Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-04-08
WIND AND RAIN STORM.
The Country and Principal Cities in the
South and East Visited by Tornado.

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evening terrible cloudburst occurred
and the wind which blew at a hurri.
cane rate, swept everything before it.
At the corner Of Halstead and Pierce
streets the cyclone blew down seven
story brick building, surrounded by
one end two-story frame and brick
buildings, which were crushed to the
earth, killing three people and serious
ly injuring many more.
KANSAS CITY, April lit has been
learned tonight that yesterdays tor
nado destroyed Towanda, Kansas.
killing twenty people; wrecked Augusta
killing four people and injuring sew
eral Others. Great damage was done
at Wellington, several killed: demol.
ished many buildings at Kiowa
| At St. Joseph nearly every telegraph
wire is down, numerous small houses
were demolished and many large ones
unroofed. Thousands of dollars
damage was caused Dv breaking of
plate glass in store windows. In the
eastern part Of the city large brick
house was blown down. At the fac
tory there was q stampede of several
hundred girls when the wind tore a
portion of the roof off. No one was
seriously injured.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Apr 1.-The wind
has been blowing a gale here since
midni ight. Many buildings were un-
rooted. The roof OF Haskell hospital
was blown off and it was necessary to
! anchor the building with cables to
prevent it's blowing over.
The damage in Kansas City was not
so great as in tine surrounding towns.
Small buildings and plate glass win
dows suffered.
At Augusta two men and a child
were killed outright and fifteen Others
seriously injured. Wires are all down
and it was impossible to get details
from any quarter.
Southwestern Kansas was also Wis
tied last night by one OF the most des-
tructive storms in years, No fatalities
are reported, but considerable dam.
age was done.
Atchison was visited by tornado
today at noon. Several large build
inps were demolished and signs end
awnings were scattered in every direc-
tiOn. The prison roof was carried off
and the building partly demolished.
OMAHA, Neb April TELEGRAPH
wires all over the state are prostrated
and it is difficult TO get news of the
extent OF last nights storm. The
Western Union Telegraph company
has not wire in ODeratiOn in Neb-
raska aside from the one along the
Eikhorn road. A dispatch to the Bee
from Norfolk, on that line in the
northern part of the state, says the
cyclone struck there just before mid
night last night and did much damage
II it should prove to be the same
destruction throughout the state
must have been great. as the storm
traversed $50 miles of the richest
farming section, dotted with small
cities and villages. In Omaha the
gale is still blowing tonight and the
wires are all down.
KANSAS CRY. April IA tornado of
mad destruction swept over Kansas
last night. Butler county see ms to
have been the scene OF the greatest
havoc. Towanda was completely
wiped off the face OF the earth, and
Augusta, q few miles distant, was buf
feted out of all semblance ofits former
self. Not house or barn IS left
standing in Towanda. The citizens
were asleep when the storm struck
the place and it razed everything In
It's path, leaving dead bodies lying IN
the wake. Four have already been
recovered from the ruins searched.
Twenty persons We're fatally injured
and forty more or less seriously, be.
sides n large number slightly.
DEs MONIES. Ia, April la hurri-
cane began after midnight and still
continues. All traffic is stopped. A
great many houses are unroofed or
otherwise damaged. There were many
narrow escapes from flying missiles.
GALEsBURG, Ill.,, April IA violent
rain and wind storm prevailed this
afternoon. having nearly the force Of
a tornado. Considerable damage was
done to property. No lives were lost.
ST. PAUL. April 1.-The worst storm
OF the season is raging throughout the
Mississippi valley. The telegraph
wires are down in all directions and
details are unsatisfactory. The wind
is high and in many places the dam
age will no doubt be great. The storm
was electric IN it's nature and much
damage by lightning is reported lin
Iowa. The rain is the heaviest known
in years.
ANOTHER STORM.
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swept across the entire continent from
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