The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-04-21
VIRGINIA VISITED.
A Furious Storm Sweeps Over . Part Of
tho Old Dominion-Many Buildings De-
molished and One Life Lost.


tho Old Dominion-Many Buildings De-
molished and One Life Lost.
PETERSBURG, Va, April 16.-The
counties contiguous to Petersburg were
visited Thursday night by a most ter
rife wind, rain and hailstorm, the
severest ever experienced in this
section of tive state. The storm
was particularly destructive in
Dinwiddie county, where the wind
attained the velocity of cy-
clone and left death and destruction
in it's path. 1t covered an area of Il
miles, beginning in the center of the
county and extending to the Sussex
county line, to within short
distance of Stony Creek, a sta
ton on the Petersburg & Welden
railroad 20 miles from Peters
burg. Houses, barns and fences were
leveled to the ground, and immense
trees which had stood the storms of
half century or more were torn out by
-ats, while others had their limbs
twisted into all conceivable shapes.
During the storm the residence Of
Milton R. Rose. owner of large
sawmill, was taken by the wind from
its foundation and carried into the air,
and falling some yards away was
crushed to pieces, the timbers fall
ing upon Mrs. Rose and her
children. Mrs. Rose was instantly
killed but the children escaped unin-
jured. 1t is stated that servant girl
employed by Mrs. Rose who was in the
house at the time was also killed. Mr..
Rose was not at home at the time of the
cyclone.
1t is feared that other damage not yet
reported has been done by the hurri-
cane. The storm was also very severe
in Chesterfield county, in the vicinity
of the county courthouse, where there
was heavy fall of hail, which did
much damage in the way of breaking
window glasses, cutting vegetation to
pieces and destroying fruit trees.
NORFOLK, Va, April 16.-A cyclone
struck this section about o'clock
Thursday night and left destruction in
its wake. The wind attained a veloc.
ity of 60 miles an hour, and hail as
large as small nuts fell. The greatest
damage was done at Lambert's Point
where a new roundhouse is being
erected by the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way Company. A wall 200 feet around
and from 10 to % feet high was blown
down as if it had been paper.
In Princess Anne county, near Creed's
bridge, fifteen dwellings, barns and
other farming implements were totally
destroyed. Fruit trees were ruined,
but the early crops are uninjured. The
storm originated in Texas and is sweep
ing across the continent.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April 1e.-The town
of Bennettsville was visited at o'clock
Thursday afternoon by the most ter
rife hailstorm that has ever been
known in this state. The cloud came
from the northwest. The hailstones
were 2 inches in diameter and fell to
the depth of inches. Birds, chickens
and hogs were killed and many glasses
were broken; men and horses were
knocked down, vegetables and cotton
were completely cut down, and meal
culable injury is reported from the
country.
JACKSON, Miss, April 16-Deputy
HueTlu STOckcF, OI Lee county, was u
passenger on the first Mobile & Ohio
train that crossed the Tombigbee river
in eight days. At that point half
mile of track has been washed
up and carried mile, where it was
lodged against trees. Capt. Crocker
says the published reports do not give
half an idea of the wrecks and ruin to
be seen in Lowndes, Clay and Munroe
counties. Houses, fences and bridges
are all gone. Thousands of dead horses,
mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry and
the body of an occasional negro can be
seen in every direction. Warrior river,
in Alabama, just across the line, rose
Al feet in four hours. The city Of
Columbia is feeding 500 refugees. The
water is falling in the Yazoo and Big
Black rivers, in the western portion Of
the state, and the danger of an i'm
mediate serious overflow is about over.
Trains ara rnnnipr m throcol,