The Irish standard., 1894-05-12
A FLOOD ri Oh Hal:
Chunks Of Ice FAN During q Storm.
9 SCI. Is Ia Iowa City.
Damaxe Estimated 1T 100000 Done TO
BuildiDgs Exciting scene In the
Streets - Disastrous Storms
In Other states.
A FURIOUS STORM.

A FURIOUS STORM.
Iowa CITY, Ia, May IA deluge of
rain fell for twenty minutes Saturday
afternoon with continuous pelting Of
hailstones, some inches in circumfef-
ence and the average Q inches in cir
conference. In almost flash every
pane Of glass in the city that faced west
and many that faced south, including
most Of the big plate glass windows,
were smashed. Every tin roof was
perforated with holes through which
the food poured, running down upon
the stocks of goods. AS nearly every
business house in the city has tin
roof the damage runs up to 500, 900, if
not more.
An Exciting Scene.
In the few minutes that the hail fell
the excitement in the city was intense.
Hundreds of carriages and wagons
stood on the street When the hail
stones began to fall the horses broke
ing down the streets without drivers,
and in nearly every case there was 3
smash-up. The people, almost panic
stricken, kept indoors, but SO sud
denly came the hail and food that al
most nothing could be done. Many
persons 60. their teams unhitched from
their carriages and wagons and housed
them, but the vehicles left in the street
were entirely riddled-tops, cushions,
seats destroyed and the bottoms Ut the
vehicles broken through by the great
chunks of ice.
State Buildings Injured.
The buildings most seriously injured
were those of the state university, the
west sides of which were entirely rid
died. Most of these building are COW
cred with tin and the hail made sieves
of every roof Three of the largest
university buildings are covered with
slate and the roofs are nearly ruined.
Every church in the city had the west
windows shattered and the water
poured in and did great damage. The
photograph galleries and their stocks
were ruined. The extensive green
houses with their collection of plants
are a total wreck.
Cyclone Sweeps over Minnesota.
clone swept across the prairie and
through the heavy timber near Royal
ton, Mimi, about 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon The traditional black, fun
nel-shaped cloud was distinctly visible
from the village, which was visited by
a tearing wind, accompanied by heavy
hailstorm. Several buildings were un-
rooted in the village and few panes of
glass left unbroken. People were ter
ribly frightened, but no one was in
jured.
Furious Storm in Kansas.
WICHITA, Kan, May "A terrific
storm swept over this section of Kan
sas Friday night. Rain fell in torrents
here from z in the evening to early
morning West Wichita had several
houses struck by lightning and
one man and his wife were
knocked senseless by q bolt Sew
eral houses in West Wichita were
blown down and hardly an out build
ing is left standing. Plate glass win
dows in the Sunflower block were
smashed like eggshells. The damage
ia considerable.
In Illinois.
FA1RBURY, ILL.,, May IA destructive
storm swept over this section Saturday
night Great trees, fences and weak
structures were leveled to the ground.
Signs in the business part of the town
were torn loose and hurled through the
glass fronts Several buildings sus-
tanned heavy damage