Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07
A FATAL CYCLONE.
II Leaves Death and Ruin in It's
Path in Louisiana.
Old Town of Mooringsport Almost En-
tireiy Wiped Out-Four Lives Lost
Blizzard Raging in Wet
ern States.

from the southwest struck and almost
literally demolished the town of Moor
ingsport, just north of this city. at 3: AS
p. m. Saturday. Over 20 dwellings
were blown down, and only seven were
left intact Four were killed and %
wounded. The dead are Willie, Maud,
Hall and an infant. all children of Jesse
Goodman, who is also injured with his
daughter Alice, his wife and nephew,
Claude. Their home is a wreck. Three
of the wounded will probably die. The
cyclone came without warning, and
lasted only about one minute The
following houses were destroyed:
Buildings Demolished.
w. ii. b. Groom, grocery and cotton
warehouse destroyed, main store and
residence safe; Wis grocery, FANS sa-
loon, Fuller's residence, Christians
store, warehouse, residence and tenant
house; Morgan's residence. Milan 5 res
idence, Wis residence, Goodman's resi-
denee, Teat's residence. Methods. par.
sonage, c. S. Croom's vacant house, O..
Y. Aiken's residence. w. Croom's stable
and smokehouse.
A Tramp Killed.
Benton, Ark, Jan. AT 6: 40 o'clock
Saturday night a cyclone struck this
town. wrecked nearly every building
IN South Benton, and passed on in a
Bortheasterly direction, wrecking every
building in its path. In an clubhouse near
the depot, tramp was killed. The de-
struction of property was simply awful,
many families being left without homes.
The property values will reach into II /.
thousands Freight cars on the siding
at the depot were turned over, and a
wrecking crew has been a work all day.
In Missouri
St. Louis, Jan specials from diff
ferent portions of Missouri show that
the state is storm swept Rain has
fallen for the past SO hours Every
stream in the vicinity of Sedalia is out
of its banks The rain is pouring down
and railway washo ITS are numerous
Reports from Warsaw, Bagnell and
Clinton indicate high stage Of water
on the Usage river. At the first named
place the river has risen 20 feet and the
residents thereabouts fear repetition
of last years disastrous floods. which
destroyed nearly all the crops and much
stock.
Blizzard in Minnesota
St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. "A blizzard is
blowing in this section over an area
400 miles north and south and GOO miles
east and west. Over most of Mime
sofa it has been showing from A to 20
hours and there is from seven to sixteen
inches of snow on the ground. The
wind is blowing a gale from the north.
Heavy Rainfall in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-The rainstorm
which has prevailed over Chicago and
northern Illinois uninterruptedly for
three days has been the severest expert
enced in this locality for two years.
In Chicago considerable damage was
done by the downpour of rain, especial
ly in the suburbs, where the sewers
were insufficient 10 carry away the vol
ume of water. Reports of flooded base
ments from the southern and western
portions of the city were numerous,
while at Grand Crossing and near by
suburbs the streets were inundated and
the damage heavy. In low places it is
impossible for pedestrians to move
without wading in deep water and
boats were brought into use.