The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21
WILD WESTERN WINDS.
Both Death and Destruction Caused by sud4
den Rain Storms.

PEORIA, ILL.,, June 2O.-Additional particus
lars of the food which washed out the Farm
creek and Copperas creek valleys on Thursday
night verify the first reports Of heavy damages.
The people on Fon du Lac were completely
hemined in by the angry waters. but lcstsr-
day two men from there rowed to the bridge
and reached this city. The farmers for five
or six miles up the river and a mile and halt
hack 10 the hills have lost all their crops. In
many places the water IS yet standing nine
feet deep over corn fields
Along the Toledo, Peoria and western roa4
is terrible scene of wreckace. Housenoid
furniture of people in Farmdale and Hilton
was all washed away China, baby carriages.
wagons dead cattle. pianos. tables and fences
are piled ten feet high against the railroad
treStle.
The iron bridge. 300 feet long over Ters
Mile creek, Just completed. was washed away
and has not yet been located.
In Fond du Lac township where two big
brick-yards stood Thurday there Is now ten
feet of water.
The loss Of crops, live stock and gardens
will be enormous. In Limestone township
Elias Hermann was driving homo when boit
of lightning killed both his horses. but he ess
capped.
FoRr ScoTT, KAN. June 2O.-A heavy and
disastrous rain storm struck this community
h Harlan and s. $. Lamb broke through
about Is minutes after the storm began. snd
bottom land settlements were completely
flooded. houses swept away and ltisfeared that
many lives are lost The fire department aud
every available man in the city started out TO
assist in the rescue but up TO late. hour last
night they were perfectly powerless. Ihe
water in what is known as Bucks run bot
toms is fully mile in width. Numbers OK
men, women and children could be seen on
roof-tops and in trees by spectators. but up TO
midnight il was impossible 20 reach them.
IIrTLE Rock, ARR. june 20.--News has
reached here of destructive storm in the
eastern portion of Crittenden county. some
miles from Marion. A large area OF country
was devastated. Dwellings and barns were un.
rooted and blown down. fencing carried sway
and large patches OF timber ieveied Mrs.
Sarah Shadrach was struck by flying piece
Of timber and her neck broken. A staye-
maker named Stanley was crushed by falling
trees and two boys, sons Of a mill-man named
HollingswOrth, are missing and II is belieyed
were killed
ARKANSAS Cry. KAs.. June 20.-The cyclone
which passed over here last evening did
great damsge fifteen miles southeast of here.
The homes Of John Bowman, Nj. Bennett, >.
Brown, X Kerscy and William Brown were
wrecked. All the inmates escaped except
Mrs Elizabeth Bowman. who was fatally in-
JuTed. A daughter OF MI. BennetI Was IN
the cellar and was buried under the debris,
but was rescued unhurt. A large number OF
barnes and granaries were wrecked.
OwENsBoRo, KY, June 20.--A tornado
passed over Hancock county this morning,
doing great damage to crops, fences and
barns young man named David Ray was
killed in the ruins Of barn near Lewisport,
VANcEBURG, KY, June 20-0ne OF the
severest storms in many years visited this sec.
tion of country this morning doing great
damage. The wheat crop is almost a total
loss