River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-15
ISOLATION.

IL Follows the Heels of Terrific Cy-
cione-seventy- Five buildings Wrecked
and Number OF Persons Injured at
Akron, O.-Much Ruin Caused and Sew
erai Lives Lost by Furious storms In
Iowa, Missouri. Pennsylvania and KAN
sas.
AKRON, O., MAY AT $50 Saturday
evening, in the midst of very heavy
rainfall, this city was struck by the
worst tornado, beyond comparison,
which has ever been known here. The
storm struck the southern part of
the city and tore through the
Fifth, Fourth and Second wards,
doing a tremendous amount OF dam
age. Prof Egbert of Buchtel College,
who was out in the storm, calculated
that it was travelling at the rate of four
miles a minute, so that it's track of about
a mile and half through this city
was traversed in a little more
than twenty seconds. 1t moved
in almost straight line
through well-settled part in the city,
and the ground is strewn to-day with
splintered house timbers, broken furni-
ture, uprooted trees and leveled barns
and outhouses. In trip over the storms
path nineteen dwellings were counted
that were either ripped into kindling
wood or 50 badly wrecked that they
can not be occupied. About seventy
five persons are being sheltered by
friends. Among these are the families
of Wilson kiplinger, John Van Ault,
Gebhardt Herman, Dominic Gread-
er, Louis Shaftler, Tony Men
uel, Harry Sanford. John Miller,
Frank Kenntz, Frank Miller, Allen
Coup. August Miller, A. c. Baker. Mrs.
Fred Bolte, Melvin Irish, Thomas
Thompson, Alvin Alexander, Mrs. Kate
Mcconnell and w. ii. Eltholtz.
OF the eighteen persons injured all
will probably recover.
Seventy-five buildings, including res
licences, barns and outhouses, were
damaged by the wind. Uprooted trees
are counted By the scores
People whose houses were de-
stroyed had their all invested in
them, and a majority of the buildings
we're NOR gagged That no lives were
lost is wonderful. In most instances
families took refuge in the cellars and
thus escaped serious INJURY
THE TEMPEST IN IOWA.
DUBUouF, Ia, May Friday nigh
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 filled the cutters and
sewers to OVERLOOKING. SEVENTEEN
treet was washed out, and a party
Of four in carriage narrowly escaped
death as they, not knowing its condi-
ton, drove into the street One of the
Iorses attached to the carriage was
swept into the sewer and carried to its
mouth at the river, whore he was found
Sunday morning. Lightning struck the
barn of Thomas Coots, at Center Grove.
and the building was destroyed by fire.
TWO KILLED BY A FALLING TREE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 12.-While
LATE Barnes was driving through field
south of Minshall, with four children in
his buggy, hickory tree was blown
down, falling across the buggy. Two of
the children, one his son, aged 4, and
the other, Della Vance, aged IL, were
killed outright, one seriously injured
while the other escaped. Barnes was
badly hurt.
SEVERAL DEATHS IN MISSOURI.
ST.. Louis. May 12.-Several violent
tornadoes have occurred in different
parts of Northern Missouri within tn
last two days, and a large amount OF
property has been damaged and
several persons killed. In Har-
rison County houses and barns
were demolished and large
amount of farm property destroyed.
William Wilson and his two small chill
dren were blown away with his house
injured. In Gentry County more
than twenty buildings were destroyed
and Mrs. Nathan Green was killed.
Cattle and hogs we're killed and a good
deal of general farm property and crops
greatly injured. Five or six dwellings
and several outbuildings were blown
away south of Memphis, Mo. Fences
were carried away and orchards swept
down, but nobody was killed.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
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, were killed outright and num-
Der of persons dangerously injured. The
storm was general throughout the coun-
~, but the track of the cyclone was only
bout 800 feet wide. Every thing III
is path was demolished, trees were up
Dotted and houses and barns destroyed,
large number of cattle were
Silled. The path of the cyclone ex-
ended from near the county line to the
Allegheny river.
OIL Cry, Pa. May IA most de
,tructive cloud-burst and cyclone struck
his section about IL D. m. Saturday.
Iouses, barns, bridges, oil-well rigs
nd gas lines are in ruins. At East
sandy, about eight miles from here, the
'esidence of William Nunnemaker was
down down, burying the entire family
in the ruins. Mr.. and Mrs. Nunne-
maker are seriously injured and their
two children will probably die.
FATALITIES IN KANSAS.
CHANUTE, Kan, May IA cyclone
struck Cedar Valley, Wilson County, at
p m. Friday. Joseph Wiltsey's
house was demolished, his youngest
son killed and two other children in
lured. Next the dwelling of Frank
Glidden was destroyed, his wife