Telegram-herald., 1891-06-04
RIDE, RAMPANT BOGEAS
Sweeps swiftly Over the Plains OF
South Dakota
osE VILLAGE ALMOST DESTROYED
Three Psrssas kilied-0rsas Damage
Dsss All Aisss the Track OF the
s<sra4-II Waits ssssa states
Before tts zfy 10 spent.


DAY. leaving ruin IN its path 80 lar
a. known but three persons were
killed, but had the storm struck this
appalling The storm came up
about $50 in the afternoon, ana
al nrss appeared % Dc . hurri-
cane sweeping close 10 the
ground But IN its whirling mo-
ton people soon saw that il was
the dreaded cyclone, and the roar
which accompanied il was like huge
IRE swapping and cracking IN It's on
ward course At everything that came IN
Its path Fortunately lt struck the
city on It's extreme eastern limit where
the buildings were scattered Six
barns were demolished. The path
Of tho storm was only about 100
feet wide. and IL was miraculous
that no, 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
dashed 20 atoms -Four miles north
east Of here two houses and three barns
were literally carried away. The dc bris
from the storm as IL left this city
spreads along its line for nearly u mile.
At Waver,y. l2 miles northeast, two
coal sheds were ruined and the brick
suokestack OF the roller mills fiat
,eEed 10 the ground o. z. Chandler
and his son were in ono Of the barns
when the storm struck 1t, and they
were pinned under the boards until
assistance came, bat were only slightly
injured
At Hazel. 10 miles southeast the
storm was at its worst Many houses
and barns were demolished The house
o. IL. kruger, containing six persons.
was dashed 10 pieces, three persons, NJ.
Hoeg, J. Kruger and the latter's son
being killed Another OF the inmates
OF the house was badly hurt A heavy
hailstorm followed.
DEADwOop, ). D, June 3.--The ire
mendous raia5 of the last few days
have done great damage all through
this section Wildwood creek was
made a roaring torrent in few hours
and carried everything before it. A
large portion OF the Deadwood Central
track was washed out, and it will be a
week before trains can run again.
The grade is completely washed away
In places and the ties are piled in heaps.
THE STORM WAS GENERAL
ISDrASoLA, Neb., June 3.-At about
Sis Tuesday afternoon a severe rain
and hailstorm struck this place, doing
much damage To grain. Some stones
that fell were as large as hens eggs.
Corn suffered severely from washing,
30 great was the amount of rainfall
ST.. Louis, June ga storm passed
over this city Tuesday morning and did
considerable damage to wires of all
kinds Telephone poles were blown
across the street railway tracks and
caused a cessation Of traffic and great
Inconvenience to those living in the
suburbs
KzoKUK, Ia. June 3-There was a
phenomenal storm here Tuesday even
ing Lightning struck the Holy Cross
Episcopal church, cutting it in two.
Mrs. Edward Keith, recently of Chi
cage. received an electric shock. At
first it was thought she was dead.
but hopes are now entertained of her
recovery.
DARLINGTON, Wis, June S-One of
the most disastrous transforms ever
known In this section visited this city
Tuesday evening about o'clock. The
rain fell in torrents, and hailstones as
large as hens eggs crashed against
houses and through the foliage. Many
window lights were broken, several
outhOuses were blown down and in
calculable damage was done to crops
The river rose feet in an hour and
bids fair to be the highest ever known
No loss of life is reported so far.
CINCINNATI. June 3.-Over half the
United States was simultaneously
soused in water Tuesday night, and the
edge of the great spot of wet was made
ragged with q cyclone. The
condition OF telegraph wires north.
south. cas-. and west from
this eity showed state of affairs sell
dom IL ever equaled- Soaking rains
were in progress, accompanied with
driving winds 70 New York on one
side, To New Orleans on the other,
stretching beyond St. Paul and Min
nespolis To the north and in the west
Tor an lDde1ntte distance
John Osborne. Of Elkhart, Ind, fell
dead upon the appearance of q vivid
fash Of lightning. The coroner says
he died from fright, not from an cleo
trio shock
Near Columbus. Ind. Monday after
noon Peter McQueene and Fred Pan
cake were rendered insensible by a
stroke of lightning and the horse they
were driving was killed
Near Frankfort. Ind. Nondar night
six cattle and four horses were killed
by lightning They were the property
OF Farmer Miller.
At Portsmouth. o. Tuesday after
noon n severe wiudstorm tore a wharf
beat loose and sent il adrift, stranded
the steamer Reliance. and sent the
steamer Congo sdrift The roof Of the
water-worSs and the veneer-vorks
were blown away
A May (Ol special says the storm
Tuesday afternoon did much damage
% shade trees and orchards.
There was a severe electrical storm
Monday night in this city and Coving-
ton. accom- ranied lsv a strong gale The
telegraph wires we're more or less use
less fer several hours and loo teie-
phones were burned ont. The chief
less. however. happened "a the
Cincinnati Electric Light Com
panv Like al ether eiee-
tris-lighs plants. e = Supplied with
s-.r "a.