Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-12
WIND, RAIN AND HAIL.
Widespread Destruction by Yesterday
Storm fu the West-Ltves Lost Prom.
erty Damaged and Crops Destroyed
Over n VAST Area

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storm ia the West-Lives Lost. Prop
erty Damaged and Crops Destroy ed
Over VAST Area.
HEAVY DAMAGE AT EVANSVILLE rSp
CHICAGO, May ia special from Evans
Vile, Ind, places the loss by last nights storm
at very high figure. IL gives the principal
losses as follows: Mackey. Nesbit 4 Co., dry
goods, roof OF three-story building blown or
and entire stock deluged: loss $40. 600 John
j. SinZich, side OF building caved I'm and roof
crashed through 60 the floor running stock
worth $4,000, building $50 600 Sweefyer.
SaluWell * 70. notions. roof blown or stock
ruined; loss S25,ooo Boetticher. Kellogg a Co.
hardware: loss by water $4,000. Armstrong
fnrnlture company, roof OH, stock deluged; Io~s
$4,000. Miller Bros. dry goods stock deluged
root of; loss $4,000. Besides these there are
ranged from $4,000 Ia 5000. Various dwelling
houses are also damaged more or less 10y de-
structlon OF roofs and deluge OF water. The
steamer Jennie Campbell had thrilling eNpe-
rlence on her way up from Henderson. When
opposite the cotton mills, IN the lower part of
the city, the storm struck her and blew the
steamer into a raft OF logs, careening her over
until water got into her coal boxes. Her chin.
ney was blown OF and carried up the river a
quarter of mile, while her bell was blown 50
feet on shore. The boat whistled Tor assistance,
and the tug isabella went down An the storm
and towed her up TO the pier.
Two men attempted 10 cross the river In a
they were lost.
Joseph Efhnger, a farmer, driving along
Water street In the storm, was struck 10y q
| falling tree aud his skull fractured which
resulted in his death. Nothing has Vet been
learned from neighboring towns, as telephone
and telegraph wires are ali down, but IL Is prob
aeie that the destruction is great.
DAMAGE IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI
RoLLA, Mo-, May 12.-The report comes from
kichy Springs, twelve miles north of Rollo,
that The greater part of the town was destroyed
by the storm of last night. majority OF the
residences and many OF the business blocks
were unroofed and almost completely demol.
ished, but no lives were lost and only four per-
"a m rsaf nd fax- ta.,fc
ST. LOUIS, No. May ia special from Min
] eral Point, No., says: This section was visited
noon. Hailstones, measuring eleven Inches In
| circumference, were picked up durOg the
storm. A colt belonging TO Mr.. Frank Harris
.ArcHIsoN, KAN, May l2-At about one
o'clock yesterday morning severe cyclone
| struck the town OF Nortonville seventeen
miles southwest OF this city, doing an immense
amount OF damage. A brick block, lust COM
pieted. was wrecked. The bank building adj
! joining was demolished. Many dwelling houses
were unroofed. Reports from the surrounding
country state that the damage to properly -
very great, many farm houses, barns, ETC.,
having been blown down. No lives we're lost
put many persons were slightly and II few seri-
ously injured.
ST. LOUIS, May IA special from Bonnie
Terre, Mo-, says: The heaviest rain and hail
storm that was perhaps ever known here,
passed over this part OF the country last even,
Ing. The hail stones fell were OF extraordinary
size, many being as large as goose eggs. The
iron root OF the boiler house OF the ST. Joseph
damage was done in the breakage of glass and
breaking down of growing crops.
Usage CITY, Mo-, May I2.-The most violent
storm that ever was witnessed here struck this
place about o'clock yesterday afternoon. last.
ing about an hour and a half, during which
time the rain poured in torrents. Fences were
torn down, trees uprooted and blown in every
direction. The Usage river, from $3.50 TO
O'Clock p. m, rose about 26 inches. Particulars
have been received that the river has over
flowed its banks two miles south of here. caus-
ing much damage. The river was level with
her banks at z p: m. at this place. and this
| morning had overlooked, driving many from
their homes on the river bottoms. Crops will
prove a total loss.
GREEN RIDGE, No., May 12.-This village
were removed from their foundations outbuild-
fngs destroyed, fences blown down and great
damage done TO fruit and shade trees. The
| Ia town was shattered by hail.
TORRENTS AT sEDALrA.
SEDALIA, Mo-, May 12.-Shortly AFTER noon
rain and hail storm 1t has known in years It
was accompanied by heavy wind, but the
eornce the norS SIDE hs
the new courthouse was blown or In East
Sedalia the blacksmith shop Of w. ]. Hem
bricks, a frame structure, was RACED. In various
portions OF the city trees were snapped In twain
as though mere pipe stems, while signs and
| awnings were hurled promiscuously about
Roadmaster Peter Rockwell received telegrams
informing him that bridges near Pleasant Hill
aud Little Blue, ON the main line OF the Mis-
| Hoods. In this city the principal streets re
semble rivers. the small sewers proving wholly
Inadequate for the vast volume of water which
fell. No loss OF life has been reported In this
| city or vicinity.
ONE MAN KILLED AT LEAvENwoRTH,
LEAyENwoRTH, KANSAS, May l2.-About
noon yesterday terrific tornado, accompanied
with rain, struck Leavenworth. Roofs side
walks and everything movable went in It's path,
Morris public school, u four-story and basement
structure, where 800 children attended. A
panic occurred among the children, aud fifty
students ran into the storm. The remainder
were quieted. No damage was done further
than unroohng the building. At Balm q Var
neys warehouse, in the center OF the city, tue
roof was blown off into the street below, killing
the north esplanade, where the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company is leveling the bank, a horse
was blown over n hundred feet down the bank
into the river and killed. The damage TO crops
in the vicinity is very heavy, whole fields Of
corn having been washed from the ground.
Three Soldiers Drowned.
THEIR sKIFF CAPsIZED In THE YELLowsToNk.
Fort kEoGH, MONT, May 12-Three sol.
diers, Prfvatcs Swanwick, 18th infantry, link.
ard, 9th infantry. and Morton, LIST cavalry, all
of Fort Custer, Mont, were drowned In the
Yellowstone river Sunday night, "A short dis
lance above here. They were crossing In a
skin, and when in midstream the strong cur
rent carried the fraii craft among the rapids,
have been recovered.
A Big Meeting Of Mtllers.
CHICAGO, MAY 12.-The Millers' Tat onsl
association held a called meeting last evening.
This association Is one Of great size and scope.