The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-19


county this afternoon destroyed thou
sands OF dollars worth Of property and
demolished the immense cow barn of
the farm Of the State Institution for
the Feeble Minded. Twenty-six persons
seeking refuge from the storm were bur
led III the debris. -Four Of the refugees,
boy pupils from Chicago were taken
out dead. Five other were severely in
Jured, one Of whom. the farm superin-
tendent, will probably die
DAMAGE SLIGHT IN IOWA.
Ottumwa, Iowa, June 1S.-A small cy-
clone passed over Rose Hil, a village in
keokuk county, this afternoon, touch
ing the ground in several places just
outside the town. The damage done
was confined to trees and outbuildings.
Another cyclone of somewhat greater
violence passed six miles east OF Oska-
ioosa. Its path was over two miles in
length and about fifty yards III width
The damage was slight, however, be-
ing confined to fences, trees and out
buildings.
DAMAGE TO TIMBER AND FARMS.
indianapolis, Ind, June 10.-Later re.
turns received from both the north and
western portion of the State indicate
that last nights storm, which did not
caese until morning, did much damage
y telegram from Green Castle says that
reports from the country up 10 noon
show that large quantities Of valua-
Die timber were destroyed huge trees
being twisted OFT their roots Farm
fencing and stock suffered severely and
two large barns, valued at $1,000 each.
were destroyed by lightning. One at
ldambrlck. S Station, containing some
Vaiuablesli stock was destroyed - AT
Rochester, Brownhurg and Wabash the
damage was heavy to farm property
TORNADO IN NEBRASKA.
n tornado which passed over the
Nebraska late last night and early this
morning. In Lincoln some damage was
done. At Monroe. west Of here, the
storm approached the violence Of a tor
nado Hardly chimney is left in the
town and many roofs were taken off
The house Of Peter Tobin was wE, ckotl
ana Mr.. and Mrs. Tobin injured Nor
lolk suffered from the storm in the way
OF unroofed houses and small buildings
blown away. Two men were injured
but not seriously
At Milford and Eagle the wind dam
aged small structures. a limited amount
or rain fell, accompanied by hail
HARD BLOW AT DURHAM.
Charlotte. N. c., June 1S.-At G O'Clock
this evening cyclone swept over West
Durham. The Baptist church was COM
pletely wrecked. No insurance The
large two-story storage house Of the Err
win Cotton Mills was blown down and
the stack OF cotton cloths, stored there,
were soaked with rain. The loss is con-
siderable. Several small cottages were
bloWn down and much damage done in n
lesser zee. no fatalities were re-
ported.
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SEF ERE SiofM IN SPAIN.
Madrid, June 1S.-Violent hail and
rain storms have swept the province of
Segovia. in the old CASTLE district
Crops have been ruined houses have
been flooded and cattle and goods have
been carried away by the floods. The
people are panic stricken.
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Parls. June ia cyclone swept over
the villages or Becomes and Colomboa.