Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-13
AruCoNSELISBURG
STORMS IN MISSOURI.
F,mtlir, Driven From Their Homes by
Floods.

rzmiir, Driven From Their Homes by
Floods.
OsAss CRY. 80 May I2.-The most
viol.pr storm ever witnessed here struck
this plse= s5oa, o'clock yesterday after
noon lasting about an hour and halt,
during whicn time the rain poured in tor
rents 90 that within ten minutes from the
time il bsgan the streets aud fields were
flooded aud covered with water that dritr-
wood Hoated over their surface. Fences
were torn down, trees we're upcooted iron
the ground and blown IN every direction.
The rise in the Usage river, which was
about on 4 s'aui in the morning, lmme
disrrly after The storm commenced to boom
s,aip and from 3.3O 10 p n. rose about
tsrpry sin inches, aud il sui rising. Par.
f,rb,r. have been received that the river
has flooded It's banks two miles south OF
here, causing immeu5s damage. The river
w.s level wi,h lis bank, a. p m. at this
MAGE and this morning had oVerHoWed,
ariv;o, mn tom their home on the river
.....,.. s. l.si # lie has been reported,
,ur tn r.,,s ia the surrounding country
g,lI prove q ,o.al loss aud malorltyot the
fslds II witt D. necessary TO rePIsnt.
Searching for Bodies.
k,ys,s CITY, Mo-, May l2.-The search
in me ruins of the bulldogs wrecked IN
yp,rerdsy's storm continued until after
midnight aud was resumed this morH'oG
The bodies OF the dead children are all out
ofthe L4throp school building, but three
men are sill missing, who are supposed 10
have been in the overall factory building.
A meeting is being held this stternoon
n Drayjde temporary quarters for the eOuH-
TO and court oflicisls and decide upon ths'r
future Scuon .
Soms q the oGi ial5 are in favor Of
a5andoDing .Ga present building and erect
ing a new court house Oh another site.
The records a, / pap-ra all OF which are
saved will b. rsmOyed 10 s1ue convenient
building
Severe storm at Sedaia.
SED,rlA. No. Nav IL Shortly after
noon Yesterday. SedsHt experienced the
hssyies. ram and hau storm 1t has known
in Years Il wEs accompanied oy heavy
Wind. BAT the gale Hss OF short duration
The yalv4uized ron coiniCs on the north
side OF the domp on ths new court house
Gas blown cT aid landed on the root, bu-
the building was not otherwise damaged
Ia Fast Sr.da.ia the blacksmith shop OF W
]. Hendricks frame structure. was rszsd
10 the ground. In various positions OF the
cts, trees were snapped in twain rs though
mere pips s,em,. wuile Signs and awnings
we're hurled prom'scuoasly about the streets
RJsdmaster Peter r )ck =ell has received
telegrams sta'ing that bridges near Pleas
ant Hill and Little 8'us on the main line
4 OF the Missouri Pacific, had been seriously
damaged Oy DDS. In this city the p:i5
opal streets resemble rivers, the small
ssssrs proving wholly inadequate tor the
7asi volume OF warer which fell. No loss
OF lite hiss been reported in this city or
vicinity
RoLLo. Mo, May l2-Ths report comes
from Yichy Springs, twelve mites north OF
here. taat the greater part Of that town
vas destcOyed by the storm last night a
majority OF the residences and many OF the
= business blocks were uurootsd sod almost
Completely demolished, but no hVes were
lost aad only four persons were injured
aud thsy not seriously.
Enormous HaiIstanss
NlvEEll PolSr No, May II This
seclon was visited by a most terrible hail
storm yesterday Afternoon. Tore was no
serious damage done at this place, but It
IS t54sei the country immediately south OF
here suffered severely. HA'lstoGeS, meas
urIng eleven iuekyl in circumference, were
picked ap during the sr0Tm A coli be
lous,ng Hr Frank Harris gas killed oy
OeiUg struck Si'b Que OF these Gssses OF
ice
Houses Moved From Foundations
GasGN RUGC. No MayI2 II Inc village
o. Gsseu h.jEs suffered severely By ye9ter
da7 stOrm Houses were removed from
ths,e f0gula'ioas Outoailtings were de
s:rOyed fences w-.s Si0Eo down and great
damage done 10 fruit and sAsJa trees The
glass in the windows Of ne-gly every build
'og 10 rosu, exposed to the fury OF the
storm was shattered By hail. No lives
were lost and none CT those who were IN
~ lred are Id dangerous condition.
As Large a. Goose Eggs.
HNNG EkAE, MO, Nay AG.- h0
heaviest RAIN aud hail stern that Was per
haps ever known here, passed over THE
part OF the coultry lsst evening The hai
Stones fell in gees, numbers and OF extra
ordinary sizs, many being as large as goose
eggs The iron roof OF the boiler house o.
toe St. Joseph works was literally riddlet
As if by craps shot. Great damage Wa
doae IN the breakass Of glass and beating
ao"n OF groWing crops.
Block of Buildings wrecked
ArcaisoN, KAs Nav l2-At about II
clock yesterday morning severe cyclone
struck the tOsR of NorionJills, seventeen
miles southwest OF this city, doing an i'm
nense amount Of damage The Bsel
oeS, which had Just been completed b.
acCsrthY L Lsyson, was eonplstei.
sreeked. The bank building adjoining
ns Vas demolished. Many dWelllnI
oOses we're unrooied and almost total
Destroyed. Reports from the surrounding
oantry state that the damage to propeFt