost cyclone visited Galesburg, Sat-
urday night and although the damage
there was not great, the neighhoring coun-
ty was severely visited. The Illinois river
is out of its banks. and bottom farming for
this wear is impossible The railroads gen.
orally have suffered much loss, but no
severe mishaps have occurred to trains on
account of the carefulnesS of the manage
ment. The telegraph wires are twisted,
torn and grounded in every direction.
In Nebraska the storm travelled 400 miles
in six hours, being from the North Platt 10
Omaha. Yesterday at noon an angry, black
cloud and hot, dark atmosphere scared the
people of Atchison, Kansas, but although
most dangerous looking clouds formed over
the city only few of the ordinary casualties
to roof, lumber piles, fences, etc, ensued,
A part of the storm struck kerwin, Kan,
and completely carried away buildings,
churches and residences.
At Talmage. Marysville, Avera and other
points the storm wrought destruction.
Three men were killed at Talmsge aud
crops were levelled in all directions.
At st. Joseph, Mo-, the depot was uu-
rooted, and at Lathrop several houses were
RACED to the ground.
The damage locrops in Nebraska amounts
according to different estimates, to from
500 600 10 $50. 900. The loss in Omaha is
estimated at 10000. Loss in Geneseo, ILL.,,
abOut $4,000
The great bulk OF the losses seems to have
been on farms, and are very slow in coming
to light.
The papers are burdened with
reports OF storms, cyclones, floods,
and winds, so general in
character and so similar in heavy damage
to crops. that the conclusion is irresistible
that and greater injury has been inflicted
than was ever done by irruptive storms.
There has been, also in addition to the in
jury to crops, great loss to cattle, to fences,
TO out houses, and not q little loss of life.
Butler county, Neb.. was devastated by
tornado Sunday, and a number of people
killed, much stock lost and small crops de-
stroyed.
CHICAGO, June 2T.-It is estimated that
not less than thirteen persons have been
killed by the recent tornado in Kansas,
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota and
Minnesota, and that the total amount o,
property destroyed will exceed S, 5OO,00