The record-union., 1896-05-13
Nebraska and Iowa Experience a High
Wind and DOVnp0ur Of Rain.
Lincoln Given a Shaking Up Not
Experienced in Years.
Several People Seriously Injured and
nuch Damage Done to Property
Two Distinct Cyclones at EIkhOrn
and BenningtOn-Rain Falls in Tor
rent at Council Bluffs.

LINCOLN CNeb), May 12.-With a
wind which attained a velocity of
eighty miles an hour, continuing for
fully five minutes, Lincoln was this
evening given the worst shaking up ex-
perienced for many years. The force
of the gale was terrific, and all that was
needed to make a genuine cyclone was
the rotary motion. AS it was, the dam
age in the city was considerable, and
there were a number of casualties.
Those most seriously injured are:
Mrs. H. Moore, thrown against fence,
arm broken and head hurt; j. Jacobson,
hackman blown from hack, bad cut on
arm and head bruised; a. L. Woodard,
struck by detached roof, injured in
ternally; Mrs. Harry Abbott, blown
from a buggy, badly bruised. There
We're a number of minor casualties.
In the heart of the business district.
the Walton block was unroofed, and
part of one wall blown down. The force
of the wind carried heavy pieces of
timber across Ninth street, one crash
ing through the west window of the
State Journals counting room. The
Merchants Hotel was unroofed, window
lights blown in and the entire house
or private dwellings We're torn off al
most without number, trees uprooted or
broken down and fences leveled. The
electric plant at the hospital for the in
sane was blown down, and a Catholie
mission church near the city limits to-
tally demolished. Wires are down, and
reports from country districts are
meager.
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OMAHA, May 1.-TWO separate and
distinct cyclones visited the towns of
Elkhorn and Bennington, in this coun-
ty, late this afternoon, and owing to
the fact that communication is prac-
tically shut off, it is impossible to de-
termine to what extent damage was
done, but no loss of life has so far been
reported The funnel-shaped clouds ap-
peared between the hours of 3 and )
O'Clock, following each sther with ONLY
q short interval. The paths Of the tor
nadoes were only about 600 feet in
width, but were swept clean, the wind
cutting through groves Of large trees
and tearing them up by the roots.
Farmhouses We're demolished and loss
of stock was heavy.
The summer mansion of Hon. A. S.
Poppleton at Elkhorn, had a narrow
escaps, d we'll curb close by the
house being wholly demolished, but the
building itself was not touched. Z. a.
Johnson of Omaha was driving a team
and leading another team. The wind
made kindlingwood of his carriage and
tore the harness off the horses, and
stripped him of most of his clothing.
He escaped with severe bruises
Dispatches from Crete state that
small cyclone visited that section of the
country, and did great damage to
buildings.
In Omaha traffic was at a standstin
for over two hours and the streets ran
great rivers of water. Lightning struck
Cudahy's packing house at South
Omaha.
COUNCIL BLUFFS CATCHES 1T.
COUNCIL BLUFFS Qa.). May H.
One of the heaviest transforms expert
enced here for years occurred this after
noon between 4 and 6 O'Clock. High
winds accompanied the downpour, and
did considerable damage. On lower
Broadway one of the 130-foot electric
light towers was blown over. 1t fell
toward the east along the sidewalk
but no one was injured. The rain was
coming down in torrents at the time,
and the streets were deserted. In its
fall the tower struck the main wires of
the Western Union, completely wreck
ing them and cutting off all communica-
ton. A large gang Of men were soon
at work but the lines were not in place
at late hour tonight.
The storm to-day was preceded by one
of almost equal violence yesterday
afternoon. On both occasions the
streets were flooded and considerable
paving washed out. The afternoons s
storm was accompanied by a heavy
hail storm, and considerable damage
was done TO growing crops and small
fruits.
CYCLONE IN MINNESOTA
ST. PAUL, May IA cyclone passed
over Worthington. Mimi. late last night.
doing much damage. The course was
from south to north. A heavy rain
followed The largest losses were: Will
lam Guyse house barn and furniture;
George Curtis. house and barn Ste
phen Muck, house; Fred Mason. barn
F. c. Turnock. hay barn. Many others
also lost property. One child of Mr..
Guyse was cut on the head
WIND AND RAIN IN VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE Wa.), May II
"A diastrous wind, rain and hailstorm
visited this section this afternoon, ac-
companied by thunder and lightning.
Houses were unroofed and fioored. and
in several instances struck by lightning
The streets were turned into rivers, and
men. women and children We're badly
frightened, some narrowly escaping
with their lives. The wind was almost
q cyclone. The damage is heavy.
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