Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-06
H0NLING BLASTS.
Torradoes Create Havoc in the
South and West.
High Winds Cause Great Destruction
Of Property in Parts Of Alabama.
Tennessee, Arkansas and
Other states.
VIZ EEpEY WIZ.

WH7tt Esd 81 VIVID.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb 27.-Browns-
vile, Tenn. six miles northeast Of
/ Memphis. on tile Louisville & Nash
vile road. was struck by a cyclone at
4 O'Clock Tuesday morning. Half of the
business houses Of the town were I'M
rooted and many materially damaged,
while several building are il a total
state Of destruction.
KEArHLEY. Tenn. Feb. "a CIV
clone Yestt rday wrecked Winslow &
Bands bank building. resulting in seri-
GUS injuries TO six persons.
Hor SrEtNeS. Ark. Feb. 1.-THE old
observatory and number Of frame houses
here were wrecked by tornado yester-
day, and ID the region round about
a number OF farm-honses We're DESTROYED.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Feb. 2s.-At5 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon a heavy wind and
rain-storm struck Torrance, Miss, doing
an immense aupount Of damage. The
front OF L. 1. Jones u Sons store was
torn away, and Van Hoser's dry-goods
store was wrecked and blown across the
railroad. Fences and barns we're leyeled
TO the ground Heavy rain i still fall
ing and the streets are flooded
CARTHAGE. Mss, March IA cyclone
caused considerable damage here Thurs
day. The courthouse was first struck
and the eupoia chiInneys and roofing
carried away. Several residences were
demolished including that Of c. +.
Brennan. TIE Brennan family, consist
ing Of the husband, wife and -four chill
dren, we're buried in the debris. All
were severely hurt, one OF the children
having since died Of its injuries.
NEW ORLEANS. March l. A cold /
norther prevailed in the vicinity OF
Austin TEX. Thursday night and the |
mercury went doWn to 20 degrees below |
zero Growing corn, oats, fruit and |
vegetables were destroyed and hun /
dreds OF fig trees we're killed 4 north /
wind is blowing IN Mississippi and the /
temperature has fallen 10 the freezing /
point The fr3it and vegetable crops
will probably suffer.
SAVANNAH, Ia. March 3 The first
hard freeze DC the winter here occurred
sunday morning. TIE damage TO truck
crops can not be estimated. Light snow,
the first il many wears. tell Sunday
morning
ST LoCI~ March 5 Reports from
Northern Texas .ay thar hundreds OF
range cattle have been frozen 10 death
during tile present cold spell, and that
unless lie weather speedily moderates
the loss il st8eE Will be severe
PfS~AsalA lila. March s \ killing
frost occurred here sunday morning de-
stroying. III al probability tile fruit
crop throughout tits county Reports
from Western Florida are % the effect
that the trail crop ID that section is
bad j damaged and viii probably be a
total loss
NASHVILLE Tenn, March 3 Late re-
ports from the lower Cum berland river
represent much distress on the low
lands. Nearly l.5o0 people have been
compelled on account ii the food to
drive their stock on high ground, and
many Of them have been compelled TO
leave their own homes for more efe-
waited positions.
rhe Edeefield & Nashville Manufact-
uring Company was obliged 20 close its
shops on account Of back water The
Prewitt q Spur Company have force
Of hands engaged in removing lumber
and making the RATS fast to the banks
of the river The loss by food will
reach from 500, 600 to 81, 900, 600 Ken
lucky lumber companies viii be the
heaviest losers.
TAIEApFGA Ala, March 3. A terri
BILE storm passed over this section. de-
struetion marking it's entire course. Fort
unately il did not pass through thickly
populated part of the town. Houses we're
blown down and boards and beams and
rafters carried considerable distance
Trees were snapped off or torn from the
ground BIZ the roots. Cows, horses and
other domestic animals we're killed and /
anamber Of people living in tile houses
blown down We're seriously injured, but I
none fatally