South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30
STORM-STRICKEU
Damage Done by Wind and Rain
in The West.
MANY STATES SUFFERED.
Crops Destroyed and Scores CT
Lives Endansersd-Rspor
From the Devastated
Districts Coming In
Very Slowly.

Very Slowly.
fierce rain storm swept Dubuque, IOWA.
the falling being asa inches. Tho streets
were full to the curb. while those up the
hills were torn out and the debris carried
down and lodged on the street-railvay
tracks, blockading the roads for hours.
At Durango, on the Chicago, Great West
ern, where five persons were drowned dur
ing the food last May, the creek was again
at flood height, and the bridge that stood
the tide then was swept away
bridge on the Milwaukee Line, at Catfish
Creek, south OF the city, Is gone. Reports
from all points In this section are of eerious
damage to railroad property aud country
bridges, but no loss OF life has yet been re-
ported.
Bodies Found.
The terrible effects OF the coudburst In
Clear Crock Canon, above Golden { OIL, last
week are still coming to light.
-Four more bodies have been found among
the debris several miles below Golden. They
are OF two old men and two young women,
none Of whom have becn identified.
There is also a report of eight men en-
p!oyed in Denver brewery, who passed
through Golden few hours before the
s.orp, en- route to Idaho Springs for an out
ing. They have not since been heard from
and parts OF what Is believed to be their
wagon have been found.
Col. III. @. Merriam, commandment OF the
United States troops at Fort Logan, has de-
tailed 100 OF his men 10 assist in searching
the wreckage for bodies.
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Latest returns show .:iat the electrical
storms extended all over Southern Aich-
igan.
AT Worthwhile, the Rouge River overfiowed
doing $40, 900 damage and driving several
families from their homes Many houses
and barns ut Homer and vicinity were
blown down. Doe Markham, a farmer near
Marshall. was fatally injured by having his
barn blow down on top of him.
The loss of fruit blown from tho trees In
the Western Mi hlgaa fruit belt is immense
and many frame buildings in that part of
the State wero destroyed. Heavy damages
from lightning arc reported from several
towns, but no loss sfdite.
Crops laid Low
disastrous tornado swept through the
southern part OF Michigan. Most alarming
reports came from Homer Calhoun county
where greet damage was done to farming
property.
Farm houses are reported overturned and
wrecked and all crops laid low. The rain
and wind following the storm was so severe
that ii has interfered with both Telegram oh
and telephone service, and 1t is practically
impossible to secure details
The storm was very severe. Fully two
inches of rain fell inside OF three hours
doing considerable damage by flooding
Easements of business houses.
! Lightning at Work
Two severe storms swept over the eastern
portion of Wisconsin.
Many places were struck by lightning and
much damage has been done Theirs was n
small cloudburss over Milwaukee, aud the
rain fell in such quantities that the streets
filed with water and cellars In the down
town districts are flooded
In Ohio.
Much damage was done by the terrific
wind storm. At BaeIah Park, just east Of
Cleveland, eight or nine houses wore COM
plctely destroyed and large tabernacle
blown down.
The loss is estimated at many thousands
Of dollars.
Major stockham. of the local weather
bureau, reports that the winI reached
velocity OF "a miles an hour.