Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-04-21
CYCLONES SWEEP THE west.
Great Wind Storms AMI Cloud
bursts i'm Five States.
Towns Badly Damaged in Ne
braska, Iowa and Kansas.

One of the most disastrous storms in tina
history of the Missouri Valley passed. east
ward through Nebraska AMI Iowa late few
afternoons ago carrying death and destruc
ton in its path.
Page a small town Of 100 people, il the
extreme northern portion of Nebraska was
the first place struck by the hurricane. Mrs
Harry Ellis s0d two children were blown
from the doorway some distance into toe
prairie The mother was kilie1 and the two
children fatally injured. Many other peo-
pie in the town were injured by the flying
debris, and nearly all of the houses were
more or less damaged.
The inhabitants reported the lorna 10 car
rying with it many articles Of household
furniture and pieces Of houses indicating
that some towns further west sutf 9reI in a
greater or less degree.
For a hundred miles the tornado passei
down a valley occupied by farmhouse. The
damage in this district was great.
When the storm crossed thu Missouri
River it struck the town of Akron. Iowa on
the line Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST
Paul Road, which has population OF about
1000 people. 1t was devastated by tbs tor
nado.
1t began to grow dark in the town, and in
half an hour it was nee eSsary to have
lights. About 6 o'clock the storm struck
the place with scarcely a minu -e's warning.
It was a regular wh:rlwind. Several men
and one woman were kille1.
Houses were thrown from their fouu1a.
lions and overturned, and many of them
blown to pieces A double-span wagon
bridge across the Sioux River was wrenched
from the piers and dashed against the river
bank The iron rods were twisted and bent.
A large elevator was demolished, and the
debris carried across the railroad tracks to
where a lumber yard was and deposited,
while the lu nber yard and buildings were
carried lack and deposited VIII ere the eleva-
tor stood. Cars loaded with stone that were
standing on the railroad tracks were picked
up by the wind and turned com pletely over.
Nearly every building ;n the town was
more or less damaged. Many roofs were
blown off and carried far from the houses.
The storm then moyed to the southwest,
from Akron to Westfield. Farmhouse and
barns, which were in the path OF the storm,
were either wholly demolished or badly
damaged.
From Westtield thu storm crossed over
the Missouri River into Nebraska, where it
gradually subsidized.
A very severe electric storm, accompanied
by heavy fall of rain, swept over central
Illinois. A cloudburst in Centrala, ILL.,,
caused thu entire city to be submerged, do.
ing thousands OF dollars damages.
st. Louis, Mo-, was also visited by a
terrific cloudburst which was accompanied
by wind of nearly the proportions OF a
tornado.
Kansas City. Mo, was visited by one of
the heaviest rain an hall storms knO Sn for
years. The hail stones were as large as
hens eggs. The hail lasted about five
and was followed by a heavy fall
Of rain.
The storm was reported to have been I'M
usually heavy throughout Kansas, especially
along the Santa Fe Railroad. A number OF
small bridges were washed OUT, delaying
trains.