The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-23
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A FURIOUS STORM.

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F1oodsA TunneI In Milwaukee and rhree
Asa aro Drowned-Livss Lost ~ Light
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AnwAUKEE, May lA-During a terrific
rain-storm Friday night temporary dam
Ut the end of Island avenue tunnel was
swept away and five workmen engaged in
aide were caught by tho receding waters.
Two OF them succeeded in getting out but
the other three were drowned. They are
Poles and their names are not known.
Their bodies have not been recovered.
MADISON, Wis, Nay 1S.-The home of
Dayton Fiagg at la Pratrie, Wis, was struck
by lightning and fired Friday night The
flames were quickly extinguished,s when
Mrs. Flagg was found to have been killed
by the bolt Her little child was somewhat
burned, but will recover &C.,,
ELDoRA, Ia, May 1s.-Thursday night the
livery barn of B. E. Deyo was struck by
lightning and destroyed. Ten horses were
killed and burned. The loss is placed at
s., 600. -
MILWAUKEE, May 18-At Big Patch, Wis,
Thursday night lightning struck barn be-
longing to Alfred Terrell, which was con-
sumed, together with three valuable horses
which it contained The loss is placed at
$4,000, with no insurance.
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.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, May 1S-The hardest
thunderstorm Rockford ever knew oc-
CURED at ) o'clock Friday afternoon. The
explosions were terrific. The rain fell in
perfect sheets for half an hour A number
of houses were struck by lightning but not
badly damaged. A lad named Charlie
Keller was fishing on the dam and was
struck by lightning and knocked into the
river. He was dead before he could be
rescued, but whether from tho lightning or
drowning can not be told.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May l6-A 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 a road sent in train exactly on
time 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,
Late reports from the storm indicates that
1t was more severe than was at first thought
The railroads are the chief sufferers Two
spans of the Rush creek bridge on the Chi
MilyvonEoo T.
Liberty, NO., were washed away, and
trains between Kansas City and Chilli
Gothic have been abandoned The bridge
is 200 feet long and 50 feet high
and it will take day or two to repair it.
The Kansas City, st. Joseph Il. Council
Bluffs tracks are submurged twelve inches
for n long distance near Parkville The
Hannibal tracks are also under water near
Liberty and passenger train was delayed
an hour there yesterday. The passengers
and trainmen had to get off and wade knee
deep to clear the track. All east-bound
Rock Island trains go from Kansas
City via st. Joseph to Cameron. The Union
Pacific is badly damaged near Manhattan,
Kan, where the Kaw river is thirteen feet
above low-water mark 1t is feared that
when the rise reaches Kansas City it
will flood the west bottoms. The Missouri
Pacific is badly demoralized in all
directions and its trains are from two
to four hours late. Several bad wash
outs are reported between here and
Little Blue and some small trestles are in
danger. The evening trains were sent out
almost ON time by most all the roads, but
they expect to have hard time getting
through to their destinations. In this CITY
tho Eighteenth street cable line was stopped
six hours on account of the food and the
power house of the Tenth street line was
so badly flooded that the water had to be
pumped out of the boiler-room for
several hours to keep the machinery in op-
Grafton. The Twelfth street line stopped
for over an hour on account of the water
flooding the conduits in the loop at the
eastern city limits. Between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets for distance of two
blocks in the Eastern part of the city the
entire surface is under water. The floors of
nearly all the dwellings in that territory are
submerged, causing great Inconvenience
In Armourdale a number of cottages were
Hooded while on Split Log creek there is
nm area of ten acres that is now a lake
from five to twenty feet deep The house
OF NJ. Hissler was flooded to the ceiling
and the family was rescued with difficulty
In Kansas City, Kan, it is estimated that
$S, GOO worth Of damage has been DONE
Reports from various parts of Kansas tell of
unprecedented rain fall, and low. lands
everywhere are flooded
ABILENE, Kan, May 1S-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
THiRTY-THREE MEN MISSING.
Strong Probability That Nearly All Of the
Alasknn's Crew Were Lost.
PORTLAND, Ore, May 49, Captain r E..
HOwes of the steamer Alaskan, which
off