The record-union., 1896-08-16

DES MONIES Ua), Aug. 15-Central
Iowa, in territory which includes fifty
miles in every direction from this city
was swept by terrific storm this even
ing. Tonight wires are down and rail-
roads under water or washed out in all
directions. The damage cannot be es-
timated One and half inches of rain
fell in ten minutes in this city. At other
places 1T is reported even heavier.
At Stuart, sixty miles west, a high
wind blew trees down and did consider
able property damage, but there was no
cyclone, as at first reported. Trees We're
blown across the railroads, and all wires
are down.
The Coon, Skunk and Beaver Rivers
are all out of their banks. The Coon and
Skunk in places is five miles wide The
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul bridge
across the Coon at Dawson was taken
out The track is under water for miles,
and there are numerous washouts, some
of them half a mile long.
Along the Chicago and Great Western
the conditions are even worse. A train
from Kansas City came in during the
storm that had run six miles on track
that was submerged. The Wabash train
came in from the south after the storm
with a similar report.
The storm has washed away an i'm
mense amount of grain in sacks and
Shocks and will add to the ruin of crops
that has been wrought by previous
storms. There has been no report of loss
of life thus far.
FURIOUS WIND AND HAIL STORM.
COUNCIL BLUFFS Qa.), Aug. ID
A furious wind storm, accompanied by
a deluge of rain and hail. struck here
about q o'clock this evening. Consid-
cradle damage was done, outbuildings,
trees and fences being blown down in
many parts of the city. The hailStones
We're the largest seen in this part of the
country for many years, some of them
measuring six inches in circumference,
breaking many windows in the northern
part of the city. Paved and unpaved
streets We're badly washed.
HORSES KILLED by LIGHTNING.
DENISON Ua.), Aug. 15-In a heavy
rain and thunder storm lightning
struck the barn of William Goodrich,
killing a team cf horses. Word Cramer
was standing within ten feet of the
team, and a horse was in the next stall,
but neither were stunned A little hail
fell, but no damage was done
MINIATURE CYCLONE.
OMAHA, Aug. 15.-This city was to-
night treated to miniature cyclone,
which played havoc with window lights,
broke down shade trees and demolished
fences, chimneys aud out buildings
The clouds gathered in the northeast a
~ nd
upon the city with very little warning
Almost two inches of rain fell in half
an hour, and the downDour was accom-
panied by hail. The wind showed a
velocity of fifty-six miles an hour.
Every building in the business portion
of the city having & north exposure
suffered from the TEMPEST. The Millard
and Paxton Hotels have hardly whole
pane of glass. The Cotton icehouse at
East Omaha was entirely destroyed,
and fences and the grand stand at the
old fair grounds suffered severely. The
depot on the Elkhorn had the roof car
ried away Lightning struck in sew
eral places, but SO far as can be aScer-
tanned tonight no one was killed. The
Union Pacific car shops suffered Sc
verely from the hail. The large sky
lights are devoid of glass. But the
greatest damage was in the old resi-
dence portion of the city, where the
streets are lined with stately shade
trees Some of these thoroughfares
are well nigh impossible so blocked are
they with limbs of trees, and in some
instances trees themselves.
WIND AND RAIN AT LINCOLN.
LINCOLN (Neb), Aug 15.-This was
the hottest day of the season in Lin
coin tn Government station thermom-
eter registering 9S degrees, while those
on the streets went as high as 100.
Toward evening ugly clouds came up
from the northeast, and a forty-five
miles an hour gale blew for an hour
Later in the night there was a heavy
fall of rain. No damage was done in
the city.