Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-10
THE ELEMENTS RAMPANT.
A Destructive Cyclone Sweeps the
West,
DOING GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Destroying Crops, UnroOfing Houses, Over.
throwing Steeples---Work of the
Wind and Lightning.
ESTIMATES OF THE DAMAGE DONE.

' avn NAA-'R''b SoAJ 'SPOSioio Joot
received say that terrific wind and rain
storm visited the western and southern sec
tons of this State last evening. IN some
places the storm took the shape of cyclone,
and destroyed everything in its path, Crops
suffered the most, and whole fields were de-
stroyed, So far no casualties are reported,
but some country districts lying in the
path Of the storm have not yet been heard
from.
SPARTA, Wis, July "a terrible cyclone
swept over this place last evening. and did
great dsatxactios 10 farm heuts'snd bsrns.
Several churches were badly damaged.
Fourteen cars at the St. Paul depot were
blown from the track, and several others de-
rallied at the Northwestern depot. Trains
have been delayed by these accidents. No
reports have been received from the coun-
try, and the total damage cannot be given.
OsKALoOsA, Iowa, July 9.-Ths greatest
rain storm for many years ranged here yes
terday. Over FIVE inches of water fell.
Many bridges are washed out and bottoms
overfowed. Englands new business block
was completely wrecked and man was
caught in the fall and slightly injured
SPARTA, Wis, July 9.-Lsst nights storm
was severe in this vicinity. So many roofs
were lifted, and so much movable property
disturbed by the powers of the air, that it is
feared full reports from the surrounding
country will bring news Of injury and per-
haps death, for the storm was a wicked one
with all the death dealing concomitants and
its fury was expended in half hours time
DR.. CARROTS brick residence was badly sha.-
tered, and A. E. Blsckman's frame dwelling
shows the effects of the shaking it received
Roofs were blown from the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul railroad depot, from the
Heller Block, and from the building occu-
pied by S. Holmes, grocer, and Potter
Palmer, butcher. The steeple of the Bap-
tist church was blown down, and in its fall
badly damaged the roof of the church. The
beliry of the Catholic church went down
during the height of the storm, badly dam
aging the main building. The glass fronts
Of the Thsyer Bank and Chieney's iewelry
store were blown in, and the glass on the
north side of the Ida House was badly rid
died. Chimneys innumerable were decapi.
tsted, and roots torn and lifted in sll parts
Of the city. News from the country is
awaited with anxious interest.
At the Milwaukee and st. Paul depot the
coal shed is wrecked, and fourteen cars,
including the coaches used on the Firoaua
branch, were blown from the side track,
most of them stopping on the main line and
rendering passage of trains impossible. A
number of cars are also off the track at the
Northwestern depot. Reports from stations
along the line show that the storm extended
with greater or less force all the way to
Milwaukee. At Mansion and Lisbon the
inftIg Corum GassF GaassFs dsstn"Te TePvlts
a very hard storm with considerable wind,
but SAYS no damage has been reported. At
Watertown there was very hard rain, but
no damage up to ii o'clock. At Doyles-
town there was a heavy rain, with consid-
erable wind and very sharp lightning.
How the Cyclone Looked.
MONTICELLO, MINI, July "a cyclone
passed north OF this place yesterday after
noon. The track of the storm was about
i've miles distant and an ominous looking
cloud was watched by about every one in
town. The cloud was a greenish hue and
funnel shaped, and as it danced
scross tie prairie now tearing up
DIRT from the ground and again rising some
distance in the air created..a peculiar scene.
A house near Big Lake was struck and
nothing left where it stood. Pieces of tim
ber and furniture were scattered over the
prairie. About FIVE hundred yards farther
on an old stable was lifted from the
ground and carried away. A little child
playing in the yard was picked up and car
ried some distance, but landed near fence
unhsrmed aside from few scratches. Re.
ports are slow in coming in, but so far no
deaths have been reported, although several
narrow escapes occurred.