Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-17
FURY OF THE VIM
Portions Of the Old oomin,e9
Devastated BY Gales
DEALING OUT AWFUL DISASTER
Many 6uilaings psmol,shse--ons sns
Perhaps rwo Psmeas Leo
Thar LivsS.

PrrEnsSvnss We. April le-Ths
eessties contiguous - Petersburg ~er
visited TAursAsy night BY . NEST ter
riac wisA. rain end hslssssrn- shs
ssvsr~ss ever sEpsrseAos6 IN tAa
ssctloA sf - stsse- Ths s.sza
wss pArsassaSriy dsssr~ssivs IN
pisviAdis esane. who're che wans
sssaissA shs Wellesley II es-
slsns aud len asAth end dsstrnctlon
In it, path. II covered - sres ef is
milea. beginning In the esptsr Of the
county ana extending 20 tie sss>ss
county lire. - within . short
distance q essay orssk. . So
ton on the rsssrSbxrg q wslden
railroad - milss from feten-
burg. Houses. barns end fences were
isvsied 70 tss ground. end annsass
sxees which hsd stood the storsnA ~
half cestury or mere we're torn cat by
shs roots, while oshsrs he'd shsir limbs
twisted into ell coacslvsbis shapes.
woass Kaisa.
During the storm the rcstdence Of
Milton r. Ross. owner OF large
sawusil, Wa taken by the win6 from
its foundation aud carried into the AIR,
and falling some yards away ~as
crushed 70 pieces. the siuser fall
ing upon Ars. Rose and her
children. Mira. ko>s was instantly
killed but the children escaped sr,n.
jured. IL In stated that q servant girl
employed BY Mrs Rose who was In the
house at the t:me wss also killed Mr.
Rose Was not AZ home 81 the time Of Tire
cyclone.
Damage b, Nail.
II IL feared that other damage not yc'
reported hes been done BY the hurrs'
cane. The storm YES siso very severe
In Chesterfield county. ia tic vicinity
Of the county ccurt 'soasc. where tssrs
was . heavy fall If hali. which DID
much damage in the wsy Of breaking
window giaasss. cutting vegetstson "a
pieces and destroying fruit trees.
A. Nsrssth and Vicinity.
NonyoIx. Va. April IA eyclons
struck this section about oclocs
Thursday night snd lefs destruction il
its wake. The wind asisiued a veloo'
ity Of 90 miles On hour. and hail %
large a. small nuts fell The creates
dsmags ives done NJ Lsmbests Poin'
where Q Rev roandhouse - being
erected BY the Norfolk & Western Rsil.
way Company. Avail 500 feet nrovns
and from 10 70 - feet high was blows
down ~ II II had been paper.
MAsy Dwellings Destroyed
In Princess Anne county. near Creed
-. lx.~ns..
other farming implements we're totals
destroyed. Fruit trees were ruined
bat the early crops are vniujared. Ths
storm origi, ated in Texas and - sweep
ing across the continent
Rssuis Of shs stsv,ssirri v1cod.
JACKSON. Miss., April To- DePus.
Sheriff Croker. Of leo county. WA :
passenger 90 the arst Mobile 4 uhs'
train that crossed the Tomb.gbce rirei
in eight days at that point hal
a mile Of track has been vashes
up and carried . mile. where II We
lodged against treea Capt. Crooks
says the published reports DO not CIV
half an idea Of the wrecks and ruin Z,
be seen in Lowndes. Clay and Mnnre'
SV0otf@&s hVt-<-s sSat'o oh1 ~ fett y
are all gone. Thousands Of dead horses
mules, cattle, hogs. sheep. poultry AM
the body Of an occasional negro can b
seen In every direction Warrior river
in Alabama Just across the line. rcs'
81 feet in four hours. Tho city q
Colunbis 10 feeding 500 refugees. Tn
water 10 falling in the Iaseo aud Bl
Black rivera. In the western portion o
the state. and the danger of an I'm
mediate serious Overflow is about over
Trains are running on through.
4 Whole FeaSiy pvsvssa
BnHrxsnAn. Ala. April Is. - tn
railroad situation - regards the food
il unchanged The damage done 4,
Green. Sumter and Msreugc counties i
great Eews has been received 81 "a.
drowning Of John Lane<tone aud hi
wife and twelve children whils attempt
ing 20 crcss the Toutigs-e IN . sAil
which capeized