The sun., 1890-01-14
DAY OF WHIRLWINDS.
A String Of To1nadOes for
1000 Miles,
FROM MISSOURI TO VERMONT
MAIhIng on tho Southeast Edge Of 1
Transcuntlnental Cyclone.

Rro,, ct. Louis Across Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio. and Now York-Hurrieane winds
At Buffalo, Rochester. Syracuse, and os-
veRo-Fity-ave Houses Demolished at
Clinton, Ky., killing 10 People and Ia
turing S8-A Blizzard In Kansas, nRis.
,ouri, and Nebraska Heaps snow on the
Tracks and Blocks Many Trnins-Rav.
,Res OF the Storm in Chicago, Toledo,
and Detroit-People Suffering for Food in
K,,,ns, and No Means OF Aiding Them.
Tie new weather laboratory In the great
plaIn Of Colorado has sent out Q storm which
has nade name for itself In meteorological
aunal Starting in the foothills Of the Rocky
Mountains last Friday 1t made Its way rapidly
to the heart OF the Mississippi valley gather
ing inensity with every mile 1t travelled.
Turnint thence northeast over the now track
which al storms have for several months been
iollowin,, 1t tore along all day Sunday and
Monday ,cross Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and
the lowellake region. and finally down the St.
Lawrenc,valley. Its progress from st. Louis
to Montreal was marked by o series Of de-
atructive ocal tornadoes. These tornadoes
did not follow the course OF the storm centre.
They were ,ocal phenomena which prevailed
on the southeast edge OF the great whirling
storm. Thu the storm centre passed over
Chicago abot 8 o'clock Sunday evening but
there was nj tornado nearer that city than
indianapolis.
Tho first seious effects Of the local hurri-
canes were reprted from st. Louis on Sunday.
Between that city and Burlington. Vermont.
on Lake Champain, there was stretched yes
terday q great chin Of tornadoes. developed in
thirty hours alonGthis 1000 mile track. There
appear to have bon nine or ten distinct tor
nadoes in this chai. ranged along a course par
N~allel with but southeast OF the track OF the
storm centre. Tho ontres OF these local whirls
seem to have been respectively In the vicinity
OF st. Louis, Vincelnes. Ind. Indianapolis
Columbus. Cleveland. Erie. Pa. Buffalo. Roch-
ester. Oswego. and Burlington.
Meantime the cours, OF the storm proper.
which had been from Duyer at 8 P. NJ. Friday
TO Fort Smith on Saturday and Chicago on
Sunday. continued to be iue northeast across
the upper lakes, thence Inst north OF Ottawa
yesterday morning. and lnally Off upon the
Gulf OF st. Lawrence. Tie rain belt was ir-
regular. There was heavy ain as far north as
St Paul and as far south as New Orleans
Northeast OF Chicago the form was accom-
panied by a heavy fall OF snow
when. tho storm reached St.Louis tho indi-
cations were that New York would get q taste
0i 1t. But the path OF the trnadoes, which
reached as far south as Pttts,urgh. was not
the real path of the storm. and w,ile roofs were
ripped off In western Pennsyly,uia, Buffalo.
Rochester. and Syracuse, the metropolis was
sweltering in Turkish bath atmosphere The
storm came little nearer to us than have the
others OF similar origin, but Its only effect
was to drive the humidity out OF the air late In
I,y thn inf nf KtaH nfarFn
breezes.
A genuine and widely distributed cole wave
Is following close ON the heels OF the storm. 1t
covers the entire West, and Is due In the East
to-day. The thermometer may go as Low as
"a here. whicn will be a drop OF 40 deRnes.
but there will be nothing like zero weather.
What is back OF this touch of ordinary win'er
weather the signal service people are unane
to say positively. Very few reports are n-
ceived from tho West, owing to the damage b
the wires Only four stations in the West ar0
represented on yesterdays weather map.
ST. LOUIS STARTED THE BALL.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 13.-All along the path OF last
evenings terrible storm large crowds conRre-
gated this morning to view the ruins. Tho
house, 922 Mound street. was two story brick
house where three people Wero killed. This
house was totally demolished. Matthew Nc
Collum. who occupied the first floor. was buried
beneath the debris. and was taken out dead q
few minutes after the storm passed. Mrs. Con-
nors. with two daughters and a neghbor's boy
and girl named Joe and Ida Weaver. were ON
the second floor. Mrs. Connors and sthe
Weaver boy were instantly killed. and their
bodies were dug out by the fremen.
All along the line OF the storm bricks were
torn of the outside OF buildings, carried for
blocks. and dashed into the windows. in many
Instances njuring those who chanced to be
sitting within reach. The number OF damaged
buildings will probably reach $50. with loss
ranging from 100000 to 100000. The follow
Ing Is list OF injured as tar as known: Miss
Maggie Connors. Miss Mamie Connors. William
Brady Mrs. Robert, Mrs. Charles Miller and
ehild. Mr.. Charles Miller, employee OF tho YER
heyden Lumber Company; Mrs. McQuade.
MfS j. Ryan and daughter. Mrs. Benjamin
Yerrheld, Mr.. NJ. ]. Alderman. unknown lady.
James McCosh. Wepzel Henzsl Frank Kohler
large force Of Workmen arS clearing up the
debns
FATAL WORK IN KENTUCKY.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Jan 13.-The tornado last night
struck the east side OF Clinton. KY. demolish-
ing nlty-hye houses, killing ten people. and
wounding fity-three. Tho killed. as far as as
certained, are:
81 Rhodes and two children.
Mrs, William Bone.
Burnett Bone.
Walter Nance.
'ohn ". Gaddie and infant and an infant OF
sudGe Z Q. Hodges. and one other not yet
Identified.
The wounded are:
'GuRe l., Q. Hodges. wife. and two children;
~ ~ wynn. wife. child, and father; O. w.
tOOfhees. child, and two relatives. names un-
.HUwn' .t"S the Rev. N. W. Little. wife. and two
sahaFen; d. Stubbleneld and several members
u'S family; Mrs. Chester and two children;
S,n ~ y a. Rhodes and one child. the latter will
yte; a. l. Emerson and two children; A. F.
yUS'S yOs and one child; Mr. jackson; Robert
aOnuSOn' br' and Robert johnson. Jr. both
sIls,setoasly' s,l,l the latter will die; W. r. Nance.
Nn.t "nT' and child, and others whose names can
mol os sscertaiuel.
.r.o UT several miles around Clinton nearly
kns,,'nlng Is RACED to the ground. The first
Liuink struck was a section house, about q
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