Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-06
BAD DAY ~ IOWA.
Cyclone and Flood Destroy Buildings
aud Crops

CLINTON. Iowa, June "A terrific gale blew
here from 10 to yesterday. breaking down
trees. wreckIng large house belonging 10 Geo.
Hayward Son. taking away part of the roof
OF the high school building in Lyons and do
ing other similar damage. IL caught the
steamer Nina. belonging 20 the Lyons Lumber
Company. opposite Lyons with RATS. wrecking
two brails valued az $4,000.
bridge on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, over Bedierd slaugh. caught
nre, destroying l15 feet of n. so that trains
could not cross. Not drop of rain fcll during
the whole storm, nor were there any clouds.
but the gale WIS terrific. coming from the
southwest
BOONE, Iowa. June 6.-Iesterday a cyclone
IN Union township. twenty-five miles south
west of this city. caused great destruction of
property. The village OF Mineral Ridge was
swept by the storm, which lcveled everything
IN ITS path. The house OF Edward Freddy was
hrst taken aud scattered TO the winds. The
family was buried IN the RUNS and Mr.. Freddy
was taken out dangerously wounded The
others escaped with slight injuries. Several
small buildings were destroyed Crops aud
fruits suffered greatly
DEs MONIES. Iowa. June 6.-Reports from
Council Bluffs say all the southwestern part Of
the city was flooded by "Wednesday nights
storm and three hundred residents were COM
PEELED 20 desert their homes Many will lose
their entire household effects The village of
Manawa, south of that city on Lake Manaya
Is under hve feet of water and entirely de-
serted. The territory in the south part OF
Council Bluffs for distance of three miles TO
the southeast Is under four feet of water. All
the farms IN the Pigeon valley, which includes
Boomer, HaZeldell and Crescent townships
are Hooded under three feet of water. In Cass
county the Botna river IL out of its banks and
overfowIng the bottoms. The corn fields on
low lands are submerged aud the crops are
ruined.
DUBUQUE, Iowa. June 6.-The last four davs
have been remarkable for great atmospheric
disturbances IN this vicinity. There has been
a succession of terrific thunder storms. drench-
ing ralnfalls anG violent gales of wind Mon
day regular cyclone swept west IN a straight
path. Ou the farm Of Hon. W. q. Stewart it
cut a clean swath 10 feet wide through heavy
timber. the trees being torn from their roots
and leveled to the ground.
The storm had a terrible effect on the rail-
roads. There have been more than a half
dozen wrecks in this vicinity within four days.
Fortunately they have all been freight trains.
Chicago. burlington and Northern track
walker Tuesday night discovered that
a swollen creek had washed away
twenty feet of road bed at Lyttell,
Wisconsin, above East Dubuque, leaving the
rails undIsturbed. lie got out his red lights
and torpedoes just in time TO save a passenger
train. Two tram men were killed Monday
night on Chicago. 81. Paul and kansas City
freight. which went into a washout near East
Dubuque. Two passenger trains Just behind
were stopped with flags
GREENWOOD. ONT. June 6.-The most dis
astrous freshet ever known here occurred last
evening. For the past two nights terrific
thunder storms have ragged and the waters we're
high. The climax was reached when four
small dams north of this place gave way
Roads were submerged. cellars flooded bridges
carried away and telegraph wires broken.
Timber and trees are floating in all directions.
number OF cattle and horses were also carried
away.
ScHoMBEEG. ONT. June 6.-In consequence
OF heavy rains yesterday and the sweeping
away OF two large mill dams the village of
Schomberg sustained heavy losses. Business
houses and private dwellings were swept away
by the flood, and many persons are lett home
less ana IN destitute circumstances. The total
loss lis estimated at $4,000 or more
ELMIRA, y. y, June 6.-Ihe most terrific
thunder storm OF the year prevailed here yes-
terday afternoon and last evening The house
OF James A. Ward was struck by lightning and
burned. At Mayerly there was cloud burst
and the streets and many cellars we're flooded,
doing much damage
The Erie tracks were also covered for time.
An Erie passenger train caught in the
storm below Naverly and the passengers were
greatly terrified by the unprecedented severity
OF the hailstorm which prevailed
At Leeraysvllle, Pa. ten COWS on A. Stevens
farm were killed by lightning while standing
under a tree. Silas Rogg, a farmer who lived
near Nichols, NY, was killed by lightning
while seeking shelter under a tree.