The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-07
Disastrous Wind Storms in the
Midwest States.
NUMBERS OF LIVES LOST
Enormous Damage to Property
Haii-Couple of Railway Acc
dents-Two Fires.

CHAMBERLAIN. s. D., May 2S.-l
Word reached town this morning of 4 |
disastrous and fatal tornado which
passed across the country in the vicin- |
ity of the Bijou Hills. twenty-five
miles south of this city, yesterday at !
ternOOn, resulting in the death of sew
Ell persons and the serious injury Of !
three others.
NEW YORK, May pa special to
the Press from North Tonawanda. y.
y, says: \ tornado passed over the
southern portion of this city and adj
jacent country at 4:3O o'clock this af-
ternoOn. Two men were killed. houses
We're wrecked, and much damage was
done
MONTEZUMA, Ia, May 2S.-A tor
pado which struck a half mile south
Of keswick this evening did considera-
bic damage. The farmhouse of Mr.
Mccoy was demolished and five per-
sons were injured, Mrs. Mccoy prob
ably fatally. Rain and hail followed
the storm and did great damage TO
the growing crops.
| Bee from Central City. Neb.. says:
Probably the most destructive tornado
| that ever visited Nebraska passed
| through the northern part of Hamil-
| ton county last night at Z O'CLOCK. de-
stroying from $4,000 to $500, 900 worth
| of property, including fifteen dwell
ings, one church, one schoolhouse. two
iron bridges across the Blue River
barns, corn cribs, outbuildingS. or
chards, fences and stock.
HASTINGS, Neb., May 2S.-A ter
rifle hailstorm struck this city ut .: IL
o'clock this afternoon and continued
fifteen minutes, during which time
over 1000 paneS of glass were broken.
fruit and grain destroyed. chickens
and birds killed and injured. and sew
eral persons hurt.
At the Asylum for the Chronic In
sane AGO panes of glass were broken
in the main building and 1880 in the
greenhouse. where an immense amount
of damage was done. The hailstoneS
were as large as hens eggs, and came
down with such force as to kill many
| chickens, knocking birds out OF the
trees and breaking shutters on win
dows.
| WATERLOO. Ia. May 2S.-The
| through train from Chicago TO Mime
| apolis over the Rock Island and Bur-
| lington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
| Railways. was wrecked at lis o'clock
| Sunday morning at the crossing of
| Sink creek, about four miles southeast
of this place. The train consisted of
| five coaches, including mail and bag
| gage cars, smoking car, two passen-
| ger coaches andf sleeper. Nine persons
/ L. nd " = N
| SEATTLE, Wash. May 29.-The
| Capitol express on the Northern Pa
cific crashed into a Grant-street cleo
| trio car in the suburbs of the city at
| O'Clock this morning. twenty-five
passengers were knocked into Elliott
Bay. and the electric car left n shat
tered wreck a few yards away on Z
trestle. Strange to relate, but one mar
received fatal injuries.
NEW YORK. May 26.-Not sine,
Hendrix Hudson landed there ha:
| Coney Island had such a hot time Il.
it experienced early this morning
| when about twenty acres of its build
| ings were reduced by fire to tor
dressing of ashes spread thinly owe
the underlying beach sand: The dis
trict burned was between the Bower!
and the ocean. and the damage inilict
ed will amount to a million dollars
| The flames went with a rush and roa
and swept away flimsy hotels. resorts
theaters and takers stands as If thel
were chiIdren's cardhouses.
The fire was carnival for thieves
dozens of whom We're right there an'
ready when the confusion began. The!
carried eff everything in sight. On'
trio was caught Juggling away a piano
All the theaters We're plundered. Tnt
police made many arrests, but WERE
unable TO check the thieves. The scene
was one of wild disorder. Scores O
only and original Fatimas rushed fran
tically about in flowing night robe.
searching for wigs and makeup boxes
comedians turned into tr1gedians a.
they saw their chances for summer
ork go up in flames.
ST. JOHNS, y. b. May 25.-FiTe tina
broke out in building adjoining tn,
general warehouse of u. Nase x Sons
Main street. North End. this after
noon, did enormous damage. y lead
ing underwater estimates the loss a
100000 and the insurance at abou
$500 600 For several hours the fire,