The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-04-07
THE STORM KING RACES.

THE STORM KING RACES.
His Fury Visited Upon . Vast Region OF
Territory-Loss of Life and Damage to
Property In Texas Nebraska, Iowa, ILL.,
nois and Wisconsin.
CHICAGO, April 2.-That the storm of
Thursday night and Friday has been ono
of the most far-reaching and destructive
on record is borne out as fragmentary
scraps of information straggle in from
the northwest, the far west and south
west over the badly crippled, almost
unworkable wires which escaped the
fury of the warning elements. The
justly famous though not popular
':kansas cyclone" seems in this in
stance to have taken in a vast expanse
of territory upon which to wreak its
fury, and any estimate approximating
the amount of damage done to property
or the number of lives lost is out of the
question.
SANTA ANNA, Tex, April 2.-Friday 2.
night cyclone passed over this Cole
manl county. In this city many houses
were demolished. A boy was killed
and eleven inmates Of the residence of
Mr.. Bass were injured. At Bangs four
persons were killed. Wires are pros
trated, and it is impossible to obtain
details.
OMAHA, Neb., April 2.-Friday after
noon at Norfolk the Episcopal church
was entirely destroyed. The Congre-
gational church was unroofed and it's
steeple and bell carried away. Whea-
tons planning mill was partly wrecked
and fifteen houses and barns were de-
molished The cyclone swept a track
through the city three blocks wide and
ten blocks in length. The little daugh-
ter of Mike Weir and a child of John
Palmer were seriously injured by fall
ing debris.
A special from Norfolk, in the north
ern part of the state, says a cyclone
struck the town about II Thursday
night and did considerable damage. II
this should prove to be the same cyclone
which devastated Nelson, the destruc-
ton wrought must have been great.
The storm travelled $50 miles over the
richest raising section of the state, dot
ted with small towns and villages. The
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are down on all sides.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, April 2.-This city
was visited by terrific cyclone Friday
afternoon, the results of which have
been most disastrous. In the city signs,
awnings, show cases and a large num-
Der of plate glass windows in the
stores were demolished. In the coun-
try adjacent the destruction seems to
have been even more widespread.
GALEsBURG, ILL.,, April "A violent
rain and windstorm prevailed here Fri
day, having at noon nearly the force of
a tornado. Chimneys and signs were
blown off, small buildings tipped over
and telephone and telegraph wires
mixed up so that communication is
largely interrupted.
MERRILL, Wis, April 2.-The first
thunderstorm of the season made
things lively here Friday morning. A
number of children from 13 to Is years
old were assembled in the German
Lutheran church, when lightning struck
the builiing, knocking four OF
them to the floor. Ottilie Gilman
had one shoe torn off and was badly
burned and Lena Kunkel was burned
from head to foot. The others were
not seriously injured. All will recover.
BURLINGTON, Ia, April 2.-The report
was received here Friday evening that
passenger train on the Burlington &
Northwestern narrow-gauge road was
blown from the track 40 miles west OF
Burlington while running at full speed
A baggageman, a mail clerk and
two passengers are reported seri-
ously injured. A wrecking train
has been sent to the relief OF
the passengers. The wind had been
blowing hurricdne and much damage
has been done to shrubs and trees. The
injured are: Mail Agent Frank oMc
Adams, of Mount Pleasant, Ia, jaw
broken and badly bruised; Express
Messenger H. A. Russell, of Burling
ton, head badly bruised: I. D. Stevens
passenger, of Hedrick, Ia, badly bruised
internally and cut about body; Mrs. F
B. Hicks, passenger, of Hedrick, Ia, cut
and bruised internally.
STUART, Ia, April 2.-The most de
structive windstorm that ever visited
last thirty-six hours. Numerous build
ings were unroofed in this and surround
ing towns. The Catholic church bell
tower in this city was blown down, the
weight of the bell crushing a large
barn and several outbuildings. The
damage done here and in neighborin1
towns is estimated at $4,000
DEs MONIES, Ia, April 2.-The wind
storm, which is subsiding, has been ont
of the worst for many years. The ag
gregate damage done to buildings il
this city will be more than 500, 900
Scores of buildings were partially anG
some wholly unroofed. The roof Q,
one side of the federal building wa
ripped off.
At the state house large section o
slate roofing was torn up and scattered
in the street. Seven residences, so ia
as reported, were blown down entirely
Several persons were blown down il
the streets, and buggies and wagons
unless very heavy, were swept befor
the wind like so much straw.
Reports received here from differen
parts of central Iowa say that the dam
age throughout the country is large
Thousands of tons of hay still in tn
stack has been scattered, trees hav
: been broken down or damaged an
, barns and houses unroofed.
, OTTuMwA. Ia, April 2.--Charles Gee
, boy Is years Of age, while attempting
to cross the river was drowned, tn
heavy wind capsizing the boat.
Gave Her $1,000.
TRENTON, N. j., April 2.-The jury i,
the case of Abbie Van Doven in tn
suit against the Philadelphia & Read
ing railroad for $4,000 damages re
turned a verdict for $500. Miss Va
Doven was injured near Bound Broo
by being struck by train at an ur
: guarded crossing.
, Ten Seaman Were Drowned.
3 LONDON, April 2.-The Norwegia
steamer Louise, bound for the Loffode
r islands. off the northwest coast of NOl