Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-10
JULY'S CYCL0NIC WINDS.
THE NORTHWEST SWEPT By A
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.

Many states in the Path of the AIR
Monster and Hundreds of Buildings
Demolished-Tyyo Lives Reported Lost
and Many People Injured.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 9.-Reports re-
ceiyed from various points indicate that
a terrific wind and rain storm visited the
western and southern sections OF this
State last night. In some places the
storm took the shape Of a cyclone and
destroyed everything in it's path. crops
suffered most, whole fields being destroy
ed. So far no casualties are reported,
though reports from the country districts
lying in the path of the storm are not IN.
CARS BLOWN FROM THE TRACK.
SPARTA, WIS, July "a terrible
cyclone swept over this place last night
and did great destruction TO farmhOuses
and barns. Several churches were badly
damaged Fourteen cars at the 81. B8Gl
depot were blown from the track and
several others were derailed at the North
western depot. Trains were delayed by
these accidents. No reports have been
received from the country and the total
damage cannot be given.
A CYCLONE IN VERMONT.
WATERBURY, VT, July "a cyclone,
accompanied by terrific lightning, tbun-
der and rain, struck this place at 1870
o'clock to-day. A covered wooden bridge
2l2 feet long, across the WinoOski river,
was completely destroyed. The loss is
$1,000 Barns, chimneys, trees and the
spire Of the Methodist church in this viii
lage were blown down. An elm tree
feet in diameter wa8tOrn up by the roots.
THE STORM GENERAL IN THE WEST.
CHICAGO, July Especial dispatches
Indicate that severe wind storms pre-
vailed throughout all portions of Central
and Northern Illinois last night and to-
day. At noon to-day storm struck
Springfield, blowing down trees and doing
considerable damage to frail buildings.
Near Paxton, H., there was an extraordi-
nary fall of rain, causing great damage TO
crops.
At Oshkosh Wis, the storm was very
severe. Telegraph wires are all down,
butnews has been received by train that
| st. PauPs Chapel and the exposition
building, as well as many other buildings,
were completely wrecked Great damage
was done throughout Minnesota.
WISCONSIN ENTIRELY TRAvERsED.
Tonight reports of damage from last
nights storm continue to come in. The
storm passed entirely across WiscOsin
diagOnally, from northwest to south
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the greatest sufferer While the
storm ragged here the air was
filled with falling trees and flying debris.
On Court street buildings are wrecked on
every hand. Several fine residences are
a mass of ruins.
At Plainfeld buildings were blown
down The Port Edwards Wood Com
pany had a planning mill. store, i've
dwellings, and lumber yards blown out OF
sight.
200 TOBACCO SHEDS GONE.
About EdgertOn more than 20C tobacco
sheds were demolished and considerable
| live stock was killed.
| A new Catholic church, a fax mill,
residences and barns were destroyed at
| Appleton.
About StOughton the scene Of the great
| tobacco warehouse fire Sunday, tobacco
! sheds, houses and barns were demolished.
| A large number of horses and cattle were
/ killed.
| AT Whitewater, Fall River and Elroy
| the loss by lightning was particularly
| severe. The total loOses in the State viii
! be very heavy. In all sections of the
State traversed by the storm crops have
suffered great injury.
LIVES REPORTED LOST.
! OSHKOSH, Wis, July 9.-Last evening
a cyclone and waterspOut of terrific
velocity met twelve miles south of here,
and swept along the river, mill and lum-
Der districts, and struck this city with
terrible violence. Hundreds of houses
were demolished. Among the large build
ings DESTROYED are the exposition build
ing and St. Paul and St. Peters churches.
Two persons are reported killed and 20
hurt. Many families are homeless.