The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-14

| lmpOSblDIe TO Walk In CDe streeCS our
ing the whole time, and over 800 peo-
pie who attended the commencement
exercises at the Presbyterian college
one mile east Of town, were compelled
to remain until late the next tore.
noon in the college chapel. venture.
home hackman was blown from his
hack and badly injured. The pom
toon bridge was wrecked, and the
Missouri was fifteen feet above low
water. The steamer Chaske was on
the landing, snd was badly pounded
up by the gale.
FLOODED TOWNS.
Western Iowa was again deIuged
with heavy raines on the 4th inst.
Great damage was done in the towns
OF Underwood, Nicola and Weston,
in Pottawatamie county, Mosquito
Creek overhowed its banks, and all
the country in the vicinity was food
ed. At Underwood about thirty-fve
residences in the low lands were car.
ried away by the water. Part of the
town was under fifteen feet OF water.
At Weston the same creek flooded the
city to depth Of five feet. Thirteen
houses were wrecked and fifty more
or less damaged. At Persia the tor.
rent overspread the town to the depth
of five teet, wrecked tour houses and
caused much other damage. The
storm about Adair was the worst ever
known, and much damage was done
to crops and much stock lost by
drowning. One farmer lost sixty head
OF hogs by drowning and his barn,
corn crib, haystack and fences foated
away. Bridges and culverts on rail
roads and highways are washed out
and corn fields badly washed out.
John Cook, living east OF Casey, lost
a 81 900 stallion by the food. The
tracks OF the Milwaukee and Rock
Island are washed out for q distance
OF twenty miles. The bridges also are
gone. The entire damage is variousIy
estimated at from $25O,00O to $780,
600. No loss OF life as yet reported.
AT RED WING, MINNESOTA.
The heaviest rain of the season fell
at Red Wing, Mimi, and vicinity on
the 4th inst. The streets were wash
ed out and flooded, sidewalks carried
away and property damaged much.
The Milwaukee road washed near Egg.
gIeston, and some damage was done
to the Duluth, Redwing 4 Southern
road.
FROM CANNON FALLS, MINI.
The heavy and almost unprecedent-
ed rain which visited Cannon Falls,
Mimi, and vicinity on the 4th inst,
did a great deal OF damage to the
crops and wagon roads. The ram
also washed out about 500 feet OF
the Cannon Valley railroad in one
place five miles east OF the city.
FROM FORT DODGE, IOWA.
A destructive cyclone started few
miles east OF Fort Dodge, Iowa, on
the 4th inst, at a point beween Bad
ger and Vincent. 1t worked It's way
along the Boone river, destroying
everything in it's path. The big tron
bridge near Rem wick WAS also blown
away. The fast train on the Illinois
Central railroad was completely
wrecked by washout near Ackley.
More than 100 head OF cattle were
killed. The train men escaped upin-
jured.
FROM wABAsHA, MINNESOTA.
The heaviest storm OF the season
swept over Wabasha, Mimi, on the
4th inst, doing an immense amount
OF damage to roads, bridges and rail-
way tracks, and in many instances
washing the crops from the ground.
Especially on the most rolling ground
the crops are seriously damaged.
FROM PIPEsToNE, MINI.
On the 4th inst, a diminutive cyclone
passed two miles south OF PIpestone,
Mimi, doing considerable damage to
buildings and growing crops. 1t also
destroyed a barn for j. III. Parker.
1t seemed to gain force as it Travelled
and further damage was feared.
FROM FREEPoRT, ILL.
The heavy rains OF the 4th inst
created great havoc on the railroads
in the vicinity OF Freeport, Illinois.
The fall OF rain was the heaviest that
has visited that part OF the country
in years. and the damage done to the
St. Paul, Kansas City, Illinois Central
and Northwestern railroads by bridg-
90 being washed out and tracks wash
ed away will be enormous. The crops
have also been greatly damaged. A
st. Paul freight train ran into wash.
out near Freeport and wrecked fifteen
cars.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
A special telegram from GAINESVILLE
Mimi, dated the 4th inst. says that
during the recent rain storm f. s.
Taylor, a prominent farmer OF Medo,
near that city and son Henry. aged
twenty-five wears, were inst tantly kill
ed by lightning. They were standing
in the door OF n large stock barn when
the bolt came down. The barn was
totally consumed by fire, including a
large amount OF hay and nine horses,
three OF them valuable blooded stal-
lions. Both Mr.. Taylor and his son
were saved from cremation by small
daughter, the only member OF the
family at home, who dragged them
from the burning building.
DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING.
During tha fearful storm OF wind
and rain which prevailed on the 4th
inst, the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad depot at Plattevills
Wis, and the Smart grain elevators
were struck by lightning and both
were totally destroyed. At Scales
Mound. the extensive barns OF New
ton Smart were set on fire ny light
ming and destroyed. together with sew.
eral thousand bushels OF grain. Sew.
! eral other similar casualties occurred
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