The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-05-31
TERRIFIC STORMS.
Wind, Raip and Hail Cause Loss
of Life and Property.
Portions OF Several States Visited by
Storms That Wreck Buildings and
Flood the Land Sad News
from Austria.
FURY OF THE ELEMENTS.

FURY OF THE ELEMENTS
JACKSONVILLE, Ill May IA little after
o'clock Friday night funnel-shaped
cloud struck the lower part of this county,
scattering buildings and trees in every di-
rection. No loss of life Is reported, though
number of persons came near being badly
hurt Fortunately the cloud rose high In
the air without doing serious damage,
though for miles eastward there was inky
blackness In the sky. A high wind and
heavy rain speedily prevailed after the
cloud passed.
KANSAS Cry, Mo. May ia heavy rain
storm passed over this section Friday, doing
great deal of minor damage in this city
and in Kansas City, Kan, where several
streets and sewers were badly washed out.
The railroads were also badly demoralized
and not road sent In train exactly on
time. A large portion OF the bluff facing
the Missouri river was washed down over
the Chicago Alton tracks, and that road
was compelled to use the Wabash tracks.
ABILENE, Kan. May 16-The severest
storm In the history OF the city ragged here
Thursday night The lower part of the
city was completely flooded and business
houses have their cellars full OF water.
Thousands of dollars damage has been
done Considerable hail fell
SALINA, Kan, May l8-This section of the
country has just been visited by per-
feet deluge of rain. 1t has been highly
beneficial to the crops, but disastrous to
the railroads.
ALBANY, N. Y, May 2O-A terrific hail
storm passed over this vicinity on Saturday,
killing stock and greatly damaging fruit
trees.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, May 2O-A cyclone
swept across Northern Texas Friday after
noon. At Forestburg, Montague County, q
school-house was blown down and two
children killed. Many others were seriously
hurt and three are still missing General
destruction was done to crops. 1t is feared
more lives have been lost.
BoNHAM, Tex, May 20.-A cyclone swept
over this county Saturday night, destroy
ing crops and buildings. 1t came from the
northwest and played havoc in an area of
territory three miles wide by twenty miles
long Many houses were blown away and
large tracts of timber were lcveled to the
ground. So far no lives have been report
ed lost but many people are injured.
TIrFIN, o., May 2O.-A disastrous wind
and hail-storm swept over a part of this
county Saturday doing thousands of dollars
damage to buildings and fences Freight
Riegel. Crops were badly cut by the hail.
VIENNA, May Disastrous storms swept
over arts Of Austria Saturday. Three per-
sons were killed near Vienna Fearful
catastrophes occurred near Pilsen. Houses
collapsed at Rackowitz and Bieckowitz,
killing nine children, and at Zinc, where
thirty persons were killed.
VIENNA May 22-Forty five deaths are
thus far reported to have occurred through
the floods in Bohemia, and 1t is believed
that the total loss of life will greatly ex-
coed the highest estimates yet made. The
country in the vicinity of Pisen is one vast
lake, and the crops are hopelessly ruined.
Thousands of persons are thus reduced to
the verge of starvation, and many must die
if help is not Immediately forthcoming.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 22.-The SUMS
special from Norfolk, Va, says: Tuesday
afternoon severe hail-storm passed
through the trucking region of Princess
Anne County, doing considerable
damage to the crops. Trees were bad
Frustrated by the wind In Norfolk
County from Bowers Hill to the southern
branch Of the river the trucking farms
were badly cut up by the hail Along the
.Seaboard & Roanoke railroad the storm
was very severe and much damage resulted
from wind and hail On the Tar river di-
vision of the Seaboard road trees were
blown across the track and freight train
wns thrown from the rail
LITTLEToN, N. H., May 23-The heavy
rains caused the upper reservoir OF the Lit
tleton Water & Electric Light Company
situated $50 feet above the village to burst
Tuesday night The reservoir covered
about eight acres, and the great body Of
water came tearing down Palmer brook,
outlying it into large river bed, uprooting
trees and piling up debris. The bridge ut
Mann's Hill road was destroyed and one
family compelled to run for safety. One
barn was demolished and n dwelling Sc
riously damaged The bridge across
Union street was washed away and the
fields along the brook are flooded The
village water supply is not affected, as the
two lower reservoirs remain intact The
damage is being rapidly repaired.
LONDON, May 23-In SaxoEy many towns
and villages on the line between Werdau
and Crimitzschau are inundated by the
floods prevailing throughout that section.
A large number of houses have fallen be-
cause of their being undermined, and the
loss of several lives is reported. The ex-
tent of the damage can not yet be esti-
mated, but it is very heavy and widespread.