The Globe-republican., 1891-06-10
TERRIBLE STORMS.


simultaneously With Very Destructive
Storms.
WATERFOWL, S. D., June ga small
cyclone formed at the edge of town
yesterday and demolished six barns.
The path of the storm was only about
100 feet wide and not q single house
within the city limits was in its way.
Horses were lifted from the ground,
hurled into the air and sent sprawling
to the earth. Wagons were taken up
bodily and hurled to atoms
Five miles northeast of here two
houses and three barns were literally
carried away. The debris from the
storm as it left this city spread along
its line for nearly mile.
At Waverly, twelve miles northeast.
two coal sheds were ruined and brick
smoke stack of the roller mills fiat
tened to the ground. o. P. Chandler
when the storm struck it and were
pinned under the boards, but were only
slightly injured
Three people were killed at Hazel,
sixteen miles southwest of here, and
the storm is said to have been very Sc
we're in that vicinity. No other fatal
tiles have yet been heard of.
A heavy rain and hail followed the
cyclone, but did no damage.
HAZEL, S. D., June ga cyclone
passed three miles southeast of town
yesterday afternoon, taking a north
westerly course demolishing many
houses and barns, including H. Kru-
gers house containing six persons,
three of whom were killed and one
slightly wounded. The killed are: NJ.
Hoag, Kruger and his son.
A WIDESPREAD STORM.
CHICAGO, June 3.-Over half of the
United States was simultaneously
covered with water last night and the
edge of the great wet spot was laid
ragged with cyclone. The condition
of telegraph wires north, south, east
and west from this city showed state
of affairs seldom if ever equalled.
Soaking rains were in progress, ac-
companied with driving winds, to New
York on one side, to New Orleans on
the other, beyond St Paul and Mime
apolis on the north and in the W est for
an indefinite distance.
LIGHTNING IN INDIANA.
CINCINNATI, June 3.-Specials report
numerous casualties from lightning in
the storms.
John Osborn, of Elkhart, Ind, fell
dead upon the appearance of vivid
flash of lightning. The coroner says
he died from fright, not from an cleo
trio shock.
At Columbus, Ind, Peter Mcqueen
and Fred Pancake were rendered in
sensible by stroke of lightning and
the horse they were driving was killed.
Near Frankfort, Ind, last night six
cattle and four horses were killed By
They were all found lying
near barbed wire fence.
DISASTROUS HAIL AND RAIN.
DARLINGTON, Wis, June 3.-One of
the most disastrous storms ever known
in this section visited this city last even
ing at o'clock. The storm came from
the north-an unusual quarter. The
wind blew hurricane and the rain fell
in torrents and hailstones as large as
hens-eggs crashed against houses and
through the foliage. Many windows
were broken. Several outhouses were
blown down and incalculable damage
to crops resulted. The river rose four
feet in an hour and bids fair to be the
highest ever known. No loss of life is
LIGHTNING CUTS sTEEPLE IN TWO.
KEoKUK, Ia, June 3.-During phe-
storm here last evening light
ming struck the Holy Cross Episcopal
church, cutting it in two. Mrs Edward
Keith, recently from Chicago and prom
inent in social circles, received ter
rible electric shock. At first it was
thought she was dead, but hopes are
at late hour of her re-
covery.
ABOUT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, No., June 3-The storm
which began the evening of May 81 and
which is not yet over is one of the long.
est and most severe ones Kansas City
has experienced for number of years.
The rain has greatly swollen the Kaw
river and considerable damage has
been done all along the bottom lands.
THREE MEN SHOT.