The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-09
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ST. PAUL, Mimi, July ga terrible
hailstorm visited Ransom and Sargent
counties, N. d., Thursday afternoon.
The storm commenced its work of de-
etruetien a short distance southwest of
Elliot, Ransom county, and travelled IN
southeasterly direction, completely
running thousands! Of acres Of grow
ing crops, The damage in, Sargent
county is confined to Milncr, Hamline
and Ransom townships, but deplora-
bic condition of affairs is reported
from Ransom county. The %sstorm
falied ID width ]Ilpm i miles 1t the
stdrting point to a6outs1 mile, where
it stopped in Ransom township,
this county. The hailstones were of
large size and covered the ground
to depth of several inches Among
the heavy losers in Ransom county are
Harry Oliver, a member of the last
legislature, and Mr.: Church, who lives
Just across the limo from. Sargent, in
Ransom county. Thexloss will reach
man: thousands of dollars. The total
loss in Sargent county is placed at
$500 acres of crops and in Ransom
county at 5000.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 3.-Dis-
patches received at Kansas City from
Blairstown State q heavy rain and
windstorln swept over that town
Wednesday night and did serious dam
age. SeveraE houses were blown down
and several persons were injured,
though not badly. The depot, large,
substantially frame building at Landis
station on the Kansas City, Oscecla &
Southern railway, was blown off it's
foundation and seriously damaged The
rain was terrific one and the low
lands are covered with water
WINTEEsEr, Ia, July 8. -Wednesday
evening about o'clock most terrific
hailstorm visited the southwestern
portion of this county. For distance
OF about Is 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
a green blade of any sort. is left. In
some localities the hail was from s to
10 inches deep Following this was a
binding rain and windstorm which
added greatly to the disaster
BOONE, Ia, July Slater reports
from the scene of the storm Wednesday
night in Audubon and Shelby counties
increase the damage to the crops. The
hailstorm covered 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 and tore up everything in its path.
| No fatalities are reported.
FATAL STORMS ABROAD.
BERLIN, July 3.-A terrible tornado
swept over the Crefcld district Of Rhen-
ish Prussia. In the town of Crefeld
booths and q hall which had been
erected for the purposes of rifle meet
ing, together with fifty houses,
were destroyed. Many persons have
been. killed and injured, but how
many is not definitely known. Trees,
telegraph poles and wires arc prostrat-
ed while fences, sign boards and avn
ings were hurled through the air with
incredible force. Soldiers. policemen
and firemen are engaged in removing
the debris, and it is feared that the
number of those killed will be found to
be very great.
Thirteen bodies have already been
recovered from the ruins of the
wrecked buildings, while many more
are undoubtedly still buried in the de-
bris Immense damage and great loss
of life is reported at Suchlcton, Eade,
Siltard and Brunswick. At the latter
place the streets were filed with
Wre ckage, houses were demolished
and Others badly damaged, while many
thoroughfares are turned into miniature
rivers. The hailstones were unusually
large and as a consequence it is csti-
mated that 100000 rapcs 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.
Blaize the patron saint of Bruins
wick, St. Martins, st. Ulrichs, St.
Andrews, and st. GATHERINGS are all
more or less injured.
At Sanct Repurucht, near Gratz, the
capital of Syria, in Austria, I. 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 roads to Viersen and Sittard.
Houses were overthrow, trees were
uprooted and many cattle were
killed, and be; ides much damage was
done to chimneys and roofs. The total
damage is estimated at $25O,00O The
inhabitants who took shelter in base
ments or in open places escaped with
slight injuries At the village of Aurath
scarcely a house was spared, forty be-
ing totally destroyed and a man being
killed. The damage there is estimated
ut $175,0oo. A fund has been started
for the relief of the homeless. Volun-
teers are searching the debris for vic
Tins In the valley of the Rhine the
streams generally overtlowed their
banks and carried destruction to many
vineyards, besides overtaking and
drowning many fugitivcs who fingered
in their fight from the pur~
suing element. The cost of the de-
struction is difficult to estimate, but
it will certainly take years to restore
entirely the devastated places. In
SILICA and Whestphala the storm was
appalling. A waterspoat in the vicini-
ty of Murat, Syria, destroyed several
villages and twelve lives
SWEPT BY FIRE,
Flames Pl'y Havoc with Grain, Feed and
Timber Land in California
MILTON, CAL, July S.-During the
last ten days over 10000 acres of grain,
feed and timber land have been burned