The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-04-07
THE STORM KING RACES.


THE STORM KING RACES.
His Fury visited Upon vast Region vi
j Territory-Iloss Of Lilo and Damage to
Property In Texas, Nebraska, lows, I'M
noIs and Wisconsin,. II
CHICAGO, April 2.-That the storm 81
Thursday night aud Friday has been one
of the most far-reaching and destructive
on record is borne out as fragmentary
scraps of information struggle in from
the northwest, the far west and south.
west over the badly crippled, almost
unavoidable 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 vast expanse
of territory upon which to wreak it,
fury, and any estimate approximatine
the amount of damage done to property
or the number of lives lost is out of the
question.
SANTA ANNA, Tex, April 2.-FridaJ
night cyclone passed over this (Cole
man) county. In this city many house.
were demolished. A boy was killec
and eleven inmates of the residence Of
Mr.. BASS were injured. At Bangs fou,
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 its
steeple and bell carried away. Whea
toms planning mill was partly wrecked
and fifteen houses and barns were de-
molished. The cyclone swept track
through the city three blocks wide an6
ten blocks in length. The little daugh
ter of Mike Weir and a child of Johr
Palmer were seriously injured by fall
ing debris.
A special from Norfolk, in the north
ern part Of the state, says cyclone
struck the town about IL Thursday
night and did considerable damage. l:
this should prove to he 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
wind is blowing gale here and wire.
are down on all sides.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, April 2.-This city
was visited by a terrific cyclone Friday
afternoon, the results of which have
been most disastrous. In the city signs
awnings, show cases and large mum
Der of plate glass windows in tn.
stores were demolished. In the coun
try adjacent the destruction seems K
have been even more widespread.
GALEsBUKG, ILL.,, April "A violen
rain and windstorm prevailed here Fri
day, having at noon nearly the force O.
tornado. Chimneys and signs were
blown off, small buildings tipped owe,
and telephone and telegraph wire.
mixed up SO that communication il
largely interrupted.
MERRILL, Wis, April 2:-The frs
thunderstorm of the season made
things lively here Friday morning. 4
number of children from ID to Is years
old were assembled in the German
Lutheran church, when lightning strucl
the building, knocking four O.
them to the floor. Ottilie Olma1
had one shoe torn off and was badl,
burned and Lena Kunkel was burne<
from head to foot. The others wer,
not seriously injured. All will recover
BURLINGTON, Ia, April 1.-The repor
was received here Friday evening tina
a passenger train on the Burlington &
Northwestern narrow-gauge road wa.
blown from the track 40 miles west O
Burlington while running at full speed
A baggageman, mail clerk ant
two passengers are reported seri
ously injured. A wrecling trair
has been sent to the relief O.
the passengers. The wind had beer
blowing hurricane and much damage
has been done to shrubs and trees. TIL,
injured are: Mail Agent Frank oMc
Adams, of Mount Pleasant, Ia, jaw
broken and badly bruised; EXPIRES!
Messenger II. A. Russell, of Burling
ton, head badly bruised; I. D. Stevens
passenger, of Hedriclz, Ia, badly bruised
internally and cut about body; Mrs. +
b. Hicks, passenger, of Hcdriclz, Ia, Gu
and bruised internally.
STUART, Ia, April 2.--The most dc
structive windstorm that ever visited
western Iowa has been raging for tn.
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, thu
weight Of the bell crushing a large
barn and several outbuildings. The
damage done here and in height boring
towns is estimated at SIS, 1000.
Dies MONIES, Ia, April 2.-The wind
storm, which is subsidlng, 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 anc
some wholly unroofed. The roof OF
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, a., April 2.--Charles Gee
a boy Is years of age, while attempting
to cross the river was drowned, til,
heavy wind capsizing the boat.
Gave Her $1,000.
TRENTON, N. j., April 1.-The jury ir
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 Brood
by being struck by train at an un
guarded crossing.
Ten Seaman Were Drowned.
LONDON, April 2.-The Norwegia,
steamer Louise, bound for the Loffodel
islands off the northwest coa Ct IF Nor