St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-02-21
The Loss of Life Can be Computed by
the Hundreds and the Destruction
of Property by Millions.
The Peculiar Freaks of the Storm, to Which
the Flooded Districts Were Subject.
Dakota Comes in for Fearful Blizzard
But no Lives are Reported Lost.
HORROR AFTER HORROR.

mated at sou, ,OU0. At ID. d.
Dickert's plantation, Newberry county, a
hundred acres of original forests were
swept away At Matthews, the Lutheran
church was blown down. VIM. n. Eller's
residence was carried off, and he and child
seriously injured. All the plantations were
badly damaged. Several large fires were OBJ
served in the track of the storm. Chappel's
station is swept away, and not house is left.
The wife and child of George T. Reed were
badly hurt Mrs. Rosalie Simpkins had her
arm broken, and colored man had his skull
crushed. John s. Curry's residence is de-
stroyed, and he and his wife and
child are hurt Mrs. David NJ.
Dckert's skull is fractured.
C. NJ. Shufford, Postmaster Bozeman, w.
Reed and one or two others were in the sec
ond story of Reeds store, and Shufford was
killed, Bozeman had his arm and leg broken,
and Reed his arm and rib broken, while
others were more or less cut up. Eight
loaded cars standing ON the track were car
ried forty yards and torn to pieces. A man,
woman and child are reported killed at An
derson. In the lower part of Clarendon
county Jas. Cabbage and Ben Baggett's chill
dren were killed. In Darlington county the
dwelling of R. W. Boyd was destroyed, and
himself seriously injured and two
negroes killed. The dwelling of Jno.
White, near Darlington court house, was
blown down and himself and wife killed
Mrs. c. Edwards was seriously injured in the
fall of her house. Six persons are known to
be killed in the county and fifteen wounded.
Serious loss of life and property is reported
in the vicinity of Williamsburg county. The
loss of property everywhere is very great. Ia
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 20.-The river is
falling slowly and is 43 feet inches on the
canal marks. The storm last night was
fearful to flooded property. The tow boat
John A. Woods, lost 8 boats of coal; Cook &
Hoff, one barge of coal; Duffy lost none, but
all the barges and the boats are leaking some
THE STORMS DoINGs.
FRANKLIN, KY, Feb. 20.-This town was
visited by tornado yesterday afternoon. A
large tobacco factory, owned by New York
parties, was blown down, and the Barcean
hotel, the Opera house and other buildings
were utIrOofed.
AT EVANSVILLE.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 20.-The river il
strewn with the wreck of houses swept away
by last nights gale. The relief boats have
been sent above and below to render sucl
assistance as is possible in rescuing people
and relieving distress. They will not return
before sometime in the afternoon. Many
rumors are afoat of the loss of life, but nc
definite information is obtainable, but nc
doubt it was heavy. Newburgh has just tele
phoned for boat to go to the assistance o.
people to be seen in distress opposite thai
town, which is fifteen miles above here. The
weather is now calm.
The destruction of property by the gale o1
yesterday and last night is greater, if pos
sible, than expected. Hundreds of houses
barns, corn cribs, etc., with their contents
were swept from their foundations and
wrecked. A large number Of horses, cattle
and hogs were drowned, and an immense
amount of corn lost. In all respects it was
the most destructive storm ever known in
this section, and happily, so far only one
case of drowning is reported, that Of do
mestic named Della Smith, living with the
family of Lemuel Stansberry, few miles
above the city. Becoming alarmed during
the storm by the rocking of the building, and
the fall of a chimney, she jumped out of the
doorway, and was drowned before she could
be rescued. There is great suffering every
where, and many miraculous escapes are
reported.
At Leeds the cyclone swept away the sec
ton house of the railroad, killing three
negroes. and an old white couple named
Bass were seriously injured. Three miles
south of Leeds the house of John Poole was
blown away, and a son and daughter and
child of the tenant were instantly killed.
Poole, his wife and four children are very
badly injured. The residence and premises
of DR.. W. F. Wright, railroad contractor, was
demolished. The body of DR.. Wright's
mother was found one hundred yards from
the house, fearfully mangled. Annie, Jennie,
Thomas, James and Edward, children of Dr.
Wright have their arms or legs broken. Har-
riet McCrew, the cook, was killed. Of twen-
ty-four carts and wagons and three horses on
the place nothing remained but the carcass
of one horse. The house occupied by M. Nc
Laughlin was blown away, and Mclaughlin
badly hurt A neighbor, J. P. Landrul, wife
and daughter, all had their legs broken. The
house Of man named Kerr took fire and was
blown away. Mrs. Kerr was fatally injured
MUCH DISTRESS PREVAILING.
PoMERoY, O., Feb. 2O.-The original plan
of the United States relief steamer Stockdale
to proceed direct from. Huntington, W. Va.
to aid sufferers in Pomeroy Bend, was altered
on account of signs of distress and signals
for aid that put the steamer on every side as
she took her course up stream yesterday
morning. Men and women came out an6
waved signals from the banks. The severi
ties of the flood are felt more now than ever.
even people with money say they cannot buy
anything, for there is nothing to purchase.
FATAL AT MACON.
MACON, Ca, Feb. 20.-The city was visited
yesterday afternoon and night by tremend
GUS storm. There are rumors of death ani
destruction in the surrounding counties. A
special Atlanta telegram reports fifty killed
north of that city. A special from Columbu.
report several killed and wounded.
A FATAL CYCLONE.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Feb. 2O.-A terrible
cyclone passed near Rockingham last night
killing from fifteen to thirty people ant
wounding great number.
DENIAL.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 20.-The special tele
grams which have been sent out, to the effec
that the storm last night resulted in loss O
life, are without foundation. The wind blew
down several old houses on the river front
but nothing more.
CYCLONE SPORTS.
CLARKsvLLE, Tenn, Feb. 20.-This city
was visited yesterday by two cyclones, abou
two hours apart, which swept through the
central part of the city, levehng many houses
and doing serious damage to hundreds o.
buildings. Two churches were nearly blown
down, the two towers taken off the court
house, one end blown out Of the Franklin
hotel and much other destruction. Many