Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15
HOMES IN RUINS.
Seventy Buildings Wrecked
by q Cyclone in Ohio.
Eighteen Persons BADLY InIared-severe
Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, Iowa. Mis-
souri, and Kansas Number Or
Deaths reported.
Us.oLArIoN At AXIOM.

SfS4l4iizs ~ -iI t+i-.-H1 ~ very AeabJ
rainfall, this city vas struck b the
worst tornado, beyond comparison.
which has ever been known here The
storm struck the southern part ST
the city and tore through the
Fifth, flourish and Second wards.
doing "a tremendous amount Of dam
age. Prot Egbert, Of Buchtel College.
who was out in She storm, calculated
shat 1t was travelling at the rate OF four
miles a minute, sothat its track ofaboat
a mile and nalf through this city
was traversed in little more
than twenty seconds. 1t moved
in almost straight line
through a wel-settled part in the city,
and the ground is strewn to-day with
splintered house timbers broken furni-
ture. uprooted trees and leyeled barns
and outhouses. In trip over the storms
path nineteen dwellings were counted
that we're either ripped into kindling
wood or 50 badly wrecked that they
can not be occupied. About seventy
Eve persons are being sheltered by
friends
OF the eighteen persons injured all
viii probably recover.
THE TEMPEST IL IOWA.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May FRIDAY night
one Of the most terrific storms that ever
visited Iowa swept over Dubuque. For
over four hours there was an incessant
glare Of lightning and deluge Of
rain that Tiled the cutters and
sewers to overlooking. Seventeen
street was washed out, and a party
Of four in a carriage narrowly escaped
death as they, not knowing its condi-
ton, drove into the street One OF the
horses attached to the carriage was
swept into the sewer and carried to its
mouth at the river, where he was found
Sunday morning. Lightning struck the
barn OF Thomas Coots at Center Grove
and the building was destroyed by fire
The lightning played havoc in the offices
OF the Illinois Central railroad The
handsome depot was struck while Train
Dispatcher Bull was at the keys. The
fluid demolished his train sheet and
splintered the floor A bail OF ire
passed between MS legs and rendered
him senselcss.
CoUNcu. BlUFTs. la., May IA tor
nado visited this section late Friday
afternoon Several buildings were bad
~ damaged, being unroofed and blown
from their foundations. There was no
loss Of life.
TWO KILLED BY a FALLING TREE.
TEEHE HArrE, Ind. May 12.-While
LATE Barnes Vas driving through a field
south Of Minshal, with four children in
his buggy, d hickory tree was blown
down, falling across the buggy Two Of
the children. one his son, aged 4, and
the other, Della Vance, aged -, were
killed outright, one seriously injured,
while the other escaped. Barnes Vas
badly hurt.
SEVERAL DEATHS ~ MISSOURI.
ST. Louis. May l2.-Seyeral violent
tornadoes have occurred in different
parts Of Northern Missouri within the
last two days, and large amount of
property mas been damaged and
several persons killed. In Har-
rison County houses and barns
we're demolished and large
amount Of farm properly destroyed.
William Wilson and his two small chill
dren were blown away with his house
and killed and several persons we're
injured. in Gentry County more
than twenty buildings we're destroyed
and Mrs Nathan Green was killed.
Cattle and Hogs were killed and a good
deal Of general farm property and crops
greatly INJURED Five or six dwellings,
and several outbaildings were blown
away south 81 Memphis, Mo, Fences
were carried awaY and orchards swept
down, bus nobody was killed.
IS PENNsY LvANTA
FRANKLIN, Pa. May IA terrible
cyclone passed over the southern part of
this county at o'clock Saturday even
ing. Two people, Noah jackson and
wife, we're killed outright and a num-
beI OF persons dangerously injured The
storm was general throughout the eoun-
~, but tire track Of the cyclone was only
about 800 fsat Nidc, Every thing in
its path 0as demolished. trees we're up
rooted and houses and BARNS destroyed.
Ia one instance house con-
tanning an invalid was struck
and She bed containing the sick
man fitted up bodily and carried
out into the yard, where It fetched up
against tree. she man being badly in
jurcd a large number 81 cattle we're
killed
ON CtrY pa May pa most de-
structive cload-burst and cyclone struck
this section about Il D m Saturday.
Houses barns, bridges. oiI-weu rigs
and gas lines are in ruins At East
Sandy. about eight miles from here. the
residence 81 William NUnuema3ler was
blown down, burying the entire family
in the ruins Mr. and Mrs Nunne-
maker arc seriously injured and their
two children will probably die. The resi-
dences 81 Thomas Starr and William
Lambertson were destroyed The Valley
railroad also suffered severely Freight
train Ne IS struck landslide at HulIs
Siding, and eighteen eat cas- were
thrown into q diah Three hundred
feet OF track was washed out a Astral
and smaller portions III Brandon. All
mails were delayed twenty hear@.
FATALITIES IN KANSAS.
CHANtEF. Kan. May IA sveIone