Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-09
The Town of Norwalk Devastated-Se
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The Town of NorwaIlt Devastated-sev-
erai Lives Lost-other Losses.
CLEVELAND (O), April Sth.-A cyclone
struck Norwalk, O., about o'clock this
afternoon. The storm came from the
northwest and swept a track about half a
mile wide from the eastern limits of the
city for quite long distancein the country.
The umbrella factory of Sprague &
French, in which about thirty young
women are employed, was practically de,
molished. Many of the girls escaped,
while others were caught. Dora Palmer,
aged 10, received fatal ipiuries. Nellie
Harding, Miss Brush, and several others
whose names are not given, received severe
injuries.
A number of barns and other small
buildings were wrecked. Trees were up
rooted and fences torn down in all direc-
tons
AT o'clock another terrific storm visited
the city, the wind blowing and hail-stones
as large as hickory nuts falling, smashing
windows and demolishing green. houses
Much damage by the storm is reported all
around Norwalk
DETROIT, April Sth.-A tornado visited
several cities and towns in the southern
portion of the State at an early hour this
uCltiS udlltd&e. AT
Charlotte number of residences, two mills
and great many out-buildings and chin
neys were demolished. Fortunately no
one was seriously hurt
In rowbridge Township, Alleghany
county, four or five farm houses and out
buildings were demolished and six persons
painfully hurt
Great havoc was wrought on the out
skirts of Battle creek.
At Kalamazoo a school-house and many
residences were badly damaged.
At Mt. Clemens number of homes were
partially wrecked and Mrs. Fred. Eber-
lein killed by lightning.
EAST LIVERPOOL (Ohio), April sth.-A
severe wind and lightning storm passed
over this city this evening. The Methodist
Church is badly damaged, the steeple being
demolished. The Central Telephone Ex-
change switch boards were burned out by
lightning and all the service interrupted
CLEVELAND (Ohio), April Sth.-A terrific
raln-storm visited Oberlin, Ohio, tonight,
flooding cellars and business houses on
College street to the depth of four feet.
The water rose rapidly in Plumb Creek,
and people on the flats expect to be COM
PEELED to leave their home before morning.
DENVER (Col.), April Sth.-A Julesburg
SpSNi'aA W tLS -fC"o Gays u NISlttu
this place this morning, doing damage to
the extent of S26, 900. Several business
houses and quite number of dwelling
houses in the track of the storm were
blown down and the furniture destroyed or
badly damaged. A number of animals
were killed, but as yet no human being is
reported injured.
BURLINGTON, April Sth.-Hapkeye spec
ials from Illinois report fierce hail storm
ragged this afternoon through Henderson,
Hancock, Warren and McDonough coun-
ties, doing considerable damage 20 fruit
trees, windows, etc. Hail stones are re-
ported in some cases nearly as large as
hens eggs. A lively shower fell at Bur-
liDgton.
ROBERTS (Ill.), April Sth.-There was a
tremendous hail-storm here last evening
1t continued about ten minutes, and nearly
all the window glass of the west sides of
the houses was broken. A great many of the
hailstones were of phenomenal size, two
being picked up of seven ounces weight.
Several people caught out in the storm were
severely bruised by the tremendous shower
of ice