Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
BROKENLlKE STRAWS
Trees Raced and Houses Wrecked
by a Cyclone.
STILL HUNTING FOR PINKNEY.
Failure of the PIankington Bank,
Milwaukee.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
STRUCK By A CYCLONE.

A Terrific Wind Storm Sweeps Through the
Northwest.
MEMPHIS, June IAN Appedl-Ardldnche
special from Rosedaie, Miss. says:
A cyclone struck this town at o'clock yes
terdsy afternoon, and the roar Of the wind
drowned the cries Of the wounded. The scene
was awful in its grandeur, and beggars descrip-
tion. The killed were W. L. Bow
DIRE and wife (Bowdre was a colored minister),
The list Of the wounded embraces the
following: Mrs. Captain Miller, John Water,
A. V. Foote. Lucas Veal, Lynn Robin
son. The two last named are colored
Twenty houses were either wrecked or
badly damaged. Among them were the
Baptist and Methodist churches and the city
bank. Many cabins occupied by colored peo-
pie were blown down, and trees and fences
were carried by the wind like straws.
N TENNESSEE.
MILAN, Tenn, June 1.-One of the most
disastrous and destructive wind and transforms
known for years struck this section yesterday
morning and continued throughout the day.
The destruction to crops, buildings, &C., will
be enormous. The sewers on
Main street became DISTRACTED. food
ing business houses and converting that
thoroughfare into a roaring torrent and sweep
ing away several bridges. Jack Morgan at
tempted to ford a stream and WAS swept away
and drowned.
washouts on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad are reported at Gadsden and OWNS
Switch. The Illinois Central track is covered
with blasted trees. The river is higher than
was reported in 1886, and is sweeping oil be-
fore it.
Another break has just been reported Just
north Of Bradford, and all traffic will be sus-
pended
While standing in the door of his house
Charles Benem was struck by lightning and
knocked unconscious. parslyzing his left side.
At 8 o'clock a hail storm ragged, stones falling
as large as hens eggs
No definite news has been received from sur
rounding couu.ry districts. although SO veral
fatalities have been reported.
IN ARKANSAS.
NASHVILLE, ARK, June Tho wind WIS
very destructive all over this county yesterday,
fences, barns, trees and crops Of all kinds
being destroyed. A negro cabin was
to~n x aaSn family e af four tine is
it, but they escaped without fatal injury.
Lightning struck the house Of Jos. Stuart,
fatally lnjuring one of his daughters. At Gem
tire Point number Of business houses and the
Baptist Church were blown down.
Anegro was killed in the church. The Kansas
and Louisiana railroad sustained serious injuries
destroyed The fronts were torn from the
store buildings Of Ainsley Bros. Cannon 4
Owens ard J. A. Hughes. and the mill factory
of Mr.. Hughes WAS wrecked. News from the
country north Of here, where the storm is sup
posed to have done the most serious damage,
has not been received at this hour.
IN KENTUCKY.
PApUcAH, Ky, June IA severe wind storm
struck Paducah yesterday morning, and for an
hour buildings rocked and cracked as if about
to fall and engulf their terrorIzed occupants.
Trees were blown down on every street, and
many people fled from their houses and sought
refuge in the government building.
About fifty business houses and dwellings,
were damaged The two wharf boats were torn
from their mornings and carried to the Illinsis
side, where they went ashore. At Brooklyn.
Illinois, three miles down the river the damage
TO boats was disastrous.
The Dick Clyde was torn to pieces, part Of it
sinking and part If it Goatiag down stream.
About twenty barges, mostly loaded with lum-
Der and ties. were torn to pieces aud sunk. The
total loss OF floating craft at Brooklyn will be
about $4,000.
At Smithland. twelve miles up the river, the
court house and seven churches were unroofed
and the house Of Rube Clofton was demolished.