The morning news., 1889-05-19
DEATH RIDES THE WINDS.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
IN AUSTRIA.

Considerable Devastation In Germany
School Children Killed by Flying
Debris in Texas-Several Houses
Struck by Lightning at Rockford,
ILL.,, and Boy Killed..
ST. LOUIS, May lS.-A storm of a cyclonic
character swept across northern Texas
yesterday forenoon. The dwelling house
of l.. j. Anterbury, south of Bonham, was
demolished and his wife was seriously in
jured
At Forest City, in Montague county, a
school house was DESTROYED, two children
killed, many seriously hurt, and three arc
missing. Another school house. at Stgphenl-
vile was blown down a few minutes after
school had been dismissed and two children
were somewhat injured. Great destruction
of crops occurred. Telegraphic communi-
cation was broken, and it is fearsd that
when news comes in many moro lives will
be reported lost.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
ROCKFORD, ILL. May 1S-This city ex-
perienced severe thunder storm yesterday
afternoon. Several houses were struck,
but no great damage was dona SO far as IS
known. A young man named keener, who
was fishing on a dam, was knocke Off by a
bolt Of lightning, and either killed by the
shock or drowned.
LEAvENwORTH SOAKED.
LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, May 1S.-Since
last Friday SO inches of rain have fallen in
this locality. Landslides delay trains on
all roads, and last night tho Rapid Transit
Company was runnIng no trains to Fort
Leavenworth, because Of the dangerous
settling Of trestles
RAILROADS THE WORST SUFFERERS.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1S-Last nights
reports regarding yesterday s storm indicate
that it was very serious. Railroads are the
chief sufferers. Two spans of the Russ creek
bridge, on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul road, near Liberty, Mo, were washed
away, and trains between Kansas City and
Chilicothe have been abandoned. The Kan
sas City, st. Joe and Council Bluffs tracks are
submerged twelve inches for long dis
tance near Parkville.
The Hannibal tracks are also under water
near Liberty, aud passenger train was do
layed there an hour to-day.
All the east-bound Rock Island trains go
from Kansas City via ST. Joseph to
Cameron.
The Union Pacific road is badly damaged
GEAR Manhattan, Kaus., where the Ar
kansas river is thirteen feet above low water
mark.
The Missouri Pacific is badly demoralized
in all directions and its trains are from two
TO four hours late Several bad washouts
are reported between here and Little Blue.
La this city the Eighteenth street cable line
was stopped six hours on account of the
food, and the power house, on Tenth street
vas so badly flooded that the water mad 10
be pumped out of the boiler-room for
several hours to keep the machinery
in operation. The Twelfth street line
stopped for over an hour on account Of
water flooding the conduits in tho loop at
the eastern city limits. Between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets, for distance of two
blocks, in the eastern part of the ci v the
entire surface was under water The floors
f nearly all the dwellings in that territory
were submerged, causing great inconveni-
ence.
l. Kansas City, Kans., it is estimated
that s250000 worth of damage has been
done.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
VIENNA, May 1s.-Disastrous storms
swept over parts of Austria to-day Three
ersons were killed near Vienna. Fearful
catastrophes occurred near Sls0n. Hou es
collapsed at Rackowitz and Bieckowitz,
killing nine children, aud at Zinc, where
thirty persons were killed.
STORMS IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, May 1S.-Hurrcanes on Thurs
day s.gept over Saxony, Hes8o and Thu
rngia, accompanied by torrential rains. A
number Of bridges were destroyed and some
lives were lost