Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-18
A LITTLE TOwS WIPED OFT.
haly Without Clothes and Shelter,
Exposed 10 The Elements.
street ear Traffic Ia cedar Rapids
impcdsd, -rcIcgr wires
Down.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-THE conflict Of
elements incident TO the exit Of the
warni weather aud the advent Of
winters chilly blasts eliminated today
In one Of the most destructive anu far
reaching storms Of the year. The
initial battle ground " the mighty
opposing forces 1t apfeA-s was near the
city Of Red Bud, Randolph county, In
the extreme southwest part Of Illinois.
Sweeping down from the north came
Tremendous storms ~ snow, rain and
scet, which, eucuuuiering the warm
air currents OF Egypt" developed
three distinct cyclones, dlvcrglng ffom
u cominon center Rose Budd. Taking
aoutheastufly c0urie, one prong VI tho
storm phlsed through western Ken.
lucky aud Teunessue, dwelling every.
thing IN It's path at Red Bud, and only
when Northern Alabama was reached
had 1t spent ils force. To the west.
ward moved second storm center,
passing through central Mi,Bouii,
thence across Northern Kansas, finnlIy
icing lost in tho mountains OF WyOm.
ing. The third arm took northeriy
course through Iowa, vacring 10 the
West into Nebraska leaving hope.
lees iangle Of telegraph wires ia It's
wake, until II was impossible TO reach
any u ihe great cities west OF Chicago
except by clrcuitOus routes.
rows DESTROYED.
RED bud, ILL.,, Nov. Where last
might existed a beautiful town, full Of
happy homes, In now scene OF wreck
anu dtsolntiOn, caused by cyclone.
Houses, barns, feuscs anu OTcharis arb
lsveled 70 the ground anu spiead over
surrounding country. Entering
from the southwest the cyclone de.
molishcd q Catholic church, school
and residence portion Of Morgan
Drage. Tue German Lutheran
church was next leveled to the ground.
Alter destroying several barns and
tearing away FENCES, II struck the large
two.stOfy residence OF PeteR Kendell
which was Of solid stone, aud crum.
bled II 10 fragments, Mrs. Kendall
was severely Jared. The large
double brick house Of ID. u. Poery was
entirely destroyed. The family were
buried In tue ruins, but managed b.
extrlcate themselves without serious
injury. Peterson's agricultural ware.
house was blown down aud fourteen
other residences we've destroyed. The
ll.year.Old son OF Jacob Koch was
killed Instantly aud his mother fatally
injured. The Injured include Mrs.
J1oOb Koch, Mr.. Peter Kendall, Mrs.
Peter Karden, Mrs. Louis Booger,
julius Homo, Mn. Bremen, Adrian
Starr, Mrs. Emma Crow, Mrs. John
Vanderbilt aud Mr.. ana Mrs. ID. d.
Peety.
Many people were without clothing
aud shelter, and n cold rain Is mailing
their situation more depiOrnble. The
loss is csu mated ut 100000.
ssOw STORM IN KANSAS.
KANSAS Ci1Y, No., Nov. IA
furious snow storm prevailed In Kan
sas and Missouri today. The prlnci.
pal damage done was TO telegraph
companies. The storm began with
heavy snow early In the morning. II
covered the wires with heavy burden
and then began to freezs. Soon
htavy wind sprang up ana increasing
to q gale, carried down the Overbur.
dened wires ns II they had been
throads, taking tho poles with them.
All communication by wire east ana
west OF Kansas CITY has been entirely
cut oil, since 10 O'Clock this morning..
The snow has reached depth varying
from one TO three inches in different
parts Of the two states.
WINTER WHEAT BENEFITED.
The heavy storm Of today through
out Missouri ana portions OF South.
western Nebraska and Southwestern
InNa will pFeatly benefit Winter
wheat Reports received ut various
railroad offices are that the fall Of
snow was ~ good az a heavy rainfall
aud has saved winter wheat.
vBAFF1C IMPEDRD.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Nov. H.
Heavy snow has been falling here ali
day. street car traffic II greatly i'm.
peded, telegraph wlreS down and there
is no prospect OF n let-up.