Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-08
RAGING ELEMENTS.

A Deadly cyclone Strikes the Town OF
RospdaIc. Miss. The Rour of the Wind
browns the Cries of tho Wonndcd--
Milan, Tenn, Also visited by "A Disas-
truus storm of Wind and Rain--in APP
paiIing Record of Death and Destruc-
tinn.
RosEpALE, Miss, June IA cyclone
struck this town at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and the roar Of the wind
drowned the cries Of the wounded. The
scene was awful and bcggars description
Tho killed are as follows:
W. l.. Bowdrc and wife. Bowdre WAS a
colored minister.
Woundod--M Mrs. Captain Miller. John
Water, A. V. FoOte, Lucas Nenle, Lynn
Robinson. The two last named are col
oreG.
Twenty houses were either wrecked or
badly damaged, among them the Baptist
and Methodist churches and the city bank.
MANY cabins occupied by colored people
were blown down and fences were carried
away like straws.
DISASTROUS WIND AND RAIN STORM.
MILAN, TENN.. June One of the most
disastrous wind and rain storms known
for years struck this section yesterday
morning and continued throughout the
day. The destruction to crops, buildings,
etc, will be enormous.
The sewers on Main street became oh.
structed, flooding business houses and con.
verting that Lhoroughfare into u roaring
torrent and sweeping away several bridges
Jack Morgan attempted to ford q stream
and was drowned WashOuts on the l., X
\ railroad are reported at Gadstlen and
TWINS switch The Illinois Central track
is covered with blasted trees. The river is
higher than was reported in 1886 and is
sweeping all before 1t.
Another break has just been reported
north Of Bradford and all traffic will be
suspended
While standing in the door of his house
Charles Benom was struck by lightning
and knocked unconscious, parayziBg his
left side.
Al 3 O'Clock a hail storm ragged. stones
falling as large as hens eggs.
BUILDINGS ROCKED AND cRAckEp.
PADuCAH, KY, June ia severe wind
storm struck Paducah yesterday morning
and for one hour buildings rocked and
cracked as if abou, to fall and engulf
their terroriled occupants. Many people
fled from their houses aud sought refuge
III the government building. About 50
business houses and dwellings were
damaged.
Al Brooklyn, ILL.,, three miles down the
river, about 20 bargcs, mostly lumber.
laden, were torn to pieces and sunk.
AT Smithland IL miles up the river, the
court house and seven churches were nm
rooted and the house of RUDE Cloftun was
demolished,
LucKY ESCAPE OF FOUR NEGROES.
NASHVILLE, ARK, June 1.-The wind
was very destructive all over this county
yesterday, fences, barns trees and crol,s
of all kind being destroyed negro cabin
was blown down with family Of four in
1t, but they escaped without fatal injury.
FATALLY IEiURRD ny LIGHTNING.
Lightning struck the house of Joseph
stuart fatally lniuring one of his datIgh-
tiers, AZ Centre Point number Of bust
ness houses aud the Baptist church were
blown down a negro was killed in the
church,
Tho hicago, Arkansas 4 Louisiana rail.
road sustained serious injuries from water.
The bridge at Mine Creek was DESTROYED
The fronts were torn from the store
buildings OF .AinSley brothers, Cannon a
Owens ana James A. Hughes, and the
MIL and factory of MIR Hughes were
wrecked.
SWEET ny A TERRIFIC STORM.
HorE, ARK, June Howard county
was swept By terrific storm of wind and
rain yesterday afternoon, resulting iii loss
oil life and great destruction of PROPERTY
County Assessor stewart and twu chill.
uFen are reported TO have been killed in
the collapse Of thor houses
Many bridges ana trcatles along the
different railroads have been wrecked and
several hundred feet Of the Arkansas &
Louisiana railroad were washed away
Train service has been abandoned.
At Harrisburg the Caut!y Lumber Com
pany property was swept away.
Among the injured were David Roberts.
fatally Jacob Suede and wife. slightly in
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