New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14
RAVAGES OF A TORNADO.
SWEEPING AWAY HOUSES AND BARNS.
STRANGE ESCAPES OF HUMAN BEINGS FROM DEATH
"A TRAIN BLOwN OFF InE TRACK.

"A TRAIN BLOWN OFF THE TRACK.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, juno 13.-Near McCooK,
small station I'm Dakota the Sioux Fails line OF 'ho
Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad, train OF two
passenger coaches baggage and mail car was STRUCK
by tornado Every blown from the track ana
tho engine partly so. There were between sixty and
in the crrs but most OF them escaped
with slight injuries. L. NJ. Scott express messenger,
was badly and is supposed TO be internally injured.
An old couple. whose were not learned, were hI?o
every passenger tho train suffered from scratches
bruises cOntusions Tho storm was severe ana tec-
graph weres arc prostrated In all directions. AIong
the Union Pacific line six miles Of wire are lying Oh tho
ground.
CHICAGO, Juno ia dispatch to The Journal from
Dcs Molncs Iowa. says: "A severe storm OF wind and
occurred last night. doing considerable damage to
the westward Of this city. Burr Il Robins circus tent
was demolished at Atlantic and several persons were
injured, though not seriously"
DEs MolNEs. Iowa. June 13.-About four miles north
of Ruthvcn. five houses belonging to swedish settlers
We're destroyed hy the Wind last ght One of the men
was fatally and Ina wioi siIhty lnlnrcd Their baby
WAS carried some distance by the wind and LEFT under
board pile uuhaumed. About two miles south Of the
same place house aud barn we're destroyed and fifteen
sheep killed. The house OF Alexander McAddm, at
Victor. struck 10y lightning aud wrecked and two
children were seriously hurt. At Council Blnh- the
storm struck the Deaf ani Dumb IusuGc, tearing oil
the roof am carrying It COO feet Tie corridor between
the new chapel .anli main huilln . wa- smashed The
roof OF the laundry badly crushed. bat the now
huildug Itself not harmed Tho cupoa Of the main
building Wu--hurIcd several hundred feet 80 one was
hurt uthouE ttIcIc tiIty Iropl" On the building
The los Is 600 on the building and about 5000 on
Ihc storm passed north Nco'a blowing down houses
and bIrns. IN the town OF Whiting many houses ana
tarn, were blown down. and Mrs.. John 0ro.7icy was
badly hurt. The Wind tore N.luokar- house 10 pieces
broke Nr- Paclrd'- arm. ald carrd her babe. Wrc,
odd 200 yards. stripped aii ~ ciotug oh and lrit u
unhuit. -Four mic- north of Whiting John Dtteut0r
house twas brown down uid bis Wlfc seriously inlued
james smith. while driving near Lake, Wus blown INTO
tht water with h- Tho horse, Wrrc di"Wu'd
Ncar kcIip-" Nr--rs Russell N Mohrry Lad Two val
u.tbc horses hl.cI Dos lightning.
In GItArc Couuty, tIr house ~ g. W. Jackson WIS
destroyed. AMI Nr.. jackson aud Der daughter NrI'
both badly hurt Barns and other buildings icl"ueiu-
20 John lIr.ucr FIX nilr- further east. wore wrrcari
At Lc.rlu J. near NDaall.towu, tic thri~t au n-'tl
rc oIt- serious diana TO crops 1sc been. ccvrL
KrokrK, Il, june l3.-Ilravy storH5 prevailed
throughout ibis r"-on i.t night Erilg~s on the Rock
Island Railroad wcrc washed oIt, and there w % probably
be mo- train, Drs Moincs until tomorrow u1ht.
The other railroads are all right. The Egyptian L~yec
hto" trco miles above Dcs Noincs. the river overflow
iIg fIs land and causing great image 'o crDp4.
A dispatch from lHTul.-tou. ia io I1r I1iB fDifsi
tft,, -I5 that i, heaviest known t"l. jog J'ii7
many p.4c,- ana trl.u. delayed st.,DtS aut L.us.s
were Hooded auI several house, aad bdrus were struck
by Lightning.
Reports from Pulaski. L. say that number Of bul.
iu-- were dos,roycl iy tAc storm lIat Night and tf
three lost.