Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-06
FIERCE STORMS.
A Large Belt of Country Swept BY Storms
A Cyclone In the South and q Blizzard In

A Large Belt of Country Swept By storms
A Cyclone in the South and q Blizzard In
the Northwest.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 27.-A wind
storm of cyclonic proportions, accom-
panied by hail and rain, swept over this
section of the country Wednesday, do
ing an immense amount of damage 20
property. The storm in Memphis was
severe, but no material damage was
done.
At Brownsville, Tenn, fifty-six miles
northeast of this city, the storm broke
while the people were asleep. 1t came
from southwesterly direction and was
preceded by a rumbling noise, which
lasted few seconds. Rain fell in
torrents, vivid lightning flashed across
the lurid skies, and heavy thunder added
to the winds terror. Almost every
building on the public square was IN
rooted, causing great damage by water
to the stocks of goods, while scores Of
residences were dismantled. The bust
ness houses that suffered most were as
follows: Kings hardware store, Mann's
opera house, Hughes photograph gall
lery, Brewers grocery store, Hotchkiss
& Lyle's dry goods, Scott, Lord s. Glass
drug store, Fannin & Thomas grocery,
Winston & Wilder's dry goods and the
cotton compress. The Jewish syn
agogue, the Methodist Church, the Bap-
fist Female College and the court house
were also unroofed and otherwise dam
aged. The loss will exceed $4,000.
The only life reported lost is that of
Mrs James Cooper, the wife Of an en-
gineer. A tree fell across the house,
crushing it in, killing her and badly in
juring two of her children.
At Keathley, Tenn, the bank
building of Winsley, Fisher & Baird
was blown to splinters. Thirty-five
persons were in the building at the
time, of whom about six were more or
less injured fatally. Among the
injured were: George Kitchner, of
Lowell, Mass, head and thigh Sc
verely bruised; E. o. Cross, of Proc
torville, VT, right leg crushed at
the thigh; George Thatcher, of Middles-
ooro, arm broken, DR.. Hudgings, of
Knoxville, Tenn, severely injured in
the side and both legs and one arm
broken.
At Mariana, Ark, the new Christian
church was completely demolished,
Lesser's cotton shed was blown away
and the roofs of several other buildings
were lifted off. About three miles west
of town a negro school house with
eighty-fve children in it was blown
from its foundation, but no one was
hurt.
The White river at Batesville, Ark,
rose eight feet in a few hours, washing
away culverts and delaying trains badly.
Three houses were blown down near
Riverside and several buildings fiat
tened out in the southeastern portion of
the county.
The storm played havoc with the en-
tire country between Hot Springs and
the Ouachita river. Many farm houses
were torn to atoms and the path of the
storm is one mass of wrecked timber.
Large trees were Uprooted and in many
places the roads are completely block
AIDED by fallen timber. 1t is not yet
known whether any lives were lost, but
that there were is more than probable,
owing to the destruction of so many
farm houses.
SNOW AND RAIN STORMS.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Reports from Ash
land, Oshkosh and Watertown, Wis,
are that a fierce snow storm ragged
Tuesday, doing great damage by block |
aiding railroads and street cars and !
farm animals. A similar storm !
prevailed in Iowa Tuesday night
In Illinois, Indiana and Ohio Monday |
and Tuesday there were terrible rain |
storms, and reports of damages are |
coming in from all sections.
At Cambridge City, Ind, cloudburst |
Monday night caused Martindale creek,
near this place, to rise so quickly that
woman and three children of the Hall |
family were drowned. They belonged |
to party of gypsies encamped near the |
stream. The bodies have not yet been |
recovered.
At Carbondale, Ill, Monday night |
that place was visited by the heaviest |
rainfall that has occurred for the last |
fifteen years. 1t rained necessarily I'M |
til noon yesterday. The lowlands are |
inundated and this will interfere with |
railroad travel. A tornado at Balm |
bridge, nfteen miles east, completely |
demolished the residence of ]. b. |
Snyder. There were several inmates in |
the house and all were injured, but none |