The Portland daily press., 1882-06-27
WESTERN BLASTS.
Details Of the Destruction at Emmetts-
burg and Vicinity.

burg and Vicinity.
SIOUX CRY, June 56.-The Journals special
from Emmettsburg gives particulars of the
wind storm at that place on Saturday morn
ing: "The cyclone struck this town from the
west The storm parted at the west side of the
town, one part going east, the other southeast.
The large new school house was totally wreck
ed, and the buildings of JAS Boswell and Geo.
S. Everest were destroyed. Many store fronts
were blown down, and several buildings
wrecked. A. P Eddy and j. Gales dwellings
were unroofed, and the depot of the Burling-
ton Railway partly unroofed. The wind mills
OF the Burlington and Milwaukee Roads were
blown down, Mrs. j. p. Whites millinery
store was unroofed, and goods were damaged
TO the amount of several hundred dollars The
turn-table of the Burlington Railway was
smashed; the iron-rods, several inches in
diameter, were broken and twisted into frag-
ments. Many small residences snd numerous
barns were blown to atoms. Mrs. Boswell had
her shoulders broken, child of James Bos-
we'll was badly injured, Mrs. Forrest and child
were badly injured, the child being blown ten
rods and found naked on the prairie with its
skull cracked, and George Sondre was burned
by his stove falling on him. No person was
killed so far as known. The loss in town is
$25, 900. In the country many farm houses
and barns and school houses we're blown down
Mr.. Pagan has three children badly injured
the daughter of John Wilson was badly hurt;
some stock were injured and some cattle and
horses killed by lightning. The rain fel In
torrents during the storm"
Serious Damage at Indianapolis, with
Loss of Life.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 26.-The cyclone
here last evening destroyed the farm house
and barns of John Pressly, demolished Cayla' 8
ice houses, killed VIM. Drew, broke an arm of
Mrs Gray unroofed ST. Paul's Cathedral, de-
stroyed the spires of Menden St. Church, un-
rooted the Presbyterian Church, unroofed Nc
Kinneys and Reilly's blocks on Washington
street and two houses on Prospect street. Geo.
Wilkins was blown from the railroad bridge
aud drowned
The Extent of the Storm.
MINNEAPoLIs, June 26.-The Tribunes ad.
vices show that the storm of Friday night ex.
tended over Minnesota, Northern Iowa and
Western Wisconsin. AT Ellenton, D. T.,
several small houses were demolished and a
passenger and freight car at the depot over.
turned. Throughout Southern Minnesota the
streams rose suddenly, overrun their banks,
swept away considerable stock and did other
damage. The growing grain in some places
was leveled to the ground, but not in interior
points in Southeastern Dakota and South
western Minnesota.
A Chapter of Calamities.
CHICAGO, June 26.-The cyclones of the past
few days seem to have followed no particular
course but to have dropped here and there at
points as widely separated as cities in Nebras-
ka and Michigan and as Dakota Territory and
Southern Indiana while the ravages in Iowa
have been most serious to life and property.
The aggregate losses in other parts of they
territory are very heavy. At Osceola, Iowa,
yesterday Adam Miller and Tom Lowe were
killed by lightning. In northwestern Iowa
between Morrison and Round Grove,~ Ills,
2600 feet of the Chicago and Northwestern
track washed away The Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy suffered even worse west of Men
dota.
In Nebraska yesterday morning a terrific
storm gathered in Butler county and swept
southwest through Saunders, Lancaster, Ros-
soleesand Kehama counties, doing damage in
belt of 25 miles in width. Two houses were
blown down in Wahso and two-story barn
was carried 80 feet through the air. A herd of
ponies were swept by the storm eight miles
southwark over fields and through wire fences.
One man was killed and five injured near Tai
madge on the Missouri Pacific while seeking
shelter under freight car which was hurled
ried doWn strealn aud a-o-~nad near Jonesb oro,
Minnesota. Roads were stripped of bridges
and made inaccessible.
There was a tornado at Marysville, Kansas,
yesterday morning and one reported at Ker-
win.
At Muncie, Ind, $4,000 worth of damage was
inflicted. Roofs were blown off and much
other damage. At Decatur, Ind, the loss was
$4,000 Near Lafayette, Ind, there was ter
rifle water spout, s feet high, Saturday night
which chased train going to the city con-
siderable distance. 1t whirled rocks and i'm
mensa trees along but spent its fury before it
caught the train. A severe rain storm did
$4,000 damage to Chester Township, Ohio