Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1895 — DESTRUCTION IS WIDESPREAD. [ARTICLE]

DESTRUCTION IS WIDESPREAD.

Other Points Contribute to the Death List by the Cyclone. Aside from the cyclone proper, which was confined to the three Northwestern' lowa counties, other sections of the country suffered from severe wind and elec.trical storms. On Saturday afternoon a terrific wind at St. Charles, 111., blew down the brick walls that were left after the destruction by tire of the Luhgreen & Wilson block. Next to the east wall was a small building owned by George Osgood, formerly used as a post office. It was occupied by Mrs. Hattie E. Church, milliner; John F. j-Rliott, justice of the peace, and the Anderson Sisters, dressmakers. The heavy wall crushed the small building, killing four persons and injuring two others, as follows: Charles Anderson, Miss Gustie Anderson, Mrs. Hattie E. Church, Joseph Thompson. Tha injured were as follows: Luke Cranston, will die; Andrew Johnson, Elgin. Fred Cronkhite and his team were killed at Henderson, 111., by lightning. The storm was severe at Abington, unroofing the new wagon factory, causing a damage of SIO,OOO. Reports from the country indicate great damage. Everett Arnold was instantly killed by the storm at Creston; lowa. J. I‘. Smith's house near Lake Geneva, Wis., was struck by lightning and totally destroyed. Loss about $40,000; well insured. Several freight cars were also burned. George Rhodes and James Ashford, who had taken refuge in a barn, were killed by lightning at Lancaster, Mo. Both men were farmers living near Downing, and each leaves a family. Three barns belonging to D. Ayres, about six miles west of Burlington, Wis., were struck by lightning and burned to the ground, with a loss of about $3,000. In* Racine- the residence of J’ames Murphy on Jackson street was struck by lightning ami his little son was knocked senseloss. Considerable damage was dona to the house.

At Superior, Wis., water came down in sheets, and a destructive hailstorm followed. Lightning destroyed several small buildings in the country. __ A cy done .liear llu 8- D., took onehalf the roof off Martin Baum’s house aud carried it half a mile. Lumber was scattered over the prairie. The graneries were also wrecked aud scattered Over tha, country. At their closing session nt Carlisle, Pa., the Methodist Episcopal bishops assigned Bishop Merrill to the Pittsburg conference and Bishop Vincent to the Erie conference. _ Perry Bowser, a former inmate of the Soldiers' Home at Dnyton, 0., and who lived at Elwood, Ind., recently with his family, has disappeared and it is feared he has gone insane again.