The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-09
Disastrous Wind Storms 10 The
Midwest States.
NUMBERS OF LIVES LOST
Enormous Damage to Propert, =
Haii-Coupis OF Railway Acct
dent. Two Fires.

CHAMBERLAIN, S. d., May 2S.-
Word reached town this morning of a
disastrous and fatal tornado which
passed across the country in the vicin-
ity of the Bijou Hills, twenty-fi FIVE
miles south Of this city, yesterday af-
ternoon, resulting in the death of sew
en- persons and the serious injury of
three others.
NEW YORK, May pa special to
the Press from North Tonawanda, n
Y, says: A tornado passed over the
southern portion of this city and ad-
jacent country at 4:30 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Two men were killed. houses
were wrecked, and much damage was
done.
MONTEZUMA, Ia, May 2S.-A tor
nado which struck half mile south
% Keswick this evening did considera-
BILE 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.
OMAHA, May 2S.-A special to the
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 o'clock, de-
stroying from SIS 900 to 100000 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
rife hailstorm struck this city at 3: Al
o'clock this afternoon and continued
fifteen minutes, during which time
over 1000 panes of glass We're broken
fruit and grain destroyed. chickens
and birds killed and injured, and sew
eral persons hurt.
At the Asylum for the Chronic In
sane 400 panes 81 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, la, 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 and sleeper. Nine persons
were killed and twenty-three injured
SEATTLE, Wash, May 29.-The
Capitol express on the Northern Pa
cific crashed into 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 a shat
tered wreck few yards away on a
trestle. Strange to relate, but one man
received fatal injuries.
NEW YORK, May 26.--Not since
Hendrix Hudson landed there has
Coney Island had such a hot time as
il experienced early this morning
when about twenty acres of its build
ings were reduced by fire to top
dressing of ashes spread thinly over
the underlying beach sand. The dis
trict burned was between the Bowery
and the ocean, and the damage inflict-
ed will amount to million dollars
The flames went with rush and roar
and swept away flimsy hotels. resorts
theaters and takers stands as If they