Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-07
WORK OF THE WIND
Further Destruction Caused by
Gales and Rain
RUIN is QUITE GENERAL
ATown IN ChiSkAsz~ Nation Dcyasta.ed
~ cyeions-Two Lives LssS
SsoEms as Other Pants

Dawson, Tex. April s.-Judge d. l.
Parker, Who came in from the territory
Tuesday, brings intelligence that
Brownsville. small town In Pickens
county. Chickasaw nation. was wiped
out by cyclone Sunday night
Two persons were killed out
right and several injured Every
house in the village was isvsled.
The clerk of .Pickens county. chicka-
saw nation, was probably fatally In
jured- Hs team and vehicle were
caught in the cyclone and hurled
through the air and then dashed TO
the earth There is no telegraph or
railway connection with the town
BArahiifs VICE.
FAIRErELp. III, April 6.-As has al
ready been noted in these dispatches
Barnhiii. small town miles south.
was almost swept away Monday by
terrible cyclone. The house OF Mrs
Harris was entirely destroyed Mrs
Harris escaped with broken arm Her
SON was blown so yards without
injury. The storehouso of Pickerstt
& Meeks and the Ohio & Mississippi
depot were unroofed and goods greatly
damaged The house of w. n After
bury had its roof blown OF. John Bar
bees barn was destroyed William
Boards house was completely wrecked.
Miles OAkley's house was unroofed and
stable blown down John fuckers
house was unroofed. The house of R.
B. Meeks was destroyed and barn blown
down.
Many Buildings Demelished.
CThe Baptist church was entirely
swept away; nothing bat stills and cor
Fragments Of the building were scat
tered for one-fourth of mile. The
house of William Meeks Is
total wreck. James Illusions house
was destroyed. John Upton's black
smith shop was unroofed. Mrs. Sidney
Locks house was badly damaged. VIII
liam Meeks was picked up and blown
BOO yards and was unhurt. The house
Of Henry Chapman was blown off its
foundation and his wagon carried for
zoo yards and torn TO pieces. The cy-
slone moved in a north and easterly di
rection, destroying the orchard of Sarah
Belange and damaging her house The
house of George Davis was I'M
rooted, his barn badly damaged and
, COW injured by . falling tree. B.
II. Msek's house was unroofed. Harry
Ethridge's house was blown on its
foundation. NJ. N. Buffers barn was
destroyed and house damaged Martha
Atterbury's barn was blown down and
oh
and barn were destroyed IraLear's
Aouse and barn were damaged and
ED" Lanes barn destroyed.
Worries Fair Buildings Dsnaged.
CHICAGO. April GA heavy gale from
NE southwest Tuesday morning dam
bged the Illinois state building at the
worlds fair ground to the extent Of
$4,000. A large portion of the main
1ome was blown down, and in the fall
b carried away derricks, scantlings.
trestles and large section of the south
brick wall The new brick power house
adjoining Machinery ball was also
damaged about 81, 900 worth
Woman Killed.
Or.EAS. N. Y, April "a telegram
20 the Herald says: A terrific cyclone
struck this city Tuesday night, wreck
Ing ten houses and church One
woman was killed and . number of
people seriously injured. There were
sixteen people in the church, which
was lifted from its foundation and
carried 20 feet away.
Cattle and Horses Killed.
AURORA. Ill. April GA very severe
storm swept over this section Monday
night. II took the FORM of cyclone
about 10 miles northwest of here, level
ing everything before il and cutting a
path about 50 feet wide. The large
barn on the farm OF J. w. Thompson
was destroyed and a number Of cattle
and horses were killed.
Killed By Lightning.
ErrrNsHAM, H., April Cleo Dale
pas instantly killed by lightning and
his brother was probably fatally in
hured during n severe electric storm
here. Seven washouts on the Vandalia
inc between here and Terre Hautc
we're caused by the storm All trains
gre temporarily abandoned. The Wa
bash river is the highest ever known.
and . number of bridges over that
ytream have been carried away
HAD storm ~ JanesvilIe.
JAxxsvuLx. Wis, April e.--Monday
nights storm did great damage in this
city and vicinity. At the school for the
blind $500 damage was done. Many
buildings were wrecked, including To-
sscco sheds and barn
In Tennsssees
NASHVILLE. Tenn. April =. The
terrible wind and rsinstorm did great
damage in various sections west and
northwest of Dresden. Tho storm
passed over Sharon, village on the
Illinois Central railroad. blowing down
several houses The colored Meth
odist church was wrecked. Several
people were injured At sharon. but
10 fatalities are reported Mr. Boud's
residence was lifted from It's pillars.
Jack Linson's dwelling in Sharon was
bcxu 20 pieces. The storm struck Prof.
Ben Tansiil's place, demolished his
rabies and greatly damaged bis dwell
ing The path OF the storm was due
Northeast. Two miles northeast OF
sharon she storm struck Corinth church
md moved 10 ~ feet from is
foundation. A short distance from
here IL struck a number Of stables
Ind barns. denolishing some and
yrrasly damaging others Frank Tsy-
% residence was blown down. The
ssidence Of Mrs. Chandler miles west