The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-13
WAsuIxGrox. April I.

WAsHINGToN, April I.
Western dispatches report series Of
tornadoes yesterday n. different points,
from Kansas to Michigan, attended by
somc remarkable evidences Of the power
Of the wind. Houses we're demolished
in many places in Kansas, Iowa, Illinois
and Michigan, and lives were lost in all
those States.
A Kansas Village Destroyed.
TOPEKA, KAN, April "A cyclone
which started near Raymond, Rice coun-
~, last night moved in a Lcrthcrly direc-
tlon and prostrated telegraph poles.
| When it crossed the Santa Fc Railroad
tracks John Wilson's house WAS blown
! down and Mrs. Wilson WAS killed aud Il
Mrs. Parker was fatally injured. Several
other large and strongly built houses
were demolished in the neigh5orhood.
| Proceeding norlhwa.d the storm struck
the Pew and thriving town of Chase, de-
moishiDg 90 out Of 26 buildings in the
place and throwing the cars from the
track Mr.. Read, hotel keeper, WAS
Killed aud his wife fatally injured. An
other woman and Il child were also
| killed. AT about the same time in the
evening small cyclone passed through
the western part Of .lc coun,y, but it did
but little damage. 1t WAS accompanied
| by veritablc water-spont. In some
places the wind sucked all the water out
Of the wells. As the cloud approached
| Chase it was in the shape Of funnel,
whiring and twirling with fearful veloc
ity. Al the inhabitants Of Chase were
more or less injured, but few escaping
without hurt of some kind The people
are living in box. cars. and many families
are in destitute condition.
A Path Made Through Michigan.
EAST SAGINAW, MICH, April T.
| News comes of terrible hurricane pass
ing near Highland Station, on the Flint
and Pere Marquette Road, south of Hol-
ly, early last evening. The extent Of the
damage is not known as the telegraph
line was blown down, aud the railroad
agent walked to Clyde and sent what WAS
learned when lie left. The dwelling Of q
man named Crandal was blown down,
| killing him and one child and severely
injuring another child. \ lady named
| Taylor, Of Pontiac, was also killed and
several other persons more or less injured.
The hurricane covered all area of less
than half mile wide, but it is reported
to have levellcd everything in its path.
| AT O'Clock last evening q tornado
swept over the territory northeast of
Midland village, twenty miles west of
here, doing considerable damage. The
residence of farmer named +. L. Wal.
ton was lifted and capszcd, tearing it
into pieces. The wreck took Ere from
the stove and was burned up. The FAM
lily are MI injured.
People and Cattle Killed In Illinois.
CHICAGO, April IA special to the
Erening ,jownGi says: "a terrible tor.
nado swept through the township OF
Kalamo, Eaton county, last night, doing
immense damage aud killing n large
quantity of live stock. Several lives are
reported lost and many persons arc said
to have been injured. The place is re-
mote from travel aud telegraph"
Later advices say that in Oakland
county, Lafayette Randcll, his sister and
n little boy and Mrs. Henry Tyler were
killed. A little daughter of Tyler had
her arm so badly crushed that amputa-
tion was necessary. Miss Cora Ward
was also injured The debris of the
house had the appearance of having been
torn up by an explosion. everything be.
ing ground to atoms. A horse was blown
out of barn and found afterwards i'm u
distant field covered with mud. An
idiot sister of Horace Sherman was
killed. His aunt's leg was broken, his
wife's jaw was dislocated, and the whole
family wcro carried fifty rods bv the
storm and thrown into n swamp badly
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