Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-20

dence of Judge d. NJ. Green in Courtois
township was blown down, aud Judge
Green was killed. On Crooked Creek the
house of Louis Key was destroyed, and Mr..
Key injured. The engineer at Hawkins
bank was killed, and Mrs. T. II. Condray
was severely injured. Jessie Lays daugh-
ter, on Bent IN Creek, was blown away aud
has not been found. Mr.. Lays son had a
log broken. A lad was killed on Dry Forks,
and others hurt.
over ThrecYTiersssof Counties.
KANSAS CITY, April 13.-In Kansas tho
aren OF the storm was bounded by the
three tiers of counties from the eastern
border, nearly every county suffering more
or less. Montgomery county, in the
treme southeast portion, suffered tho most.
Independence county seat caught only the
edge of the storm, and only q few houses
were blown down.
Many Buiidingsl Dom oiishsd.
NEWTON, Ia, April 13.--The cyclone did
great damage four miles east of this city
laIt night. Houses and farm buildings
were demolished and three persons in the
family OF William Haskins seriously in
Jured.
Its Fury In Louiliana
ST. JOSEPH, La. April Is. "A cyclone
passed through this section yesterday after
noon between 3 and 4 O'Clock, leaving de-
structon in its wake. The first damage re
ported is from the lower end OF the parish
between Waterproof and the Cusss river.
On the Midway aud Boom bay plantation
five houses and the gin are reported blown
to pieces. On the Moore plantation one
house was destroyed. From there the course
of tbs storm was east-northeast, accompa-
MED by heavy fall OF hail stones, some as
large az eggs.
Passing from Midway It uuroofed the
gin and dwelling on Oneonta plantation do
ing slight damage on Aubrey Simoda and
ltidgel and plantation, but entirely demo-
fishing II quarters and one barn, killing
one negro and severely injuring several
women and children on the Osceola plenta
ton. From there it crossed the lake into
Bellevue blowing down two houses and re-
crossed the lake into the Lake st. Joseph
county. From there reports of great dam
age are made, All places are not heard
from yet.
Buildings and Orchards Destroyed.
DETROIT, Mich, April 49, "A cyclone
swept over n portion of this State last night
doing grea. deal of damage. At Rea all
| the buildings but one were blown from their
foundations, and many of them einoish sd
Hundreds of acres of orchards were de-
stroyed. Considerable damage IL also re-
ported from the country south OF Iii lan
and in the township of Royal Oak, Oak
| land county. In the latter township tine
ruins of a dwelling caught fire, and a man
and his wife were burned to death before
their children, who escaped.
soventson Killed, Fifty injured.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 10. - Confirmation
of the cyclone at Rotirsonvie, Miss, yes-
terday has been received. The town was
destroyed and II people were killed. and so
| badly hurt.
! A few minutes after the tornado struck
the town, fire brok3 out in the debris OF n
| Chinese laundry aud the mass of wreck we
caught and burned all night aud to-day
Several bodies of those killed by falling
houses were burned to a crisp.
Two clouds met over the wn and began
rotary motion, which tore up houses and
snapped huge trees like rscds. The cyclone
moved west and swept all before it. The
property loss will reach 800, 600. Thir-
| teen stores, six residences, three churches
and hundred negro cabins wore destroyed.
Five hundred people are homeless.
Tho Storm at Various Points.
HlGGINsvlLLE, Mo-, April 13-In the
path of the recent cyclone between May
View and Lexington eight persons were
killed outright, three fatally hurt and %,
more or less, seriously injured.
JACKSON, Tenn, April. 13.-The cyclone
here yesterday evening wrecked dozsns OF
dwellings.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. April ia despatch
from Glendale says; Seeding has been
paralyzed by one Of the worst Billiards ever
seen here.