New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19
HEAVY RAINS IN THE WEST.
RAILROADS AND BRIDGES DAMAGED IN
KANSAS.
TROUBLE CAUSED BY LANDIGDEs-A FISHER
MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING-A TORNADO
cnnIrn 1I1nnI TILL.

MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING-A TORNADO
CLOUD HIGH IN THE AIR.
| Kansas City, May IS.-The railroads arc the chief
sufferers from yesterdays storm. Two spans Of the
Russ Creek bridge, the Chicago, Milwaukee, ST.
Paul road, Liberty, Mo-. washed array
and trains between Kansas City and Chilicotho have
been abandoned. The bridge is 600 feet long and 80
feet high, and It viii take day two IN repair II.
The Kansas City, ST. Joseph and Council Bluffs tracks
submerged twelve inches for long distance noar
Parkvie Tho Hannibal tracks also undor water
near Liberty, and passenger train was delayed an
hour there to-day. Tho passengers and train mon
had 10 get of and wado knee deep TO clear
the track All eastbound Rock Island
trains go from Kansas City via TO st. Joseph TO
Cameron, Tho Union Pacific IS badly damaged near
Manhattan, Kan, whor tho Kaw River Is thirteen feet
above low watermark II is feared that when the rise
reaches Kansas City, Il VIII flood the west bottoms
Tho Missouri Panino Is badly damaged, and Its trains
from two to four hours late. Several bad wash
outs are reported between hero and tho Little Blue
River and some small trestlcs are In danger. The
evening trains sent out almost on time BY all the
roads but they all exped. to have hard time gntnS
through 10 their destinations. In this city the
Eightecnthst. cable nnc stopped six hours on
account OF the food and the power house OF tho Tenth
st. line was so badly flooded mat wafer had TO be
pumped out Of the boiler room for several hours TO
kecp the machinery in operation The T""btA-st'
/ Ine stopped Tor ONeT an HOlf' pn A'''''A W WV
water flooding tho conduts the lUoP at tho eastern
city limits. e,-,....,, .. t,- d,.,,,co
Of RIO blocks IN tle eastern part Of The city. The en-
Hrs surface is under water Tho floors Of nearly all
the dwellings IN that territory arr submerged ca7hS
great inconvenience. - .,
In kansas city Kan. Il is estimated that s23 900
worth Of damage has bc'n done. IA AIhoHfWHG ,is -
Crck there is an ARA Of ten srrcs that f. nov iak
from five 10 twenty feet deep. Tho hpn~ OF VI
Hlstnr was flooded 10 the colllns, and the family was
rescuod with difficulty.
Sterling, Kan. May ia heavy rain fell h"rr, oo
ginning on Friday night. About fvc inches Of water
fell flooding cellars and houses and barns IN ihc bow
ground. Tho water IN III" Str"elS Is i"'n ,A lnchrH
n tvu feat decp Therc has been no such rainfall
siDoe is77 sorpe han III In the vicinity, but no dam
ayr TO crops n reported
inrhe, Of rain hAyo fallen In this incaiity. Land
slides sre Delaying trains all rouies and last nght
the rApid- transit ceased running Uslns 10 fott
Lssycnworth because OF dangerous settling OF the
trostles, -. sra
. rockford, M. May Iss--T1Ia city visited by 8
terrific thunderstorm yesterday afternoon. Several
houses wers struck, but great damage was done
so far rs ioArned young man named kecirr VINO
was nShnE on tho dam was knocked on by bolt OF
lightning and either killed by tho shock or drowned
JsneSyiue, Wis, May lS.-ln a severe storm last
evening the home OF Dayton Flacg at la Prairie was
struck by lightning Aftrr the fro vas e&tngl, ,hcd
child was badly burned
jacksonville, Ill, May ia funnclshspcd clDud
scattering buildings and trcc7 In every direction
40 loss OF life is reported. Fortunately hr cloud
rose high IN the air without doing scrl"i' damage
though for miles eastward there va iuky blBckness
in the sky. A high wind aud heavy rain prevailed
after the cloud passed.
St Louis, May ia tornado swept arrO7s Northern
Texas yesterday afternoon The dwelling house Of T J.
Anterberry, south Of Donham va, demolished anh bis
wife seriously injured. ~ FOiost city, IN Montague
County, a school house was dcs'rSed ed. Two chlllr'h
we've killed. Many wore seriously hurt ard thre are
missing Another school house at Strphensyillc was
blown down FEW minutes after school hnd '"'l dl.-
missed and two children Vrfr SOmcwhh inlHrnh
Great destruction Of crops occurrcd T"legfaph CON
unnic stnn WAS broken and II i f"hf'l MAJ whom
news comes In many more lives Will BE- rrpOrtel lost
Milwaukee Wis, May is.-1hc bOdi"s Of the tTrc
Polish laborers who were drowned IN the noon ~
heavy thunderstorm last night, while working IN a
tunnel At tho Intersection Of Hubbard st. and Reservoir
ave. wore recovered at noon today TIL" men ""in
Joseph Kasrrsh, Frank kamluiSh and Anton fS'N.
Ka,irTSk a single man, twenty two "-trs u' ago
Kamush was thirty hvc years Of az. and HaNr>
wife and two chdr~n: Iack was me father OF eight
children, who arc left in poor circumstances.