The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-14
A SERIES OF CYCLONES.
Six States Visited by Destructive
Whirlwinds.

cyclones OF extraordinary force and
destructiveness swept through Mich
igan, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Tennessee. Appalling
reports of losses pour in from all these
States
YpsII.ANTI, April 13.-This city is in
ruins. a cyclone struck here last night,
coming from the southwest and sweep.
ing everything in it's path. The storm
took strip through the business por-
tion OF tho town, moving houses from
their foundations and raising others.
The roofs Of half the stores were blown
OIL. Twenty store fronts were smashed
in. On Huron street the rubbish is piled
ten feet high. The postofiice building
was demolished and the mail scattered
in the street.
All the telegraph, telephone aud e'ec.
trio light wires are down, leaving the
city in complete darkness. No dead
bodies have been found. 1t is thought
that some persons have been killed A
few are probably fatally injured. The
loss to property, 1t is estimated now,
will reach 100000 or more.
DETROIT, Mich, April 49, Indications
are that the report of the destruction
OF the town of Saline, nine miles north
of Ypsilanti are true. Nothing has been
heard from there since last night, just
before the cyclone.
ity of Dundee, Michigan, twenty five
houses and thirty barns were DESTROYED.
One woman was killed and number OF
people very badly injured.
ROYAL OAK, Mich April l3 Among
the houses wrecked by the cyclone here
was one belonging to Christian Brick.
Brick and his wife were caught in the
wreck which took fire and they burned
to death.
VAN buren,, Ark, April ia full
fiedged hurricane passed east and west
OF here last night, tearing down houses,
barns, fences and trees. At Wan, Indian
Territory, forty seven miles west OF
here, stores and telegraph poles were
levellcd. All trains are delayed from
two to ten hours.
ports from the cyclone in Missouri show
that eight persons wcro killed at Haw.
kins Bank and thirty one seriously
injured, Of whom five will die AT Lex
ington five are dead and three fatally
injured. at Stanbury thrae are dead
and two fatally injured At Steelton
seven are dead. At Page City ono is
dead and i've fatally injured. Seven
persons were killed and seven injured
at CaudsaY il " SIT rday's c5clone In
the path Of the storm between MAYHEM
and Lexington eight persons were
killed outright. Three moro will prob.
ably die from their wounds and twenty.
five were wounded.
TUNICA, Miss, April 10 The down
train at o'clock yesterday evening
brought the news that tho town Of
Robinsville, ten miles north of here, was
completely destroyed by a cyclone at
1870 o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS, April ia cyclone
struck Tensas parish, In north Louis.
lana, last evening and did great damage.
One negro was killed in tho neighbor-
hood of ST. Joseph and several women
were severely injured.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, April ia
severe storm struck Sbeperds, g small
station about seven miles sou west of
here, yesterday afternoon and totally
demolished all tho houses there. 4
negro girl was killed and several re-
ported injured.
JACKSON, Tenn April 13-This city
was struck. by cyclone at o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Dozens of buildings
were wrecked. There was no loss OF
life, though number of persons were
slightly iniured