Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-20

trai Branch railway west of here. A
great many telegraph poles were
blown down, and communication with
the west was entirely cut of till noon
yesterday.
AT Muscotah, Kas, a number of
houses and barns were unroofed. The
house OF Mr.. Burns was unroofed,
and Mrs Burns and her baby were Sc
riously injured. Several persons were
slightly injured by falling timbers.
Two houses of Charles Spedd, of Whit
ing, were demolished.
Everest and Willis were badly dam.
aged by the storms.
High Water and Furious Snow-Storma
FARGO, N. D., April lathe Red
river rose steadily all day long, and to-
night the water is up to the doors Of
the city waterworks Island Park is
surrounded entirely by a lake of water.
200 yards wide and residents pass back
and forth by means of boats. A num-
Der of barns and out-buildings have
been swept away and some houses are
already flooded and residents driven
out. Tomorrow the river will touch
avs AAS hSoe PohhG up Guc
river state that the water is subsiding
there. 1t rained heavily all the fore
noon. turning to furious snow-storm
in the afternoon and tonight the storm
rivals the most severe blizzard of the
season.
A Track of Ruin and Destruction.
ALBANY. Tex, April ia terrific
hail and wind storm swept over west
ern Texas Tuesday evening. travelling
down the valley and laying waste
everything in it's path. Whole farms,
orchards and small grain crops were
completely ruined, not window pane
in the storms track is left Granaries,
barns, wind-mills and fences were de-
stroyed. Albany escaped with but
slight damage. Many cattle were
killed, but no human fatalities are re-
ported.
Swept AWAY by Wind and Flame.
New ORLEANS, April 13.-Thc Times
Democrats Vicksburg special says:
Conductor Thomas, of the Yazoo &
Mississippi railway. wires here: 1.-THE
entire town of Robinsonville, Cohoma
county. was swept away by a tornado
stores are in flames. Several negroes
and perhaps some whites are buried in
the ruins The depot was completely
destoyed and the night operators wife
killed. A colored child was also killed.
Only two houses are left standing.
But Two Houses Left Standing.
NEW ORLEANS, April 13.-The little
town OF Tunica, Miss, was swept from
the face of the earth yesterday by a
tornado. The reports of the calamity
are that the tornado struck the town
shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon, and in trice every house in the
place with but two exceptions was
blown down. The report also .gives
the number of deaths as seven. The
town was located on the branch of the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad.
Almost Wiped Out the Town.
WICHITA, Kas., April 13.-Mulvane,
a Santa Fe junction 20 miles south
OF here, was almost destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon. Two of the best
business blocks in town were totally.
Quilted. The fire was started by
spark from a Santa Fe engine, and the
high wind soon carried it beyond con-
troll The State bank, the Union hotel,
dry goods. groceries and score of less
important business houses were wiped
out The loss will aggregate 100000.
Three Persons Fatally Hurt.
NEWTON, Ia, April ia tornado
struck this county miles east of this
city at s o'clock Tuesday night demol-
lshing houses, barns, out buildings,
farm machinery, etc. Three persons
were fatally injured. Ira Livingston
suffers inthe loss of buildings and stock
to the amount of $4,000; w. P. Ross
man lost good barn, as did John
Dixon.
Dozens OF Buildings Wrecked.
JACKSON, Tenn, April 13.-This city
was struck by a tornado about 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and dozens of
buildings were wrecked. There was
no loss of life. though a number of per-
sons were slightly injured. Every
thing in the path of the storm was lev
eied, but the extent of the damage in
the rural districts cannot yet be
learned.
Robinsonvflle Blown Away.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 13.-Robin-
sonville, Miss, a town on the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley railroad, 80 miles
south of Memphis, was blown away by
a tornado yesterday afternoon and sew
eral people were killed. A special train
with surgeons has left here for the
scene.
Wrecked the Business Portion of tho
Town.
YPsILANTI, Mich, April ia tor.
nado struck this place about 1880 last
evening and wrecked the business por-
ton of the town. The loss is heavy.
1t has not yet been learned whether
there was any loss of life.
Seriously Injured by Falling Timber.
RoLLA. Mo-, April 13.-Ten dwelling
houses and many barns were blown
down and many more damaged by
Tuesday nights tornado. County AS
SCISSOR Miles wife was seriously in
jured by falling timbers-
Cohoma County, Miss. Devastated.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 12.-It is re-
ported that a tornado has devastated
Cohoma county, Miss. The wires are
interrupted and information is difficult
to obtain.
CHRISTIANS IN CoREA.
Action OF tn. United States to Prevent
Possible Bloodshed.