The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-05-16
cloudburst aud Destructive Tornado.

An Akron, O., special says: AT $50 or
evening of the 10th, in the midst Of q most
terrible cloudburst, this city was struck by
tho worst tornado ever known hereabouts.
The storm struck the southern part of the
city and tore through the Fifth, Fourth
and Second wards, doing damage which
cannot be estimated at this writing, but
fully 100 buildings were completely demol-
ished. Hundreds more are badly dam
aged. The house of Dominick Greader
was unroofed and Mrs. Greader slightly
injured. Passing along Browne, Kline and
Wheeler streets q dozen OF moro houses
were more or less damaged, some being
moved bodily from their foundations, and
others completely unroofed.
The wind struck Gebhart Herran's
house, as the family, consisting of nine
persons, had just sat down to supper, and
the house was badly damaged. All the &C.
cupants were more or less bruised. Her
man was pinned down in the debris, and
only the energy of despair when he saw the
fire near him enabled him to extricate him
self. Recovering himself he found his
little daughter burning by the overturned
stove, and before the flames could be ex-
tinguished she was frightfully burned
about the back rpd limbs. The hurricane
then struck the Burkhsrt brewery squarely,
wrecking it utterly. O. c. Bakers grocery
store was torn to pieces. His wife and
daughters were in the building, but es-
capped to the cellar and were saved.
Baker is missing, and it is fearel he is
dead in the ruins. E. S. H%arrington's
house was crushed in upon his four chill.
dren. but luckily all escaped. Mr.. Irish
was probably fatally injured by the heavy
timber of his house falling upon him. The
extent Of the tornado 10 at this time un-
explored, and the damage in dollars can
not be stated. It is, however, large, as it
falls on laborers whose all is In their
homes. All descriptions of the STORM
show that it was rotary in its motion by
the skewing Of the buildings it struck and
the twisting of of big trees in its path.
The track was between so and l50 feet
wide.
Cyclone In Northern Missouri.
A destructive cyclone passed two miles
north of B%lythedale, Mo-, about 6 o'clock
on the evening of the 10th, completely de-
m%olishing at least dozen dwellings and
as many barns and outbuildings. The
family of Henry Young were all injured.
Mrs. Young will probably die. The cyclone
passed in q no1thwesterly direction. 1t is
impossible to give particulars at this time,
for all is confusion. The farmers who
lost their homes and property are gather
ing things together as we'll as possible.
The path of the storm was not wide and
the storm appeared very suddenly and al
most before the farmers knew what to do
ure and contents of their houses were
scattered for miles around. Some of the
buildings destroyed were quite valuable
and the loss of property will aggregate
many thousands Of dollars.
Windstorln IN Kansas.
A heavy windstorm passed through Viii.
son county, Kas., destroying J. Anderson'l
barn, two miles from Fredonia. Th,
storm again struck the ground ten miles
further on, destroying much property
killing Mrs. Frank Glidden and Harve,
Waltz, and dangerously injuring Mr.. Gid.
den and child.
The storm originated in the western part
of Wilson county and bore almost directl,
eastward, passing through Prairie, Gull.
ford and Pleasant Valley townships. II
the last named township its force and vic.
lence were most disastrous, the funnel.
shaped cloud hurting into fragments
houses, barns hnd ether objects. Othe,
persons hurt in addition to those already
reported are Mrs. Oloat, Mrs. Peterson,
Philip Starr and Mr.. Wood.