Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
WINDS N FLOODS.
The River Thames Overflow. IL.
at London, Ont.-Many Person, nn"hk
ed and Scores Of Buildings De.t,aOown
Cyclones In Kansas. 'Sed-

Inc river 1names overfiows It's R,.,
at London, Ont.-Many Persona n nants
ed and Scores Of Buildings De.tr nlown-
Cyclones in Kansas. oSed>
LONDON, Can, Ju,v :.
Thirty-two persons lost their lives :. q
freshet in the Thames Wednesday.
nado, accompanied by heavy rains. Nv, WI
over the western part of the CITY Short n.,As
fore daylight. The river was soon beyos.
its banks. The flood swept over the wha
Of the lowlands. In less than an honr ~
entire western suburbs were under ,vo. wy
Large buildings and mills were carried " a,'
as though they were straws. The no"rm'ay
ton of the suburbs, some two thousaannda uia'
number, were driven from their homes ~
their night-clothes. 10
The villagers were sleeping when a,
storm burst upon them, and awoke m,, .e
find their dwellings floating away in ,t 10
stream. Some houses were overturned wv
their occupants drowned in their beds, % "mu
building caught fire while going do wne
stream, and lit up the awful scene. sbowi%aaa
some persons running wildly about on ths
roots of the floating houses, and Others s az
the windows screaming. Parties went +,
the rescue of the occupants, but before thsu
ACdCllCo llC OuiAull6 ~ was overturned and |
its inmates lost to sight. N"u
The scene was direful in the extrem.
Mothers were wailing for lost children. an ny,
infants crying for mothers. Many of thosa,
III the floating houses would have been coml
paratively secure had they remained in.
doars. Many of them in their terror rushed
wildly out into the water and were swent
away. One frame house floated down WIKI
lights burning and a young lady inside
named Miss Wright, was rescued after
mile run on the crest of the wave, but with
her reason lost. The poor girl had torn hr
hair and raved piteously all day. A YOUNG
married woman was rescued with a new.
born infant in her arms. A child Of M.
Orr, an elderly lady named Hopkins and a
boy 1oated over the dam and were engulfed
in the waters below. Some forty persons
are missing. All the bridges across the riy.
er were destroyed, and communication with
the west side is cut off. Railways were
also flooded and traffic stopped.
The waters began to fall about noon, and
business was suspended all day, and parties
were organized to rescue those in the float.
ing houses and to render them assistance.
Among those known to have persisted are
the following: Mrs. Hopkins, of Kensing.
ton; four children of r. F. Lacey, London
NNSSO9 VoAiNA AAtbAAAS oAAnAlONAs O"uSllGC1 VI
Dir. Orr, of Ann street; three children Of
George Stratford, Napier street; three chill
dren of ID. t. Mclean, Blackfriars street;
child of William Maylon, of Ann street.;
James Spackman; Mrs. James Spackman;
son of James Spackman; child of Mr.. Orn.
The property loss is estimated at SIS, 600, 600.
Seven hundred dollars has been subscribed
for the relief of the sufferers.
A severe storm of rain and lightning
passed over Lucan Tuesday night. Much
damage was done to farms and many
bridges swept away. Railroads were flood.
ed and made impossible. No lives were
lost SO far as known. The Grand Trunk
track west of Ingersoll was washed away
and a train wrecked. No one was seriously
hurt. The water in Lake Ontario has riser
to such an extent that the beach is entirely
under water along the Niagara County line
DISASTROUS CYCLONES IN KANSAS.
HoLTON, Kan, July IL.
Soldier City, a town of 200 inhabitants
sixteen miles west of here, was completed,
demolished Tuesday night. Three womei
and one child were killed outright, and som
fifteen severely injured. Among the build
ings blown down were two general stores
one drugstore and n livery stable. Thu
storm came from the north and passed di
rectly south. Stephenson, the ex-Sheriff Of
this county, living south Of Soldier City, LOST
his barn and dollhouse.
A cyclone struck Cimarron, a station OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
eighteen miles west of Dodge City, Wednes
day afternoon, and wrecked six buildings
besides a large livery barn. Nobody in
jured. One large building occupied as {
billiard hall was picked up entirely, turned
twice around. and set down some wards