Telegram-herald., 1891-07-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ABlD OUTLOOK FOR THE Primers
Esrts1s storms Ess-. here ia ths ssEth-
wssf-Ihe ial2l1 Sea ia tAs Desert
SoatIaass ia Grow Larger
storms Abroad

IL 49, %A44AA July - - t(EttbAC
hailstarn visited Ransom and Sargent
counties. n D.. Thursday afternoon
The storm commenced lLs wos 4 OF de-
strucEion : short distance southwest Of
Elliot. Ransom county, and travelled in
a soulheasteTiy direction. completely
running thousands OF acres OF grow
ing crops The damage ia Sargent
county il confined 70 Miner, Hamline
and Ransom townships. but deplorar
BILE condition OF affairs Is reported
from Ransom county. The storm
varied in width from 4 miles at the
starting point 70 about l mile. where
il stopped in Ransom township.
this county. The hailstones were of
large size and covered the ground
10 depth of several inches. Among
tae heavy losers in Ransom county are
Harry Oliver, q mem Der OF the last
legislature. and Mr.. Church, who lives
Just across the line from Sargent. in
Ransom county. The loss will reach
many thousands OF dollars The total
loss IN Sargent county IS placed at
-,5so acres Of crops and in Ransom
county at 5000.
WINrEssEr, Ia. July 8. "Wednesday
evening about 5 o'clock most terrific
hailstorm visited the southwestern
portion OF this county. For distance
Of about u miles long and To miles
wide the crops are totally destroyed
Corn fields are as barren as the road.
Hay IS pounded into the ground Not
n green blade OF any sort IS left In
some localities the hail was from to
10 inches deep Following this was a
binding rain and windstorm which
added greatly 20 the disaster Several
barns and small buildings were de-
stroyed Trees were either uprooted
or stripped bare Chickens and other
small animals were pelted to death by
the hail Many farmers in the fated
district are seeking aid and begging for
work. this being the second failure of
crops
BooSg, IA, July Slater reports
from tbs scene of the storm Wednesday
night ia Audubon and Shelby counties
increase the damage 10 the crops. The
hailstorm covered a much larger area
than at first supposed and totally
ruined many fields of wheat. oats and
rye. The track of the cyclone at Gray.
Audubon county, is about half mile
wide andtore up everything in its path.
No fatalities are reported.
GALESA. Ill, July S.-The worst
storm that has visited this section in
many years occurred Thursday after
noon. For nearly three hours the rain
fell in torrents, accompanied by hail
L. x-..lx A
deal Of damage was done 10 corn and
other crops
CHICAGO, July As John Michaels,
a .camster of the Lu,ter brick works
in Lake View, was driving up Ashland
avenue at the intersection of Yelling
ton street at : o'clock Thursday night
bolt Of lightning struck enc of his
horses and instantly killed IL Mich
aels was so badly stunned that he was
unconscious for some time.
FATAL STORMS ABROAD.
BERLIN, July 8. - Thirteen bodies
have already been recovered from
TIE ruins of the wrecked build
ings. at Crefeld, while many more
are undoubtedly still buried in the de-
bris. Immense damage and great loss
OF life is reported at Suchleton, Rade.
Siltard and Brunswick At the latter
place the streets were filed with
wre ckagc. houses were demolished
and others badly damaged, while many
thoroughfares are turned into miniature
rivers. The hailstones were unusually
large and as consequence it is csti-
mated that 100000 panes of glass
have been broken The ancient
churches seem TO have been
singled out by the elements upon
which to wreak their fury. While not
seriously damaged the Church of st.
Blaizo the patron saint of Bruins
wick, st. Martins, ST Ulrichs. St
Andrews. and ST. GATHERINGS are all
more or less injured. In the neighbor-
hood Of Sprottau, in Prussian Silesia,
TIE hail was so large that the
grain 10 the fields was literally cut TO
pieces.
At Sanet Repurucht, near Gratz, the
capital of Syria, in Austria, water
spout burst over the town with fearful
force. sweeping away the cabins of
two peasants. Nine were drowned.
The effects of the storm were serious
in the neighborhood of Suechteln on
the reads To Viersen and sittard
Houses were overthrown. trees were
u2rooted and many cattle were
killed. aud besides much damage was
done to ehimneys and roofs. The total
damage is estimated at $3.50, GOO The
inhabitants who took shelter in base
ments OF in open places escaped with
slight IN irries. At the village Of Aurafh
scarcely house was spared. forty be-
ing totally destroyed and a man being
killed The damage there IS estimated
at SIS. 600 A fund has been started
for the relief of the homeless. Volun-
teers are searching the debris for vic
si-ns In the valley of the Rhine the
streams generally overiowed their
banks aud carried destruction to many
vineyards, besides overtaking and
drowning mary fugitives who fingered
In their flight from the pur-
sniu4 element The cost Of the de-
struetiou is difficult 90 estimate. but
IL will certainly take years 20 restore
entirely the devastated places In
SILICA and Whestphalia the storm was
appalling. A waserspost.in the vicini-
" of Murat. stYria, destroyed several
villages and twelve lives.
TIE FGoonxp DESERT
BAySrSe. Cal. Jaly S--A corrcsprnd-
-ns has Just returned from salton. on
The Colorado desert where a most re
snarxahle occurrence Is taking place.
boat snd crew Of sailors were sent
down from San Pedro bv the southern
Pacific Raiiroaa Company for the pur-
pose Of exploring the waters and