Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-05-16
ings.

Omaha, May IA speclai 70 Inc bee
from Lincoln, Neb., says:
A cyclone swept this section this at,
ternoon. A funHel-shaped cloud swept
downward from the storm center, and
a general stampede of citizens for caves
and cellars ensued. At the school
house the children fed panic.stricken
to the furnace. room, amid the widest
confusion, and a number of children
were hurt. The cyclone struck the
ground north of the town. Its course
was northwest. The path of the storm
was from 400 to 900 yards wide, and
everything in its path was RACED to the
ground, including several houses.
Carl Johnson, q prominent farmer,
was caught in the twister. He had
team attached to wagon. He endeav-
ored to skirt the storm by driving In
meadow to the westward, but before he
could lash his horses out of the path of
the rapidly approaching hurricane he
was caught in its vortex, and man,
horses and wagon were carried through
space, together with fence boards, posts,
wire and other debris. His clothes were
literally torn from his back and he re-
ceived a number of wounds. At times
the wind would raise him high In the
air and drop him back to the earth, only
to catch him up again. In his flight he
would describe circle, and when the
storm finally passed over him he was $50
Yards or more distant from where the
storm first struck him. The wagon was
completely demolished.
After traversing a distance of about
two miles the funnel-shaped cloud arose
as suddenly as it had shot down to the
earth, and at a point five or six miles
further north dropped again to the earth
where It is feared great damage and
loss of life resulted.
Omaha, May IA cloud burst in the
vacinity of Omaha late this afternoon,
and a deluge of water was the result
The streets of the city were running
several inches deep for two hours, and
all places were flooded. The dow npour
covered the state during the afternoon.
The damage in the city was consider
able.
There are rumors here of disastrous
cyclone in the interior OF the state.
Worthington, Mimi, May r. A
cyclone struck this place last night, de-
moIishing twenty buildings. Fortu-
nately no one was seriously hurt.
Omaha, May IA special to the
Bee from Lincoln, Neb., says;
Lincoln was struck at 4:45 by lorna
do which ragged with undated violence
for twenty five minutes. During this
period rain fell as from a cloud burst,
accompanied by hail. The prevailing
drift of the wind was from the south
west, but sometimes 1t seemed to form
in eddies between the business blocks
and was accompanied by cyclonic feat
ures. Buildings were unroofed and torn
down, cornices swept from the roof into
the streets, and the residence portion of
the city nearly denuded Of trees. The
greatest damage was done at the state
hospital for the insane, where many of
the larger buildings were unroofed. The
damage will be very heavy. The in
mates were excited, but the guards
averted trouble. The damage in tie
city will probably not exceed 5000,
though 1t may be much heavier as The
suburban districts are yet cut off from
communication. The Injured are:
]. L. Workman, head cut by flying
debris.
A. L. Woody in collapsed building.
Mrs. J. B. Abbott, caught beneath 3
horse.
Henry Meyer.
]. H. Thorpe.
There were no fatalities though the
injured were severely hurt. At the stat,
asylum iron supports weighing 500
pounds were blown several hundrec
yards.
1t is impossible TO ascertain III,
amount of this loss, but there is scarcel,
a street in the town which is not Sire Wi
with large DfanCneb anu WROTE trunks o
trees uprooted by the storm.
In the main business part of the city
In the Kelly block, Ninth and p street,
opposite and north of the Lincoln hote
suffered the worst. Here the storm tor
the tin roof from the building, throwing
1t into Ninth street, and covering thu
sidewalk on the two streets with brick
from chimneys and corniceS.
The water completely drenched In
entire building.
The Buckwith building, north Of til
Kay block, was also partly dc
molished the loss being estimated a
$1,000. The damage to the Kelly bloc
will be about $4,000.
The Bohemian Catholic church,
y brick structure at the corner of Secon
and E street, was completely destroyed
loss being $4,000. Here A. l.. Wood
was reported killed and the police patrc
was sent out to bring back the bod.
Woody was found with only the sma
bones of his left ankle broken. He ha
tied his own team at the church an
and was trying to get the animals ava
when the ediGce fell down on him.
Quite portion of the roof o: II
,yac hInwn off antailinu