The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-20

siauily killed. About twenty other chill
drcn were uninjured- The Kansas Central
elevator was blown down. causing lost oi
$4,000. The loss in the city and county Il
about $500. 600. Wheat is NOT seriously in
jurcd. tut the fruit is half stripped from
the trees. There will he. nevertheless. 0
good crop. An unknown man WIS blown
in the river and drowned. Barns and
houses We're blown down and unr0ofed,
trees were uprooted, and general deyasIs-
non wac wrought
FURTHER DETAILS or TIKI STORM.
II. L0ugs. Mo. june 1s.-A special
from Kansas City Saws.
The most severe and destructive wind
and-rain storm that has visited tins city In
years occurred between ] and O'Clock
YESTERDAY morning. The velocity OF the
wind was estimated al sixty miles an hour.
The rainfall was heavy and the lightning
terrific. Noi . single square In the town
escaped the fury Of the storm.
STREETS INcUMBEEED.
The streets in every quarter were strewr
with signs, awnings. limits OF trees, anC
dfbriS Of al descriptions. scarcely an cX-
posed building in The city remained whole
chimeys being blown down. roofs taken
of. and in many cases houses ruined.
THE LOSSES.
Among The more serious losses are IA,
iron bridge. costing $4,000, between TIN,
city and Armourdale. three spans Of which
We're carried awGy; The streei-raiiroad sta.
bles, corner % Madison and Seventeenth
streets. damaged 70 the extent Of from
= 900 % $4,000; and the courthouse,
which suffered 10 the same extent.
Coats Opcra-Bouse lost il roof, al th'
hotels were more OF less injured. ana
business house and dwellings In every
par1 Of the city suffered greater or lest
damage. The total loss VIII probably react
500. 900.
Information from the surrounding
country shows that the Storm was pretty
genera and that creat damage was done &C
crops and properly.
Fury of the storm-btng iD Illinois,
CAIRO. June I8.-A heavy wind and
rain-sfoIm swept over Tins city about
O'Clock T. NJ. to-day, dong considerable
damage 30 roofs ana trees and Ovcrtunine
about twenty hoX-cars IN the Illinois Gen.
ira wards. so damage was done 10 the
shipping in the harbor except 20 the H.
cennes whuri-boat. which was unrooied
Al the Beach Ridge a cOiOred man wa'
killed. and his wife Ia white. woman mac
+ her arm broken by their house falling IN on
them.
WHEAT CROP DAMAGED.
The wheat crop along the Narow-Gauge
railroad was badly damaged. Telegraph
communications being cut Of from Other
points the damages TO this section cannot
F le estimated az present. AZ Metropolis
CITY the storm was very heavy. Il hlew a
wharf-hoai loose. sank the steamer Jennie
Walker. blew down the chimneys oi tho
steamer Paris Brown. san6 coai-naree,
and blew The roofs of q four-miL and
several other buildings.
storm IN Northern Rev York.
SARATOGA. y. y. june ls.-There was @
very heavy storm here on Saturday between
4 and q O'clock IN the afternoon. COnsid-
cradle DAMAGE was done boy the overflow Of
yatcr-courses. and some ~ the embank-
meni. OF the McGreeor railroad were
washed ont IN the northern towns Of the
county very heavy hail, accompanied by
rain. did GREAT damage. and many bridges
are reported gone.
By Associated Press.
rElGHTFUI DEVASTATION IN ILLINOIS. KAN
sAs. IOWA. AND l.sEWTERE-DIsAsTRO
ETTECTs OF a HURRICANE in MOUNT TLEAs-
AMI, IOWA-CHUBCHEs LEyELLED WITH
THE GROUND. AND OTHERS UAMAGED-GENT-
RAJ DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. &C.
BURLINGTON. Iowa, June 1a.-At u
O'Clock SATURDAY. night Il terrible storm
PASSED in o sOuthwestcruiY direction M
Des Moines and Henry counties. H. Bur
liuctm only rain and hail fell but mile
south of the city the hurricane blew down
barns. houses, and orchards, and DESTROYED
q vast amount oi property. Nobody T. re-
ported killed.
The electrical display was remarkable
the SKY was aClow constantly Tor Two
hours Al NJ. Pleasant. tweniy-eichi
miles west, the hurricane WIS very desiTuc'
tive. Two storms met over the Town a
1880 O'Clock, and, accompanied 10y rail-
and hail. broke IN q fearful fury, dem0lslr
ing entirely the Baptist church. which cosi
525.000. The spire Of the Presbyterian
church was lifted high in the mir and IN.
verted. The point struck the sidewalk II
front of the church and was driven MANY
feet into the ground. The towers OF all IN,
churches are OF and the churches are 9th
crwise damaged. Nearly every business
house in the city j. unrooied and damaged
The park and public square Is filled viii
tin roofs rolled into punches like wads O
paper. The ram damaged large quantity
~ merchandise. The storm lasted abou
forty minutes.
Three hundred dwellings We're unro0ieG
and damaged. Not . single chimney y
/ left standing. A thousand trees ar
( twisted of. Three large brick school
I HOUSES are IL ruins. blIi the college build
/ ines escaped. Only two persons were re
ported killed-Mrs. scott and her son, WIN
lived near The city. None are seriousl'
injured in tine town. The insane hospital
with coo inmates, IN the track Of the storm
I i not damaged. The loss In Mount Plea
sant j. above S150.00O. Fifty freight car
standing on sIde-track a mile east q
( Mount Pleasant We're careened up on IN
main line. and the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy freight triIin cullided wit
them. wrecking the upturned cars con
pletcly.
A FATAI. CYCLONE N ILLINOIS.
METROPOLIS. ILL.,, june IA ierribl
cvcione struck this ciiy Yesterday evening
blowing down several hoiises, slim
Dick Turner. capsizing and sinking "a
steamer Jennie Walker, and scattering Ia
harvested wheat in the vicinity. Tn
damage l. heavy.
LAST FRIDAYS STORM IN KANSAS.
ATCHls0N. KANSAS, June 1.-THE mai
and travellers bring more accurate II
pori Of the effects Oi Friday night : storm
showing thai it extended southwark an
westward of Kansas City. and did create
damage than was at first supposed. Man
small towns and hamlets We're visited, an
all are in mourning over the loss oi ~
and property. A family OF three are r
ported % have been drowned twelve mile
below here.
SATURDAYS TORNADO IN TENNESSEE.