River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-16
streams to their brim and Overlooking

streams to their brim and overlooking
the lowlands
CARMT, ILL.,, Jan. 14.-The water here
is now at a standstill, having reached
within one-fourth of an inch 81 the high
water of 1888. which ~as the highest
ever known here. Many. families in
town have been driven from their homes
and the bottoms are covered with water.
HURRICANES IN OTHER PLACES.
Brazil, Ind, Jan. 14.-During Sun
days storm the roof was wrested from
the two-story brick residence of j.
Boone, six miles southwest of Brazil
Two daughters of Mr. Boone had just
retired. They had barely time TO es-
cape alive.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. l4.-Reports
from south of this city are OF serious
damage by Sunday nights storm. At
the town of Fairbanks, in Sullivan
County, several houses were unroofed
and small buildings blown down. The
storm moved from southwest TO north
east and leyeled all trees in its path
No persons were hurt, but many cattle
and horses were injured by the falling
of barns.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. IA terrific
wind-storm swept over this vicinity
Sunday night, blowing down fences,
much valuable timber and telegraph
wires. The wires on both the Wabash
& Cincinnati and the Wabash & Michi-
gan roads have been down in many
places, almost cutting off communion
ton with outside points
SYRACUSE, n. ", Jan IA cyclone
struck this city Monday afternoon.
leaving death and destruction in it's
track. A building in course of construc-
tion was blown down. One of the
workmen was killed and ten others
more or less injured. The one death was
that of William Willis, carpenter, in
stantly killed, who leaves wife and
three children.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Jan. IA hurri-
ricane prevailed here Monday. The
wind is said to have reached a velocity
of seventy-five miles an hour Many
buildings have been partially demol-
ished and several persons have been in
jured by falling debris George Welter
was struck on the head by falling
chimney and killed. The south wall of
the Joselyn block on State street was
blown down, falling on and crushing a
frame building next door. No one was
injured.
UTICA, N. ", Jan. IA "A heavy wind
storm passed over the northern part of
this county at noon Monday. In the
village of South Trenton the Baptist
church was unroofed and the steeple of
the Union church was blown down. A
number of houses and barns were I'M
rooted and trees were lifted in the air
and thrown on top of buildings Fences
and small buildings were blown down
and many orchards nearly ruined.
CUSTER, o., Jan. l4.-Near here Sun
day night a freight car was blown by
the wind from siding 10 the main
track and caused the wreck of c., IL. &
ID. passenger train, the engineer and
fireman of the latter being badly in
jured.
TORONTO, Ont, Jan. IA. "A hurricane
prevailed in this province and the west
ern part of the province of Quebec Mon
| day. Reports from all directions give ac-
counts of leveling of trees, fences and
barns. In some places the storm caused
great damage. At Niagara Falls the
large brick factory of the Canadian Web
Company, in which fifteen young wom-
en- were at work, was blown down and
the inmates buried in the ruins.
All were rescued. little the worse
for their experience, except Alice
Decker, who had leg broken and
was badly bruised. Two of the guys of
the lately re-erected suspension bridge
across Niagara river gave way and fell
into the river, and it was feared the
bridge would go again, but it has with
stood the storm.
At st. Hilaire, Can, train consisting
of an engine, first and a second-class
car, smoking-car and a baggage-car
was blown off curve and almost totally
wrecked Most of the passengers es-
caped with minor injuries, but three of
them sustained severe injuries.