Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-13
SEVERAL STEAMERS SWEPT AORIFT


and Only Measre Details 0btainabie.
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CmcAGo ILL,, April l2.--l-4st nights
storm wrought sunh havoc with the tele-
.ruph TINT il is almost impossible TO |
obtain particulars Of tlie damage done III |
the west. where the Destruction seems 70 |
have been general ami vide spread in the
states of Iowa, Illinois Nebraska, Kansas |
and Missouri
Probably the I. eAtcst damage was done |
in Iowa. although reports from Nebraska
indicate that when full particulars have
been received that State Will lead in loss OF
property and human life.
SEVERAL TOWNS WRECKED.
| Along the line Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee q st. Pail railroad, i'll Iowa and
| Nebraska, the storm cut wide swath.
The town Of Akron, in the former state,
| was wrecked and Westiield, few miles
4 distant, was badly demoral2ed
| Meagre reports from the interior show
! that devastation was widespread. although
| its full extent will not be known for
several days owing TO lack of telegraph
! facilities and the washing out OF the
county roads, rendering communication
difficult and in many places impossible,
Continuing along the railroad into
4 Nebraska, the storm swept np farm bulld.
ings fences and bridges, and finally swooped
down on the town OF Page which IT
wrecked. AT this point
THE FIRST Loss OF LIFE
was reported, Mrs. Clara Magee being the
victim. Her two children were danger
ously injured, and several other persons
We're hurt.
TRAVELLED 200 MILES IN 90 MINUTES.
The storm travelled with great velocity,
covering the 2Ou miles between Akron and
Page in an hour and a,half. Damage was
done farther west but owing to the com
plete destruction Of the telegraph wires
absolutely no particulars are obiainablc.
RAIN ADDS TO THE DEsTRucTioN.
The cyclone was accompanied by
dUWnponr of rain. which added greatly to
the discomfort of those who were rendered
homeless and the situation in Page is de-
scrbed as being distressing. The streets
are TILED with debris of all sorts, and the
water has made progress i'll every direc.
ton almost impossible.
lii Kansas the news is still more meagre
1t is known that the town of Parker, on
the Missouri, Kansas n Texas rallruad
was struck by cyclone and that the resi-
dcuGe portion OF The village was almost
completely destroyed.
SEVERAL PERSONS ARE REPORTED KILLED,
: and Il number seriously hurt. The towns
} of Willis and Powhattan, short distance
3 apart are also reported To have been wiped
out, bat rothng authentic has been
J learned.
| III VIZ lOllllttll lAll VI '2tllc tflt
storm swept over the town of Walnut,
( causing great damage, and swept or north.
4 ward into Missouri. In the latter section
I the towns Of haywood, Page City and
z ligglnsvlle were wrecked and all along
! the route houses were blown down, ONT
I houses and fences destroyed and cattle
! killed
. A MAN AND Two CHILDREN KILLED.
At Page City, William Walker and his
two children were killed. At Stansberry
! a number of houses we're wrecked and
= William Ward coiored, was killed and his
. Wife fatally injured.
Kansas City was visited less severely,
but thousands of windows were broken
3 BY the hail and cellars on the flats were
4 flooded.
y STEAMERS BLOWN ADRiFT.
The steamer d. H. Pike, at st. Louis.
A with five men aboard, was blown adrift
e and has not since been heard Of. The
r harbor boat City Of 81. Louis with several
/ men OH board is also missing. Two wharf
!, boats anchored close by met the same fate
Il but it is believed that no one was on board
4 OF them.
4 GREAT DAMAGE IN ST. LOUIS,
Throughout the city the wind caused
l., general destruction. Trees we're blown
n down, roofs carried away and outhouses
g blown down. A new building on Broad
Il way was completely wrecked, causing /
/. loss OF S50,0Dj. Several persons are re
q ported seriously injured.
i GENERAL TiIRoUGHoUT THE WEST
, The storm seems to have been genera
d throughout the west and south, extending
n into Texas and north into the Dakotas. Ii
n Illinois CioGd-bursts occurred at variou
d places, the most destructive being at Cen
v tralip, where the water rose to q height o
: three feet in the streets At Springfield
,s the street cars were compelled to suspend
Ie operations and everywhere damage is re
rs ported.
n The country south of Springfield to Eas
n St, Louis is Hooded Floods are also re
e. ported from Ottumwa, Ia, and Mitchell
rs 5. ID.
d TELEGRAPH BUSINESS SUSPENDED,
!. The telegraph companies have prac
ID tiCaliy gone out of business SO fur as tn
" country west of the Mississippi river j
concerned, Whole sections Of poles ar
is down and the wires are in an extrem
n tangle. 1t will probably be several day
before the damage can be fully repaired.
le DETAILS OF THE WRECK AT AKRON.
u OMAHA, NER., April l2.-The town o
ID Akron, la, which was wrecked by tn
"a storm yesterday, is on the line of the Chi
er cage, Milwaukee 4 ST. Paul road, 10 mile
70 north OF this city and had Il, population Q
j. about 300 persons. Several were kllle
"a, and injured. but it is impossible now t
obtain definite facts.
Shortly after O'Clock yesterday after
noon il began TO grow dark, ana in hal
III an hour it was necessary to havea llgh
r. About o'clock the storm struck the place
N WAS A REGULAR WHlRLWISD
al and came from the northeast House
~ were thrown from their foundations an
" overturned, and many nf them blown I
III pieces, A double span wagon bridg
o5 across the sioux river was wrenched fror
or the piers and dashed up against the rive
re bank. lhe iron rods were twisted and bel
he out OF all shape.
IA An ELEVATOR DEMOLISHED.
so A large elevator was demolished and Ill
re. debris carried across railroad tracks All
,e, deposited on The site OF u lumber yart
lie while the lumber yard and buildings wei
NJ carried back and deposited where the ell
II, vator stood
). The cars that were loaded with stor
~ standing on the railroad tracks wei
i. picked up by the wind and turned con
We petely over. Nearly every building !
.St Town was more or less damaged. Chin
Iy ncys were blown down aud cra>ht
nd through the roofs and many roofs blow
TT of were carried far from the houses,
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re, UNITED STATES COURT
III Annie watson Sentenced---The Smit
Al Bank Case Will Probably BE CaliS
no Next Tuesday.
III The April term Of the United Staff
re- Court opened Tuesday morning. The
on were 20 out Of the % grand jurors pre-