Charlotte home and Democrat., 1882-04-14
Destructive Storms in the West.

CHICAGO, Ill.,, April IA special to the
Evening Journal says: ga terrific tornado
swept through the township of Kalarno,
Eaton county, last night, doing immense
damage and killing large quantity of
live stock. Several lives are reported lost
and many person are said to have been in
jured. The place is remote from travel
and telegraph.
Later advices say that in Oakland county
Lafayette Randall, his sister and little boy,
and Mrs Henry Tyler were killed. A
little daughte of Mr.. Tyler had her arm
so badly crushed that amputation was
necessary. Miss Cora Ward was also in
jured.' The debris OF the house had the
appearance of having been torn up by an
explosion, everything being ground to
atom. a horse was blown out of a barn
and found in distant field covered all
over with mud. An idiot sister of Mr..
Horace Sherman, of Kalarno, was killed !;
his aunt's leg was broken, his wife's Jaw
was dislocated, and the whole family were
carried distance of fifty rods by the
| storm, and thrown into swamp, badly
bruised.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, April AT 6
o'clock last evening tornado sw ept over
the territory northeast of Midland village,
twenty miles west of here, doing consider
able damage. The residence of E. Walton
was lifted up and capsized, tearing it to
| pieces. The wreck took fire from a stove
and burned up. The family were all in
jured. u.s..
News comes of terrible hurricane pas
sing near Highland Station, on the Flint
River and Marquette Railroad, south of
Holly. early last evening. The extent of
the damage is not yet known, as the tele-
graph line was blown down, and the rail-
road agent walked to Clyde and sends
what was learned when he left. The
dwelling of man named Crandall was
blown down, killing Crandall and one child
and severely injuring another child. A
lady named Taylor, of Pontiac, was also
killed, and several other persons more or
less injured. The hurricane covered an
area OF less than half mile wide, but it
is reported to have levelled everything in
its path. ..- .'.'.. -.
Iowa CRY, Iowa, April THE tor
nado last night moved in a northerly
direction, and prostrated telegraph poles
when it crossed the Santa Fe Railroad
track. John Wilson's house was blown
down, and Mrs. Wilson killed and Mrs.
Baker fatally injured. Several other large
and strongly built houses were demolished
in the neighborhood.
| Proceeding northward, the storm struck
the new and thriving town of Chase, de.
molishing twenty out of twenty-four build
ings in the place. and throwing cars from
the track. Mr.. Reed, hotel keeper, was
killed and his wife fatally injured. An.
other woman and child were also killed
At about the same time in the evening
a small cyclone passed through the eastern
part of the county, but it did but little
damage. 1t was accompanied by rain.
In some places the wind sucked all the
water out of the wells. AS the cloud ap-
preached Chase it was IN the shape of a
funnel, whirling and twisting with fearful
velocity. All the inhabitants of Chase
were more or less injured, but few escaping
without . hurt of some kind. The people
are living in box cars, and many families
are in destitute condition.