Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-08
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
Great Loss of Life and Damage to
Property.
Houses Blown Down-WeIIs Sucked Dry
Cars OeraiIed and Wires Frustrated
"A Whole Village Destroyed.
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN CRUSHED

CHICAGO, April IA Topeka, Kansas,
special says: A cyclone started south oil
the Arkansas river, near Raymond, Rice
county, last night, and moved in norther-
" direction. 1t prostrated telegr aph poles
when it crossed the Santa Fe tracks. John
Wilson's house was blown down, Mrs. Will
son killed, and Mrs. Parker fatally inJur-
ed. Several large houses were demolished.
Proceeding north, the storm struck New
town, Chase county, and demolished twenty
two of the twenty-six buildings in the
place, threw the cars from the tracks, and
did much other damage. Mr.. Reed, hotel
keeper, was killed, his wife fatally hurt,
and another woman and a child killed
about the same time.
A small cyclone, with a vertical
water spout, passed through the
eastern part of the county, later
in the, day, but did little damage,
except by drowning out the stock at E. 2.
Lawrence's farm. The water was sucked
out of the wells. The cloud, as it ap-
preached Chase, was funnel-shaped, whirl-
ing and twisting with fearful velocity. All
the inhabitants of Chase were more or less
hurt. Among the losers are Eckler Bros,
store room destroyed with $4,000 worth OF
goods; Ed. Shelton's store room and resi-
dence, loss 5000; Sutton, SwiSher Il Du-
pree, store room and lumber, several thou
sand dollars; George F. Miller, new store
and residence, $500; Congregational
Church, $500; Reeds hotel, blown down;
Methodist Church, dedicated Sunday,
twisted quarter round and badly wrecked;
several houses overturned; MusCott Bros,
store damaged and stock ruined; Spires
drug store blown from its foundation; de-
not unroofed and several persons killed;
names not given.
The people are living in box car>, and
many are destitute.
A special from Clyde Station, Michigan,
reports a terrible hurricane near Highland
Station, on the Detroit and Pierre Mar
uuette railroad, south of Holly, early last
night. The extent of the damage is un-
known, rs the telegraph line is down, and
the railroad agent walked to Clyde and sent
what he knew The dwelling OF man
named Crondall, was blown down. Cron-
dali and one child was killed, and daughter
severely injured. A guest, Mrs. Taylor, Of
Pontiac, was ;.;-O killed, and several other
persons injured.
The hurricane covered an area OF less
than halfa mile wide, but leyelled every
4. -, alSn Df
| high winds and heavy rains i'll the vicinity
of Keokuk and along the Wabash and Rock
Island roads, in Coma, keosauqua and
Huneston, Iowa, and Kakoka and Ashton,
| Missouri.
At these four places the damage was very
severe, but full particulars are wanting be-
cause telegraphic communication is COM
pletely shut off.
Fatal Effects In Michigan.
KALAMAZOO, April There was severe
hail and wind storm in this region, yester-
day afternoon. At Kendall, on the South
| Haven road, regular cyclone prevailed.
Mr.. Wildes house was blown down. lie
was killed anu is wife and friend injured.
| Other building were unrooted. The Cy-
| clone moved east, across the northern part
OF this county, unrootng barns and doing
other damage. 1t is rumOred that man
was killed in Cooper township.
Further Particulars.
CmcAGo, April The Ereniny JourmrS
special says: A terrific tornado through
the township OF Kalamo, Eaton county,
last night, did immense damage to houses
and barns, killing large amount OF live
stock. Several lives reported lost, and
many injured. The place is remote from
travel and telegraph.
Later particulars say OF the Oakland
county storm, Lafayette Crandell, his sister
and little boy, and Mrs. Henry Tyler were
killed, and his little girls arm so badly
crushed as to require amputatiOn. Miss
Ora Ward was also injured. The debris
looks like that of All explosion, everything
is ground to atoms.
One horse was blown out of barn and
found in distant field, covered with mud
The idiot sister OF Horace Sherman, OF
Kalamo, was killed and another sisters leg
broken His wife'S jaw was dislOcated
and the whole family carried fifty rods and
thrown into swamp and badly bruised.
In Iowa,
KEoKrE, Iowa, April "A Keokuk
CONSTRUCTORS special from Keosauqua, says
the storm of yesterday morning wrecked 6
great deal of property and played much
havoc throughout the lower Des Moine;
valley. At Keosauqua large new house
in which locomotive was KEPT
was demolished and a fireman wa'
badly injured. Two or three brick houses
were partly demolished. Sections OF the
side walk were torn up and borne away by
the wind. The glass front of of Martin:
new store house was ruined. The wint
storm tore up trees and blew down fence;
in all directions.
other Casualties.
EAST SAGINAW, April About 6 o'clocb
last evening tornado swept over the ter
ritory northeast OF Midland village, twenty
miles west OF this city, doing considerable
damage. The residence Of a farmer named
Z. L. Walton was picked up bodily and
capSized, tearing it into pieces. The
wreck took fire from the stove and burned