Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-30
A CYCLONE IN THE WEST,
DAKOTA TOWNS BEAR THE
BRUNT OF THE BLOW.


Several Lives Lost in the Different
States--Fifteen Perish IA a Result of
the Capsizing of a Steamer near Evans
Vile, Ind.-Hundreds of Buildings
Damaged.
HURON, OAK, Aug. pa small
| cyclone passed east of this city yesterday.
destroying everything in its path. Itwas
several hundred feet wide. The storm
formed three miles north of this city, and
Travelled in a southeasterly direction.
The residences of James Bloodgood. Mar
vim Cook and George P. Cook were blown
to atoms. Mrs. George Cook and a child
were carried several hundred feet and
| badly bruised. Points in South Dakota
! report having seen the storm passing, but
no results are given.
THE HAVOC NEAR SIOUX FALLS.
SIOUX FALLS, DAKOTA, Aug. 29.-There
was no damage here by the storm vester-
| day. A farmer named Briggs, six miles
north OF here, lost so head of cattle. 8
horses, his house and all his outbuildings
Mr.. MckillOy, fifteen miles north, while
driving a span of mules, was lifted in the
air and himself and the mules were killed.
A report from Diana says that the storm
passed four miles west of there, sweeping
eighty yards wide. Four dwellings and
several other buildings were DESTROYED and
a number OF persons are reported killed.
EVANSVILLE IN THE GALE.
EVANSVILLE, IND, Aug. 29.-At
O'Clock this forenoon the most destructive
hurricane ever known here broke upon
Evansville, doing damage of not less than
$25OOOO in the city and vicinity. Houses
were blown down, roofs carried aWay.
three or four steamboats, badly injured.
thousands of shade trees torn up by the
ROOTS and other injury done. 1t is i'm
possible to give the amount of damage.
Probably the heaviest individual
loser is John H. Rocker, whose new
foundry was almost wholly destroyed.
Several churches suffered severely, as did
also new school house. Reports reach
here that the transfer steamer Belmont
was sunk this forenoon by the hurricane
near Henderson tow-head and 20 lives
lost.
The storm lasted over an hour, the wind
blowing hurricane, changing from north
west to southeast. The Silver Thorn,
with steam up, had her chimneys blown
overheard, but the boat was not otherwise
much damaged. The steamer Two States
was blown from hermOOrings, and driven
the full length of the city. She landed at
the coal dock without any damage. The
Joseph V. ThOrp which had lust arrived.
landing, losing her chimney and narrowly
escaped burning. She was badly wrecked.
Her starboard guard is all gone and her
upper works are badly damaged. The
bar in front of the city was full of barges.
among them the transfer barge loaded
with freight cars. A ferry boat was blown
on the bar and is hard aground. No lives
are reported lost.
THE BELMONT's DISASTER.
EVANSVILLE, Aug. %, 10 p. M.-The
transfer steamer Belmont was capsized
by the hurricane this forenoon at Stan
ley's landing, three miles above Hender-
son, and from ten to fifteen persons were
drowned. The vessel was turned COM
pletely over. She was going to Hender-
son with a barge on which was a train
containing passengers of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad. The boat sepa-
rated from the barge. All on the latter
were saved, and all on the boat, except
four or five, were lost Among the lost
are Capt. John Smith, e. c. Roach and his
son, prominent merchants Of Evansville;
Miss Laura Lyon and her sister, Sallie
Bryant, teacher here, and her mother.
Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Woodtree, of Hender-
son, and lady and her baby. The bodies
OF the last three have been recovered. An
unknown woman had satchel in which
was card with ''Miss Hattie Murray,
Brookield, Ala" inscribed on it. The
boat is total loss. There is $4,000 ma
rine insurance. The telegraph and tele-
phone wires to Henderson are broken.
AT CARMI, ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, Aug. pa Carmi (nl.D
special says: "A severe wind and rain
storm visited this place this morning.
Several buildings were damaged and corn
throughout the country was seriously in
jured by the wind. The dwelling Of Will
liam Zeigler, a farmer, was struck by
lightning and consumed. Two of his
children were stunned by the shock, but
will probably recover. Mrs. John Hotfa.
who was in the house, was instantly
killed by the electric fluid"
A Carmi, ILL.,, special of tonight, says:
Late reports from the country tell of
great damage by the storm this morning.
The village of Centerville, s miles east of
here, was completely demolished. At
PhillipstOwn a number OF buildings were
| blown down. All over the country farm
houses and barns We're destroyed. The
dwelling Of Sylvester Tabor, a farmer
near Centerville, in topping over killed
one child, severely injured two others,
and fatally hurt his wife.
THE STORM IN KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. pa Bards-
town ky.) dispatch says: "A storm this
morning did much damage in Nelson
county to crops and houses. At Bloom
field, BrOdbent's large carriage manufac-
tory was destroyed. Bridges have all
been washed away. The rain last night
and this morning was very heavy"