Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-04
p n which was furnished the Associate,

TO the People: The calamity that ,.s
e1aAen the deople of Louisville bv =
.solone last night has spread over = tor,;
WY covering a space of ground soma 400
,a'os vide and three miles in ,onoth
through the business and resiaaroa 1871
ZION OF the city. The loss of life ra.aha.
~ the neighborhood, it is believed. Of soms
twenty-five persons, and the loss to the
Guy IN damage to houses and goods - ~
ileved to be $4,000, 900. While tho ca,.,s
ny IS great one our citizens feel able to
coPe With it and are not cast down, but
~ al. OF once proceed to repair and re-
'uMe business In the channels now inte,.
iupted. IN all other portions of the CITY
business will be resumed"
'enersonville was struck by the cyclone
at . O'Clock. 1t was very distinctly ! card
."o ,h'ies IN the country, where the people
wondered what it meant. Fortunately
'nere was not a person killed IN Jefferson.
ville, although some were badly hurt
scores OF business houses and residences
were more or less damaged. some stores be-
ing nearly demolished. Dozens of people
had marvellous escapes from instant death.
according to the latest reports this evening
l.. Is hoped none of those injured will die.
1he damage to steamers on the river front
was considerable. 1t is believed tonight
INA. toe loss and damage to property in
Jacksonville will aggregate fully $500. 900.
TIE STORM ELSEWHERE.
A Town III Illinois struck Inv xy..,
SDnnt
M~etropolls, ILL.,, was visited by a fearful
storm, resulting in the wound,ng and
death OF a portion of its citizens and such
wholesale destruction of property as was
never known before. Suddenly there came
from the southwest a rolling mass. appar
emily born of the union of two clouds.
which met in mid air and in a moment
swooped dawn into the Ohio river und on
lifting were followed by a column of water
estimated all the way from so to 200 feet
IN height. This curious phenomenon
swept onward, striking the river front.
From there it rushed through the resi-.
dence portion of the city, nothing in it's
path escaping damage more or less seri-
Gus. A number of buildings were COM
pletely demolished. Not one of the most
prominent and costly buildings in the city
escaped. Aliens hotel, Glass g. Wlnton's
stove works, the Metropolis wooden mills,
the First National bank, Wittman's car
rage factory, the Jail aud city buildings,
aud the Empire Touring mills and ware
houses are among those who contribute
most to the loss.
The only person killed outright was En-
lily Marshall, a colored woman, but the list
of wounded is long and it is feared some
OF them will die. Among the more seri-
ously injured are: Mrs. Mary Keebler,
Mrs. jeff Shepard, John Allen, Green
Choate. Mrs. katherine James, Mr.. Glass,
Thomas Robins and Henry Higgins. There
were some marvellous escapes, the most
notable being that of the family of VIM.
Matthias, whose residence was overturned
and carried away, leaving the family on the
lower floor unframed.
In the country the devastation is even
moro appalling. VIM. Burners farm resi-
dence and outbui,dings were entirely swept
away. Mrs. George Matthews had her leg
broken. The Kingston chapel and the
graveyard adjoining, gravestones and all,
are blown down. The houses and barns of
many farmers ara gone. A quarter Of q