The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-06-03

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Thousands of Panes of Glass Smashed-A
Farmer Killed by lightning and Thirty
People in Barn Stunned.
CHAMBERLAIN, SoUTH DAKOTA, May
29.-A disastrous tornado passed over the
country in the vicinity of Bijou Hills %
miles south of this city, yesterday after
noon. resulting in the death Of seven per
sons and the serious injury of three others.
The killed are Charles Peterson, SIX
children of Charles Peterson, ranging IN
age from 3 to Is years. The wife and
two remaining children were so badly IN
iured they may die
The tornado formed in plain view OF
hundreds of people, and moved In south
erly course The first place reached was
that of Ira Coden, which was totally de-
stroyed. The storm then destroyed a
church and schoolhouse, after which 1t
reached the Peterson place.
The dead and injured there were strewn
about the premises, all being bruised and
manned in shocking manner, while the
buildings were smashed to splinters.
The tornado next destroyed the Cnger
premises, then passed into the range OF
hills skirting the Missouri River, where 1t
appears to have been dissoluted.
The path covered by the storm was
only about twenty rods wide and about
three miles in length; but everything with
in that section was completely annlhilated.
Much live stock was killed.
The wind was accompanied by a heavy
fall of rain and hail, the latter being as
large as goose eggs.
BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, May 2S.-A
severe hail storm visited Beatrice tins
evening, doing immense property damage,
iniuring several persons, killing birds and
breaking glass BY the wholesale. The
storm came up suddenly, and hundreds oil
people were caught while in the ravIne.
Several runawavs occurred, in which peo-
ple were injured. Hundreds Of dead birds
lie in the streets, trees are stripped Of their
leaves and frait and crops destroyed. The
storm appears to have been more severe
out in the country than in the city
Tasting. NEBRASKA, May 28.-Hail-
storms struck this city at 3. 10 this after
noon and continued fifteen minutes, during
which time over two thousand panes OF
glass were broken, fruit and grain de
stroyed and several persons hurt. Inc
hailstones were as large as hen eggs, and
came down with such force ~ TO Kill many
chickens, knock birds out Of trees and
break shutters on windows After the
storm people scooped up hailstones BY the
pailful. and some filed their retrIgeraioTs.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May IS
Terrific storms swept over Iowa again tins
evening. At lama there was almost
eloudburst and much damage done. Five
persons were injured by tornado which
passed over Keswick. The tracks OF the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad sus-
tanned much damage between Watkins ana
Blairstown on account Of washouts, and
several trains are tied up in this city.
SANpUsKY, ONO, May 2s.-Louis
Ebert. farmer Of Oxford township, was
killed by lightning last night al barn
warming near his home. About thirty
people were in the barn, and all were
Frustrated. several of them being more or
less injured by the shock.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, May 2s.-Spec-
ials from towns in Berien county report
severe electrical storm today. Seven
houses are reported damaged BY lightning
in Benton Harbor Considerable damage
was also done at St Joseph Coloma and
Watervilet report several houses badly
damaged. and in the latter place Que man,
whose name Is unknown, was killed. He
had taken refuge, with his bicycle, under
a tree. which was struck by lightning
He was instantly killed. Fields in num-
Der Of places were inundated.
KrRKsvILLE. Mo, May ga ter
rife windstorm struck this city last night,
followed for two hours by severe lightning
and rain. A few outbuildiugs were I'M
rooted or toppled over and trees uprooted-
Church services were suspended, % gen
eral was the fright and excitement. One
residence was unroofed and the roof was
blown through another. Apprehension
prevailed because Professor Walmaa, who
predicted the Kirksyille tornado Of April
%, when 80 people were killed and 100
injured, had prophesied a like storm
throughout Missouri yesterday People
have had clothing and valuables packed
TO store in cellars and cyclone caves had
been constructed.
Severe damage Is reported from the
country southwest Of here