Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-04-07
GENERAL NEWS.
Destructive fornadoes Deyas-
tate Severa! Western
States.
Loss ofI-ifc and Property in Kansas
Michigan, Iowa and Illinois.
Meetingof the Democrats of Or
cgon in Conventions. With
the Usual Results.


A devastating Cyclone.
Chicago, April IA Topeka, Kansas,
special says that a cyclone started south
OF the Arkansas, near Raymond, Rice
county, last night, aud moved in north
erly direction, prostrating the telegraph
poles when it crossed the Santa Fe rail-
road. John Wilson's house was blown
down and Mrs. Wilson killed and Mrs.
Parker fatally injured. Several other
large houses were demolished. Proceed
ing north the storm struck the new town
of Chase, and demolished twenty-five Of
the buildings in the place, threw cars
from the tract. and did other damage.
MIR. Reed, hotel keeper, was kiilethand
his wife fatally hurt. Another woman
and child were killed about the same
time.
A small cyclone, with velitable water
spout, passed through the eastern part
of the county later in the day, but did
little damage, except by drowning out
stock at E. B. Lawrence's farm. The
water was sucked out of the wells. The
cloud, MS it appeared, was furnel-shaped.
whirling and passed with fearful veloci-
ty. All the inhabitants of Chase were
more or less hurt. Among the losses are
Eckles Bros, store room, $4,000, with
goods; E. d. Stations store room and
residence, loss $4,000; Sutton, Swisher &
Duprce's store room aud lumber yard
loss several thousand dollars; Geo. T.
Miiler's new two-story business build.
ing house, loss $4,000; Congregational
church, Sl,500; Reeds house blown down,
the Methodist church, dedicated last
Sunday, twisted completely around and
badly wrecked; several houses overturn-
ed; Muscott's store damaged and stock
ruined; Speer's drug store blown off its
foundation; the depot unroofed and sew
eral persons, whose names are not given,
were killed. The people are living in
box cars, and many are entirely desti-
tIte.
\ II 5IICHIGAN.
A kalamazoo, Michigan, special says:
| A severe hail and wind storm visited this
region Yesterday afternoon. At Kendall
and South Haven it reached the dimen-
sions of regular cyclone Mr.. Wilders
house was blown down ana he was killed
and his wife and friend injured.
Other buildings were unroofcd. The
cyclone moved east, and across the north
ern part of this county, unroofng barns
and doing other damage. 1t is rumored
that man was killed in Cooper town.
ship.
A special from Clyde Station, Michi
gan, reports terrible hurricane neal
Highland Station, on the Flint and Mar
quette road, south Of Hally, early last
night. The extent of the damage is rn
known, as the telegraph line was blown
| down, and the railroad agent walked te
, Clyde to send what he knew. Tho house
3 OF u man named Crandall was blown
: down and Crandall and child were kill
: ed, and daughter severely injured. Mrs
: Taylor, of Pontiac, was also killed ant
t several other persons were injured. Th
, hurricane covered an area of less thai
half mile, but leveled everything il
8 its path.
IN IOWA AND MISSOURI.
!. There are reports, also, Of higl
@ and destructive winds and heavy rains i,
9 the vicinity Of Keokuk, and along tht
: Rock Island and Wabash railroads i,
: Iowa. and at keosuqua, Rhinestone, ant
:. Ashton, Missouri. The damage was yer,
:. severe, but full particulars are wanting
d because telegraphic communication i
= shut off.
: An Evening Journals special saws th
j. terrific tornado through the township
' of Kallamo. Eaton county, last night
. did immense damage to houses an
barns and killed large amount of live
stock. Several lives are reported los
i and many persons injured. The place
;. remote from travel and telegraph.
y Later particulars say of Oaklan
SouuSf oIoi III. A4iAAuSettS OIuuuuily III
y sister and li.tle boy and Mrs. Henr
/ Tyler were killed. and his little girl
Il arm badly crushed, requiring amput.
T. ton. Miss Ora was injured. The d'
n bris looks like m explosion. everythin
II blown to atoms. One horse was blow
l. out OF barn and found in dista1
l. field covered with mud. An idiot sist,
:. of Horace Sherman, of Kalamazoo W;
10 killed and another sisters leg broke
and his wlfe's jaw dislocated aud IL
t. whole family carried fifty rods an
III thrown into swamp and badly bruise
10 AN IOWA HURRICANE. g
j.. Keokuk, H.. April 1.-THE kcokr
OF Constitutions special from keosaqu
ne the county scat of Van Buren, count
pc states that the hurricane of yesterd,
IN morning wrecked a great deal of prope
40 ty. and played much havoc througho
IL the lower Des Moipes valley. at Ike
W. saqua large new house, il which q
locomotive was kept, was demolishe
!, The fireman was pretty badly injure
ha receiving scalp wound near the temp
~, Two or three brick honses were part
I'D. demolished. and heavy sections OF sill
walk were torn up aud borne away