Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-04
CYCLONE IN NEBRASKA
PLEASANTON AND SWEET
WATER THE VICTIMS.

Nearly Every House in the Former and
Ail in the Latter Leveled to the Ground
No Fatalities Reported Fr0un Either
place-Assistance Being Rendered the
Cnfortunates.
Pleasanton, a town of 900 Inhabitants
situated on the Union Pacific, ninety miles
north Of Kearney, was struck by q cyclone
Sunday afternoon. Nearly every house IN
the place was destroyed or badly damaged.
No one was killed SO far as reported.
P%leasanton is situated ut the terminus
of the Nantnsket division of the Union
Pacific and was only recently Incorporated.
The place contained about $50 people,
all of whom are homeless. The hotel,
which was the largest structure, was hlo'n
to pieces and scattered in the path II The
c%yclone; the proprietor was seriously hurt.
L. T.. H~owendobber, a druggist OF
.jertrnnd, was struck on the head with II
piece of tlving timber inc received a bad
wound, although it is not considered Sc
rious. He WIS taken to Kenrney and is
living in a sem%i-conscious condition at the
Windsor.
The loss is estimated at $15, 900, with
partlat insurance.
A Whole Town Wiped 0wt.
Ominous clouds formed in the southwest
about 2 o'clock Sunday and a cyclone was
threatened for q time. The most tlm1d
took to their caves and cellars, but no dam
age was done by the wind and hail farther
han demollshing n few light stables and
Il house and breaking exposed window
l,olt, ro,.o., r,,,> C-,a,%n,tor a lit{1n
hamlet six miles west of Ravenna, have
arrived bearing news hat the fine 100
barrel roller mill erected two years ago
at a cost OF 1926, 600 is a complete wreck,
also a residence just completed by Mrs.
Jane L. Golf is scattered over the sur
rounding vicinity, reduced to kindllng
wood. The two stores in the village
are completely wrecked. H.. A. Beyers'
stock of merchandise is totally ruined. No
lives were reported as being lost. A man
and son named Thomas sustained in
juries, but how serious is not at this time
known. Roadmaster Sheppard repaired to
the scene by special train as soon after the
receipt of the news as possible. A large
crowd of residents were also aboard to
render the unfortunates all assistance pos
sible.
Latcr-Ths Sweetwater cyclone has de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property at the
least considerations. with no insurance.
Every building in the town with contents
Is a complete loss to the owners.
AT Omaha.
Not content with the destruction Of
property and the Staying of beasts the
lightning secured also a human victim.
This was r. A. jacobson, q blacksmith
and carriage builder, doing business at
1902 Clarke street, and residing in a little
cottage at 20l3 Henderson street. At the
time when the storm was at Its height
jacobson, with his wife and 4.weeks- old
baby, his brother and his wife's sister were
in the rear room of the two rooms In the
cottage. While standing about two feet
away from the chimney piece putting q
screw hook into the wall on which to sus-
rand the baby's hammock, jacobson was
struck by a boit of lightning which came
down the chimney. He was killed in
stantly. All parties in the room except
the baby we're knocked senseless, and SO
Law for half an hour.