Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-02
LEFT III IN RUINS
The Town Of Nelson Swept
from the Earth
WITH A TERRIFIC CYCLONE
lnnGmsfable Buildings Wreeked and
Marrow Escapes RecoEtec-Tse
Storm ElsewhasA


csIsos. Seh, April la terrible
cyclone struck this place Thursday even
ing 81 9 o'clock The loss Ii estimated
II 800. 900. Five persons we're injured
seriously, but mono killed They are:
Mia Mary Bsayman. Mrs John Eaton.
H. H. Williams. Alice Williams and
John Nelson
Baiidangs WRECKED.
The buildings damaged were the First
national bank. roof torn OF. Union
block. brick. root partially taken OF,
Opera house block. brick. roof
taken completely off; high school
house, brick. completely unroofed- The
residences damaged were: Is. r. Dow
land. unroofed; Miss Mary BraymanA
totally destroyed; John Eaton, totally
destroyed; Barnum's. totally destroyed;
Henry Pope. totally destroyed; j. ii.
Ganmill. totally destroyed; Thomas
Graham. partly destroyed; H. ii.
Williams. completely wrecked: Robert
Greenwood. partly destroyed; j. NJ
Seers, partly DESTROYED; ID. w. Carter.
moved from foundation; J. L. Foster,
badly wrecked: j. A. Dcvore, partly
nnroofed. II. II. Warren. unroofed:
James Howard. unroofed: t. W..
Cole. unroofed and moved from
foundation; w. l. Templeton. to-
ally destroyed; John McEndris,
totally destroyed; w. C. Nc
Henry. badly damaged: L. File. partly
inroofed: K. S. Wetzels. badly dam
aged; J. R. Bumngtone, totally de-
stroyed; Rock Island road house, un-
rooted; Thomas Nichols, totally de-
,troyed; large number OF barns blown
town and stock injured
A Miraculous Escape.
One-haH of one house, that of Henry
Pope. was carried along in the track
Of the storm nearly one-eighth
mile, with the contents and
Mrs Pope and two children.
they escaped uninjured- Miss Mary
Brayman took refuge in the cellar of
her house and thinking that the worst
was over she came up, and before she
could get back the storm completely
demolished her house, she being badly
bruised and her leg and several ribs be-
Ing broken.
Approach Of the Storm.
A heavy wind and rain had prevailed
from the southwest for some time and
seemed To carry the cyclone along with
H. II was plain that terrible cyclone
was raging in the southwest for several
minutes before 1t reached Nelson. The
slouds circled round and round and
were visible Tor several minutes. Thu
storm struck the town with terrible
force and many rushed 10 cellars anc
Btoresfor safety.
Two Killed ~ Edgar.
LrycoLN, Neh.. April The town o.
Edgar. in Clay county. was badly dam
aged by . cyclone on Thursday. Ths
depot was blown down. and two mer
IRE said TO have been killed. Wires ART
down and il Is impossible to get any
thing. The storm evidently travelled il
northerly direction. Dispatches from
Wahoo and Norfolk tell of an unusua
storm there, q number Of houses being
blown down, br4 no serious damage be
ing done.
KANSAS err, Mo-, April IA sewers
windstorm passed over q portion o
Kansas Thursday evening about
o'clock. Details are meager, but it il
known that considerable damage wa
done. The storm seems to have frs
taken ON the character of a cyclon,
near Lyons, Kan 1t passed northeas
of that town and did little damage t.
buildings. At Salina it was still NOR,
severe and caused greater damage
The storm greatly interfered with tele
vraph facilities