The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-13
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houses were left standing there and six
persons were killed and many others in.
Jured. Joe Woffard, Maley McChell. Andy
AIT and J. A. Pearman, farmers on the
Dry fork, all lost their houses and many
OF the occupants were injured. At the
Midland bridge Charles Adair was blown
from the bridge and drowned. Complete
details are not yet obtainable
SrEELEvILLH. No., April IA cyclone
swept over Crawford. and Dent counties
last night, and besides doing great dam
age. killed many citizens. At Hawkins q
bank was blown down and William Asher
and three men by the name OF Lay were
killed. and Miss Lay was blown away and
not found. A small child was also blown
away and A. Wilson was seriously hurt.
superintendent Coudray. of the mines,
and his wife were badly injured. All the
dwellings and big store were blown down
at Jadwin's postoffice and four men were
killed. On Dry creek the residence of A.
NJ. Green was destroyed and an old gentle-
man killed. Farm houses and barns were
destroyed throughout the country and re-
ports are coming in every hour of persons
killed and damage done.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, April IA most de.
structive cyclone passed through this city
last night. accompanied by an electric
storm and fearful downpour of rain. In
the path of the storm. which was about
800 yards in width, everything was de.
stroyed. 1t first struck about quarter Of
mile east of Mayview, where many
houses were demolished. w. 8. Fount.
ans house vas torn into kindling wood
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fountain were fatally
hurt. The house of William Walker.
county assessor, a two-story brick, was
crushed like an egg and the family
b1ried in the debris, two children teine
killed and one fatally injured. Mr.. Walker
escaped with severe wounds, but Mrs.
Walker and the hired man were not badly
hurt. The railroad water tank at Page
City was next demolished, and then came
the house and barn of Mr.. Hutchinson.
and he and his wife were probably fatally
hurt. A tent house on the farm of Cant.
Todhunter was wrecked and negro child
killed. The house of John Luke, in the
immediate neighborhood. was blown to
atoms and Mrs. Luke and her brother were
killed. Innumerable outhouses, fruit trees
and fences were destroyed.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 12.-Aside from the
partial wrecking of the village of Page, in
the northern part of the state, there was
no great damage as . result of the storm
yesterday and last night. Geneva, in Fill
more county. suffered partial demolition
Of one or two buildings. but no one was
injured. 1t has been much colder today
with a less volume of water.
ALBANY. Tex. April IA terrific wind
and hailstorm passed two miles north of
this place last night. sweeping everything
in its path. Whole farms of orchards and
crops Of small grain were completely
ruined and granaries, barns and wind.
mills DESTROYED. Many cattle were killed.
INDIANAPoLIs, April 12.-Advices from
different states this morning tell of heavy
damage and loss Of life by the storm last
night, and early this morning Q tor
nado swept over the south western
part of Kokomo. demollshing the
machinery and boiler rooms Of
the American Strawboard Mills.
Robert Douglass was killed. The financial
loss was $50, 600 The storm uprooted
trees and damaged other buildings. Ser.
ious washouts are reported on number
of railroads at various points The storm
struck Green Castle at 3 o'clock. and the
roof Of the female dormitory OF the Do
Pauw university was blown OF and num-
Der Of dwellings served likswiss, beside
muCU ulOOk O8W6KO OclOA O0u0s AT
Montesuma the Riverside hotel was
wrecked.
TuxIcA, Miss, April 1.-THE down train
this evening brings news that the town Of
Robinsonvills was completely destroyed
by . cyclone this afternoon. Not house
was left In the town Of 800 Inhabitants,
and as . finishing touch to the de-
structive horror. q fire started and
burned all the buildings that had
been blown down. Tho night depot ope-
rator's wife was killed. and the day ope-
rator's wife badly injured. The wires are
down and it is impossible to get details.
The cyclone swept the country west and
east Of the iil-fated village and killed many
people, mostly colored. Ono colored
schoolhouse was swept OFF and about
twenty-five children are killed and missing.
Delegates to Monetary Conferenee.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Advices from
Washington City are to the effect that the
president has about made up his mind to
ask the same men to represent the United
States at the adjourned meeting of the
international monetary conference at
Brussels that were present at the meeting
originally, and give them the same general