Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-11
IMPORTANT NEWS.
INTERESTING CHRONICLE OF
GENERAL NEWS MATTERS.
Storms OF Wind, Rain, Lightning and Hail
Cause the Loss OF Several Lives and
Great Destruction of Property In Kan
sas, Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Deadly and Destructive cyclones.


A storm, awful in its terror and
total in its work of destruction wiped
out the town of Winona, on the Cur /
rent river branch of the Kansas City, !
Fort Scott * Memphis railway In
shannon county, Mo-, at IL o'clock at
night. 1t is known that eleven per-
sons lost their lives and eight men are
missing. Vivid flashes of lightning
pierced the downpour which came like
the falls of Niagara. Houses were
smashed and hundreds of men, women
and children were dashed about like
/ corks in the water 1t was like ship
wreck In all thirty buildings were
destroyed. The total loss is not less
than $500 Winona has a popula-
ton of $50.
A cyclone which struck Baxter
! Springs, kas., killed five people out
right and two others were injured and
are not expected to live. "A dozen
people were seriously injured, Cooper
q Hodgkirll dry goods store was de-
stroved. the Methodist, Christian and
colored churches were blown down
and dozen residences and as many
barns were totally wrecked. the
freight and paosen ,er depots were
almost demolished and much damage
to freight resulted. Several tine resi-
dences and many small houses and
outbuildings were blown away In
the Kansas q Texas Coal company
mine at Weir City, where many miners
were engaged, the water rushed in
with such rapidity that the miners
barely escaped with their lives. Every
mule in the shaft was drowned. one
person was drowned at Columbus and
two at Ottawa, Kas At Van Buren,
Ark, a mother and her babe were
drowned. family of five was en-
camped on the bank of Fish Creek in
the indian territory. Nothing of their
belongings were found except part
of a wagon on a pile of driftwood.
At Townsville, Mo-, where the rain
fall was four inches in one hour, five
persons were lost. Three at Fayette-
Vile, Ark. one at Paola, Kas,; one at
Richards, Kas This gives known
and probable loss of 43 lives. This
; ..otal will be increased when the re
I ceding waters permit a thorough
search. The loss in property can be
placed in the millions. Dwellings,
r fences and farm buildings were car
l ried off and highway and railroad
/; bridges swept away, together with a
, vast amount of crops, both growing
!: and stored.
: A heavy storm passed over Lake
Geneva, Wis, which unroofed bulld'
4 inps and demoralized shade trees
= The hail broke a large amount OF
: glass and ruined corn, oats and what
Y little fruit was left by the spring
r frosts. The steam launch Dlspatci
q was chartered just before the storm
bv a party consisting of Father Hogan
and Miss Hogan, and DR.. Franz. assist
: ant superinteudent of the Elgin. Ill.
;. insane asylum, his wife and child
!, The boat was in charge of Johl
a Preston. They were caught by tn
storm, and the boat was swamped an
: all on board were drowned.
. One of the most furious wind an
rain storms known for years passe
over Chicago. doing much damage
q Charles klein, John Ross an
IL Charles l.. Shook, who were on
= i'm a boat when the storm burs
u and no trace has been foun
d of them and it is thought that the
V were lost. Great damage was don
~ throughout the city. windows c
y many large stores were blown In an
10 heavy damage done to goods by drl'
~ ing rain. Several houses in the outlyin
districts were struck by lightnin
as and seriously damaged. Two sma
n stroyed. August Boedlow was kille'
Or Dispatcf es from many points in I'll
sd central and northern portions of Ill
as nois and southern Wisconsin tell {
III furious storms.
w Milwaukee reports wires down
d; nearly every direction, but meager r
id ports show that a severe storm a
IN preaching cyclone passed over Il
III southwestern part of the state, pro
ably doing serious damage. 1t is +
he ported four men who were out in
as boat near Waukegau were drowned.
of Canton, Kas., was struck by To
re- nado and great damage was don
ct Many houses and barns were entire
ed demolished and a score of persons a
or reported injured.
'er After three days of terrible heat
to Reno, Okla. Il. was visited by terri
* wind and sandstorm. The Nor
RS. Methodist African church, the re
he dences of Fred Hull and NJ. Wilso
he and the Texas livery stables were d
molished and many other build in
were damaged. Several people we
painfully injured.
of smoky Hill river at Marquet
nd Kas. overfowed Its banks and on I
a south side extends back to the blu
he two miles distant. The water rose
n the second story of the houses near'
,ed the river and some of the people we
!. a taken out in boats.
lot A storm at Anselm, NY, one to +
vie miles wide, damaged 10000 or 40,t
lie. acres of grain, threw buildings fro
his their foundations and deluged (
Ids country. Four inches of rain fell IL
lly few hours.
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