Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
A VILLAGE Wiped OUT.
Five Hundred People Left
Without Shelter.
THE RACES At EPSON YESTERDAY.
Passage Of the Fertilization
Bill in tho Senate.
CONGRESSMEN IN CAUCUS.
Plans for Silver Legislation
Under Discussion.
THE RACES At EPSON YESTERDAY.
c0NGRESSMEN In CAUCUS.
STORMS IN THE WEST.

The Town of Bradshaw in Nebraska
swept by u Destructive whirlwind
Every Buslness House Wrecked
The Railroad station Crushed Into
Kindling Wood Twelve Persons
Killca-The Storm at other Places.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 1.-The State Journal
party returned from the scene of the tor
nado in Bradshaw, York county, this even
ing, and confirm the worst reports of de-
structiveness of the storm of Tuesday night.
Bradshaw is town Of 500 people, situated
on the Nebraska railway about sixty miles
west of Lincoln. The storm struck the
town at $50 Tuesday evening. Scarcely a
moments warning was given, the roar of the
whirlwind being the first notice that the
terrified people heard. 1t struck the town
fairly, and not building escaped.
Every business house was wrecked. In the
extreme western part of the village few
houses are left with a semblance OF their
former appearance, but they are without
windows and doors and their contents were
scattered broadcast over the prairie. The
railroad station was crushed into kindling
wood, and every car standing there was
wrecked except one that was loaded with
stock, and which was blown without leav-
ing the track to York, a distance of nine
miles. Tho telegraph lines were Frustrated
and when the car arrived at York it
was feared that some disaster had
occurred. A messenger went up the track
and at midnight returned with the news of
the disaster. The fire bells were rung and in
a short time large numbers of people were on
their way to give assistance. At the same
time a train left Lincoln with physicians
and other relief It was found that Rus
sian settlement near the town was struck and
the report ia that nine persons were killed
there. The physicians say that in all twelve
are dead, eight MORALLY wounded and per-
hsps twenty one hurt more or less seriously.
The killed are John Miller, child of J. B.
Romsey. wife and child of Isaac Penner,
child of Mr.. Ohapin, two members of Mr..
Shaw's family, wife and child of Mr.. Minke
and bird man.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, June A special
to the Nonpariel from Underwood, fifteen
miles north of this city, states that abont
o'clock this morning cloud burst some
miles north of there. The valley of Mosquito
creek received this deluge and the little city,
which lies on fiat, was all but engulfed by
it. Scores of dwellings were totally wrecked
while others are twisted from their founds-
tions. At noon the waters Of Mosquito creek
mark. The lower part of the city il standing
in ten feet of water. It ia impossible to es
innate the damage tonight.
Dies MONIES, Ia. : June 4.-Wsstern lowe
was again deluged with rains last night.
Great damage was done in the towns Of
Underwood, Nicola, Persia and Weston, in
Pcttawattomie county. This morning Mos
towns, ovsafowed its banks and all the
country in the vicinity was flooded. A,
Underwood thirty residences In the low.
land were carried away by the water, Eve
miles of the Milwaukee track was washed
away and part of the town is now under
fifteen feet of water.
At Weston the ssmeaereek flooded the city
to depth of five feet. Thirteen houses
were wrecked and fifty more or less dam.
aged. At Persia the torrent overspread tn,
town to the depth of five feet. wrecked foul
houses and caused much other damage
The storm about Adair was the worst evel
known. Much damage was done to crop
and much stock lost by drowning in tn
towns mentioned. There was no loss O
human life. The damage to ptopert,
amounts to $500. 900.
| Caro-, Mich, June AT Z o'clock las
evening four farmers were struck by light
ming four miles west of here. I. N. Taggett
Edward Goodchild, William Holmes ant
Matt Ringle were engaged In performing al
| operation upon q young horse. A thunde
storm came up suddenly, and the frst Dol
Of lightning struck in the midst of the msn
As Mrs. Tagnett looked from the door sh
saw the forms of the four apparently lifeles
men on the ground. Goodchild and Holme
| were dead when assistance arrived, although
no marks or traces Of the current could b
found upon their persons. Goodohild wa
thirty seven years of age and leaves a famil
of Eve children Hei.ee wa. thi.ty'on
years OF age and unmarried. Ringle ant
Taggstt are recovering. 1t was one of th
worst electrical storms ever experienced !
this section.
GALENA, ILL.,, June During tho fearfr
storm of wind and rain which prevaile
throughout this region on Monday night tn
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroa
depot at Platteville, Wis, and the Smsl
grain elevator were struck by lightning an
both were totally destroyed. At Scale
Mound the extensive barns Of Newton Smal
were set on fire by lightning and destroyed
with several thousand bushels of grain. SCI
eral other similar casualties occurred, tt
| total damaOa heinu astj m tod of ak (f0