River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-31
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Furious Cyclones, Rain and Haf-storms
In Various states Create Great Havoc
Several Lives LOst-Iive stock Injured
Farm Lands Flooded and Crops Ruined.
WHEELING, w. Va, May pa fierce
thunderstorm, with gale OF wind hail
and almost unprecedented rainfall, pre-
vailed here and for $50 miles down the
river yesterday afternoon. At Bridgeport,
over the river, 6-year-old son OF Joseph
Taylor was caught in swelling stream and
drowned. The tent Of Clements & Russell's
circus on Wheeling Island was almost de-
mOlished. AT Ravenswood, Jackson Coun-
ty, hail-stones weighing four ounces fell,
many windows were broken and fruit
trees badly damaged. Near Charleston
Robert Shannon was struck by "a tree
which was blown down and his neck
broken At Stevensville, opposite Ravens
wood, Mrs. William Powell was killed by a
stroke of lightning while sitting in her
house. The Ohio river train from here to
Parkersburg had every pane Of glass
broken by hail.
WELLsyILLE, ". Y, MAY 29-Twenty
business blocks wore unroofed BY cyclone
which struck this place at o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The Baptist church. fine
brick structure, was badly damaged
The roof was carried away and the
interior wrecked. Parts of the roof
buildings and doing general damage. Win
dows were broken by the hundreds some
of them very valuable ones. The storm
swept violently east, telling trees and do
ing general damage.
The church ami several buildings were
wrecked at Allentown, N. ", and many
oil derricks in the Allegheny field we're
blown down.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, May 29.-The cyclone
which struck this city at 2 80 p. m. was &C
companied by cloud-burst which deluged
the city. Whole avenues of trees were
blown out, snokestacl1s and chimneys de-
molished. outhouses and barns lifted into
the air and thrown down and smashed to
atoms. Mrs. j. II. Barber and family were
thrown from buggy and slightly injured.
Frank Barchfeld met with a similar ex-
perience and was badly hurt.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, May ga heavy
thunderstorm, accompanied by high
winds and hail, passed over Western Penn
sylvania last evening, doing great damage.
Churches, public buildings and dwellings
were unrOofed, trees uproOted and fences
and barns blown down. A number OF per
sons were injured.
CLEVELAND, o., May ga fierce wind
storm passed over Eastern Ohio and West
ern Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon. At
was done to fruit and shade trees and
number of buildings unroofed.
At Sharon, Pa, the brick foundry Of the
Sharon stove works was wrecked and
other buildings damaged. At Sharpsville,
Pa, houses and shops were unrOcfed and
chimneys blown down. At New Castle,
Pa, Traverse's cigar store was wrecked
and the residence Of DR.. Green badly dam
aged by lightning
MoREScI, Mich, May "a heavy thun-
derstorm swept over this end Of Lenawee
County Sunday night. 1t was accompanied
by a cyclone some miles northwest Of here.
Fences We're torn down, eight buildings
wrecked, trees uproOtcd and great damage
done.
CANTON, o., May GA wind and rain
storm yesterday afternoon blew down a
portion Of the newly erected factory build
ing Of the Dueber Watch-Case Company,
causing a loss Of $4,000 The workmen
employed in the building escaped
BEATRICE, Neb., May 29.-When Sunday
nights storm came up the wife Of A. F.
Beckett, who lives on a farm south
Of Odell in this county fearing
that the water would rise in the creek
on which they lived and carry the house
away, started for a neighbours with
her five children, one a crippled little girl.
In the dark they lost their way and fell in
20 gully which was running full Of water.
The mother and three children We're res
cued by neighbors who heard their cries,
but the crippled girl and a boy five years
old were drowned.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 29.-The eastern half
! Of Il 4nsas has had one Of the heaviest rains
known for many years II commenced on
Saturday night, continuing all day Sunday
and SUNDAY night, and is still rain
ing in the northern half of the
State The rains We're accompanied
last night by very heavy wind and
hail-storms. In many places the hail was
of exceedingly large size and drifted to the
depth of three feet. Small grains sus-
tanned heavy damages, and in some places
were driven into soft ground almost out Of
sight Considerable damage was done to
corn in certain sections. The loss in win
dow glass will be great
PAXTON, III, May @9.-One of the heaviest
transforms known in this part of the State
for years prevailed here Sunday and yes
terday, and hundreds of acres of farm lands
are lying under water, while cellar floor
are covered and creeks are swollen to Il
proportions of rivers. The damage to late
planted grains can not fail to be great.
TUscoLA, Ill, May 29.-For the past sixty
| hours rain has fallen throughout Central
| Illinois in floods, and as a consequence
| thousands of acres Of growing corn are un-
der water, rivers and streams are raging,
and much damage to bridges and fences has
resulted. Seven horses were killed in diff
| ferent places Sunday night by lightning.
MORRIS, Ill, May 29.-The farmers are
! feeling very blue over the continued wet
weather. The spring has been very cold
and backward. Most of the farm
ers have been obliged to replant
their corn, and the continued rains
for the past few days make the
ground so wet they can not get upon the
land to destroy the weeds which are fast
covering the ground. But lit lie old corn is
left in the hands Of the farmers, the high
/ prices of the last few weeks inducing them
( to sell all that they could spare. The grass
| crop promises well
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, May 22-The prevail
ing moisture in Northern Wisconsin is
seriously interrupting the work OF getting
crops into the ground, and it is estimated
1 that not over IS per cent Of the usual acre
/ age of spring wheat viii be sown. Land
/ intended for small grains is being sOwn
4 with oats and planted with corn, which
/ will be enormous crops unless affected by
I drought and premature frosts. The out
/ look for farmers all through Northern Wis
| consin is quite discouraging.