River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-04-27
WEST AND SOUTH.

Ar Lyndon, Kan. tornado blew
down the courthouse and Jail and the
Methodist church and killed Henry
Iirsh.
\ CYCLONE nearly destroyed the town
of Roles. Ark, and seven persons were
killed and large number injured.
AT the Buclz-Ivanhoe tunnel near
Leadville. Col. an explosion killed five
men and seriously injured several
others
&. L. WILLIAMS. managing editor of
the Cleveland co. Piaindealer, dropped
dead in his office Of apoplexy.
FoBrT buildings at Usage. Kan. were
destroyed by a cyclone Anderson
Wagner and his wife were killed and
twenty other persons were injured.
THE Florida legislature reelected
Samuel Pascoe United States senator.
FLAMES destroyed the structure of
the Clifton Wire Cloth company
works at Clifton, Mass, the loss being
$3.50. 900.
THE death of Gen. u. l.. II. Beaie.
who was in congress from 1917 To 1919
and from 1877 IN 1879. occurred at his
home in Westmoreland county. Va.
orr Cape Flattery the sloop Elida.
sill. laden. foundered in a heavy gale
and four lives were lost.
NEAR Fayetteville. Ark. cyclone
swept path 500 yards wide. uprooting
trees and destroying many houses leav-
ing several families homeless and desti-
tutc-
THE total rice crop for the season of
1892 and 1897. carefully estimated. is
reported To he $4,000, 900 pounds of
clean or edible rice.
AT Centralia. ". Va. on the line of
the West Virginia Il Pittsburgh rail
road. five men were killed by the fall
ing OF jack used To hoist an engine.
DAS ERICKsoN's house at Bradford
Mimi. was burned with all the house
hold effects and the man, his wife and
two children were cremated.
\ MOB took Flanagan Thornton. the
negro murderer of Constable Pate. from
jail at Morrillton. Ark. and hanged
him
IL Jasper and Clarke counties in Mis-
sissippi a cyclone did great damage to
property and killed over dozen ne
groeS.
Snow fell to the depth of 10 inches in
Minnesota and North Dakota
LAKE MICHIGAN was dashed into fren-
" for over forty-eight hours by a tenn
pest AMI several vessels We're driven
ashore near Chicago. Others were
wrecked and several lives were lost
The crib at the new waterworlIs in
Milwaukee was washed away during a
terrific storm aud fourteen men lost
their lives
IL Nebraska a terrific hurricane
swept away windmills. barns and hay
stacks and several persons were more
or less injured.
4 DESPERATE attempt was made by
miners To libcrate the convicts from the
stockadc AT Tracy City. Tenn, and dur
ing the battle two men were killed and
4 dozen others were wounded.
LATER advices from the cyclone in
Jasper. Clarke and Jones counties in
Mississippi state that over 200 homes
We're ruined and nearly fifty persons
were killed. A negro named Henry
German and his wife and nine children
We're imprisoned under the ruins Of his
cabin. and fire originating from a
stove slowly roasted the unfortunate
wretcneS.
A MOB of 500 citizens at Salina. Kan,
iynched Dan Adams, a young negro.
for having assaulted Agent Stout of
the Unlon Pacific freight office with
razor.
4 VIOLENT blizzard ragged all over llli-
nois. Michigan. Indiana Wisconsin and
Iowa, accompanied by hail. sleet and
snow. stopping all travel and wrecking
many barns and several houses
THE town of Warner. in the Occur
d'Alene mining district of Washington.
was destroyed by fire. Loss. sS0a.00a.
4 TORNADO struck Midland City. Ala.
and destroyed a dozen n sidences, four
stores and two warehouses