Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
CYCLONES IN THE WEST.
Life and Property Destroyed
by Their Work. 7
The CONSTITUTION OF BRAZIL,
OK. Sistare's Sons Make an
Assignment.
THE Conference APPOINTMENTS.
Passage Of the Antitrust
Bill.
WIND, RAIN AND HAIL.

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A Large Factory Destroyed ut Newark.
Ohio-Several Lives Lost-A Cyclone
Passes Through mfchIsan-Houses
Unroofed and Fences Leveled-An
Electric Storm at East liverpool,
Ohio.
CLEVELAND, April ga Cyclone struck
Norwalk. Ohio, about 8 o'clock this after
noon. The umbrella factory of Sprague &
French was in lis path. A part Of the
building in which about shirty young women
were employed, was crushed like an egg shell.
Many of the girls escaped, but others were
caught in the'falling building. Dora Palmer,
aged nineteen, had her skull erushed and
died in a short time. Nellie Harding was
seriously injured about the head and upper
part of her body. Miss Brush had her collar
bone broken and was other wise injured. Sever
al other girls whose names are given re-
ceived injuries. Barns belonging to Colonel
Sprsgue, o: NJ. Hames, John Copssy, Charles
Baker, DR.. L. A. Sepsrcole, william Parin,
D. Zwick and John Parker were blown down
and other small buildings were wrecked.
Trees were uprooted and fences torn down
in all directions. At Z O'Clock this evening
another terrible storm visited the city. the
wind blowing gale and hail stones az big as
hickory nuts falling, smashing windows and
demolishing greenhouses.
HALF NILE WIDE.
PRoPHETsTowN, ILL.,, April S.-The track
OF last nights storm at this place was half a
mile wide and q mile in length. There was
no loss of life and the damage to property
will not exceed 100000 Three honses, an
elevator and seven barns were wrecked.
Edward Hammond, wife and one child were
injured. Mrs. Hammond having her COLLAR
bone broken. Clark Reynolds family, who
occupied one of the demolished houses, wsr 9
all hurt, but not dangerously, by flying
splinters and brick. The storm struck tn Q
town from the southwest at 7 o'clock las
last night and continued at its worst about
ten minutes. The rainfall was two inches
and the hail very heavy. The tornado was
local, no damage being done outside of this
place, so far as can be learned.
CHURCH sTREPLE BLOWN DOWN.
EAST LIVERPOOL, o., April ga great
electric storm passed over this city about II
O'Clock to-day. The Methodist Episcopal
church steeple was knocked down and the
central exchange was burned and service de-
stroysd. The operators were compelled to
fly from the room.
CELLARS FLOODED.
CLEVELAND, O., April ga heavy rain
storm visited Oberlin, Ohio, tonight, food
ing cellars of business houses on College
street to a depth of four feet of water. The
water rose rapidly In Plum creek and people
their homes before morning.
LARGE HAILsToNEs.
RoSERTs, ILL.,, April ga tremendous
hAil storm visited this place at 1880 p. m. and
nearly every window glass on the west side
of the houses was broken. Some of the sluRs
measured seven to eight and b half inches In
circumference and weighed as high "a seven
ounces.
SEVERAL ROOFS CARRIED AWAY.
CHARLorTE, Mich, April S.-A cyclone
passed over the northern part of the city
about o'clock this morning, doing several
Thousand dollars damage. The Richardson
Mill company's main building had its roof
torn off, entailing q loss of $4,000. Mayor
PAckard's barns was torn to atoms. A wing
of Mr.. Barhat's residence was wrenched from
the main part and lifted into an adjoining
lot, completely demolishingit IL. The house OF
DR.. Rosenkrans was damaged to the extent
OF $500. Trees were uprooted and numerous
outhouses were carried away.
VILLAGE SHAKEN UP.
ALLEaAN, Mich, April 8. - cyclone
from the southwest struck the northwest
portion Of Trowbridge township at three
O'Clock this morning unroofng dwellings and
destroying barns, out-houses and fences
Tho south part of Allsgan village was shaken
and a number badly frightened, but no lives
were lost, though several persons were in-
jared in Trowbridge.
e COTTAGE DESTROYED.
BATTLE CREEK, Mioh., April 8-A tornado
passed through this city last night, leveling
buildings, fences and windmills. The sum-
msr cottages at GoRuao lake, two miles south
of here, were blown down, but no lives were
Lost.
SCHOOL HOUSE DAMAGED.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 8.-A cyclone
passed over the city early this morning In
the northwest part of the city tho roof of
the Woodward avenue school was raised and
damaged 81 900 worth. Sheds and chimneys
were also blown over.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, April 8.-Mrs.
Fred Eberlein Of Frasier, was instantly killed
by lightning which accompanied cyclone
which passed over this neighborhood this
morning.
HIGH WIND IN COLORADO.
DENVER, COL, April 6.-The most terrific
wind storm for many years passed over this
city early this morning. Many houses were
unroofed, and the walls of several buildings
In the course of erection were blown down.
No one was injured.
DEATH OF n q m0UCau-