The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-11
TELEGRAPHIC
THE CYCLONES, WORK.
Frightful Destruction of Pro
pertY.

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OF seVenty-fve or eighty houses. the
county seat of Stafford County, about
200 miles southwest of Topeka, and of
the line of any railroad. All but two
houses were blown down. A Mr.. Crook
was killed aud several persons mere OF
less Injured. A county election had just
closet and the wind scattered the ballots
all o'tr the prairie before they were
! countP1.
Des Muioes, Iowa, 8.-A cyclone struck
the agricultural college at Ames, this
afternoon, doing considerable damage.
Prof. r.. sey and wife, and VIM.
MCCARTHY and wife, were injured and a
student named Cornell was badly hurt.
1t is feared there are other damages north
! of Ames.
Detroit, 8 Thursday s cyclone dropped
in upon the country north Of Saginaw,
prOstrating telegraph lines, so the news is
just coming in. The storm struck in the
to wnships of Williams, Beaver, Kawkaw-
lin, Augres, north and west of Bay City,
and dill terrible execution, the greater
part of the loss being in Kawkawlin. A
house was literally blown to atoms, the
furniture smashed and five mem berS of
the family more or less seriously injured.
A German named Clumm had his house
destroyed and was himself seriously in
jured. Robert Fausley's house was un-
rooted VIM. HNrtley's house was car
ried bodily thirty feet and badly wrecked.
J. B. SilvernAi : barn was unroofed. A.
Freslun's BAN WAS destroyed, q COW
killed, valuable horse ruined and his
house unrooiad. David Garner's barn
was destroyed and his house unroofed.
K. Nelson's barn WAS destroyed ard his
house unroofed. In Augres Township
the loss was lighter and was on the farms
and property Of fishermen. The loss runs
up into tens Of thousands and about
twenty injured people have been heard
from, but no fatal accidents are reported.
The storm passed through three miles Of
timber, and scarcely left tree standing
in the space of one mile in with. Hail
stones fell one and half inches in diam
eter.
Chicago, 8.-A Topeka dispatch says
the storm in the vicinity of Chase was q
coronado rather than q cyclone, and the
damage was evan worse than reported.
Many curious freaks of the wind are re-
corded, but remarkably few fatalities re-
suited.
Michigan dispatches estimate the dam
age by the cyclone in KalRmo and Oar
mel townships at SOC, 900 to $4,000.
Detroit, 9.-Assyria, Barry County,
was also devastated by Thursday nights
cyclone. The track was forty rods wide.
Two children of hlr. Mead were killed
and another badly injured. Leirikengon
WAS probably fatally hurt in q falling
builGing.
Topeka, 9-Nevs is coming from
,nrfinpc Of ba -
the high winds on Wednesday evening.
The house fTom Perry, twelve miles
northeast of Abilene, was struck by
lightning and g son of Mr.. Perry was
killed. The same stOrm blew down
windmill tower in the nelghbOrhood and
number of houses were moved in differ
e parts Of the country. Other persons
are reported killed, but there is nothing
same vicinity, tho Methodist Church was
c implicitly demolished. At Manhattan,
tie storm last night tore the roof from
the Methodist Church and blew down
numerous chImneys. In this city there
was heavy raj, but no winds.
East Saginaw, 9.-Rev. Isaac Fulmer,
residing in Homer township, Midland
County. was killed by the tornado on
Thursday evening. The house was de-
molished and several other persons we're
Injured in the neig The storm
swept through several townships in Bay
County, doing great damage to prop
erty.
Abilene, KS, GA heavy wind and
rain storm, last night, did considerable
damage in the eastern and northwestern
pErts of the county. At Chapman the
Methodist church was blown down, and
demolished: the north side Of the roof Of
the railroad depot was blown off and
several houses, barns and other
buildings were damaged, but no
persons were injured. at Weodburne
the Touring mill of James a. Gillet was
blown out of the perpendicular about
eighteen inches, and the Baptist church,
three houses and blacksmith shop were
demolished. On Holland Greek, eighteen
miles southwest of Abilene, barn be-
longing to Benjamin Smith was blown
down, also another barn In the vicinity |
on the farm of Rev. j. II, Lucas. Mr..
Lucas and wife were temporarily resid- |
ing in the barn while erecting q new |
house. Both were injured, Mrs. Lucas
seriously. Another residence, Mr.. Den |
MIS-, was blown away. The storm struck |
the county at the southwest corner, and |
Travelled in DortheRsterly course. All
Abilene its force was not seriously felt,
but st Enterprise, six milss east, lone store
was unroofeG and the stables wera de- |
sLroyed. It was straight blow snd not
a cyclone or tWister, The rainfall was
heavy.
Junction City, Kas., S.-About II
D. m. last night tornado passed over |
this city from the southwest, which was
yery destructive. At Fort Riley most |
all the buildings we're Qhroofed and a |
portion of them destroyed, involving q
loss of from S250, 600 to SS00,00Q Two
soldier: were hurt, one very dangerously; |
one horse killed and six wounded. At
Wakefield, Clay County, eight houses
were destroyed. In all portions of the
barns, outhouses and fences were
destroyed but there was no damage in
Junction City,
ElDoFado, Kas., "a Cyclone swept
over Rosalia township, this (ButleFl
county, last night, about 1880,
overturning three houses and kill
ing Mr., David Henry, breaking
the thigh Of Mrs.J.C.C. Plant and injur-
ing, probably fatally, three children.
Houses were carried INTO the air, then |
dashed to sPlinterg upon the earth. Not
a whole board or shingle can be found Of
them. The storm was from the south
west to the northeast, and was preceded,
as usual, by meeting Of two dark
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