Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
Missouri Visited by the Heaviest
Downpour for Years.
Much Stock Drowned But No Lives
Reported Lost-Reports from Other
Storm-visited Sections.

feet under water. The country 1Or
miles .,as one sheet of water, but the
people sought higher grounds and no
loss of life is reported.
Near Osceola the Usage and Sac rivers
are beyond their banks and people are
deserving their homes on the bottom
lands. The Blair line tracks are under
water and trains are abandoned. The
entire Locust valley surrounding Milan,
Mo-, is under water. A great deal Of
stock is reported to have persisted.
Trains on the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas
City road have stopped, and several
bridges near Milan on that road are
wrecked. A portion of the Burling-
ton tracks are under water, but its
trains are still running.
At La Plata the Charlton river is two
miles wide and rain is still falling.
Dozens of families We're obliged to seek
shelter on high ground.
Near Trenton, Mo-, Grand river is ris-
ing at the rate of one foot an hour and
great damage is feared.
The storm extends from the Iowa line
across Missouri. eastern Kansas, west
ern Illinois. down into Arkansas and
Tennessee.
In ST. Louis rain began to fall in tor
rents at nine o'clock Monday night and
at ten o'clock Tuesday morning the
downpour was continuing.
Latest from Kansas Tornado.
Kansas City, Mo-, May 10. = Lates:
news of the deadly tornado which swept
through northeastern Kansas and por-
ton of southeastern Nebraska Sunday
afternoon and night places the death
list at IS. Thirty-siX persons were in.
jured. The storm did many thousands
of dollars damage in various towns
through which it passed, besides at
present incalculable damage in the in
tervening country. Many who escaped
instant death are manned for life, and
in numerous instances the injuries are
expected to result fatally.
The storm covered large scope of
country. Seneca, Sabetha, Oneida,
Bern. Frankfort, Reserve, Baileyville,
Barnes, Spring Valley and several other
places were in the deadly path.
The wreckage was not confined to the
towns. In the country districts the
loss of life and destruction of property
was equally great. Chaos prevails
throughout the stricken district, and
in the confusion it is impossible to Oh
tain complete list of the dead AMI
injured at the various places. The prop
erty loss cannot be estimated with any
degree of accuracy at this time. There
is no doubt, however, that the storm is
the most appalling disaster that has
bCen inflicted upon northeastern Kan
sas for years.
Omaha, Neb., May 19.--The dispatches
from the scene of the cyclone in south
| western Nebraska indicate heavy loss
of life and property. A telegram from
Humboldt says that trainmen on tho
Missouri Pacific report 40 persons killed
by the cyclone on the Pawnee Indian
reservation. Definite information cam
not be secured, as wires We're down ut
last accounts. The reservation, how
ever, would be in the path of the ey,
clone, which swept Pawnee City from
southwest to northeast.
More Deaths In Chickasaw Nation.
Denison, Tex. May 19.-A courier,
who has just arrived from Joel, Chick
asaw nation, reports the death of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond, who were injured
in the cyclone. The infant son of MIR.
and Mrs. Baxter is also dead Thirty
others are seriously injured and more
deaths will occur. The United States
government surveying party have
placed their tents at the disposal OF the
injured. Mr.. Dean, who arrived here
Monday night, reports four add.
tional deaths in the l,luc settlement in
jackson, Choctuw nation. The house
occupied by q family named Atoste,
was blown away. Mr.. and Mrs. Moshel
were instantly killed and their little
girls, Nora and Ada, so seriously in
juretl they died the day following. The
tornado certainly passed over the east
crn portion of the Ghectaw nation, bu
there being no railways or telegraph
communication the news is slowly com
ing in.
Heavy Storms in West Virginia.
Huntington. ~. Va, May i9.-Tht
heaviest windstorip eyer l>npwn here
passed over this city late Monday eyenin!
and was followed by rain in torrents. II
Central City much damage was done t.
the Ohio River Hallway shops, tn,
Huntington Glass company, shor'
Mills Neneering plant, Beader box fac
tory and many other plants. AT tn
Bcader box factory, w. Graham, TIL
proprietor, WIS badly injured by fall
ing walls. Several Other persons wer
slightly injured.
Assigned.
Philadelphia, May 19.-Thomasj Lii
tie, owner of the Penn knitting mills
against whom several executions wer
issued Saturday, made an assignment
Monday to Charles Nelson. The dee
conveys the mill property and three
story tenement. George Junkin, a-
torney for one OF Mr.. Little's creditors
said that judgments against Mr.. Littl
( were SO heavy that they would swallo,
up everything. The liabilities are est
mated at about 100000. The mill close
down short time ago.
Iron and Steel Workers Meet.
Detroit, Mich, May ,9.a~The Amalg;
mated Association Of Iron atl Ste,
Workers began it's 21st annual sessio
in Clawson hall at 1890 o'clock Tue
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