Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-20
THE CYCLONE,
It's n.avases In the Nertawes

CHICAGO, May io.-As Is Iearnea
hero that he cyclone passed no'ta OF
Racioe. Wisconsin. about $50 this
evening, and tlas a number OF buildings
were destroyed. No paTticul'rs are
obtsinab,e, as the telegraph wires went
down at that hour, and all commuuica.
tioo northwsrd and between this city,
| Milwaukee and St. Paul is cot otf. At
tnis hour, 10 o'clock, an unusua ly sc.
we're wind and rain storm, accompanied
by thunder and Lightning. is prevailing
here. Signs are being whisked Oh, and
q general clat er prevail, about the
It e.t t.. Fears are entertained that
soma trail wooden buildings in the out.
skirts will b. blown down, aud the
shipping outside driven across to the
east shore of Lake Nj tchigan. A SOU II
struck this city this afternoon, and
about 40J fes t in length and s IN wid n
of the buildins for the coming expos'-
ticn Of railroad appliances we're ii 'wn
dawn. Four workmea were injured.
Oae had his leg broken. and Que was
scalped. But for the TACT th-t the po
lice had driven away larg, number OF
loun ge-s about the l:ce tie casualties
weul have been numerous. The dam
are will be repaired IA c"upls OF days.
LINCOLN, Neb, May Is The storm
near Valparaiso yesterday was III as
bad as reported. Eight bu ldinss Were
d demolished. Including two schoo! houses.
Mrs Lit. n had an sri0 aud leg broken.
Her infant was se-iously hurt on the
head bv a flying timber. The damages
will not excsed $4,000. The rnado
was about I5O feet wide, and followed
q ridge ext .uGing ab"us eisa- miles.
Harvard, H., May ia cyclone,
rnoha,ly tas same which swept things
=, Rac;ne, struck this place last even-
lug. demoiishirs y number OF hou es
aud killing several peop Q.
Ca.cAGc, May lS.-Ihs train over
the G ia DIVISION ct the Eorih"est
ern L ,iro d. WHICH arrived here t.
night, brings neager particulars OF the
cytl,ne near Harvard. Iliin il. Saort y
before 6 O'clock a dark cloud was seen
haug;us over Chenung, ens Ii village
near Harvard, . roarIng heard, aud
suddenly iuuns.->ha ped cycl' ne formed
aad sooped down upon the place with
f..arful ra pii.ty. Houses we-A torn to
piece. ks csrd-bo-rds, ard were
wh;rlets through the air. Large tuii =
iugs we're leye!ed II an inssaas. Ii Is
understood: that & number o. persons
were ed aud atlea. tt rei ty ""undad.
Passi " eastward il struck Heividere,
dong mach damage. Here tie winds
changed TO tbs northeast aud wldensd
to .,,iie. Lawreno", small station
six su..es mort, os IL .rvara was badly
damIg-d. AL tla brick and frame
buildings sliks COLLAPSED, aad snsiF cites
are marked only ~ heap' OF oebr's.
Many occupants OF sae houses escaped
py SEEKING Cellars ag,L o5het places al
comparative safety, but the cJelonr
came with such lightning speet that
many were killed before reaching the
cellars. In only few cases were h'-tIses
moved from their foundations. Inose
IN the center OF the st'rm simpiy ex'
plofied aud fell IL ruins.
RACINE. May lS-fhe tr>t cyclone
! in the history OF this section struck
Racine tlis evening st7 o'clock, pass
| ing through TIE extreme northwestern
! Do, ton OF the city, demolIshiug lJO
| houses and barns, ANA causing ths loss
OF about twenty lives, besides iCO more
or less seriously injured. The day was
| ushered in bright aud coo', with 4 ire
| wind Ill wing trom thu soataeast. Ic-
| ward noon the sky was overcast, and al
about o'clppk sharp electric storm
| prevail I'd, lit 1ough but little rain fell.
| rae sun again csiis "ut for about an
hour. During the afternoon tle tefn'
rsraeure was about twenty degrees.
About 6 o'clock heavy masses Of clouds
again gathered in tie west. The air
was oppressiver warm. The cyclone
was announced by the breaking of the
clouds, which took . whirlng motion,
and struck t.e earth with NOISE whicn
might bs compared with the roar and
| rumbling Of Thousand railroad teams
thuuderlns over bridge. The path CT
| the storm was it'll, over a Iaiie long
and perhaps q quarter Of a mile wide.
The cyclone, as 1t moved from the city
out upon the water of lake Michigan,
present d grand spectscl,, such as Is
seen BOT once in ljfe-t me. The wh'rl-
inc columns of air seemed t, be mon
ster wreaths of smoke as they whirled
over the watery expanse, carrying With
them columns of water. No ship tha
| encountered this monster OF the air
could by any possibility escape destruc'
ton. all the physicians IN the city
Responded nobiy t, the cali for assist
! auce, and iii what they cou'd to alle-
viate tae suTsripgs Of the wounded,
Il ho were at nnce conveyed to 81.
Lakes an,. st MSfs's i,osritsls, where
taey will receive sae best care. TIE
dead were taken either t" the houses oi
friends or to the Court thouse. laquss's
, will bs he'll to o..nofrow.
sCENE OF pEATH AND RUIN.
| RACINE. May l9-l r. 81 The sun
rose brl:h, t,'s n.orsing o'' the scene q
de.C,a,lt.. l..5 IA .ha tnruado's track.
AS vet the lis. If dead is M; compsoted,
bu, u Is safe t 7, ..s,!s;lata taat ib lives
were ,Ost ia ans; ABOUT Racine NeL
sr, at work tlsaf'ng away the hSn'is
and WOMEN. clad in borrowed ci"ehes
arc hufr,irg abeut viii, t'a;- t ,inee
eyes, befacaning ,as las ot t1e'i
b mes ard relatives and friends
Steps ara sir,a,iG being taken TO relieve
those il imme.i:ate wait, aud Mayo1
Fish has I,sasd manifesto Calling CT
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