Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
A CYCLONE.
u Does Considerable Damage Near
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News SAYS tornado passed over
here al midnight No damage wac
done N the ely except the blowing
down OF the g5-foot teil-tower a. How
ards ship yards Houses rocked like
cradles. The fertilizer factory 81
Yaehem & Niliunger. uailes north
OF here. miles Of fencing and entire or
eaane< were blown down. TIE grsatesg
damage was done al tea The wrecks
are Or Jacob kFemer's two-story brick
dwelling destroyed and stables blown
away, many cattle killed, Postmgs,
ter j. K Johnsons house literally
uaGe a sieve by dying tim Der. himself
and family narrowly escaping death;
John Hazardous house caveG IL aud
blacksmith shop blown AWAY; town
hall completely wrecked and township
library carried away. A TOO foot rag
pole was blown through house be
longing 10 Mrs Susan strye. The BAp-
tist church was also cons.Gera Div
damaged. The house and stables 81
Valentine Brindle were wrecked.
Frank brindle's house was blown TO
pieces. Frank Morrison's was demol-
ished. leaving the family in their beds.
Morrison is hurt Ransom Carlin's res
idenee and stables badly damaged; VIZ
liam Marshall's house unroofed; John
Gunter's sawmill unroofed.
The storm lasted but a short time. Ii
was heraldes by no warning and fol-
lowed by a calm. IL passed into
Kentucky. rhe damage from ii viii
reach many thousands Of dollars. II
was very fortunate that the town il
flooded by tho overflow from the Ohio
river.
woRK OF THE FLOOD.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 25.-The late
storm was one of the worst in the his
tory of this section, although compare
lively little damage was done in the
city proper. On the river front all the
railway bridges were damaged and in
some cases swept out. From the sur
rounding country the news is very mea-
ger, owing to the telegraph wires being
down, but so far as received the outlook
is not encouraging. There are many
runiors and reports of loss Of life, bu.
the only cases SO fai' authenticated are
the drowning of a man named Wells,
with his wife and child, near Whining
ton. Undoubtedly great damage was
done to orchards and ranches south of
the city. where the foods were the
worst in years. Many houses were
damaged, live stock drowned and
fences and outbuildings destroyed.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 25.-The river
at $50 o'clock Tuesday night re- istered
41:l9 feet on the government gauge,
and it is still Ginning mp the wharf az
the rate of half an inch an hour. The
greatest uneasiness is felt among the
farmers of the low lands.
KALAMAZOO. Mich, Feb. 25.-The
high waters OF the Kalamazoo have in
undated the east side and much dam
age has been done. Boats are. used by
many in going to and from their homes.
SUMNER, H., Feb. %. - The EN-
bsrras river Is overlooking its banks
and has already gone above high-water
mark. Large RATS of logs have been
separated, causi.g great loss to lumber
mills Great g.. IS are ing made to
save stock IN the bottom lands. Farm
ers are being driven from their homes,
which are surrounded by water.
CISCISNATI Feb. 25.--At 10 o'clock a.
m. the Ohio river had reached 81 feet 1
inches. 1t had risen inch in six
hours, one-half .of which was in
the last hour. This is doubt.
less the result of Tuesday nights
rain storm here and in Ken lucky which
raises all the little tributaries. II is
still falling at Portsmouth. The tenn
pernture is falling here, and clearing
weather is expected SO that there is a
general belief that the river has reached
its highest limit.
WEsTPoINT, Miss, Feb. 25.-The Tom.
bigbee river Is or q tear from the late
twenty-day rain and the whole country
| for many miles on each side OF the river
is flooded. Great damage has been done
to stock and crops and many houses
have been swept away. The eastern
| part OF the state is under water and
the damage has been enormous. II has
rsined almost constantly for the pas,
twenty days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. e5.-Reports re.
ceived from the different parts of the
state show that the storm has sbated.
Serious damage has been done to rail
way property, especially in the south
ern part Of the state Soledad CANYON,
on the line entering Los Angeles FROM
this city, is in as bad condition as last
year. Much OF the new and costly worl,
which required ten months TO complete
has suffered from the storm. The pile
work OF the bridge west of Los Angeles
he's been badly wrecked. 200 feet of the
| bridge carried away and the track
washed cut. The entrance to the tun-
mel a. Canyon has also been damaged.
| On the Yuma division eight bents 81
the big bridge were destroyed and the
track is 8 feet out OF line in many
! places A bridge situated near Monte has
been swept away. Between Pomona
and Cuysrnonga three wsshouts have
occurred Eas. Of Cotton $50 feet 81
track. roundhouse and everything NOV
able has been swept away. Many 81
the bridges between Bennine and Col
ton have been weakened and make
dangerous trs-eliag The Santa Anna
branch Of the track is under water for
long stretches. while some parts of The
road have been swept away. South Of
Downey station TIE nev railroad bridge
was destroyed and ths town itseli
scoded Between Seven Palms and
+ Yuma the track "a in q verr dsDgeTou,