New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-27
sWEPTBYSTORM AND FLOOD
DAMAGE DONE IN THE TOWNS OF THE
WEST AND SOUTH.
uyIRAL STATES VISITED BY SEVERE FALL
or RAIN, SNOW AND HAIL-HAvoo
''oy THE ELEMENTS.

Oh THE ELEAEN1S.
Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 26.-A wind-btorm' so-
Nompanied by hail and rain, swept over this
ection Of the country yesterday. doing an in'-
nense amount Of damage to property, ana Causing
The loss of at least one life. The storm IN tnis
rity Was severe, but no material damage was oone.
Brownsville, Tenn, ffty-sx miles northeast Oh
this city, was the worst sufferer so iar 'ePoleu.
The storm struck the town while its inhAoi'""'o
Nept and had done its terrible WORK oeio'e .h'
Ntuation was known. 1t came from Sou'i''
westerly direction, and was precedeo oS fun'ois
noise. which lasted few secenoS, ""u WV"
burst upon the town In appalling iuiy' Moa'e'
rocked like cradles and heavy brick ouiioings
frcmbled like leaves as the storm s"eP. pS Al is
imnetuous career. leaving wreck and destruction
everywhere. The rain fell in torrents; vivid
u.htn,ne flashed across the skies. and heavy
thundef added to the fear and confusion OF the
hor,or.stricken people Daylight revealed the
t,;ohtful work of the storm. Almost every build
inc on the public square was unroofed. causin.
cre.t damage by water to immense stocks OF goods.
vbiIe scores Of houses are In ruins. The business
hou,es that suffered most are Is follows: Kings
hardware store, Manns Opera House. Causes pho
toeraph gallery Brewers grocery store. HotchKiss
f. Lyles drygoods store, Scott. Lord and Glass
drug stores, Fannin e. Thomas's grocery; winston
A. Wildcr's drygoods and cotton compress Inc
.Jevish Synagogue, the Methodist Church. the lap
tist Female College and the Court House were also
unroofed and otherwise damaged. The loss Will
exceed s5o.ooo.
The only life reported lost is that Of Mrs james
Cooper, the wife OF an engineer. tree fell
acroas the house. crushing it in. killing her ana
badly injuring two Of her children
AZ Marianne Ark, the new Christian Church
Shed
blown away. and tho roofs Of several other build
incs were lifted OF. About three miles west OF
town . negro school house. with siNty.hve
children in it, was blown from its foundation. but
no one was hurt
The White River at Batesvile. Ark. rose eight
fect in . few hours washing away culverts and
delaying trains badly.
Three houses were blown down near Riverside
and several buildings 6atteDed out in the SOUTH
western portion Of the county.
The Hot Springs old observatory. which has
stood for several years on the summit OF ho'
Springs Mountain, and from whose top thousands
OF visitors have viewed the surrounding country
T The storm played havoc with the entire country
between Hot Springs and the Ouachita kiver
Many farm houses were torn to pieces. and the
natl of the storm is one mass Of wrecked timber.
Large trees were uprooted, and In many places
the roads are completely blockaded BY fallen TIM
her. 1t is not vet known whether any lives were
lost but that there were Is more than prooaole.
owing to the destruction of SO many farm houses;
Considerable damage was done TO buildings ana
fences at Little Rock and at Alexander near tnst
place. school house was blown down and nine
Al Keathjey. Tenn. the building belonging to
Winslow. Fisher e. Baird was blown TO sphn'efs.
fi%. of whom .Sout 81. were more or less in
iurrd. none fatally. George kitchiner, OF Loweii.
Mass, had his head and thigh severely bruised: :
lee crushed at the thigh: George Thatcher. OF
Middlesboro. had an arm broken; Dr. Hudginfs,
Of Knoxville, Tenn. was severely injured IN the
-Ss %aon hSs KS s
The Court House was unroofed and partly blown
down, and the records badly damaged. Inc me
were more or less damaged: Several dwellings
were injured. and Mrs. Bell was badly injured
Carbondale. Ill. Feb: 2e.-On Monday might
this place was visited by the heaviest rainfall
that has occurred for the last fifteen years ~ IL
rained necessarily until noon YESTERDAY. Inc
with railroad travel A tornado at BainbIdSe.
fifteen miles east, completely demolished the
house Of ]. Snider. There were several persons
fatally. Several buildings were blown from
their foundations and badly damaged.
Oshkosh, Wis. Feb 26.-Ycsterday afternoon
blizzard Of great violence swept down upon ms
:ity. and in less than half an hour three inches
Of snow had fallen and it was with the greatest
difficulty that the street cars were operated Ihe
storm Is by far the worst Of the year. The enect
will he keenly felt in tho lumber camps. where
the snow was already SO deep that logging opera
tions were carried on with difficulty.
WateItcwn, Wis, Feb. 26.--The most severe
snow storm In two years ragged here YESTERDAY ana
last night The snow is accompanied with hrrce
wind from tlc north, an. the mercury is lowering
rapidly The roads arr also driftcd badly. The
railroads are partially blocked.
Mason CITY. Iowa Feb CA blizzard set In
Yesterday covering the entire northern portion 81
the State. The thermometer marks zero and all
trslnS are DELAYED.