Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-08
TERRIFIC STORM.
Frightful Work Of a Cyclone in
the Northwest.
GREAT NUMBER OF LIVES LOST
Houses, Fences and Trees Levele'
with the Ground.
tsrEclAL BY rELeaRArH TO THE REcoap-uSIos.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD-uNIoNl
CHICAGO, April 7th.-A Topeka Ks
special says: A cyclone started south of the
Arkansas, near Raymond, Rice county, lss
night, and moved in northerly direction
1t prostrated the telegraph poles when il
house was blown down, Mrs. Wilson killed
and Mrs. Parker fatally injured. Severa
other large houses were demolished. Pro.
! ceeding north, the storm struck the new towr
of Chase, and demolished % of the rs build
ings in the place. threw cars from tbs
tracks and did other damage. Mr. Reed
hotel keeper, was killed, his wife
fatally hurt. and another woman aa1 child
killed about the same time.
A small cyclone, with veritable water
spout passed through the eastern par
of the county later in the day, bu
did little damage except by drown
ing out stock. At E. B. Lawrence's farm
the water was sucked out of wells. The cloud
as it approached Chase was fuAnel-shaped
whirling and twisting with fearful velocity
All the inhabitants OF Chase were more OF
less hurt. Among the losers are Eckles Bros.
storeroom destroyed with 50. 600 worth goods
Ed. Shattes's storeroom and residence; loss
Sc, coo. Arthur House and Dufree's store.
room and lumber; loss, several Thousand
dollars. George f. Miller's new business
house, 81, 800. Congregational church, 81,
500. Reeds Hotel was blown down. The
Methodist church, dedicated Sunday, was
twisted one quarter round and badly wrecked
Several houses were overturned. Muscott
Bros. store was damaged and stock ruined.
Apire's drug store was blown off its fcunda
ton. The depot was unroofed, and several
parties killed, whose names are not given.
The people are living in box cars, and many
are destitute.
FURTHER DEVASTATION.
A special from Clyde station, Mich, re.
ports terrible hurricane near Highland s,a-
tion, on the Flint and Pere Marquette road,
south Of Holly, early last night Ths extent
of damage is unknown, as the telegraph line
is blown down and the railroad agent walked
to Clyde to send what he knew. The dwell
ing of a man named Crandall was blown
down, Craudall and ore child killed, and a
daughter severely injured. A guest, Mrs.
Taylor, of Pontiac. was also killed, and sew.
eral other persons injured. The hurricane
covered an area of less than half mile wide,
but leveled every thing within its path.
There ere reports also of high and de.
structive winds and heavy rains in the vicin.
isy of Ksokuk and along the Wabash and
Rock Island roads in Iowa.
At Keosauqua and Humeston, in Iowa,
and Kaztk. and Ashton, Missouri, the dam
age was very severe, but full particulars are
wanting because telegraphic communication
is shut eff.
HOUSE LIFTED INTO The AIR AND DASHED
To PIECES.
EAST SAGINAW Mich J, April 7.h.-Abou.
6 o'clock last evening tornado swept over the
territory northeast of Midland village. twenty
miles west Of this city, doing considerable
damage. The residence Of a farmer named
E. E. Walton was picked wp bodily and cap.
sized. tearing it into pieces The wreck took
fire from the stove and burned up. The fam
lily were all Injured, Mrs. Walton severely.
A hired man had his shoulder broken and O
child had an arm broken. The barn was torn
into shreds. Other property in the neighbor.
hood was damaged. The house of man
naued Wood, living on Sturgeon creek, was
blown down, and Wood severely hurt.
BUILDINGS GROUND TO ATOMS
CHICAGO April 7th.-The Escning Joar-
nats special says: & terrific tornado passed
through the township of Kalama, Eaton
county, Michigan, last night, which did i'm
| mense damage TO houses and barns, and killed
large amount of live stock. Several lives
are reported lost and many injured. The
place is remote from travel and telegraph.
Later particulars cay of the Oakland county
storm Lafayette Crandall, his sisters ant
little boy, and Mrs. Henry Tyler were killed
| and his little girls arm was 80 badly crushed
as to require amputation. Mrs. Oscar Ware
was also injured. The debris locks like ar
| explosion. Everything is ground to atoms.
One horse was blown out of barnard founc
in distant field covered with mud
An idiot sister Of Horace Sherman wal
killed, and bis other sisters leg broken. Hi
wife's jaw was dislocated, and the whole fam
lily carried fifty rods and thrown into {
swamp and badly bruised
a REGULAR CYCLONE.
KALAMAZOO Mich April 7th.-A severe
hail-storm occurred In this region yesterJla,
afternoon.
At Kendall, On the South Haven road
there was regular cyclone. MIR. Wilde
house was blown down. He was killed and
wife and friend injured. Other building
were unroofed. The cyclone moved cas-
across the northern part of the county, un
roofing barns and doing other damage 1t ii
rumore1 that man was killed in Cooper
| township.
WOMAN KILLED AND SIX OTHER PERSONS IN
JURRD.
CLAY CsNTER ks J, April 7th.-Heavy
rains have occurred for two days. A wind
storm struck the house of John Rocks last
! night. five miles northeast of this town, ant
| tore it into splinters, killing Mrs. Mann, 6
| dsughter-in-law of Rocks, and slightly injur
ing six other persons. The storm did nc
| other damage.
TIE PATH OF THE HURRICANE,
DETROIT. April 7th.-There is not much
fuller intelligence from the tornado neal
Highland. This storm appears to have first
struck on the farm of Joseph Bird, near
Highland Corners. damaging 1t considerably.
1t then passed east. blowing down fences,
trees, everything in its path, and next strik-
ing the barn of George Lewis, making it a
complete ruin. The house of Orson Kellogg
was badly damaged. Then the house of L.
Crandall, where the loss of life heretofore
reported occurred. Then it passed east and
struck the residence of Mrs. Degarnig, dam.