The herald., 1898-08-16
HAIL As BIG AS APPLES
BATTERs DOWN CROPS IN THE
MIDDLE WEST
MANY LIVES REPORTED LOST
Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa Surfer
observation-disclosures al Camp Hob
son Struck by Lightning


Associated Press Special Wire
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 15.-specials received
here indicate that the severe wind. rain
and hailstorms which visited Southeastern
Iowa and Western Illinois yesterday and
last night caused considerable damage
Hail as large as apples is reported.
Corn is leveled and fruit and melon grow
ers have suffered considerable loss. The
rain was the heaviest in many years, rang
ing from four to six inches In depth. Sew
eral bridges were washed away between
Keokuk and Fort Madison. The storm
bordered on a cyclone north Of Hamilton
ILL.,. accompanied by a terrific roaring. Sew
eral buildings were wrecked. while the en-
tire peach crop in that part Of the country
10 ruined by the wind and hail.
Horace Cook. Ia years old, died from
fright during a heavy electrical storm al
Macomb. Ill. In that county the damage
to wheat in the shock, and corn, peach and
apple crops is heavy.
Melon growers Of Marion county, ILL.,,
fear heavy damage from the rains. At
Carrollton. ILL.,. trees. telephone and cleo
trio light wires were blown down and eel
lars were flooded.
A Minnesota Storm
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. ia Candy
(Minn) special to the Journal says: A tor.
nado last night struck twelve miles north
Of this place. killed seven people, destroyed
many buildings and did great damage Il
the crops. The entire family Of Jos. Hutch
inson, including his wife and four chill.
rden, were killed. The storm was not widt
in extent. but very violent. Some people
are missing and some OF them may 81
killed. The storm was on the border be-
tween Southwest Minnesota and South Da.
kota.
Soldiers Struck
LrTHIA SPRINGS, Ca, Aug. 15.-Durine
terrific thunderstorm here, lightning
struck Camp Hobson. Seven soldiers are ir
the hospital seriously hurt. The same
company were in the wreck a week age
at Fort Mcpherson.
London Weather
LONDON, Aug. 15-This Is the hottest
day London has known for long time
The St. Johns ambulance staff is out ir
full force and is treating scores of cases
Of heat prostration. Upward Of 150 cases
had been treated at the various hospitals
before 2 o'clock in the afternoon. A mum.
Der Of policemen were overcome. The sur
geons found that their prostration wal
due to swelling of the legs and feet pro-
huced bY the heat from the asphalt and
wood pavements on which they stood.
Many Lives Lost
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 1b.-Addi
tional details relative to the terrible cloud
burst In Hawkins county last Friday morn
ing were received In this city tonight. 4
was previously reported that twenty live
were lost in the flood. but It Is now estI
mated that thirty-two. perhaps. became
victims Of the downpour from the skies
The report states that the families of VIII
liam Figan. Thomas Figan. william
Tunnel and James Conk were drowned, to
gether with Patience and Vance Morelock
John Arnold and Samuel Henry and wife
The Figan family numbered thirteen lost
Figan himself escaping. The report givei
no number Of the members of the remain
ing families. but It is estimated that thel
average at least four each. which woult
bring the total number Of lives lost up Il
thirty-two. The families in that section
are as a rule very large. and this is there
The damage to the crops is also believed
to be much heavier than was at first re-
ported. Beach creek has risen out Of III
banks on an average OF twenty feet ant
whole cornfields have been devastated. Thu
report also states that the cloudburst Wis
lifted Green county, distance Of five mile
from the Beach creek section, and killed
from fifteen to twenty people in that com
munity.
In South Dakota
GARY, 8. D., Aug. ia terrific win,
and hail storm struck Mertz siding. abou
Ave miles west Of here. today. Everything
In the path of the storm was swept away
Eight people lie dead here and others ar
known to have been killed. Dead:
Joseph Hutchinson. farmer. wife, tw'
daughters and grandchild; Carl Jeglum
Albert I<illion; Charles Eball. farmer, VIII
was reading with his wife and children
when the storm came. Searching partie
are out after his wife and children.
Thousands Of dollars worth Of propert!
Is destroyed and many cattle and shee]
| were killed.
Held for Murder
PINE RIv1FF Ark Aug 16-Mfss Pa