Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-13
DEADLY TORNADOES.
EVERYTHING IN THEIR
PATHS SWEPT AWAY.
MANY LIVES LOST.
,r,at Destruction of Property
Towns pcStrONcd-Coun-
Ties Laid Waste.
,nr tcIosrapn to tne Dispaloh.l

,Hv telegraph otAe Disna'co.l
u-ass,lME, Mo. April 12.--This
..r... was visited last night about
'.-,.. Iy terrific Wind-storm. which
.srf everything before it from the
4v.stcm part Of the county to tae
-.-,.s, Inc. and leaving the county by
~ Che Missouri river at Wavorly.
Near lagc City SIX deaths have so far
lr. r.ros,el Win Walker, pros
r..ug farmer was Of the supper
With has wife and three children.
I.. brick house was blown over,
...Jy iuryns him and all tine
-.. Iis wife Cxtricatcd herself
.-.,.ta cg,a; difficulty released him.
r,o UuIpmN sM0rHERED.
"., were unable to rescue two Of
...... lrln. who were smothcrcd in the
The third is fcariully manglcd.
. W. hutchinson. an s9cd farmer in
- ,,o oCgAborhood. suffered the loss
,tIlc and the complete demolition
ID. house and was badly crippled.
,.rs n. y. lukc and her brother were
I...4 l.!urhi and their barns terribly
vr.L,4 further on Captain Todhun-
.-> lI.. were demolished and small
.,o .,1. Was killed on his farm. There
r. 1u,rous reports and rumors about
t.t.Sat Dover an1 WayCrly. but no.
..ra.tItntc Csn be secured.
4..AsgB MAR srANBERBY.
10 -rH. No. April IA disas-
., . csc. ne VISITED tie country north
v.....~uIucGry, No. last evening. 1t
,.y.. ir.u west 20 east and covered
-....i cauliry two miles wide and five
...s.ac. Almost every building in
...... eos torn TO pieces.
-.a. people were killed. among
r.s. Wlrd. whose husband was
.t 1.t, IS was John Shelton.
Known woman was also killed.
g o.. people saw the cyclone
c.-. . TN, % &c. into their cyclone
c..sa.I escape injury.
B-'rNu1y5 EAINPALi.
-- L..-. No.. April J.. - Last
sd. .s STORM e wind. hail, and rain was
-... 1863, t.ls city bas experienced in
~..- years The rainfall began shortly
l.. s. o'clock, anl with slight intervals
t..Fr hail, accompanied by blasts Of |
.- times reaching a velocity Of
....... miles sn hour, continued till |
S.. Che rainfall WAS = inches. !
~...'.aar traffic was llmos. completely |
Ia, telephone service was en-
.-- .wlm..Icl, AMI tci,greph-wires |
.. .. directions were Frustrated.
DAMAGE 40 PROPERTY.
.te vo1k.h house Wa umoofed. The !
--...,c. the female hospital, and the |
ASYLUM suffered severely. No |
... was killed NJ any OF the institutions, |
'... were several narrow escapes. |
H.. damage done TO prop rty along |
g. -y.r front was very heavy.
DEVASTATION il INDIANA.
f,tS,roIls, ISD., April 12.-Ad-
,.- received from over the state tell Of |
t.t lmage and los Of life by the |
... -. g last uiglt ana TINS morning. \ |
ir,'. swept over tic southern portion !
D.. .. klwo al O'Clock tins morning.
,hug tie machinery and boiler |
-- a the American Straw Board |
Robert Douglas. an employee of |
mills. was instantly killed Ivy the !
g. 1E walls. Other worbmen in the /
J. unery narrowly escaped A
i... portion Of the hull ling Is q COM
. wreck. and tho loss will exceed |
-..I The storm moved to the north
v.-.. uprootiug trees IN its 75ay and do
g., more or lcss'damage to buildings.
yisLANu PiE-LY WRECKED.
Yr14>rI. N1cH., April IA tor
Sod. 'rucs this place about 1870 o'clock
'-s a, a.ug aud wrecked the business
f.-. e the town. The loss is heavy. |
-- lot been learned whether there
vas -y loss 81 lie.
a COUNTY LAID WASTE,
Nrlu.. TrNS., April I2-It is re-
ported t-lt o cyclone has devastated
D.-.aua county, Miss The wires are
-...l.,ed acd information is difficult
TOWN WIPED OUT.
ST.. OmrAys. Aprll2.-The Times
..r.s \lcksturg special says
I-act.r Thomas, II the Nazoo and |
.l1 Valley railroad, wires here /
g.. 'lo cliur town Of koblusonyille
t.....a county, was swept away by
., .-a about O'Clock this afternoon.
s t.e stores are III flames. Several ne
AID perhaps some whites are
..-c' lu the ruins. The depot was
@ "t-.y destroyed AMI the night
.. r...s wife killed. A cOlored child |
r- also kl,ol. Only two houses are
.... Standing.
ur-IEUcTlON n WEST TEXAS.
A..>}, Try., April IA terrific
AID ha.lstJrm swept over West
.. l.-.s last evening, travelling Ill
u.F a.au the Valley and laying waste
H'.ug ia It's path. Whole farms,
,'.rls and small gram crops were
~ ruined, and not a window
.. tie storms track il left. era
t.rs. iarn-. wiud-mills, and fences
..- 4, t1ved Albany escaped with
l.t slight damage. Many cattle were
l... lat 10 human fatalities are re-
..l.
HOUSES BLOWN DOWN.
So Lovls. AYul IA heavy storm
10 7.,I md ram swept over north Texas
eii. In Dallas several buildings
v,,e l.0vn down, hutno one was killed.
Paris. Hil,shOro', BroOkston. ana
..- places houses were blown down.
-.- --.y casualty IN the path Of the
'... ,s Jar as reported Was pear Nus
Pod. l. T.. where a man named Ro-
nd Ais child were killed 10y
beng blown down on them.
EARTHQUAKE AT CINCINNATI.
t>.r>Ar, O., April 12.--At o'clock
. r.ilag the wind here blew at the
g., C scyenty-eight miles an hour.
.' artLguahe is reported from a dozen
oItsource-. A great deal Of damage
"- le % property.
IhIAL RAILWAY WRECK.
|.r London, Ind, on the BigFour
several ireight-csrs were blown
- - ode track 10 the main track. An
'' .'.clt train ran into them and WAS
"t..o1. The engineer was killed in
s-'y aud several tralnmen were IN
.-sl.