The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-12
THE USUAL CLOUD.
Description of the Recent Heavy Storm In
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PIrTsBuRa April II.
A special from Akron. o.. says: Two
clouds came together Tuesday evening
about two miles northwest Of Sharon.
People who watched them sag that two
minutes later they began 20 revolve In tor.
nado fashion, aud bear down upon the VII
lage. The tornado's progress was marked
by roaring and grinding sounds. La ten
minutes II had leveled everything in ITS
track ever six miles of farm land for
width of thirty rods. demolished dozen
buildings, killed one man. fatally injured
man and woman and seriously injured
several others. Forests ia which ware treea
two feet In diameter were cut down ~
though they had been but cornstalks. The
first building caught up was the barn OF
James Hartman. northwest of Shsron.
IL landed several rods away and was
torn into kindiing. Then Ia turn we're
taken theghouse and harm of Uriah Worstler,
the, house and barn OF Isaac Brown aud
Frank LeCroix, the harms OF Richard
Brown and C. @. Crane. These are located
Just north of sharon. Then moving
down a mile or 40 of timber land and
fences, the swirling monster jumped into
las work anew at the farm OF Christian
Wall. east Of Center. The large barn was
torn into little pieces, which we're strewn
along over a mile. the large two story
house OF Reasonable Walt was blown on
its foundation and tipped over on its
side, and horse barn near by was demoi-
| ished. The bank barn of Matthew Bromley,
| Just across the road, was then given
a whirl. Mr.. Bromley was caught
up and deposited several blocks away
badly crushed uader the timbers. He vas
badly hurt aud cannot recover. HIS son
landed on the contents OF the hay NOV.
The house of Frank BROMLEY, quarter of
q mile further on, was blown several rods
from It's foundation and, taking fire,
burned up with all it's contents. The fam
ily escaped by taking refuge In the cellar
An orchard OF fifty apple trees back of the
house was moved clean. Just quarter oi
a mile southeast OF Bromiey's house was
that Of Hugh Franks. Here destruction
was most complete, not stick OF timber
that man could not easily carry was left
Abous i50 feet from it's foundation, Dir
Franks dead body was fund will
the brains oozing from hole IN tn
head, made by hat-iron. An ear wa
torn and legs and arms were broken. In
clover field, twenty rods from the house
Law Mrs. Frank, unconscious. with her col
lar bone and several ribs broken, and Sc
rious internal injuries. The family do
lay dead beside her. There were NO chill
dren In the house. About $500 In pape
money and silver that was IN the hous
was strswn over the fields for half . mile
About half Of II was picked MP
At the end Of the ak mile sweep throug
sharon the tornado evidently rose high i
the air, and jumping over the southern par
OF Akron dropped down upon Springfield
township, Just southeast Of Akron. Tn
house of Scott Sweitzar vas whirled troI
it's foundation and scattered over Ter -acr
field. 6weisxeF, who bad laughed at hi
! wife's fear Tor going 10 the cellar with be
baby was pitched down the cellar hsadfors
] most and the family, enclosed under th
! debris, escaped injury. A pen full Of pie
/ | were hurled 90 their death. OF two cal
riages In the barn, only few spokes coul
B Dc found. AS Fred Haswicks was trying
/ unhitch his horse At 6:A5, when tbs tornad
I came on, be vas blown away with the hor'
and wagon and received serious injnrie
Daniel Brown owned five acres OF timber Q
which not tree was II n standing. 0eorl
!. wise's tsn-acre forest was also move
: down. The house Of Robert Caliahal
! John Robinson. Elias Kuntx and Eli Fun
were riddlsd and barns blown away. II
storm trailsd along into Stark county, lea
Z I f.,n fK,n aAhs3e momffMvma nVnF a mlrWfeh
! ffteen miles. The loss amounts 10 teag'
!. thousands.
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