Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-14
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED AND FIFTY
THREE WOuNDED-HOUSES DE-
MOLiSHEO.
Clinton, Ky., the Scene of Afiictlon--Par-
tsai List OF Killed and Injured
Other Points Visited.
ny telegraph 70 90 p,.p.,sa.l


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ny telegraph to 10 Disps,sn-l
CarRo. Ills. January 13.-A tornado last
night struck the cast side of Clinton, NY,
demoishing fifty-fve houses aud killing
eleven people and wounding fifty-three.
The killed. 40 for as ascertained, are; }.
A. Rhodes and two children, Mrs. William
Bone. Burnett Bone, Walter Nance, John.
W. Gaddie. and an infant, and an infant OF
Judge +. c. Hodges, and one other not yet
identified.
aud two children; G.. u. Glynn, wife, child,
and father; @. w. Voorhees,. child, and
two relatives. names unknown; Rev. n.
w. Little, wife, and two children; d.
Stubelfeld and several members OF his
family. though not seriously; Mrs: Ches-
tor and two children Mrs. J. A. Rhodes
and one child-the latter Will die; A. II.
Emerson and two children; A. I: Justis
and one child: a Mr.. Jackson: Robert
johnson. ST.. and Robert johnson. Dr.,
both dangerously--th latter will die; W.
r. Nance, wife. and child, and others whose
names cannot be ascertained.
Assistance was sent from here last night.
The storm also visited Winclife. doing
considerable damage to property, but
causing no loss OF life.
THE COOLEST THIS WINTER.
DFrRorT. January ia terrific wind
storm has ragged since last evening. In the
earlier part Of the night it was accompa-
MED By heavy rain. but later 1t turned
colder and the rain ceased. while the WIND
remained violent. Several trees were
blown down in the heart of the city. and
signs inuumerable were found IN the
streets this morning. Severa! large, yalua-
bic windows were blown in by the force OF
the gale also. This morning is the coolest
experienced so far this winter, and there
is q slight fall of snow.
The steamer Ossifrage. which was IN
winter quarters. was torn from her moor
ings and blown up the river to belle lsie,
where she stranded. She will probably be
gotten Of without damage.
Nearly all the telephone-wires are down,
causing much Inconvenience TO the puolc.
Teegraphic communication Is also seri-
ously interrupted.
THE FUBY oP A TORNADO.
CHIcAeo, January 13.-The rain-storm OF
Yesterday afternoon gave place TO gaze,
which ragged with great force and velocity
all last night and which has only diminish
ed with the advent of colder weather. Tho
rain and wind-storm reached its height IN
this city at o'clock last evening. Occa-
sonally the tempest approached. the irrY
OF a tornado. Nearly an inch OF ram tel
during the hours from $3.50 to $780,.
Reports from Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska,
and Kansas indicate about the same wea-
ther in those States.
coyIRED WITH sSow-TRAINs STUCK.
ST. LOUIS. Janury 13.-Dispatches from
different portions Of Kansas report q biz
zard in that State. At Wichita ten inches
of snow fell, and for a hundred miles
west the storm ragged with fury, and the
Ill ,Atrr "a o,ynraH with To fue
depth OF foot OF more. Railroad trains
are stuck at several places and trafnc Is ar
TALLY suspended. Intense suffering Is re,
ported III the destitute districts OK several
western counties. There are forty
W more cara OF provisions az .ne
town Of Liberal en- route to the
sufferers, but that lS httY 10 seNenty-bFS
miles away from the starving people, anu
nobody IS wiling TO take the cnhnces %
freezing by hauilhg the ueiehV III "ae9to
The temperature = not very low yei, Du1
the mercury Is falling and severe cold Is ap-
pretended.
p1oyvN Dov-E-E1IIEp AND WOUNDED.
G.. \ Y Jorr.rr IA sevnre
- tCr-, ,r.1,,aJ here tbis afternoon.
WIFI W ~ ~ ,l,,ronfod rbe new
lu"n% 'i &c IL +, 80 XVofortornand
-oIad ~ in co,,rse Of ereo
- 80, L. street vac blovn down.
C;x+v five mon were M work on the build
oA'y-ISSet WIZ i,IH w VII. M cornenter was
liiiad iI'i'' Abont a dozen carpenters were So
, Ad,.of'. ;ninred Tbe huii9ino was 9OOy5O
sol. ~ a-a' storr ond q half bioh. and WAS
i',,;iit orl,r;cl- and stone Only a small nor
uulV % n roof of The sn1,th end il left
ei fS o. 'io i0oi "a 'D' '''1
s''il''iHs. p. 80 vorp
WIND IIFTY-FIVE TO sixty Mills An HUM
OswEGo, n. Y, January l3.-The wind IS
blowing here at the rate OF fity-hve or
sixty miles an hour and - creating havoc
with the telegraph wires. About l;2O o,clocH
of tlo Evangelist was blown down striking
the roof of the church and damaging 1t
about 81, 900.
RocHrsrrn, n. Y. January i9.-The wind
is said to have reached a velocity OF seven
ty-five miles an hour. Many buildings have
bepn pnrtiQllV demolished ana SeNcIal per-