Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-23
Churches, Business Houses and Dwell.
lings Leveled and the Occu-
pants Killed or Manned.
The Fruit Crop of Texas Destroyed by
Frost-The Blossoming Trees
Covered With Snow.
Reports Of Damage by Floods and
Land Slides in New York, Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts,.
The Storm in the Northwest.

CHATTANOOGA, lENN, M6Tcl Gl.-lnere
are reports of a terrible wind storm at Cal
houn, Ga, last night. The storm demol-
ished the Baptist and Methodist churches,
destroyed several houses and unroofed
every house in town. A number of cattle
were killed. -Four or five persons were
wounded by falling timbers.
THE STORM IN TENNESSEE.
NARHv1LLE, March 21.-Dispatches to-
night state that the hurricane which did
such damage at Calhoun, Ga, last night,
passed over eastern Tennessee. At and
near Lenoirs much damage was done and
several lives were lost. The residence of
j. II. Williams, three miles east of Lenoirs,
was completely swept away and his wife
carried off in the wreck and killed. The
body Of Mrs. Williams was found to-day
in the Tennessee river, where ithad blown.
The next residence struck by the storm
was that Of George w. Hardin. The build
ing was totally demolished, but the family
escaped. The storm then crossed tim
bered ridge and tore up every tree by the
roots in its track. The home Of James
Lingenfelter was reduced to kindling
wood. In it were John r. Smith, who was
killed, and a little daughter of Lingenfel-
ter, who had a leg broken. The dwellings
of William King and John Gideon were
blown down. Seven members of the King
family were badly injured and two of the
SGideons wereis0 seriously hurt that they
cannot recover. The house of Lafayette
Prater was wrecked and jackson Prater
was blown over the garden fence, but es-
capped with slight injuries. The cyclone
travelled in n0rtheasterly direction and
q bureau in the Williams house was found
this afternoon half mile from where the
house stood.
AT LANGDON, TENN,
the house OF George Morse was completely
destroyed and every member of the family
badly hurt. Andrew Worley's house was
also carried away and the members of his
family barely escaped with their lives.
They are all seriously injured. The bacon
from Worley's smoke house was blown
two miles away.
AN ELECTRIC STORM
ATLANTA, GA, March 21.-A terrible
electric storm enveloped the state last
night, beginning about 10 O'clock and last
ing until after midnight. Near Austell a
house was blown on a negro blacksmith.
killing him. Calhoun suffered most. In
north Georgia every building in its path
was either destroyed or damaged. The
streets are full Of shingles and debris of
roofs. The storm played eccentric pranks.
1t tore down house around some women
and children without harming hair of
their heads. About a dozen business
houses were demolished.
TExAs FRUIT CROP DESTROYED.
BoNHAM, TEX, March 21.-North Texas
is experiencing veritable blizzard. The
temperature has fallen and it has been
showing hard for many hours. Garden
vegetables, flowers and fruit blossoms
mingled with the heaviest snow that has
fallen in Texas for many years present a
most lovely sight. The fruit crop is ruined.
All day the storm was so sblinding as to
almost prevent travel. Arizona is also be-
ing visited by the heaviest snow storm
known in many years.
FLOODS AND LAND SLIDES.
New YORK, March 2l.-Advices to the
associated press are to the effect that the
rains of to-day and the melting Of the vast
quantities Of snow which. fell during the
recent storm are Occasioning serious floods
at various points. Reading, Pa, reports
the Schuylkill river as near high water
mark and the Reading road obstructed by
a land slide near Ashland. At Canajo-
harie, N. Y, the ice in the Mohawk river
has broken up and the West Shore tracks
are under water. Ili0n, Jacksonburg and
Saratoga report land slide covering the
tracks Of the Fitchburg road near Still
water. Boston reports the authorities TAX
ing precautions against damage from an
overflow by Stony Brook. At Williams
port, Pa, a violent rain storm prevailed to-
day and some damage has been done by
the sudden rise in tributaries Of the Sus-
i quehanna river.
5{ SEVERE WEATHER.
LINCOLN, NEB., March 21.-Advices from
many places in this state and Iowa indi.
cate that the storm which has ragged for
the prst twelve hours has been very severe
especially soin western Nebraska, where