The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01

playing havoc generally with small build
ingS near the banks of the stream. The
storm tracked over an area OF te miles
and then passed cut to sea. Very few
trees were left standing along the water
front. Those which capped were
twisted out of sha g. The house Of
Martin Borien, which stood directly
in the tornados path, was lifted from the
ound. Two women who were in a little
frame kitchen were hurlett twenty feet and
seriou ,lyi jured. A bar 20, in which George
Vogel and o. Powell mad taken refuge, was
blO $ II down aud the two men were killed
The damage to crops was great.
sTAUNToN's STORM.
STAUNToN, VA, May 3l.-The storm of
Tuesday in the north west reached here
Thur day and continued till this morning.
For fifteen consecutive hours rain fairly
poured down, accompanied by a strong
wind, and much wheat has been blown
down and damaged.
a HURRICANE AT HARRIsoNBURG.
HARRIsoNBURG, VA, May 3l.-There
was a < eat storm in this section last night.
The wi I'd blew perfect hurricane. Wheat
was blown down, trees uprooted, houses
unroofed, and fences laid low. the dam
age is great.
SNOW IN INDIANA.
WABASH, IND, MAY 3l.-The heaviest
rain fall in years has cen prevailing
thr1ught this region for two days. At
Bentol Harbor. Mich, snow fe.l to a lepth
of several inches. Snow is also reported at
other places.
A NORTHEASTERN.
MICHIGAN CITY, IND, May 3f.-A north
easter, which is the firecest storm kn ,wn
here for yea s, now prevails. ohoW fell
here yesterday to depth of about an inch.
RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW.
WINAMAC, IND, May 31.-Rain has fallen
without casing fo fort eight hours, and
it changed TO a snow storm yesterday after
noon. There has been nearly - inches Of
rainfall aud much dana 20 viii be done by
floods
HEAVY WHITE FROST.
GALENA, ILL, May 31.-A neavy white
frost visited this section yesterday mora
ing. G rn on the low ground was bl sted
t. t5e spront and all kinds of tender fruit
was killed. T damage is very serious.
AN INCEss ANT DowNPOUR.
WINCHESTER, VA, My 31-There has
been an iAces q downpOur of raj for the
last thirty hours Al times the winds vera
very nigh. Many magnificent vine fl Ills
are laid fat, and w4eaJ i, materially in
jured. All the water cour es are beyond
crossing.
MON EAENI OF TIE SIOhMs
WASHINGTON. May 31.--A heavy rain
storm as prevailed mere since no N ye'ter-
Y, and tod the rain has come d)wl in
torre It's swe .pi though the streets in
sheets. The total precl IJatiDn for the day
ooi at ~ inches at 10 O'Clock, with
two hours of down-pour TO be heard
from to make the record complete.
The present storm originated out ia Col
oradc, d sweeping eastward, spread over
Illinois. Iadisna and OIio, q ing much
good t. crops in those states. Had it not
been for the storm tho probabilities are
that there would have been extensive
area Of low tempe at IRE i'll the lake region,
ami tha- a killing frost would have
badly damaged wheat and other crops.
A section of tile storm moved do vn
to Tennessee, hovering aroun that coun-
try long euuugl t. fill up the mountain
strea ns on ch lum ler IS sent to mill.
It the novel mort eas ward, AMI after
ward, spreading ut, eIvelope1 almost the
whole Atlantic coast. 1t is now raining
from the Gulf as far north as
New York. Another section has lin
gered ar und the great lakes and western
New York and Pennsylva ii. The pr bl-
blltes are that the or'n will be followed
Saturday On the Att - ic coas. from New
York to North Carolina by much colder
and generally fairer weather Fr3sts are
lIuic leu ndtlltutJ iilO ~ q IOl luo StdUS
OF the Obi val ey q Easter Telnes ee,
Western Virlinia, Northern Georgia and
Western Nor,h "a olina.
Reports received at the signal office from
the bs.rver at II HTpel's Ferry show that
tle Potomac has risen feet above low
water mar at that point, and tnat 3 fe t
of this rise occurre between and 70'clock
D. IN. Both the Shenan loan and U Jper
| Potomac are rising ra idly and the dica-
tiu poin5 to big freshet il he latter river
belo Harper's Ferry. At Harrisburg
about AZ mcae5 Of run have fallen to-day
and flo d may result in the Susqlenala.
| Destructive tresheIs r. also indicated for
James We and other st cams in Virginia
a d the Middle Atiau ic states.
Raj ad traffic has been seriously inter
fers W tia and no trains from the vest
| clHe IN over Balti 10 a q OHIO rail-
road Southern trains were unable leave
| the Pennsylvania station, owing to
washouts along the roads, and railroad
| traffic from t Q south was at about a
stand still. Toe after Don train over the
| Washington anl OniJ railroad, a small
local lie, did not ran on account of
4 hr.I Ioah tVaShal "a