Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-04-02
STRICKEN CITIES.
Far aching Effects Of the Cyclone
-, Of Thursday. ~.u.. .,ss,s.,
Many Lives Have Been Lost and an Enor-
NOUS Amount Of Property Ruined
In Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee
and Other States.

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patches state that the tornado struck
the town of Bowling Green, Warren
county, KY, and completely wiped
| it out. AS the wires are down
40 detailed report can be obtained, and
but the meager fact that the calamity
had occurred has been received. Bowl
ing Green has a population of about
5000 Inhabitants, and the loss of life is
,onjectured to be correspondingly large.
| AT METROPOLIS, ILL.,
METROPOLIS, ILL.,, March 29.-This
town was Thursday visited by the most
fearful storm in its history, resulting in
the wounding and death of a portion OF
its citizens and such wholesale de-
struction of property as was never
known here before.
! RUIN AT oLNEY, ILL.,
OLNEY, ILL.,, March 2o.-News has
reached this city of moro damage done
by the cyclone of Thursday night than
was at first anticipated. The storm
brought destruction and ruin to this
vicinity. Six miles southwest II. Clark,
farmer, lost his dwelling. The
residence of Mr.. w. O'Donnell
was destroyed and his daugh-
ter injured. Martin Totten's fino
barn was blown down. A milliner,
Miss Spoonster, received injuries that
may prove fatal. Mrs. Matte had two
ribs broken and her breast crushed.
Her condition is critical. Mrs. Heem, a
blind lady, was bruised and otherwise
injured. The loss to property, not in
sured, ranges from $40, 600 to $50, 0O0
AT GRAND RIVER KY.
PADUcAH, KY, March 20. - James
Norfoleet, director of the Grand River
Company at Grand River, KY, brings
details of the havoc played there by the
storm. The city is located about eight
cen miles south of Paducah and mid
way between the Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers. 1t is small place,
the headquarters of company
organized to develope the iron industry.
The principal Office was completely de-
stroyed, the hotel partially so, and eight
other houses blown down and complete
ly destroyed. Mr.. Richard Beck, Abe
Murray and little boy were killed and
seventeen others seriously injured.
IN INDIANA.
JETFFRsoNv1LLE, Ind, March 90
Jacksonville was struck by the cy-
clone at o'clock Thursday night.
Fortunately not person was killed,
though some we're badly hurt. East
of Front street the old Orphans Home
was demolished, ten buildings, mostly
private residences, were totally
wrecked, and many others were badly
damaged. West of Spring street the
damage was even worse. Among the
residences blown to pieces in this dis
trict were those of Mrs. Cranweiss,
loss, $4,000; William 3. Harriwell,
loss, $4,000, and Rev. T. G. Bosley,
loss. $1,000.
The destruction is terrible and the
loss is estimated at not less than $500.
900. The force of the wind was terrific
and carried every thing before it. A
skiff was lifted bodily from the river
and blown into the second-story window
of the residence of W. A. W. Dorney.
At the Strauss House, corner of Spring
and First streets, large number of
guests were gathered, some for shelter.
The storm struck it and every body
tried to escape. A hail of brick and
tumbling walls met the fleeing crowd,
but strange to say, though the build
ing was almost totally wrecked, no one
was badly hurt.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 29-Evans-
Vile escaped lightly as compared with
the Louisville horror. but there were
many rumored casualties that ordinarily
would have been considered serious
enough. The south wing of Ul-
mers brewery collapsed. and two men
Claude lilly and Joseph Winnegar-
we're crushed to death. The loss will
be $25, 900.
WASHINGTON, Ind, March 29.-Addi-
tional particulars of the great storm in
the southern part of this county show
that five houses and seven barns were de-
stroyed, many horses and cattle killed,
and over 200 miles Of fence ruined. The
track of the storm was about one
mile in width. So far as can be learned
no lives were lost.
PRINCETON, Ind, March 29.-.Shortly
before o'clock Thursday night tor
nado swept over the country just north
and west of this city, doing an immense
amount of damage to the farm houses,
farms and valuable timber.
At Lyle's Station, five miles
west, Ralph Ashby was badly hurt. the
roof Of his residence falling in on him
and holding him down. uutil assistance
came to take him out. In short. at least
fifty buildings in this county have beer
wrecked, together with large numbe,
of valuable stock killed. The total loss
will be great.
A NATIONAL CALAMITY IMMINENT.
New YORK, March 29.-Sergeant Dunn
of the Signal Service, in an interview
yesterday afternoon said that one of the
greatest calamities the country has eve1
known is imminent, and that it is the
duty of the press to warn people of the
Lower Mississippi to prepare for the
worst. He says:
1T will be the greatest calamity that ha.
ever befallen that section Of the country. Tit
damage will be greatest below Memphis. TIL,
storm is Just like an enormous pitcher of wate
poured upon country already flooded
Although several immense crevasse
have been found In the levees below
Vicksburg from 200 to 1900 feet wide ant
| twenty to twenty five feet deep, carrying OF
| millions of gallons Of water every second the
remained almost stationary at the top fioot
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