Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
AsIMILAR OCCURRENCE IN MIS-
SOURI,.
Pennsylvania Has n Cyclone which
Results in Death and
Destruction.
IRIS ACCOMPANIED CLOUD
BURST.
Betrothal OF the Russian Cars
Eldest Daughter.-Work Be-
fore Congress.
By Telegraph To the SEws.I
MORE ToRNADOEs.


AKRON, Ohio, May ll.-Darkness
set in so soon after the tornado that
tore through the southern part OF the
city Saturday evening that not half
an idea could he gotten Of the fierce
ness or extent Of the terrible storm.
It moved in almost n straight line
through the well-settled part, and
scarcely a foot Of the mile anu a half
but is strewn today with hOuse-tim-
bers, splinlers, broken furniture, up
rooted trees and leyeled tarns and
outhOuses-
In trip over the storms path
today nineteen dwellings were
counted, either ripped into kindling-
wood or so badly wrecked that they
cannot be occupied. Twenty fami-
lies, numbering about seventy-five
persons, are cut Of house and home,
and are being sheltered by friends.
OF the eighteen persons injured
ali will probably recover. Seventy
five buildings, including residences,
barns and outhouses, were
DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
and not one escaped that was in the
direct line OF the tornado. Up
rooted trves are counted by scores.
Outhouses in some cases were car
ried from fifty 20 one hundred feet
and set down in neiglb0ring yapis.
Thousands Of people visited the
scene OF destruction today. In sew
eal churches relief papers were
e Il a
raised for the immediate wants Of
the homeless people
William Poole and daughter, who
hal just driven into their barn.
were caught mp with the buildIug
and ROLES TO the bottom OF the hill
on which 1t stood. That no lives
were lost is most wonderful. In
many instances families escaped by
taking refuge in ccliaTs.
DESTRUCTION IL MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, May ll.-Severl VIC
lent storms in the form of tornadOes
have occurred in different paris of
North Missouri within the past two
days, and a large amount Of property
has been destroyed and several per
sons killed. In Harrison county a
number Of houses and barns were
demolished and a large amount OF
farm property destroyed. William
Wilson and two small children
We're blown away with his house,
and killed, and several persons in
jured.
Ia Gentry County more than
twenty buildings were destroyed
and Mn. Nathan Greene was killed.
Cattle and hogs were killed, and a
great deal Of farm property rs well
IS crops greatly iujurei.
Five or six buildings were blown
away south OF Memphis, Mo, near
Blythe,Iale. Mrs. Jane Moore and
Mrs. Henry Young were fatally in
jured and a number Of other persons
more or les seriously hurt. More
than a dozen houses were wrecked
and other property destroyed.
APESNsGLvANIA CYCLONE.
FRANKLIN, Pa, May IA cy-
clone passed over the southern part
Of this county last evening. Two
people. Noah Jackson and wife,
were killed and n large number Of
persons We're dangerously injured
The storm was general throughout
the county, but the cyclone was only
about 300 feet wide. 1t extended
about p miles. Everything in its
path was demolished. Trees were
uprO0tei and houses and barns COM
pletely destroyed. y large number
Of cattle were killed. No trains
have arrived in the Allegheny Val
ley since last night on account Of
slides and a bad wreck near here.
CLOUDBURsT AND CYCLONE.
OIL CITY, Pa, May 1.-THE
most destructive cloudburst and cy-
lone ever known here struck this
section about IL O'Clock Saturday
night. Houses, barns, bridges, oil
wei rigs and gas lines are in ruins.
At East Sandy, about eight miles
from here, the residence Of William
+. Munnemaker was blown down.
burying the entire family i'm the
ruins. Mr.. and Mrs. Munnemaker
were seriously injured and two chill
dren will die. Mr.. and Mr.. Jack
son were buried In the ruins Of their
residence and taken out dead. The
residences OF Thomas Starr and
William I.amhertson were des-
troyed. The Valley Railroad suf-
fered severely.