Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-08

daughter was instantly killed by a fall
ing tree. He and his two daughters
| were returning from short visit to
neighbor and found the water over
| the road. He carried one child over
| and had returned for the other when
the high wind blew a large tree over
| on them.
Children Injured.
Washington, Ind, April Cone of
| the most destructive tornadoes in
years swept over southern Indiana
shortly after noon Friday. Great dam
age was done in this county. The
storm came from the southwest and
after crossing White river swept
through the country, carrying barns,
houses, trees and general destruction
with it. At the Wathen district school
| 40 children were eating their dinner.
One end of the building gave way and
fell inward. Those present were on
the opposite side of the room, but p
child named Carrie Smoot was struck
by flying brick and fatally injured
and several others were badly hurt.
Damage in Floyd County.
Louisville, KY, April GA wind
storm which prevailed in this vicinity
Saturday afternoon developed the
proportions of al small tornado in
the northwestern portion of Floyd
county, Ind, just across the Ohio
river. Several barns were blown
down and some fences and outhouses
destroyed, but no one was injured.
Storm weakens Levees.
New Orleans, April 6.-Though it
is probable that the heavy gale along
the river Friday night did consider
able damage to the levees, no news
came Saturday that there had been
any further break in the Louisiana
fine. The winds died out by morn
ing and the weather Saturday was
colder, but clear. The government
guage recorded 20.1 Saturday, de
cline of tenth. WoFk at Hymelia was
stopped during the night, owing to
the force of the blow, but was resumed
Saturday.
Cold i'm South.
Cumberland, Nd, April every cold
weather prevails here and throughout
western Maryland, with high winds.
Saturdays trains reached, here COW.
cred with snow
New York Gets Winter Weather.
New York, April GA heavy rain
storm which began Friday night and
continued during the forenoon, turned
to snow shortly before noon Saturday.
The temperature fell and the snowfall
was accompanied by a high west wind.
Cold weather with snow prevailed gen.
orally throughout this state.
Ohio storm-swept.
Cleveland, o., April 6.-The fierce
storm that prevailed over the upper
lake region Friday swept down upon
northern Ohio Friday night and early
Saturday, playing general havoc with
telephone and telegraph wires and
lashing Lake Erie into a raging sea.
After precipitation of ia inches the
rain turned to snow and the temporal
ture during the SO hours ending at
seven o'clock Saturday morning had
dropped AZ degrees. Railroad traffic
was delayed to some extent owing to
the prostration of wires in all direc-
tions.
Ohio Fruit Crop Damaged.
Columbus O., April e.-Reports
throughout the state are to the effect
that the early fruit crop was badly
damaged by the frost and snow of Fri
day night. Early peaches, 2lums,
cherries and apples in bloom were
frozen. Glover in the central part of
Ohio is reported turned black, but is
thought not to be permanently injured.
In Knox county fruit in the uplands is
reported severely damaged, but the
lowlands escaped. In Union county,
the reports say, that the early fruit is
damaged beyond recovery. Plum,
peach and chem, trees were damaged
in Fairfield county.
High Winds DO Damage.
Columbus, O., April 6.-Heavy rain.
accompanied by terrific winds, visited
Ohio Saturday. At GAINESVILLE, the Har-
ris Brick company was partly wrecked.
entailing a loss of $4,000, and the Art
pottery works were damaged to the
amount of $25,000. In Perry county
John Ice lost stock to the value of So
600. His daughter had her leg broken
by falling timbers in the barn.
At Portsmouth the steamer Queen
City was blown on the shore and bad
~ damaged, but none of the passen-
gers was hurt. The front of the Legler
hotel was blown in and Mrs. Ella Nc
Cornell was probably fatally injured
by being blown through the street. 49,.
Shamrock III. Goes to Weymouth
Gourock, April e.-shamrock III. left
here Saturday for Weymouth, in tow
of the Erin. The Shamrock III. will
ceturn: to the Clyde in the middle OF
May, when she will be jury rugged.
The challenger will sail for America
At the end Of May. T. " s|=5 rs + ID.
Brother Of Hartman Dead.
New York, April 6. William NJ, Har-
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