Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-14
The Big STORM
Travels Eastward and Brings
Destruction With Il.
New YORK State Suffers Severely From
the Terrific Wind Storm.
otill More Damage to Property and
Loss Of Life Reported.

around Clinton, Ky, nearly everything is
razsd to the ground by cyclone. The
nrst building struck Was 4 section house
about half mile out Of town, occupied by
John Il. Hodes, his wife and three children
all Of whom were killed. The population
Of the town is about 900. Eleven bodies
have so far been found. Small houses
were lifted bodily from the ground, whirled
around in the air, and dropping to the
ground with terrifying crash were liter
ally smashed into kindlng wood. Flying
timbers filled the air, with the crash of fall
ing buildings mingled with the shrieks of
people fleeing from their ruined homes.
The path Of the tornado was about three
hundred yards wide, as shown by the
debris. The loss to property is estimated
at $40 1000, though no correct figure can be
given. Two messengers from the sc lie of
the disaster report eight Of the tifty-three
wounded so seriously injured as not likely
to live.
At Wickitfe, Ky, the principal business
houses were wrecked, and twenty people
more or less injured.
A special to the Post Dispatch from
Jackson says a cyclone visited Moscow,
ny, by which two persons were killed and
four or I've wounded.
Sr. LouIs, Jan. 10 -Despatches from
different portions of Kansas. report a blix
zard in that State. At Wichita ten inches
of snow fell and for hundred miles west
the storm ragged with fury, the whole eoun-
try covered with snow TO the depth of a
foot or more.
Railroad trains stuck in several places.
and traffic is practically suspended. In
tense suffering 10 reported in destitute dis
tricts OF several western counties.
Oswroo, Jan. l3.-Shortly before noon
today fierce wind storm prevailed here,
and considerable damage was done. The
velocity of the gale during the four hours
it prevailed reached 20 miles an hour.
Many trees were blown down and the
streets are strewn with branches. The
steeple Of the Church of the Evangelists,
no feet from the ground, WAS toppled
over. The roof Of neghboring dwelling
WAS lifted by the gale and landed in the
street. Part of the roof of the State Nor
NAL School was blown off and the building
suffered considerable damage. Chimneys
were blown down. lumber piles were over.
turned and many windows were broken.
The breakwateY was damaged While the
gale was at its height an alarm of Are was
sounded from the western part of the town
-Four dwellings and four barns were burned,
a loss of 10000 The damage
from the gale is about 500, 900. There is
no telegraphc communication to point.
west Of here.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Jan. l3.-A cy-
clone struck this place today, the wind at
,.l las
before it. Buildings, barns, trees, tele.
graph poles, railway semaphores, aud
fences toppled over like straws. The
greatest sufferer IL the Canadian web com
pany. The wind struck the northwest ga
BILE of the 5Ox90 foot, two story factory
tearing the roof from the brick walls.
north and west walls in upon 10
girls employed in the upper story.
All escaped except Alice Dickont, age
Is, who was buried among the bricks and
debris. She had one leg broken and was
badly bruised about thesbody. Two guys
OF the foot and carriage suspension bridge
rebuilt last spring snapped and fell ints the
river. The bridge rocked to and fro like
a cradle. The officials closed the APP
reaches and would not allow any one to
cross. The storm decreased in violence
about noon, preventing further damage.
Urea, N. Y, Jan. l3--A heavy wind
storm passed over the northern part of this
county at noon today. In South Trenton,
the Baptist church was unroofed and the
steeple Of the Union church was blown
down. A number Of houses and barns
were unroofed and trees were lifted In the
air and thrown on top of buildings Fences
and small buildings were blown down and
many orchards are nearly ruined. The
path of the storm was about half a mile
wide. As far as heard from no one is in
jured.
FAIRBANKS, Ind, Jan. l3.-Last nights
storm assumed the nature of tornado
here. Nearly every house in the village
was unroofed. and many barns were blown
down, as we're all orchard and shade trees
In the path Of the storm. No persons were
injured.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. IA tremen-
dous gale struck this city about nine O'Clock
this morning. During the forenoon the
wind reached velocity OF 90 miles an
hour. A good deal of damage was done
about town.
PrTTssuRe. Jan. I3.--A terrific wind
storm passed over the city about six clock
this morning doing considerable damage and
prostrating wires in every direction. Tel
egraphic service is badly crippled
WAsHIsGros, Jan. l3.-The signal corps
station at Cairo, Ills, reports eleven per-
sons killed, fifty injured, and seventy
houses demolished by the tornado at Clin-
ton, Ky, last night.