Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-06-27


surrounding region was visited Thursday
morning by q damaging rain and wind
storm The pontoon bridge across the
Missouri river was blown TO pieces and
sixty boats were swept down stream Re-
ports from many points in Northern Ne
braska and Southeastern Dakota show that
a great deal OF damage was done by the
storm, which covered wide scope of coun-
try.
WIND IN DAKOTA
yERMIIIoN, d. T., June eli heavy
wind-storm struck this place ut 1915 Thurs
day morning, doing considerable damage
Colonel Jonathan Kimballs new residence,
the Catholic church and building ON the
fair grounds are total wTccks Several
houses were removed from their founda-
tious, and steeples, chimneys lighthouses
are generally fiat The loss is estimated at
1000
EIGHT LIVES LOST
LITTLE Rock, Ark, juno - Word has
Just reached here from Clinton that Mrs.
Emerson and seven children, residing near
that place. lost their lives during tho heavy
storm last Saturday night Emerson, who is
an old settler in Van Buren, County, was with
his family when the storm was raging After
an hour s rain the water gradually flooded
his house, and, fearing danger inside,
he gath cred two of his children in his arms
and made for the door TO escape As the
door opened huge log tloated in the en-
tran &c and Knocked the little ones from
his arms They fell at his feet into
the swift current and were lost He then
took up two more, one In each arm,
and succeeded in getting out SAFE
ly, telling his wife to follow with the
others, but the mother, with two children
in har off IN hnr
DRESS was carried down with the flood aud
drowned The father and two children.
the only ones left in a family OF eleven, es-
capped with their lives The father with
two little ones, stood in water up to his
waist elinging to a tree until day
light, when the water subsidized. The
bodies of the mother and seven chill
dren We're found scattered over the place,
where they had been left by the food The
home of Mr.. Emerson is a total wreck it Is
said, and he is almost distracted with grief
The loss of livestock from the flood and
damage to property in the neighborhood
was very great
FATAL CYCLONE.
ALBANY, Mo, June % AT $3.50 D. IN.
Thursday this vicinity was visited by two
cyclones or one in two prongs. IL struck
the frame residence of ii. r Williams,
three miles east of this CITY, and
completely demolished it Mr. WILL
iam's 0 : year old son and hts
mother in law, Mrs Crispin were
instantly killed Mrs. Williams was fatally
injured and three children were badly
hurt The cyclone wiped ont the little
village OF Lone Star. destroying the
store-house and goods of A. G. Towns
end, the Baptist church, school-house
and many residences. Mr. Townsend, tho
postmaster, is thought to be fatally injured,
as is also Mrs George Stineman. Many
other farm houses and out-buildings were
destroyed. and it is impossible to estimate
the damages AT citizens meeting here
Friday several hundred dollars was raised
and clothing for the sufferers provided
SEVERE STORMS IN ILLINOIS
DECATUR, Ill, June CA furious cleo
trical storm with cyclone accompaniment
visited this city Thursday night The resi-
dences of f. Smith, S. p Moore, Charles
Williams and G NJ Cook were struck by
lightning without fatal results, and the
wind demolished fences and trees Uriab
Brjcker had two horses killed by lightning.
Streams are swollen and bridges were
washed away
MONTICELLO, Ill, June pa very heavy
storm visited this section of the State
Thursday night The rain fell in sheets
and the streams are again overlooked. Tie
Sangamon river has spread all over the
bottom and hundreds of acres of farm
lands are under water Much corn isruined,
while many fields arc covered with weeds.
the long-continued rain having prevented
blowing. Considerable damage was done
by the lightning and high wind.
FLOODS IN FRANCE
PARIS, June 29-Disastrous floods have
occurred at the town of Barbecue, in
the Department of Meuse. The town was
partly submerged and many houses were
sWept away