New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-27
DAMAGE BY TIE WESTERN STORMS.

SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED, HOUSES BLOWN DOWN
AND RAILROAD BRIDGES WRECKED
CHICAGO, June 26.-Tbe storms which have
for the last few days desoated this section seemed to
followed particular course, but to have dropped
here and there at points widely separated as cities In
Nebraska Michigan, Dakota Territory and Southern
Indiana While the ravages in Iowa have been the most
serious to life and property the losses in ether parts OF
the country have been very heavy. At osceos, Iowa.
Adam Miller William Lowe killed by lightning
severe rain and wind storm visited Abba yesterday
evening accompanied by terrific thunder and lightning
Trains delayed in the region OF McGregor, Iowa. by
the disasters to the tracks and bridges Much damage
was done on Saturday In the neighborhood OF Sioux
Rapids aud Maturn, in northwestern Iowa. Between
Morrison andRound Grove ILL.,. 1900 feet of the Chicago
and Northwestern track were washed away. The
Chicago Burlington and Quincy road suffered
more, west Of Mendoza. In Ne
braska, yesterday morning a terrific storm began
in Butler County and swept southwest through saun-
ders Lancaster Cnss and Nemaha Counties, doing
the greatest damage in belt twenty-five miles wide be-
tween Wahoo and Weston. The com was badly beaten
down in the southern part Of Saunders County and tne
small grain utterly ruined. Two houses were blown
down In WahoO and twO-story barn carried hfty
feet through the air About l25 ponies were swept by
the storm eight miles southwark over the fields and
the windows facing west scho0thouse Clear Creek
was completely wrecked. One man killed and five
were injured near Ialmadge on the Missouri PacL1c
Railway, while seeking shelter under freight car,
which hurled upon them. Corn Will be back two
or three weeks. Some cattle carried down stream
and drowned near LanesbOTO In Minnesota the roads
stripped of their bridges and made Inaccessible.
The crops were damaged sOmewhat-nay the most Sc
verely One man drowned IN UdolphO, Mimi,
while securing stock from the floods.
There was 4 tornado at Maysylle, Kan, yesterday
morning ana az Kerwin also reportef Muncie,
Ind, got o. the wind-damage the amount of
ABOUT $4,000 being inflicted. The members of the fam
ly OF George Hawkes. seriously shocked by Ight
ming, his little daughter remaining unconscious long
tine. Great damage To whcat 70 feared. Roofs were
blown of and uucn other damage done. At Deca-
tlr Ind, the damage amounted 10 $1,000. Three per-
have been killed there b. recent lne loss
IN Indianapolis IL said to reach $4,000. The tCiCe pn
ana telephone wires all DOWn down. Near La ay-
ette IND, there terrific watcrspout eight ieot
high, saturday nign which chased traln coming 10
the city considerable distance IL whrled rocks
and immense trees along its course but Its Jury
before 1t y raId-storn
did damage amounting to $4,000 tO Chester township,
OhiO and caused much INJURY to stock and Sraln
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 26-Adyices received here
show that the storm OF Friday night extended Min
nesota, northern Iowa and western Wisconsin. At all
points rain fell in torrents At EllentOn Dakota Terri
tory, several small houses demolished and pas
senger and freight at the depot overturned.
Throughout southern Minnesota the sud-
denly overrunning their banks sweeping away cOnsd-
cradle stock and doing other damage. Tue growing
grain in places leveed IN The ground, but not
seriously damaged There reports o; loss OF life at
interior points IN southeastern Dakota and southwest
Minnesota but nothing authentic has been received