The Portland daily press., 1886-05-13
Business Blocks unroofed and Al
most Demolished.
Searching for Bodies IN the Ruins
at Kansas City.
Thrilling Experience of the Steamer
Jennie Campbell.

! EVANSVILLE, Ind, May ia very se-
we're storm visited this city last night. Very
MANY stores and houses were unroofed or
wrecked, and goods and furniture were dam
aged by water. The losses will foot up to
nearly $150,000.
The steamer Jennie Campbell had thrill
| ing experience on ber way up from Hender-
son. When opposite the cotton mills in the
| lower part of Evansville, the storm struck
| her and blew her into a raft of logs. She
was careened over until the water got into
her coal boxes. Her chimneys were blown
off and carried up river quarter of a mile,
while her bell was blown 150 feet on the
shore. The greatest excitement and terror
prevailed for few minutes. but the coolneSS
of the officers did much to restore confidence
The boat whstled for assistance and the tug
Isabella went down IN the storm ana toWed
her up to the city.
Two men attempted to cross the river in
skiff as the storm broke, and it is probable
that they were lost.
Nothing has as yet been heard from the
neighboring towns, as the telephone and tel
egraph wires are all down, but it is probable
that the destruction is great
KANSAS CITY, May 12.-The search in the
ruins of the buildings wrecked in yesterdays
storm was continued until after midnight,
of the dead children are all out the Lathrop
school building, but three men are still miss
ing who are supposed to have been in the
overall factory building. A meeting was
held this afternoon to provide temporary
quarters for the county and court officials,
and to decide upon their future action. The
records and papers which are saved will be
removed to some convenient building.
RoLLo, No. May 12-The report comes
from Vichy Spring, twelve miles north of
Rollo, that the greater part OF that town was
destroyed by the storm of last night. A ma
iority of the residences and many of the bus
mess blocks were unroofed and almost COM
pletely demolished, but no lives were lost
and only four persons were injured and they
not seriously.
ST. LOUIS, NO., May IA special from
Mineral Point, Me-, says: This section was
visited by most terrific hail shower yester-
day afternoon. There was no serious dam
age done at this place, but it is feared the
country Immediately south OF here suffered
severely. Hailstones measuring II inches I'D
circumference were picked up during the
storm. A colt belonging to Frank Harris
was killed by being struck with one of these
masses of ice.
A special from Bonne Terre, No, says:
The heaviest rain and hail storm that was
perhaps ever known here passed over this
part of the country last evening Hallstones
in great numbers and of extraordinary size.
fell many being as large as goose eggs; The
iron roof of the boiler mouse Oh the ot. joseph
Works was riddled as If by grape shot:
Great damage was done in the breakage of
glass and beating down of growing crops.
GREEN RIDGE, Mo-, May 12.-The village
of Green Ridge suffered severely by yester-
days storm. Houses were removed from
their foundations, outbuildings were destroy
ed fences were blown down and great dam
ageldone to fruit and shade trees. The
glass in the windows of nearly every build
ing in town, exposed to the fury of the storm
was shattered by hail. No lives were lost,
and none of those who were injured are III
a dangerous condition.
ATCHIsoN, Kan.sMay 12.-At about one
O'Clock yesterday morning severe cyclone
struck the town of Nortonville, II miles
southwest of this city. doing an immense
amount of damage, Tho Breck block, which,
had just been completed, was completely
wrecked. The bank building, adjoining this
was demolished. Many dwellings were un-
rooted and almost totally destroyed. Reports
from the surrounding country state that the
damage to property is very great. Many
farmhouses, barns, etc, have been blown
down. No lives were lost, but many were
slightly and a few seriously Injured.
OsAGE CITY, Mo-, May 12.-The most vio-
lent storm that ever was witnessed here
struck this place about two O'Clock yester-
day afternoon lasting about an hour and a
half, during which time the rain poured in
torrents, so that within ten minutes from the
time it began the streets and flelds were
flooded with water, and driftWo0d hoated
about Fences were torn down, trees were
uprooted from the ground and blown in every
direction. The rise III the Usage River,
which was about ON a stand in the morning,
Immediately after the storm commenced
again, and from $50 p. m. rose about twenty
six inches and is still rising Particulars
have been received that the river has food
ed its banks two miles north of here causing
immense damage. The river was level with
the banks at p. m. at this place, and this
morning had oYerf1oWed, driving many from
their homes on the river bottoms. No loss
of life has been reported, but the crops in
the surrounding country will prove a total
loss, and it will be necessary to repant a
majority of the fields.
NEW YORK, May 12-Reports from Pitts
burg and other points indicate terrific storms
in the neighborhood of Cincinnati. All the
wires are down in that region. and the city
at midnight is inaccessible from any point.
st. Louis is also cut off by loss sof wires and
there is no communication with that city.
CHICAGO, May ia cyclone struck
Odell, H., this evening and unroofed seven
stores and the hotel and burying two chill
dren in the ruins. st. Reator and Rockford,
ILL.,, were also visited by wind and hail
storm, causing immense damage to yegeta-
tion and stock. AT Peru, Ind, houses were
of stock was killed by lightning
All wires leading east from Chicago have
been badly damaged tonight by storms at
Lafayette, indianapolis, Winamaca, Logans-
port and at Cincinnati cyclone is reported
which has cut the city off from telegraphic
communication on all sides.
PITTsBURG, May 12.-Late dispatches from
points along the Conemaugh valley report
several persons were seriously injured by a