The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-06-03
Storm, Flood and Fire.

A tornado struck Laddonia, Missouri, on
Thursday evening, of last week destroying
five stores and five dwellings. One man was
killed and six other persons were severely
injured. The neighboring town of Rushville
was also damaged, but no lives were lost
Damage was also done by tornadoes at Mober.
ly, Crystal City, Brookfeld and New Cambria,
in the same State; no loss of life is reported.
At Selma Hills, near Crystal City, six houses
were destroyed. Throughout the Missouri
and Mississippi Valleys on Thursday night
terrific thunder storms-said to be the sever
est since the ffties-prevailed. On Friday
evening it was raining in torrents st. Louis,
and disastrous food in the lower Mississippi
Valley was feared. Further details of the
storm at Laddonia, NO., show that John w.
Willis was killed by falling wall, and W..
H. MeCue was fatally injured by a falling
barn. Gideon j. Mallory and Charles Ford
were drowned in the creek just north of the
city limits while trying to reach stock. Fifteen
or twenty farm houses were demolished east
and north of Mexico.
A despatch was received ut the War De-
partment Sunday stating that the great ere
vase in the Mississippi river, near Lake
Providence, had caused great destitution
among the residents of that vicinity, many Of
whom have been made homeless, and asking
for the loan of tents.
The Mississippi river at Arkansas City was
Monday so feet above low water mark, or
higher than it has been since June /, 1892.
A cloud burst at Jacksonville, Illinois,
early Friday morning, caused the inundation
of the southern part of the city. Some peo-
pie had to be taken from their homes in boats
and RATS.
Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Pa, was
destroyed by fire Saturday evening, and the
Candy Exposition, which was in progress,
was burned out. The damage TO the build
ing is estimated Mt 0,000, on which there is
an insurance of $4,000. The estimated loss
TO the exhibitors is $4,000, on which there is
but a small amount of insurance.
The store of I. p Il D. f. Runyon, the
ice houses, stables, wagon houses and shops
Of John Collier, the double brick tenement
house belonging to the estate of John DEM
ger and number of other small buildings at
New Brunswick, N. j., were burned Saturday.
The loss is Sl25,0o0; partially covered by in
surance.
w. II. Miller & Co.'S hardware store and
Meeker's grocery at Bay City, Mich, were
burned Saturday. Loss $S7 600.
At Helena, Arkansas, ON Saturday night
there was a rainfall of eleven inches, causing
the river to rise higher than was ever before
known.
Anderson county, South Carolina, was
struck by terrible cyclone on Monday. and
great damage resulted.
LONDON, ENGLAND, May 2s.-During the
fearful cyclone which has been raging in the
Bay of Bengal the ship Germania was lost,
and GA men who were on board the vessel
lost their lives with the ship. The British
bark Rydalmere, Captain Bernard, which
recently sailed from Calcutta, was swept high
aud dry on shore near Diamond Harbor, on
the River Hoogly, "a miles below Calcutta.
The British ship Glengarry, Captain Lindsay,
was abandoned at sea, but the crew were
saved
A vicksburg despatch says there are at
least 10000 homeless people in Northwestern
Louisiana by reason of the floods, and that
their sniIerings are appalling.
A crevasse occurred on the leyee in TIE
Mississippi river, IA miles above Arkansas
City, Arkansas, on Monday. At last accounts
it was 200 feet wide and IA feet deep, and
was rapidly charging 4 large force Of men
was at work trying to fill il with sacks of dirt.
Violent cyclones passed through several
southern, western and northwestern states on
Wednesday night and Thursday, causing great
loss of life and damage to property.