Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-23
WITCHES IN THE WINDS.
WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION IN
WESTERN STATES.

Every Building In Sherbroohe, Dakota.
Save One Blown Down-A Travelling
Man kiliedfa at Glasgow, Kansas--sev4
eral Families Have Narrow Escapes
from AnnihiiatiOn.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo, June GA
cyclone visited the northeastern portionI
Of this county Saturday night. AS yet
only vague idea can be formed as to the
extent Of the damage. AZ the town og
Sibley, on the river, number OF houses
were destroyed, among them being the
large general store Of q. S. McMillen,
scarcely a yestige Of which remains. No
lives were lost, though the track of the.
storm was through the residence portion
Of the town. Throughout the county
forests suffered from loss OF large trees,
and grain Is more or less damaged. Much
Of the latter was almost ready for the
sickle. The new business hose Oft. W.
Hsreon, In this city, wc1 blown out OF
shape. The wind hlew gale, and a.
driving rain gss general throughout the
county. The path of the Cyclone
was from the southeastern porl
tion Of the county 20 the northeastern.
TORNADO AT LEAvENwoRTu.
LEAvENwoRTH, KAN. June GA
bohHaubf accompanied DH rain. uhli anu
electricity, passed over this city late Sat.
urday night, and IL is now learned that.
alth0ughain the CITY the only damage was
to trees and fences and gardens, In the
country it was more severe. The larRel
stock farm belonging 10 Capt. W. 81
Tough, four miles south. was badly
wrecked. A large barn was blown to
atoms, and nine horses we're buried in the
debris. Three were killed outright, aud
all ha - g,.4tt
second story was blown from the house
Of George Richardson. but although the
family was In the house, no one was in
iured.
The residence Of John Huckins, about
twelve miles from the city, was blown to
atoms. The family, consisting Of i've
persons, was scattered about the yard in
all directions by the gale, but none were
killed. All, however, were injured more
or less. The timbers OF the house were
blown more than mile.
WHOLE TOWN BLOWN AWAY.
SHERBRooKE, OAK, June 22.-Eyery
building in the town was blown over Sat
urday, except the county building, which
was held down by the safe. No one was
hurt.
LOSS OF A LIFE.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 22.-The storm
Saturday night did little damage in
Kansas City, the most serious being the
blowing down OF a three story brick build
ing at Eighteenth and Frank streets.
The building, which was valued at 81, 900,
Is total wreck Reports, however, are
coming of serious damage to the growing
crops as we'll as the destruction OF fences
and houses, and in some cases Of dwell
iugs Specials from st. Joseph, Warrens-
burg, Independence, Cameron. Chilli|
cothe, BeYier, Missouri City. Marshall,
Slater and Glasgow, all Missouri towns,
all tell the same story. At Glasgow j. c.
Wilson, OF Peoria, a travelling man, lost
his life. and the business portion Of the
town was almost destroyed.
WILD WINDS IN VIRGINIA.
STAUNroN, VA, June pa severe
wind and hail storm passed over the
lower portion Of Augusta county yester-
day, prOstrating buildings, trees and
growing corn, and otherwise causing
heavy damage.
SNOW IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT June GA special from
Traverse City reports q cold wave with
snow in Grand Traverse county.
STORM IN LOUISIANA.
MIEDEN, La, June PA severe storm
passed over this section about O'Clock
yesterday, doing great damage 10 crops.
fences and trees. The storm lasted about
twenty minutes, leaving track about a
mile wide.