The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-08
.FELEGRAPHIC NEWS
CYCLONES.

Chicago, Topeka, Kas., special
A cyclone started south Of the Arkansas
near the Rsymand rice country, last
night, and moved Ia 8 northerlY dlrec-
ton, 1t Frustrated telegraph poles
where it crossed the Santa Fe tracks.
James Williams house was blown
down, Mrs. Williams killed and Mrs.
Parker fatally injured. Several other
large houses were demolished. Pro-
ceeding north the storm struck the new
town Of Chase, and demolished twenty
two OF the twenty-six buildings IN the
place, threw the cars from tracks and did
other damage. Nh. Reed, hotel keeper
was killed, his wife fatally hurt, and an
other woman and child were killed.
A bout the same time a small cyclone
with q veritable water spout, passed
through the eastern part Of the county
later in the day, but did little damage,
except by drowning out stock. At d. b.
LaWrence's farm the water was sucked
out of the wells. The cloud, as it ap-
preached Chase, was funnel-shaped,
whirIing and twisting with fearful veloc-
ity. Ali the inhabitants Of Chase were
more or less hurt. Among the loosers
Eckles Brothers, store-roOm destroyed
with $4,000 worth of goods; Ed. Shat
tens sLore-room and residence, loss
So, 900; Sutton. Homser and Dupree,
store-room and lumber, several thou
sand dollars; George +. Miller, new two
story business house, 800; Congregs-
tional Church, $500; Reeds Hotel,
blown down; Methodist Church, dedI-
Gated on Sunday, twisted q quarter and
badly wrecked. Several houses were
overturned. Muscott Brothers. store WAS
damaged and the stock ruined. Spires
drug store was blown of its foundation,
tho depot was unroofed and several par
ties were killed whose names are not
given. The people are living in box
cars, and many are destitute.
A special from Clyde Station, Aiichi-
gan, reports terrible hurricane near
Highland Station, on the Flint and
Pere Marquette road, south of Holly,
early last night. The extent of the dam
age is unknown, as the telegraph line was
blown down and the railroad sgent
walked TO Clyde to send what be knew
The dwelling of man named Craudall
was blown down. Crsndsll and one
child were killed, and daughter was
severely injured. A guest, Mrs. Taylor,
of Pontiac, was also killed and several
other persons were injured. The hurri-
cane covered an area of less than half
mile wide, but leyelled everything within
its path. There are reports also of high
and destructive winds, and heavy rains
in the vicinity OF Keokuk, and along the
Wabash and Rock Island roads, in Iowa
at Keossuqus and Humeston, Iowa and
Kshsks, and Ashton, Missouri. At these
four places, the damage was very severe,
but full particulars are wanting because
telegrspnic communication is shut off.
Chicago, THE EUening Journals
special says q terrific tornado through
the township of Kalamo, Eaton County,
last night, did immense damage TO
houses and bhrRs, killing large amount
Of I've stock; several lives are reported
lost, and many injured. The place is re-
mote from travel and telegraph, Later
particulars say of the Oakland County
storm, that Lafayette Crandall, his sister
and little boy, and Mrs. Henry Tyler,
were killed and his little girls arm was
so badly crushed SIS to require smputs-
ton. Miss Ora Ward was also injured.
The debris looks like ar explosion.
Everything is ground to ,.toms. One
horse was blown out Of barn and found
in H dista, t field, covered with mud. The
idiot sister of Horace sherman, of Ksla-
mo, was killed, end an other sisters leg
broken. His wife's jaw was dislocated
and the whole family was carried fifty
rods and thrown into swamp and badly
bruised.
Kalamazoo, Mich 7.-There was
severe hail storm in this region yesterday
afternoon. At Kendall on the south
Haven road, there was regular cyclone,
Mr.. Wildes' house was blown down, he
was killed, and his wife and q friend
was injured. Other buildings were I'M
rooted, The cyclone moved east across
the northern parts OF the country, un-
roofing barns and doing other damsgs
1t Is Eumored that man was killed in
Cooper township.
East Saginaw, Mich, about 6 !
O'Clock last evening tornado ewept over
the territory northwest of Midland, a viii
lage twenty miles west OF this city, doing
damage. The residence of
q farmer named E. E. Walton was
picked up bodily and cspsized, tearing
It into pieces. The wreck took fire from
the stove, and burned it up. The mily
are all injured, Mrs. Walton severely. |
A hired man had a shoulder broken, and !
q child had an arm broken. The barn |
was torn into shreds. Other property in
the neighborhood was destroyed. The
house of a man named Wood, living on