The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-27
IN DISASTERS TRACK.
rHEPATAoF RUIN, HAvocAND DEATH

tHerAl HoF HUN, HAVOC AND DEATf
Tho Extent Of the Recent Marrleantsia the West
The Power and Fury Of III. Irr...tibls WInds.
The Range OF Territory Devasta,sd By
Ii}l Tho Cruel Storm and Tornados.
CHICAGO, June c6.-Thc cyclonic storm.
which have for the past two days trayersel
and desolated this section seem 10 hay,
followed no particular course but have
dipped down here md there at points as
widely separated rs cities In Nebraska and
Michigan, and as Dakota and Southern In.
diam. While the ravagcs in Iowa have
been the most serious TO lie and property,
the aggregate losses in other parts OF the
territory arc very heavy. Among the cas-.
ualties which have not been already men.
toned the following may be given rs indi.
eating the general character and victims OF
the elements. AtOsceola, Iowa, Yesterday
Adam Miller and W. Lowe were killed by
lightning. f& "A.
The storm visited Albia yesterday even.
ing with an accompaniment Of terrific
thunder and Lightning. Trees we're snapped
of like pipe.stema aud many pranks were
played BY the wind, but no loss OF life re.
suited. The storm appeared like cyclone,
Trains are delayed in the region OF Nc.
Gregor, Iowa, on account OF disasters to
the tracks aud bridges Much damage was
done Saturday III tho neighborhood Of
Sioux Rapids and Maturn. In Northwest.
ern Iowa, between Morrison and Round
Grove, Illinois. $500 feet OF the Chicago 4
Northwestern track was washed away. The
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy suffered even
worse west Of Mendoza, in Nebraska.
Yesterday morning terrific storm gather.
ell in Butler county, swept southwest
through Saunders, Lancaster, Cass also and
Nehama counties, doing the greatest dam.
age in Il belt e5 miles in width, between
Wahoo and Weston. Corn was badly
beaten down in the southern part OF sauu.
ders county and small grain ruined. Two
houses were blown down in Wahoo, two
story barn was carried fifty feet through
the air, herd of l25 ponies were swept by
the storm eight miles soutliward over fields
and through wire fences. Not n
pane OF glass was left in windows
iacing the west. The school house
at Clear creek was completely
wrecked. One man was killed and iive ia.
jured near Talmage, on the Missouri Pa.
ciiic road, while seeking shelter under a
freight car, which was hurled against them
Corn will be put back two or three weeks.
A number OF cattle were carried down
stream and drowned near Lanesboro,
Minn.; roads were stripped OF bridges and
made inaccessible, and crops damaged
somewhat, hay most severely. One man
was drowned in Udalpho, MINI, while
rescnins stock from the floods.
There WAS q tornado at Marysville, Kan
s:.s, yesterday morning. and Que also re-
ported at kerevia. Muncie, Ind, got n
taste OF the wind, n damage Of about $1,000
being inflicted. George Hawks family
was seriously shocked by lightning, the lit
tie daughter remaining unconscious long
time. Great damage to wheat is feared.
Roofs were blown OIL and much other
damage done Mt Decatur, Ind; loss $1,000,
1900. rsnr'S ,o., ~ psen h'tlsu .''eie ny we
;eee,t s loi'oes, M "a onn nne Loss IN indianapolis
nhone wires were hlown .loIn la''' San. Suu 'I'e %
iavette Ind thora was uo"n terrt;e Ge"r r,ts. Ia.
spout eightfeet high Saturday night, which
chased train coming to the city for con-
siderable distance. 1t whirled rocks and
immense trees along in i.s course, but spent
vrre Storm i;j slS niH ,an,,,a a'". ~ rhas,e se
township. Stock and Grain suf1srod i" Ineefet fe
nu,nernhIn s;m;lar cas,sai,;as nn oa anonsoJ H..
these sui,ieientlv ;,us,r",n .nd "teo, ,roe! vua @
storm. ~ I'D : ,-,'>.''''SS : '''e :,
MIxSEAroL1s, MINI, June o6-The Tri.
llnes advices show that the storm on Fri
day night extended over Minnesota. north.
ern Iowa and Western Wisconsin,. In nil
points rain came down in torrents At III.
ienton, D. r., several small houses we're de-.
molished, and passenger and freight cars Mt
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