West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-08-20
SEVERE STORM.
Illinois, Missouri aud Iowa Visited by
Heavy S orm Of Wind
aud Rsia.
Houses, Harms nud Forests swept Hcforc
it-S"Ncrh Persons iniurcd hy FIyIng
Debris rhc Drought Urokcn In
thc Southwest.
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riously hurt by shocks from the electrical
nuid. The state Grain Inspectors branch
office on CCutvr avenue and Sixteenth
street, was struck and several persons pros
lratcd Tho telegraph apparatus In the
office was melted and the building began To
burn, but the flames were soon cNtinguishcd
A messenger boy was thlown ten ~ twelve
feet through the open door and knocked I'm.
sensible, and the telegraph operator had his
hight arm pumlNled aud was partially
stunned. IN the town Of Jefferson bolt
came through the residence of John Gray,
)r, and Mrs. John Gray aud Mrs Mary
Benson were rendered insensblo from the
shock They soon recovered lconsciousnc
hut hoth are suffering from the effects
Warren Smith. a carpenter .at North Evans
IN, was struck 10y lightning while working
II an unfinished building The building
was torn and shattered and Smith seriously
injured,
81 LOUIS Aug. IA violent wind
storm, lasting for about hale nm hour. passed
over ST. Louis Thursday evening The air
was filled with clouds of dust, which made
II impossible to see IA block distant Numcr-
ous smoke stacks, awnings etc, were blown
down. At East 81. Louis about 100 feet Of
the woodwork at the approach 10 the blg
bridge was carried away. During the day
the heat was very oppressive; the thcrmOme-
ter registered 100 . in the shade
BuWINGToN, Ia, Aug. ~, This city
was visited Thursday afternoon by one Of
the most violent thunder and windstOrms
known i'm It's history. The storm came from
the west and lasted over an hour. During
that time, however, IL wrought damage Ia
buildings, fences, trees. etc. I'll, west wall
of the Steam Supply Company building was
blown down, and Wymnn a Rand's furnI
tuIo and carpet establishment was partly un-
rooted. u rs rumoTod that CIestOn has been
ncarly wiped ont and that Mount Pleasant
and kcokuk were badly damaged.
IlANNmAI Mo, Aug. II.-Tho ther
momctcr here yesterday registered 100 Q .
The oppressive heat was succeeded i'm the
afternoon at four o'clock by a terrific wind
storm. which came from the northwest ac-
compmicd 10y heavy black clouds, which
burst over the city, while the wind was I'm its
fury Suddenly I'm the north appeared n
cloud, lighter than the Others. which crossed
thc Mississippi river diagOnally whirlng as
it came, and lifting up the water In It's
path The electric light building, contain
lng the machinery owned and operated by
the city, stands on the river bank. The
storm struck this fairly In the center, knock
ing In all Of the north wall and carrying off
jhe roof and one smOkcsiack one hundred
yards To the southwest. James Reynolds
y fireman, was struck on the head with
flying bricks, but will recover The ma
cllncry WAS covered 10y the falling wall and
is ColiSdcahly damaged, consequently Han
nibal was In darkness last night
INDIANAroLIs. Aug IA strange in
cidcnt is reported from the country In con.
nCctiOn with violent storm which pre-.
vailed Thursday night While II was at lis
height the lightning struck the farm.hou
occupied by Willis Buckhart aud family.
eight miles south of the city, and funning
down the wall on the inside, glanced to tia
bed where BuCkhart. his wife aud child
were sleeping, and thence TO the floor and
ground. ln ils passage Mrs. lIuclyhart
evidently received the ful force Of the clcc
trio current rs she was instantly Killed.
Both the husband and child escaped I'm.
hurt Mr. 3uckhart was not awakened by
the shock, but was aroused some time after
ward by the crying Of the child and upo
getting mp to walt on Tie little one dscOv.
cred that his wife was dead
KroKrK Ia.. Aug IL. This section OF
the state was visited by severe wind and
rain storm Thursday afternoon. For some
time the wind blew at the rate Of sixty
miles per hour and caused much damage 10
roofs stcrplrs, lumber yards and every
thing Oi light construction. Many
streets are blocked with fallen trees and
strcwu with dchr. The stceple Of the
First Baptist church was blown down and
the roofs of the Masonic hail Cocy a. CO. =
pork house. Gibbons opera hopsc and the
cupOla of the court house were carried
away The wind was followed by drench-
iug rain which continued three hours and
will greatly benefit tEc crops. Reports 70.
ceiyed here indicate ihat the storm was gen
eral throughout the State
O-KAIOu-A. Ia. Aug. 1.-THE first
rain for eighty FIVE day fell here Wcdnes.
day evening Il comes TOO late ~ help the
corn crop much. The most prniracted
drought in the history Of Iowa Is broken at
last
PFKN. ~, Aug l1.-A very welcome
rain reached here from the west Thursday
evening. n was accompanied by q heavy
gale OF wind blowing down some trees. II
BIAS uoi Iucd here u many weeks The
corn crop haa suffered Reports from all
sections of the state report copIous rain,
doing great good 10 the corn crop which
has suffered greatly from the drought
BiOOWSGrDN llL. AUG. a. At six
O'Clock Thursday evening n heavy storm NJ
wind and rain struck this city N rainod
haf au hour much water falling. com
pIr'c'v breaking the drought ON the Chi
caRO a. Alton railroad between Alton and
ST. Louis. there was great havoc AZ ElIi-
off. Ford County on the Lake Erie road
Eve cars were blown from siding and the
cae'bOund accommodation ran into them.
wrcrkIug ihc engine. So far as known no
one was injured
JEE-ryvULE. Ill., Aug. IA furious
storm ra ed over This city Thursday night
win cop.oU rainfall Fifty yer cent of
iIr corn crop s said 20 be Irrcdeemably
ruined This rain VIII save the rest
MCGFTGOH Ia Aug a. The drought
was broken Thursday by heavy rain that
came down Goo torrents This will insure To-
ths section, good corn crop.