The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-14
BLIZZARD AND TORNADO.
Features OF the storm In the West and
Southwest.

| this morning, tlie Winu fcachlhk 'eiuciAy
OF ninety miles an hour, carrying every
thing before il. and destroying outbuildings,
barns, trees. telegraph poles. railway scma-
phores and fences. The wind struck the
building Of the Canadian Web Company,
tearing the roof nom the brick walls,
mmbling the north end walls in upon hf-
teen girls. who were employed In the upper
story. One girl. Alice Dicken, aged fifteen.
had her leg broken and was badly bruised
about the body. A t0b0gganlng slide and
the fence around the athletic grounds were
leveled. About II O'Clock. two guys Of
the foot and carriage suspension bridge that
has recently been rebuilt. snapped and fell
into the river. The bridge was closed 10
travel but is still standing. Telegraph
and telephone wires are down in all direc-
tions. 4 tree fell across the Rome, Water
town and Ogdensburg track in front OF "a
freight train. pillng :he engine and nineteen
freight cars In the ditch. The engineer
was badly hurt. The smoke stack OF the
Niagara Falls Brewery fell. smashing
through an adjoining barn aud Killed
horse. The water rose several feet In the
river and washed away a portion OF the
promenade and buildings Of the Whirlpool
Rapids Park.
CHICAGO. January l3.-Adyiccs from II.
Paul and Milwaukee are 90 the effect that
Alf NiIENtNlN - -'N'A ~ AiAANh- Ahf AF'Ath-
west. and that all trains in the DakOtas.
Minnesota. and Wisconsin. are from one 10
four hours late. The storm has been raging
for fourteen hours In -. Paul.
The storm last night did q vast amount OF
damage throughout Illinois. At Macsburg,
little hamlet near Olney. several resi-
dcnces and barns, together with the parron-
age of the NJ. T.. Church, were blown down.
I'm the parsonage were Phillip Nicholson
and family. They All escaped with more or
lsss bruises. except Mrs. Nicholson, who
WIS killed by the falling building. At
COOksyillc. near Bloomington. a drug store.
general store building, a1d another build
inc. We're completely demolished, and sc,e-
raj were unrOOicd and otherwise damaged.
Several people had narrow escapes, bat no
one was badly injured.
40 Bru0klino and Venice. H.. across the
river from 20. Louis. ten houses were blown
down and dozen people hurt, but no one
was fatally injured. 4 great deal of damage
WAS also done In southern Indiana. many
houses being uuroOfod and barns and fences
leyelled IN The tOrnad0's path.
CAIRO. Ill. January ia tornado last
night struck the east side Of the c!ly Of 'lin-
ton. Ky, dcmOlishing iiity-iiye houses, kill
ing eleven people and wOunding tlty-throc.
The killed. .O TAR as asccriaincd. are: j. y.
Rhodes and two children. Mrs. William
BOns Burnett. Walton Nance. John " Cad
dis and infant, and an infant of George y.
Hodges and one other not yet identified.
The wounded are: Judge 4. &. Hodges,
wife and two children; J. II. Gorwynn,
wife. child and father; &. W. Voorhees,,
child and two relatives, names unknowns
Rev. l.. W Little, wife and two children,
y. siubblcield and several members 0f his
family. though not seriously; Mrs. Poster
and two children. Mrs. j. 4. Rhodes aud
one child. the latter will die; 4. l.. Elmer
son and two children; 4. +. Justice and
one child; W. B. Bone, dangerously, VIII
die; W. X. Nance, and others whose names
could not be asccrtaincd. Assistance was
sent from here. The tornado also visited
Cairo. doing considerable damage 20 prop
erty. but there was no loss OF life.
BUFFALO. y. T., January IA hurri-
cane struck this city about 10 O'Clock this
morning, the Velocity OF the wind reaching
ninety miles an hour. A large amount OF
damage was done throughout the city, but
no casualties. The principle damage was
10 signs, windows, roofs and build
ngs in course Of construction. Part
Of 81. Johns Church tower was
blown down and portions Of the roofs OF
the Grand Trunk and New York Central
terrace depois were blown on. Along the
lake front the water rolled IN over tho
brcakwater and flooded that district. The
long trestle of the New York Central road
was under water, and trains had to be dis
continued on that route.
SYRACUSE y. y. January l3.--A terrible
wind storm this afternoon, about = O'Clock,
blew down the west wall Of the Rome.
WatertOwn aud Ogden-burg Railroad
IOmpsny's new brick freight house,
which was all finished except the roof,
which was being put on to-day. William II.
fI..t
and was taken out dead. A dozen people
or more, mostly carpenters. were injured.
more or less seriously. The wind blew on
all the tin roof of the north wing Of the
Onandaga pouitentiary, wrecked the ce-
ment roof ON the machine shop ana blew
into kinding wood fifty feet OF the outer
fence around the building.
TOLEDO, o., January i3.-During the
heavy gale of last night a freight car was
blown from a siding az Custer, "a station on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail-
road. thrty-hNe miles south Of Toledo, upon
the main track. and then driven three miles
north. where IL c0llided with the SOUTH
bound passenger train, leaving here at
midnight. The engine, baggage and mail
car Of the train were wrecked. and both en-
ginocr and fireman injured. but not fatally.
The passengers n the Pullman we're not
awakened. The track was cleared at noon
today. The gale injured roofs aud did
minor damage in the city and vicinity, but
the above Is the only serious casually 10 far
reported.
OswEGO, y. Y, January l3.-Shortly
before noon to-day a fierce wind storm pre-
vailed here, and considerable damage was
done. The velocity 0l the gale during the
four hours IL prevailed reached seventy
miles am hour. The sscCpio 0f the Church
of 'tIMtflIIAf. Ntfr.IF
from the ground, was tOppled over BY the
high wind, and tell 10 the pavement with "a
res0unding crash.
LOCcKORf, \. y, January l3.-A terrific
cyclone struck here shortly before no O'Clock
this morning. Grace Episcopal Church
steeple was blown down. Ncayers Arcade
building and the American District steam
C0mpany's roofs were blown or CHM
ney-, trees and fences were blown down as
IL they were straws. The wires are all
broken telegraph, telephone and ire alarm.
The severity o. the gate was over in two
hours.
MKNPnIs, TENN., January D.A special
% the Appeal from sagdis, Miss. sixty
miles south q. here. reports a heavy storm
OF wind, rain and hail. The Episcopal and
presby ytefian churches and Ballentine's
livery stable We're blown down. Henderson
Bros store and the Reporter Office were
uur0Ofed and several stores and residences
damaged. No fatalities are reported.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, January IA dis
patch from "a. ililairc SAYS local train ON
/ the Grand Trunk Railway nom ActOnyiile
I Tor Montreal. this morning was blown from
the track. The conductor, brakeman. mail
agent and three passengers werv seriously
( injured. several others received slight In
Juries.
ROCHESTER, y. u, January l3.-fho
storm in this city caused considerable dam
age. George Weter. n cabinet-maker.
was struck on the head by a piece Of stone
caging thrown from a building and was
alm0sl instantly killed.
ST. LOUIS. January l3.-ft - estimated
that the total damage By the cyclone viii
reach S1j0,0Oo. mostly 10 factories In the
north end, Of which dozen have been conn.,
plotely wrecked.
f.sfMErTsBURG, Iowa, January IA
genuine blizzard, the iirst in two years, IL
nesS raging here. The wind Is from tho
northwest. The storm is unusual In i!s
severity.
BRADFORD. PA, January l1-fweisc
thousand derricks were blown down In the
Bradford held by the high winds which prc-
vailed all day.