The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
0REGALES In THE WEST
MANY PEOPLE HURT BUT ONLY
ONE DEATH REPORTED.


Girl Caught in the Ruins of a Build
ing at Norwalk, Ohio-Considerable
ramage to Property ct Prophets
town-A Wide Section Swept over.
PRoPHETsTowN, ILL.,, April S.-An Asso-
ciated Press correspondent has driven over
the track Of last nights storm at this place.
He finds that for half mile in width and a
mile IN length some damage has been done.
Three houses, an elevator and seven barns
have been wrecked, but there Is no loss of
life. The storm struck the town from the
southwest at z o'clock last evening and con.
tinued at its worst about ten minutes. The
rainfall was two inches, and the hail was
very heavy. The damage to property Of
all kinds will not exceed $4,000.
A RAILROAD ACCOUNT.
CHICAGO, April s.--A dispatch received
tonight by the general superintendent OF
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
road from the railroad agent at
Prophetstown is as follows: "a
cyclone struck Prophetstown az
z o'clock last evening, blowing the depot
from its foundation, blowing off half the
roof and breaking the windows. The ele-
varor was blown down and rests on the
side-track- A string of fourteen cars blew
out of the siding onto the main track about
three miles from here with tho brakes set.
Quite a number of buildings were blown
down in the village, and number of per-
sons were hurt. With the exception of one
stock train delayed. the others are on
time"
HISTORY OF THE TOWN.
Prophetstown is one of the most histori0
villages in Illinois. 1t is situated on Rock
river. in Whiteside county, about twenty
miles from where it empties into the Mis-
sissippi river. II has been in existence as
an Indian village as far back as
the traditions Of the northwest extend.
During the dark and bloody days when
Whitesides. for whom the county IN which
Prophetstown Is situated is named, aud at
the time Of Black Hawk and his savages,
Prophetstown was small Indian village,
and 1t is related that soldiers burned the
wigwams and looted the village, though
the Indians who had erected it had
hitherto been friendly with the whites. The
name has an Indian origin, Prophet, as the
great Tecumseh was known, having made
the village his headquarters. When the
country was finally at peace, and began to
develop under the whites, Prophetstown
became town of considerable importance,
but has never attained any great popula-
tion. 1t now has probably 1000 inhabitants,
but not being the county seat it has not
great Conlmerclal Importance.
DAMAGE AT DENVER.
DENVER Col, April s.-The most ter.
rife wind storm for years passed over this
city early this morning. Many houses were
unroofed. and the walls of several buildings
were blown down.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH, April s.--Mrs.
Fred Eberleiu Of Frazer was instantly killed
by lightning which accompanied cyclone
which passed over this neighborhood this
morning.
BoMBARDED WITH HAIL.
ROBERTS, ILL, April ga tremendous
hail storm reached here at 7:30 o'clock to-
night. Great slugs Of ice fell The storm
continued 10 to Is minutes, and nearly all
the window glass on the west side of houses
was broken Sone of the slugs measured
to S16 inches 10 circumference and some
weighed seven ounces.
LOSS Or LIFE AT NoRwALK.
CLEVELAND, o.. April S-A cyclone
struck Norwalk, O., about 5 o'clock this
afternoon. The storm came from the north
west, aud swept a track about half mile
wide from the eastern limits of the city and
a long distance in the county. The umbrella
factory of Sprague 81 French was in the
path Of the cyclone. Part Of the building,
in which thirty young women were en-
of the girls escaped, but Others were caught
in the falling building. Dora Palmer, aged
10, had her skull crushed and died.
Nellie Harding was seriously injured
about the head.
Miss Brush had her collar-bone broken
and was otherwise injured.
Several other girls, whose names are not
given, received injuries.
Many barns were blown down and other
small buildings were wrecked.
Trees were uprooted and fences torn down
in all directions.
The force of the wind was unprecedented
in this section.
At o'clock this evening another terribls
storm visited the city, the wind blowing a
gale, and hailstones as large as hickory
ing green houses.
BUILDINGS DOWN AT COLLINS.
A dispatch from Collins, o., few miles
from Norwalk. says: "a very heavy and
serious cyclone passed through this place at
5 O'clock this afternoon. Between fifteen
and twenty buildings, mostly dwellings,
people were injured. Mr.. Houff and his
daughter were seriously hurt"
HEAVY BLOW IN THE WEST.
WASHINGTON, April s.--Reports are
coming In from many points In Northern
Illinois and Ohio and Southern Michigan of
heavy storms which visited those sections
late this afternoon and tonight. Among
the places suffering are Allegan, Battle
Creek, Charlotte and Kalamazoo, Mich.
and Oberlin, 0. Much damage was done
to property and good many people were
injured.