Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-16
WOE In WESTERN WINDS.
LIVES LOST AND HUNDREDS OF
BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED.

BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED.
Iowa and Nebraska the Worst Sufferers
Sixteen Buildings Destroyed at Cole
ridge-Omaha Visited for the second
Time Within Half n week-The Finan-
cial Loss Very Heavy.
OMAHA, NEB., June 15.-The second
severe rain and wind storm within half a
week visited this section yesterday. One
! residence in Omaha was struck by light
ming, but the occupants escaped injury. A
brakeman named Sullivan was killed by
lightning near Columbus. Immense dam
age was done in the country to windmills,
sheds and barns by the wind.
The storm along the Union Pacific Road
was particularly severe at Millard, twen-
ty miles west. Two lumber yards were
entirely blown away.
AT Elkan two houses and a barn were
blown down. For distance of six miles
west Of Grand Island telegraph poles are
all laid fiat.
The same storm struck North Platte
depot, and was blowing it to pieces when
| telegraph communication was cut off.
The depot at Phelps Station, on the
Burlington and Missouri Railroad, was
partly wrecked.
A great deal of damage was done for
distance OF fifty miles along the Nebraska
Railroad in the southern part of the State,
great many buildings being wrecked.
SIOUX CITY IN THE BLOW.
SIOUX CITY, IA, June l5.-A severe
wind storm struck this city at 1915
O'Clock last night. The post office was
unrOofed, causing damage of $1,000. The
wholesale dry goods store Of Tootle, Liv-
ingstOn d. Co. was unroofed and the end
walls blown in, causing damage of $4,000
to the building and 81, 900 on stock. Ate.
Schenckberg's wholesale grocery a por-
tiOn of a side wall was destroyed, damag-
ing the building 50, 900 and the stock 5 900.
Nj. c. Davis barn and residence were
damaged $4,000.
j. S. Farr a. Co.'s butter and egg ware
house was unroofed and damaged 81, 900.
The Standard Oil Company's warehouse
roof and portion of the wall were de-
strOyed. The damage is $400.
The st. Paul and Omaha Railroad
boilers and engine were blown overheard
from a barge. The damage is 81, 800.
The ferry boat Benefits smokestack
and pilot house were demolished. The
loss is $500.
Slough & Co.'s store was unroofed, and
the Methodist and Baptist churches were
blown down.
STORE BLOWN DOWNs
At Jackson, Neb., Dovey II Barris' store
was blown down.
At Elkpoint, Oak, number of build
1ngs we're blown down, and the railroad
coal house and windmill were demOl-
ished. No one was hurt.
At Coleridge, Neb., sixteen buildings
were leveled. A. Hudson's general store
was blown 10 pieces. Two children were
killed and three people were seriously in
Jured in the country.
At Harrington, Neb.. skating rink
and number of small buildings were
destroyed.
At Wakefield, Neb., Anderson & Co.'S.
store was unro0fed.
In all the country within a radius of %
miles of here much damage was done to
trees, fences and buildings. A number OF
houses were completely demolished. At
this writing only one wire is working out
Of town. T. X. Peck, Of this city, had his
residence partly demolished.
THREE RIBS BROKEN.
J. II. Rivers house was damaged.
Rivers had three ribs broken.
A small house of Phil. jennings was
blown into a creek, but the man got out.
All over the city smaller buildings, trees
and windmills are down and numerous
residences unrOofed.
W Olu ndo DENh lNNGAfOu AlOhA i4GAAdA
that the st. James Catholic Church was
torn down and the steeple of another
church demolished.
Plymouth mills were unrOofed and the
smokestaek blown away. The gas works
were leveled, the opera house unTOOfed,
the st. Paul and Omaha depot wrecked,
the new schOOlhouse unrOofed, and several
residences blown down.
At Ponca, Neb., Davis store was de-
molished and flour mill unroofed.
The wind was first straight from the
south and then from the southwest.
SALTWATER VISITED.
SALTWATER, MINI, June 15.-A fu-
riOus ram and windstOrm struck this city
about midnight last night, lasting two
hours. Public and private property was
damaged TO the extent Of $4,000. Myrtle
street was torn into ruts 20 teet deep. and
the water main was torn out for several
rods.