Nebraska Newspapers

    TWENTY-FIRST YEAH OMAHA , SATURDAY fe6llNJNG , APRIL 2 , 1802. NUMBER 289.
Wiclo Spread Destruction Lingers in the
Wako of Thursday Night's ' Storm ,
liUI.D..EOS OF BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED
Great Swath Mowed Across Nebraska by
the All Leveling Cyclone ,
ITS FULL EXTENT NOT YET KNOWN
' Nelson , Norfolk , Button , Beatrice , Wymore ,
Edjar and Otlnr To ns Damaged.
TWO WOMEN WERE KILLED AT EDGAR
Bruised and Mangled Beneath the Debris of
Their Fallen Homes.
SNOW ADDS HORROR TO THE TORNADO
Great Drifts Blockade the Western and
Central Part of the State ,
OMAHA AND VICINITY GIVEN A TASTE
Much Minor Damage Inflicted During the
Hurricane in the Metropolis ,
PROSTRATED WIRES DELAY THE NEWS
Tologrnph I.lncs Illoivn Down niiU Commu-
iilvutioii Cut Oir Tlio Worst Storm
ii i\cr : Kxpcrlcnceil De
tails us 1'nr ns Known.
Nebraska was swept by a cyclone last
night. The Urondful tornado struck the
state curly Thursday night and left desola
tion In Its wako. The extent of Iho destruc
tion Is not yet known , but reports received
show that the thriving town of Nelson , the
county seat of Nuckolls county , is laid
waste and many buildings , Including two
churches , are wrecked nt Norfolk.
Reports from other points indicate that the
Btorm swept northward and eastward from
Nelson with great fury , but owing to tolej
graph wires being prostrated it is impossible
yet to definitely outline the track ot the
storm. The wind struck Nelson , in the
southern part of the state , from the soutli-
wcst and reports received Indicate that the
storm included in its track the town
of Edgar and other places in Clay county ,
brief dispatch from Norfolk says n cyclone
If the Norfolk cycloco was the
the same one which devastated Nelson , it
must have traversed over 150 miles of some
ot the finest country In the state in Nuck
ells , Clay , Flllmore , Yorif , Polk , Plntio and
Madison counties. Tin : BBC has made great
effort to secure news from these counties to
day , but the returns nro mcagro.
In till ) .Storm's I "a th.
In thcso counties , nnd perhups > n the track
of thi ) cyclone , nro the towns of Edgar , Sutton -
ton , Graf ton , Bradshaw ( which was wiped
out by a tornado two years ago ) , York ,
Stromsburg , Osccola , Columbus , Madison ,
and many other villages.
From Clay.Centcr comes the report that a
cyclone passed through the center of Clay
county between 0 and 7 o'clock last night.
The wind blow from south to north. At Edgar
it was reported that a number of houses were
' bluwn down and the depot wrecked nnd two
railway employes killed , but the report can
not bo confirmed. There nro vague reports
of the destruction of several farm houses.
From \Vaboo conies the news that a very
honvv wind , but probably not a part
' of the oyclono , struck that place
nnd swept through Saunders county
about 8 o'clock last night. It did
great damage to barns , bouses and other
email frame buildings , nho killing some
Block. The violence of the storm was
so great that It caused a great many of
the Inhabitants to seek refuge In collars
nnd cavo.i. During Its duration , which was
three hours , much excitement prevailed.
Reports from the country have boon re
ceived that considerable hall fell. A farmer
whoso nnino could not bo learned Is reported
to have been overtaken by the storm while
returning from town , struck by lightening
and killed. The damage dona is estimated
at about (10,000.
SITUATION AT N1U.SON.
Hundreds of VUltnr * In tlio City Two
1'armorn Iteportml Hilled.
NEI.SON , Nob. , April I , ( Spocinl Telegram
to Tun riBE. ] The oyclono Is tbo only thing
talked of In tbo village of Nelson today. Vis
itors from Superior and other surrounding
towns nnd country nro hero viewing the
wreck. A heavy wind prevailed nil night
and all day , making the work of repairing
impossible. Fortunately very little rain has
fallen , for it would do as much damage -
ago now as the cyclone. I'lio windows are all
blown out ot tbo opera house building's
three stories and It Is feared it is a complete
wreck. The window class was blown out of
the west and south side of tlio court house.
It Is fearoJ the new school bouso , which was
completed at the beginning of the year at a
cost of $18,033 , will bo a complete wreck
The Presbyterian church was crushed to tco.
ground , not carried away.
Miss Draptnnn , who was reported injured ,
Is doing well , Her home , a new two story
building In tbo west part of the village , was
taken clear off the foundation and part of It
blown many rods , literally tearing It to
pieces. Mr , Gallmlll's tiouto was taken off
the foundation and lorn into kindling wood.
Seven persons wore in Iho liousn at tbo
time but none were injured. Dr. Hufllng-
ton's house , a fine now one , of tbo finest in
town , was leveled to the ground. ThU house
wet on the highest ground in the city. Ton
persons ID Iho bouso took refuge In the col
lar and none were hurt although the floor
itrlngora were taken off and the foundation
of the cellar was exposed.
Tbo families of T. W. Cole and W. I. Tom-
plcton were in their houses when wrecked ,
Fortunately none were hurt. Most of the
families In tbo party took refuge In caves
nnd cellars. This accounts for so few being
Injured.
Thirty of the best residences in the town
nro completely destroyed.
Almost every bouso In the north nud west
part ot the town Is moro or loss damaged ,
and almost every store In the business portion
tionsustained some Injury.
The damages nro $100,000 or probably
moro. The loss wai most complete. There
was not any tornado Insurance.
Most of the sufferers will bfl nblo to got
along without outside help. Five or six
families will have to have aid. No measures
for relief have yet been taken. There is talk
of n public meeting to take measures as to
relief. The sentiment Is divided ns to
whether outside help should bo received by
sufferers.
The school house is wrecked nnd Iho
schools will close for Iho present. The cy
clone crossed the Kansas line at or near
Bostwick , this county. Much datnago Is re
ported done r.t Bostwick. The path of
the storm Is one-halt tnllo wide.
Most of the farm houses in its path
from Bostwlck nro leveled to the
ground. As yet It U Imposiiblo to obtain
nccurato news. Tuo bouses of Anderson
Hose , Abe Stnpo , Brlorby and others couth'
west of Nelson , also the outbuildings , were
leveled to the ground. Several persons nro
reported injured in the country and two were
killed. This Is not verified.
It Is the worst storm that ever visited
this section. The pcoplo of Nelson suffered
from the oxtcnsivo storm In April , 1SS9 ,
drouth In 18'JO , another extensive
lire in April , 1891. The cyclone fol
lowing ns It has this year makes
the loss hard to bear. Few towns In Ne
braska have suffered so much , yet It Is be
lieved tlio work of ftjbuildlnij will begin Im
mediately. Perhaps a few will bo unable to
build nt present.
AT NOKrOLK.
Tlio Tornado Sweep * Through the City with
Terrlllc Force.
Nonrot.K , Nob. , April 1. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bic. : ] A full grown cyclone
str.ick Norfolk last night. Iho day bad been
quite warm , and early in the evening clouds
of no unusual appearance began to gather.
Presently there appeared in the southeast a
small cloud , much resembling in shape , siio
ann general appearance a medium-sized bal
loon. About this luno n rumbling noise was
hoard. Almost immediately the storm broke- .
It commenced about 8:30 : and lasted about
three minutes. It struck the city llrst in the
Heights , doing some damage.
It tore down a house partially constructed
for A. J. Durland and broke many windows.
Next it struck thu planing mill of T.V. .
Wheaton , partially unroofing it. A tent occu
pied by a family named Palmer was blown
away and u litlio child was seriously in
jured. The next obstacles In the nith of de
struction were the Episcopal church nnd
the residence of G. G. Miller. Miller's house
was badly demoralized , falling debris seri
ously Injuring two of his children. The
Episcopal church is a total wreck and
canuot bo repaired. The cost of the church
was about $2,200.
Next was Dr. A. Bear's barn , which was
bodily carried about a block and totally
mashed to pieces. Tne doctor's ' carriage was
also destroyed.
The Congregational church had the bell
and dome blown from it and landed in the
street below. The church was otherwise
damaged , probably in ail to the amount of
S'3,500. At the time there were about twcnty-
11 vo teachers In tho.bailding. . As it was
early and raining , the teachers had not con
vened , and this probably resulted in savin ?
many lives.
The sidewalk was picked up nnd dashed
against the house occupied by Herman
Sailor , whoso wife is lying very low with
consumption , giving her n severe shock.
The house occupied by Mike Weir , con
ductor on the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis
& Omaha railway , was blown from tbo
foundation nbout four feet and badly
wrecked. Mr. Weir's little child was lying
very sick , when a largo timber was thrown
against the side of the nouso , mashing
the side in and completely covering Iho little
sufferer with class and other debris.
The barn of Charles Durland was com
pletely destroyed , together with most of the
contents. His house was also unroofed nnd
otherwise damaged.
The house of Gcorgo Davenport wns
wrccuod , a 2x4 scantling , four foot lung ,
being driven through the building sideways.
The barn of C. A. Mast was completely
demolished. It contained a cow nnd horse ,
which escaped uninjured. „
H. O. Whyman lost a barn nnd his homo
was damaged.
Mrs. Desmond lost a barn nnd the damage
lo her housu was about ? 500. She had it
insured in the Springilold. This
Is the only policy on property
destroyed. Scores of other outhouses
were destroyed. Nearly all the window
lights in the polh of the slorm were broken.
Sidewalks are all torn up and carried away.
The path was nbout throe blocks wide , de
moralizing nearly everything in Its path. No
fatalities are reported , but there were very
many narrow escapes. The loss Is estimated
at from J30.000 to $50,000 , with but ono policy
of Insurance. Many peculiar freaks are re
ported , ono by Hon. II. H. Ilako , who had a
line Jcrsy bull picketed out. When found the
animal was three blocks fiom homo , where
It had been carried by the wind , Tlio plekot
pin was driven into tbo ground and securely
fastened , The nnlmul does not appear to bo
hurt. All buildings will bo replaced by bet
ter and moro substantial ones ,
Damnci > In llctitrlce.
UiuTHtcn , Nob. , April 1. ( Special Tele
gram to THE IJiiE.J The heaviest wind
storm known to this section for vonri began
about midnight last niht and has prevailed
with grcu'.cr or loss severity all day. The
storm was preceded .vltli rain nnd limited
fall of hail. No sorloiu.lamigo Is known lo
hr.vo resulted thus far other than the de
struction of several barns and two or three
small unfinished buildings. Outhouses ,
Ehctls , sidewalks , fences , bill boards and
electric poles wore overturned and broken
without limit. Tbo aggregate damage by the
storm will roach several tbouiand dollars in
this city. Word from various sections of the
country toll of the destruction of barns and
sheds and some Injury to llvo stock , No
cnsualltics to persons have 'occurred In this
city or county as far as can bo learuod to-
ulpht.
Heaver City lloimra Wrecked.
Onv , Neb. , April 1. [ Special
Tclecrarn to TUB BEK. ] A strong wind ,
being almost a tornado at Intervals , has
been Mowing from the west since last nigut.
Many buildings have been wrecked fn this
city , while the damage in the country dis
tricts Is great.
Slight Dumaeu Ht riuttkiiioutli.
PI.ATISMOUTH , Neb. , April 1. [ Special
Telegram toTuc Bun. J Ever since midnight
a terrlllo windstorm has raged in this vicin
ity. Inimcuso damage has been done to trees ,
fences , outbuildings nnd roofs. Tbo root of
lion. F. E. White's residence wns blown off , |
ns wns that of the Perkins hotel. The root
(
on the barn on Iho farm of Martin Proosl ,
south of town , was blown off , entailing a loss
of $500. Tonight the wind is still high nnd
shows no sign of abatement.
r.VTAMTY AT iil.Vlt. : (
MM. Thoma * Ctnrk Killed mid Her llnl-
ileneo Hloun to Pieces.
Ewiut. Nob. , April 1. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE Bnc , ] The storm passed from
two to four miles smith and cast of hero ,
sweeping everything before it , The house
and barn ot'John Marshall , four mlles south ,
was literally scattered to the winds , hardly
n vojtlgo of thorn romaluinir. The family
was In the collar nt the tune and escaped In-
Jury. The school house nuros Iho road was
also demolished and the heavy steve blown
a distance ot half a mile.
The house of Martin Ellfrltz was abso
lutely blown to tUoim , but the family es
caped unhurt , Thomas Clark's house , three
nnd n halt miles southeast , was torn to
pieces nnd Mrs. Clark fatally injured.
The school house across the road nnd Iho
barn are also mUslug Ihls morning. The
bouso of George Tucker , four miles cast , was
completely demolished. Mrs. Tucker re
ceived n fractured leg and Internal injuries.
Reports nro meager at thU lime , ns points
where damage was done are widely sepa
rated. Numerous barm nnd outbuildings
nro reported blown awny and houses un
roofed nnd moved from their foundations.
It Is impossible to estimate the damage , but
It Is groat. H Is the greatest storm that
ever visited Ihls section.
SOMK MIltACULOUS KSCAPKS.
MlllH , Houses nnd Hums Near Button Ic-
Ktroycd , Hut No I'cople Hurt.
SUTTON , Neb. , April 1. * [ Special Telegram
to Tan 13ni ! . ] Mr. George Hltzol , living in
Flllmoro county , twelve miles southeast of
hero , bad his mill blown down nnd then
picked up by the cyclone nnd cast down and
mashed completely. Ills barn was also
blown away. Mr. Harrington , living
In tbo same neighborhood , had
his barn nnd house literally crushed
to pieces nnd blown away. The force of the
storm was so great that the buildings were
loft in flue silvers. The family and stock
escaped without any harm.
Joe Nccdon hod his family , including eight
children , in bis house when tbo building
was crushed nnd scattered all over the
prairie , but not n scratch or bruise was iu-
fllntod on any of the family.
Messrs. Trollopo and Pearson had their
barns and houses blown nway , but no
damage was done to stock or themselves.
The windmills , as far as can bo seen from
this neighborhood , are all down nnd many
men nro hero buying new ones to pump
water for tneirstocir , which is sulTering for
water. The storm came in the shape of n
black , circling cloud and went from south
west to northeast.
LINCOLN WAS IN TIIK PATH.
'Many Small Itulldlngs Unroofed Damage
nt the I'emtentlnry.
LI.NCOI.N , Neb. . April 1. [ Special to THE
Ben. ] The storm which prevailed lu this
part of the state lost night left a few remind
era In Lincoln. The wind blew the hardest
about midnight. Plato class windows were
broken and small buildings unroofed or over
turned. A dray load of scenery belonging to
the "Sinbad" company was picked up bodily
by the wind and overturned , burying the
driver and the borsos in an almost inextri
cable mass of tropical islands , diamond val
leys , sea serpents and scenic effects in gen
eral. The driver , John Pace , was picked up
unconscious , and upon being conveyed to bis
homo was found to bo badlv injured.
The storm was felt with considerable
severity at the state penitentiary. About
forty feet of the high blono wall which sur
rounds the buildings nnd yards of Iho insti
tution was blown down during the progress
of the storm. The wall was a double one ,
with n space of probably twelve inches be
tween the insldo and outside courses of
stone. This space was filled with sand. The
storm had tbo effect of disclosing some of
the peculiar methods pursued by the con
tractors who built the wallwhich has always
been supposed to bo a solid stone structure.
The state will bo to n considerable expense
In repairing the damage.
iik : Creek's Ktpcrlence.
ELK CHICK , Nob. , April I. [ Special to THE
Buc.J A storm began hero last night about
0 o'eloeic ' , accompanied with severe wind and
rain. It continued nil meat , and this morn
ing revealed Us terrible work. Oulhouses ,
barns , sheds and sidewalks were scaltcred
everywhere. At 1 p. ra. today the wind is
still blowing at a fearful rule. The wires
are all down from this place and nothing can
bo learned from neighboring towns ,
HiiKlness .SuHiH'inlctl t Wallace.
WALLACB , Nob. , April 1. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin ; BKC.J The worst blizzard thai
iho inhabitants of ibis county have wit
nessed Eince November , 1S58 , has been ragIng -
Ing hero loday. The wind is blowing n gale
and so full of snow that ono can see but n few
rods. Business is entirely suspended. The
temperature has not fallen much , however ,
and hut lltllo damage lo stock 1s expected.
Iimralo HiillilIngH If Ion n to I'lcce * .
ISAVALB , Nob. , April 1. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BKB.J The worst wind storm
known hero for several years has been raging
all the afternoon today. Chimneys nnd out
buildings have boon flying every way , while
hundreds of hay stacks have been demol
ished. The damage will aggregate consider
able.
Dnnli.tr IVIt thu Htorm.
DUMIAII , Nob. , April 1 , [ Special to Tim
BEE.I A strong wind has been blowing
from the southwest for the last twelve hours
and has crndually increased till It Is almost
a hurricane , Fences , signs and chimneys
have been blown down. Several persons were
blown down , but none were hurt.
Aim-lino's Hotel \Vrt'el < ed.
AX6EL.MO , Neb. , April 1 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tins BcE.l This afternoon a wind
slorm raged with unusual fierceness , It car
rlcd the upper pallory from the west side o ;
Smith's hotel clear over the top of thu build
lug , demolishing onochitnr.ey and some fencing
ing and gates ono block distant.
Sterling Sum-red I.ltle ( ,
STEHUSO. Nob. , April 1 , [ Special to THL
BEE.I Tbo work of tbo cyclone in Sterling
lubt night wns confined to the wreck Ing o
outbou'jcs and window glass , The damagi
in this line will amount to several hundred
dollars. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
York Han l.lttlo Taste
YOHK , Neb. , April 1 , [ Special
to THE BKE.J Last nlyht occurred the hcav
lost wind and rain storm since the Hood In
Juno , 18S1 , The rain wus accompanied b ;
very heavy > vind , but no damage dono.
SU I-'eet ofMiotv at Dilute ,
EI.SIE , NOD. , April 1. ( Special Telegram
to TUB BEE. ] The most severe blizzard
over wltr.osied hero oosunod from 1 a. m , t
3 P , m , toauy , Tbero are snow drifts from
tix to eight foot. Sovor.il store fronts were
blown in. Tholraln yolng west'ls dead bore.
Stock is suffering , iho t > torru Is now about
over.
HOW OMAHA
Telegraph Wires Itadly t > iiiiiprd A Church
mill DtrcUniff AVrecIt il Ineldunts.
Yesterday's ' iorrlflo wind storm brought
terror nnd destruction with It. It wns moro
turbulent and zerlous than any of tli3
blustcrln. gale Ibftt bavorocetilly swept over
the western country !
'In Omaha during Iho forenoon and thn groat-
cr part of tbo nf lornoon the winds seemed to
coino swcnplng through the streets hko they
were remnant gales from tbo disastrous cy
clone.
Thu storm played hnvoc with both the
telegraph lines ol the Western Union nnd
Postal companion x Tbo former's wires
hrougbout the west and south and n portion
if the east wont dbwn , and the company was
mnblo to do nny business except toTJhlcngo
py tno way of SJoux City. This was the
mly wire working during the morning. fJc-
wcon Paxton and .Ttilosburpr ilflv miles of
vlro nnd poles Vro down. The Western
Jinon was entirely cut off from all commu
nication with Denver.
AVrcclceil Telegraph Wires.
The slorm covered a great extent of terrl-
ory , nnd Iho locat/Wostern / Union officials
as yet don't know _ ow serious their damage
s iu the eastern 1'art of Iowa. Manager
Jmstcd at noon thought tbo wires to Council
JluIts would bo rppulrud and In working
order by 2 o'clock , 'but It was late at nigbt
jef ore nny thing llkp a sorvlco was cstab-
ishod cast. Nebraska wires were Iho first
0 recover from tlioeffects , of the storm , nnd
1'nc IIKB received | * ery good service from In-
erlor points. Tub BEK'S leased wire was
got Into working condition nbout 10:30. : nud
1 line news report b thus furnished. '
The Postal Telegraph was also Idle all
'orcnoon. Manager bltnmock said it wns
muossiblo to do { any business while 'tho
empestuous stonnlwns raging. Great injury
has been done , by the wind , and Is
very disastrous to the telegraph lines , which
ouly a week ace liajl tjioir wires and poles
down on account of tbo heavy snow storm.
Early in the evening communication east
was established.
A Church Madly Damaged.
The Seward Street , Methodist Episcopal
cuurci , n vonoered'brifk8tructurewns badly
damaged at an curly hour yesterday morning1.
The brlclc wall un'der ho west gable broke and
fell , stripping the frame work to tbo window
lino. The frame w all withstood the storm
nnd tbo interior remains intact. The damage
to Iho brick wall pill roach $ .Vjn , and the
trustees have commenced work already to
repair It.
lilowu HOIISD Down nt HciiHon.
Suburban residents northwest of the city
were considerably agitated by the flerco
winds. Barns nnd ! outhouses , , of all de
scriptions were overturned and rolled pro *
miscuously over tho" prairie and upon the lots
of the neighbors. < .
A family named ( Anderson had just
moved Into a sraallijbrick residence in Benson -
'
son additionarl'droticcilcarly Thursday night
conliqeiit In the Ji rogcab'jlji&.jf [ their-
brick , walls. SVortfyJaftcr midnight the two
gables were blown " out with a report like
that of n cannon. " Mr. Anderson sprang
from bis bed , and tasavo his children sloep-
ingr-ln.a cot adjoining , leaned , over thorn and
received the falling 'debris 'upon his own
back. The family wns panic stricken for n
few minutes , but managed to make their
way to a barn , wboco they wore huddled till
neighbors arrived.
Incidents of the Storm.
A funny incident of tbo storm occurred
during the morning.'if Goorje King is to Pa
relied upon. A party of Savpy county people
were In the city , and la passing do wnFurnam
street tbo chief inojjul of the congregation
saw a form just < ahead , and in bis
superior manner ( jailed the attention of
the oxcjrsionists the fact lhat
Just ahead was Governor John M. Thaycr ,
who hold the omco < governor for several
months after the election of Jarajs E , Boyd.
The party , with morocuriosity , than discre
tion , stared at tno "governor" as they passed
by , which visibly ombarrasaed the "gov-
nrnor" to such au extent that he objected
strong nnd earnestly against the attention
shown him nnd oscappwd. through the nearest
door In sight. It wa JHenry Vow , the archi-
lect , who had been taken for hU excellency ,
the ex-governor of Nebraska , and ho Is la
menting the mistakeas , only tbo true Gorman
7J
citizen knows how.7J
The brick wall of a now building In CDUMO
of construction at Nfnth nnd DoJgo stwots
was blown do.vn. J -
Just at noon a covered delivery waijoa of
the Paqitlo Express , company was noally
turned upiido down at Sixtoanth an J Far-
nara , but no serious damage resulted.
Ono of the plow glajb windows in the
Emerson Seed company's store in the
Shoeloy block was blown in.
Council'UlllllH MiiiKOU Up
The wind of yesterday morning was only n
trillo less severe in Cpunsll Bluff * lhan that
of u few days ago , when so much damage
was dono. A number of yranks , some o
them moro or Jos * sonous , were played. The
plunk sidewalk on Lower Broadway wa (
picKed up nnd carried into the middle of Iho
street for a distancffof nearly a mile , roach-
Insr from Twentieth to Thirtieth street. The
telegraph poles butwpori the Union Paclllc
transfer and the rlvor .woro badlj damaged ,
they being swayadhwc [ nnd forth by the
wind unlll Ihey * VQ' / . loosened from the
moorings nnd ncarlyevory , wire was broken ,
It will bo a number .outlays before the damage
ago will bo entirely repaired.
Ono of the wlndowsM the church at the
corner of Twenty-nlpfh , street and Avenue
B. which is used as n' school building , was
bloivn in and fell oupii | floor with a great
crash. Minnie , the 0-y car-old dan ghler of B
S. Harrington , haprjepqd to bo sitting dl
reotly under too fallfnx glass , and her faca
neck and hands worobjdly { ; cut. Miss Board
' '
man , iho teacher ot th'o'ohool , and another
'
lady carried her to lyfc'ljomo on Avenue G
whore sbo wai givcij ' firpner attention ,
A number of chlrap'o.y were blown off In
various parts of the ' cjtyf awnings fell down
nnd fragmcnls of tl ipo.fi wore lora IDOJO
and came clatturlog d own about the heads o
passers-by. Hardly t > bill board lu the city
escaped demolition ,
j
Damage ulj South Oinuliil ,
Some damagolwarfdone about town by the
heavy wind yesterday. The gilt sign on tbo
horse barn nt tlio stockyards was blown
down and broken into a dozen pieces. It wll
cost tlOO to replace It , Ono of the chimneyn
on Iho Exchangebulldlnjj"blow ; down during
Ibo forenoon an < scaUerod a shower of brlcl
bats over tbo sidowalu at the soutlieas
corner of the building. It was a miracle thane
no ono was hurjt ns thoro.aro usually at leas
half a dozen mon standing at that corner.
A chimney was blown down on H street In
the Third ward , and ono of the bricks struck
Anton bobensky on tha uoad , inflicting a
severe sculp wound ,
CoititlilcrubloVluil at Wjmaro.
WvJtoiiE , Nob. , Apilt I.--Special [ Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] This viomlty was vis
itcil bya very hloh wind last night which
has been blowing nil day with n heavy rain.
A portion ot iho roof of the residence houses
nnd the corner of the First National bank
was blown away. Several largo glnaa windows
' dews were broken nnd n great many sheds
nnd I outbuildings were blown over.
ItAflKI ) WITH rUHY IN KANS\S.
limy ratalltles nml .Much Destruction He-
ported from That .State mid .Missouri.
KtNfcisCrrv , Mo. , April 1. A tornado of
nad dostvucttvcncss swept over vansns last
light. Butler county scorns to have been
, ho scone of the greatest havoc , The town
if Townnda was entirely wiped oft the face
of the earth , nr.it Augusta , n few miles dU-
ant , was btiftctod out of nil semblance to its
former self.
Not n house or building was loft standing
n Townuda. The town wns nslccp when
: ho storm swept down upon It , razed every-
.liing . In its path and left dead and dying In
U wake. Six dead bodies have boon recovered -
covered from Iho rums already searched.
Twenty persons nro fatally hurt and forty
norc suriouily Injured , besides a largo nttm
bcr of more or less Injured.
l.elt Death tuul Uula In IU WnUc.
At Augusta three wore killed outright and
scores of houses wore wrecked.
Apparently the saino storm touched nt
Klowa and Wellington , lu ICtown Iho Mis-
Bourl Paclllo depot and n number of dwell
ings and buildings were demolished.
Although no loss of life is known , several
mishaps are reported. The damage to prop
erty Is suld to bo great.
Wellington and vicinity also suffered con
siderably , nnd several people were killed.
Joe Shownltor's house was picked up nnd
thirteen of Iho occupants wore moro or loss
injured , Sam Buttcrworth's house and its
occupants were carried two yards in the air
and some of the family were lutally hurt.
Towtnda is n small village of ouly UOO in
habitants , situated ten miles west of Eldo
rado. The storm laid the whole town flat
with Ibo earth , nud loft not a slncla house
standing. Uf tbo eighty families composing
tbo population there is not ono tonight that
Is not cither mourning for u dead or dying
member or sorrowing with the suffering.
Six persons were killed outright , and sev
eral are so badly injured that they cannot
live.
live.Tho
The killed ore :
JAMKS llAll.BY.
HlCKsllIlL , CllU'l' .
WlbMAM MAim.nV , .
JH. J. 1) . aoDr'KKY.
JOHN IIKAlvK nnd INFANT CHILD.
The list of fatally wounded is as follows :
I-iiiTM ! Gun. , blown from bccond story of
hotel n distance of 150 feet , badly crushed.
MK . G. A. UOIIIII.NS , skull crushed by
flying timbers.
Et.MEit BAI.V , internally injured.
Mas. WALTKU MOO.XEV , side crushed.
.AI.ICE Tiiou.vrox.
'GsoitOK ' CoiisnLiua AND win : , both badly
crublica.
Among those seriously injuied are :
A. HOAUII.
JIns. TcxcCviiEV.
MJIS. Jens ICouu.
, , iltJi..Qiiius xxn WIFE.
"C.'C.WESTCOTT. .
Liouis Pooitiuuoir.
Mil. AND Mus. J. N. SOUTCH. '
FlUK Cil-NCT ASH WIFE.
Gnouoi : MAXWIU.I , AXD TUUEE cmi.nr.c.v.
WILMAII MiTrciun.i , AXU WIFE AND GUILD.
Mm. IIo\inu BUCK.
MUS. HOKTON AM ) YOUNG SOX.
POSTMASTUU GOUOO.V.
Many others were loss seriously hurt.
Eight physicians are attending the wounded.
They came from Eldorado on the first train ,
and but for their timely assistance uiany
more of these injured must have died.
More Victims to the Storm's Ttiry.
At Strong City , Kan. , the storm raged
furiously. The house
of Joseph Glasscn was
completely demolished. Glasscn and his
\\ifoandchild were killed outright. Sev
eral others were injured , but none fatally.
At Aucus , a the storm wrought great havoc
nn-1 caused aconsideiablolossof life. Houses
were levelled to the ground nud the inmates
woio crushed and mangled and some of them
killed. The dead at thatplaco are :
HARMON IIOSK1NS.
AIjllEHT BAKNES.
1VILL.IAM BAUNES.
WILLIAM RHODES.
Tbo faially injured are :
Mits. HAIIMO.V HOSKIXS.
Mil. AND Mits. H , AUHOTT ,
J , H. Porrr.it AND FOUH MEMUBHS OF HIS
The people at Augusta and vicinity lost
nearly everything , and relief Is' being sent
there from the surrounding lowns.
At .South Iliivcn.
Soulh Haven suffered severely from Iho
storm both In the way of material damage
and in the number of lives lost. The house
of John Moorohouse was levelled to Iho
ground , nnd Moorehouso and one child were
killed , Ihe other inainbor * of the family os
caping.
John Burraaster's house was crushed like
an egg shell and the whole family was killed
In an instant. They nro :
John Burmaster , wtfo and Ihreo children ,
Mrs. Frann Shepherd , killed by ( lying Urn-
ber ? , sustaining a fracture of the skull.
A score of other people were injured in the
slonn , bui It is not believed moro fatalities
will be reported ,
Eight miles northeast of Wellington the
house of Joseph Showaltors wns demolished
nnd the whole family of thirteen members
were Injured , none , however , seriously.
Wiped Out an Kntlrci I'ainily.
A little further north the house of William
Lilllo was blown down nnd the family
within were terribly mangled nnd crushed.
William Little and four of his children were
killed outright and Mrs , Little was so ter
ribly Injured that she survived uut a short
time ,
A little to the west of Little's farm lived
Samuel Buttcrworth , an aged farmer , with
his widowed daughter and her two children ,
Bullcrworlh and the two children were
badly Injured , Mr , Butterworth's daughter
escaped with slight injuries ,
The tornado continued in Kansas and the
northwestern part of Missouri today , but t
was loss destructive. At Fort Scotl , Atcbl-
son , Lcavcuwortb , Lawrence , Olalho nnd
Sallna , Kan. , and Warrenshurp , Chilli-
collie , Ht. Jojeoh , Mo. , and many
other towns in both states , houses
wera unroofed outhouses blown down ,
trees uprooted , windows blown in and much
general damage done , amounting in the ag
gregate to hundred- thousands of dollari.
No further loss of life , however , is reported.
DKATII AMJ DKSTIUJCTIO.VAT CIIJCA < J ( >
\Vrti-U of u noten-Slory Hiilldinjf mid the
1'utalllii-n J-'o I lotting.
CHICAGO , 111. , April 1. About 0:30 : this
morning the sky , which had been threatening
all iho afternoon , became densely black , and
in another moment a cloudburit occurr d
The wind ] which blew at a hurricane rate ,
swept everything before It. At tbo cottier
of Ilalbted and Pierce streets the cycle no
blow down a seven-story brick oullalnp , tur-
rounded by ono nnd t p- story irnmo and
brick bulUlugs , which "woro crushed to
cnrlh , killing three people mid fatally or
seriously Injuring many other * .
Thomas Htilett's house was Immediately In
the rear of the bcvun-slory brick building.
Tiio family wens At supper when
the seven-story building fell nnd
crushed the Iluiott residence. Of the
Lhlrtoen nt the tabio , G-nionths old llnby
llulott was crtii led into n shapeless mass.
The others were pinned under broken
timbers and brick * , but were soon rescued.
These klllod Instantly were :
1IOUAOK MOTT , ascd 5.
inmr : MOTT. nscus.
DAVID HUMCTT , iiu'ivl 0 months.
Tito fatally Iniurcd are :
AI.IOK HfuTT , aped S years.
MilK.At.MI ! KOWFN.
HOItAOiVVtlAXT \ ,
JAMKS Moir.
Mif. .1 \ir.n MOTT.
JAMKSlorr. . .in. , MAMIE MOTT.
Ous Blch , a toanmcr , wblto driving alone
the strool , was struck by falling irco und
severely Injured.
Charles llcislcr was blown from a scaffoldIng -
.
Ing and received possible fatal Internal In
juries.
As soon as the disaster was reported to the
police the dead unit Injured were at once re
moved to residences nearby. Tlio Hulott fam
ily occupied only ono side of their dwelling ,
nnd on this the ruined building descended
like an avalanche.
The following nro known to bo burled in
ruins ot the Gownn house and nro undoubt
edly dead : Mrs. Sarah Gownn , William
Gownn , aired 10 ; MM. Mary Walsh ; Samuel
Evlsduloof Jollnt , 111.
In two of the demolished houses upset
stoucs sut fire to the ruins , but before seri
ous damage was done the flames were extin
guished. _
Wind In linta.
BOONE. la. , April 1. [ Special Telegram to
TIIC BEE. ] iloavy winds from the south
hnvo prevailed all day muldopo several Ihou-
saud dollars damage iu this city. Several
houses have bon unroofed , nmoim them
being n largo hotel , ttio Butler house. The
brici : veneering on ono end of the Boone
Milling nnd Elevator company's plant was
blown off. No injurins to people are re
ported.
Uprising : Among Mo < tiiiltn | Indians the Kc-
sutt ot Cnu-Hy.
Nnw OIU.BVNS Li. , April 1. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB Ben. I Too steamship Morgan ,
which arrived today from Biuollolds , Nic
aragua , brings the following account of an
uprising among the M iscjuite Iiuiinns :
Ono of the Indians employed ns a soldier of
the Nlearnguan government having committed -
ted a orimo , was tied and llogge 1 nt Para , n.
point not far from the bar of the
river Hucso. Ho was afterwards in
carcerated with the understanding that
the next day ho was lo tinderjo
the same treatment , in tno meantime some
of his friends collected and visited the com
mandant ami expostulated on behalf of the
prisoner. They thereupon urrcst < ; d the com
mandant , tied him nnd look him to Sandy
Bay , whore he wus tried , found guilty and
fined $ oOJ , with Iho alternative of receiving
the same punishment that lie had ordered
for the prisoner. In lieu ho gave them his
watch and S.'H , being all that ho hud , but
they refused to release him until the full
amount was paid.
Onc'cil tie commandant's ' men had in the
moantirno gone" to the oapo to notify the
NIcnrapuan authorities. Two boats loft the
latter place well armed and on arrival were
promptly solzad by ino Inuians Later the
colonel of the capo forces came himself. Ho
wns told that no harm was meant to him , so
ho wont ashore and attended the Indian
council.
He was treated well and sent b.ick to his
camp. The Indians securely tied the eggros-
ser and dispatchoJ him to dreytown to the
Nicaragua ! ! authorities there.
jur.\io
Farmers -Maho u > nir r.illtleil Alliance In
"Mlniic-oln ,
ST. PAUL , Minn. , April I. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEIJJ. .Tho much talked effusion
fusion between the democrats and alliance
ot Minnesota , it would appear , is
on the verge of consummalion. The
democratic managers have agreed to nomi
nate S. M. Owen for governor on their
llckot. Owen was the alliance candidate
for governor two years ago. Tbo deal was
made last night by which the loaders of the
domocralic parly pledge their influence for
Owen. Donnelly and Fish on ono hand , and
Hompe , Furlong , Halo and Cnrrington Phelps
on the other , are dividing the alliance in
twain. Donnelly wunts to drac it bodily
into the people's party. Tlio Furlong forces
see their rdvautago and only hope for fusion
with ihu democrats.
The basis of the fusion , It In understood , in
that the alliance is to have the governor and
most of the s'nto ofllecs. It is to control
the patronage of the state departments ,
and tbo alliance is to bo helped
pecuniarily In doubtful counties. Wherever
the alliance U strontr no democrat is to bo
encouraged to seek n nomination , and in
democratic strongholds the alliance people
are lo flock lo the democratic standard
The democrats are also to receive the aid of
the alliance in the choice of congressmen ,
nnd especially in the choice of a senator.
Michuol Dorun Is to bit the sonnlor It Iho
combination goes through ,
wir.r UK iiKi.n .ts vsir.n
Annual I-.it Stuelc Miotv Will llo
I'rovlilDil I'or.
CHICAGO , III. , April 1 , [ Special Telegram
to Tun Bui : . I TliQ demolition of the exposi
tion building will not prevent the holding of
the annual tat stock show in this city. John
P. Ueynolds , the aeorotury of the State Board
of Agriculture , says the show will open as
usual In November next. But its location
will bo far from the lake front , The Un'on
Stockyards company has long needed a largo
structure for the d IK play und sale
of stock and will have such u build
incr erected In limn for iho or.hlhl
lion. It Is to bo located In the olu Dexter
park und will be 12oxll.ri feet. Lengthwise
through tbo building will bo a track thirty
foot in width nnd nbout f > 'JO feet in length
with turnouts at each end ,
The state board will ment SVedncsduy or
Thursday next when premium lists will
probably bo provided and complete details of
the show arranged. The sbow will continue
for ten days , but the now building will bo nt
the disposition of tha board from November
12 to 20.
8Kwnt.li.ir / : > I'ltuit.ini.v
Seven or Klglit "I thu ( loldeii llulo Crutv
CINCINNATI , O , , April 1.-So fur tlio only
life positively known to have boon lost
through iho burning of Ibo steamer Golden
Hulo last night U that of Nellie Malonoy.
The following persons aru believed to bo
dead :
FRANK TERRY , second mate.
Mite. O'LEAUV. cook.
BUCK WAUNER.
BILLY MADISON.
MACKRL HOWAN.
There ara'i'umors that from six to fifteen
roustabouts p\nshcd in the Golden Rule hold.
One who escaped says nine were IhcrJ when
he led. The nrobabilltloi ore that the total
number who perished will reach bcvjn or
eight , ,
Mrs , George Btono of AdaUon Is also
among the missing , None of tbo bodies have
yet been recovered. A number of unknown
deck hands , now believed to bo four , are
missing , making a total ot clov.iti.
Aimrc-hliU Kipello.l I'roni Spntn ,
Mioini ) , April 1. FJUF more French
auurchiiU have bcou cxpclloJ from Spain.
LANDED A BURGLAR IN JAIL
Ho is Said to Bo Wanted in Jackson
County , Iowa.
CAPTURED BY TWO BLAIR OFFICIALS
ItepuMlram ArnniRo for the Ap-
pioiehlng t'nmp'itn | by Oreitnlrlni ; n
l.ocul Tilth of I'mherit Oilier
> ieliriiil < ii NIIWD Notes.
Bt.un , Nob. , April 1. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Bar. ] Sheriff llnrrlman nml Deputy
Sheriff Mcnko wont to Arlington lust night
where they cnntiiroil George Bruin , who was
working In Blessing's harness shop. They
returned t'.iU morning nmt plncoil the prison
er In Jail in nw.'itt thu nrrlvnl of ofllcor. from
lovvn. Ho is wnntoU In .Inuttson county , Iowa ,
for burglary.
Worlf of Nehrasltn Tenehers.
TKCI-MSCII , Nob. , April 1. ( Special Tele-
prnm to Tin : Bii.J : : The Southeast Nebraska.
Teachers association adjourned nt 12s30 to
day , after a very profitable mooting of luroo
days. The nntuo ot the association wns
changed to the Educational Association ol
Southeastern Nebraska , so ns to liicliuta
.school ofllcors in Its momborshlp. The fol
lowing ofllcors wore elected for the ensuing
: u. C. I'ool -
yonr , pi-esldunt : George Chapman -
man , vlco president : Jlines Hosic , secretary
and treasurer , nnu A , A. Koccl , Charles
Fordyco nnd Prof. Barton , executive com
nilttoo. The following resolution was
nit opted :
Wliereiis. Wo ns educators should represent
nnd rolled thu highest moral Huntliiirnl of the
country , and
Who KM ? . There exists a dliciisslun relating
to thu Sunday closing of tlioorUl's fullIn. .
IMl.'i therefore , ho It
Hesolvoit , That wo instruct the cuuiinls-
slonors to close thu World's f.lr on Sunday.
The next meeting will bo hold in Beatrice
in the early part of April next.
Clny < 'eiit i-'n New Chapter.
CI.IY CnvTrm , Nob. , April 1. [ Special to-
TUB BKB.I Ei-onlng Star chapter , V. D. ,
Order of Eastern Star , was instituted hero-
Thursday evening by Grand Worthy
Matron Ada M. Hillings of Ocoova , assistej
by Mrs. Whitney , worthy matron of Su
perior chapter , and Mrs. Dompstcr , worthy
matron of Geneva chapter. Seventeen
applicants wore initiated , and n number worn-
unnblo to bo present on account of sicKness.
Following is n list of ofllcors : Mrs. Sarah ,
S. Tuttle , W. M ; Mrs. II. E. Stein. W. P. ;
Mrs. W. D. StiUte , A. W. M. ; Mrs. II B.
Stein , conil. ; Mrs. G. A. Shine , avah ; Mrs.
W. U. Martin , Hiith ; Miss Hattlo Moulton ,
Martha ; Miss Nettle Noyoi , Esther ; Mrs.
n. I ) . Glllett , Elesta A tine bamjuct was
served at the close of the exercises.
McIUnley Will Nut llo nt Kearney.
KcAiixrr , Neb. , April 1. [ Special to Tim
Br.ii.JJ. . L/Keck , wtio made a trip to Ohio ,
n short time ago to invite Governor McKin-
Icy to alldrcss the republican state delegate
convention in this city April ! , received an ,
answer yesterday morning from the gover
nor's private secretary , saying : "Tho gov
ernor directs me to say that It will bo Impos
sible tor him to accept your invitation to-
speak in your city on April 'JO , as that' dtuo
conllicls with ih'i data of the republican
state convonllon of Ohio. "
This pleco of news was a aero dtsapnolnt-
mont on the purl of the advocates of MijKin-
Icylsin in the slate. It is not known posi
tively who will bo here : from abroad to ail-
dress the sta',0 delegation.
Itepiibllean Club.
HASTINHS , Neb. , April I. ( Special to fiia.
Bfin.J An enthusiastic republican club of
! ! 00 members was formed hero last night ,
The list was out but , a short time and names
were ntided to it with surprising rapMity.
James N. Clarke was choien president ; E.
E. Ferris , llrst vice resident , second vlca-
president , W. P. McCreary ; secretary , F. G ,
Test ; treasurer , William Kerr : executivocora-
niitto ? . D. M. McElkinnev , M. A. Harligan ,
F. P. Olinstcad , William Lowman and 13. C.
Wobbler. The name adopted by ! lie league
was The Hastings. ' Heibubllcan club nnd the
constitution rccnmiQciulcd by the state cen
tral committee was adopted. Meetings will
bo bold every two weeks. The club will im
mediately begin work for the presidential
campaign. _
V.'ill 1'nio York' * Street * .
YotiK , Neb. , April 1. ( Special to Tua
Bin : , | York people are talking of having
the streets of the city paved. Mayor Bcmls ,
to got the matter before the people , ex
pressed his ideas in a special message to tho-
people , showing the advantages of having
paved streets. Ho stated that Iho day of
our financial depression was over , and that
nothing would moro enhance the value of
property than to Improve the principal
streets in that way.
York's lintel llurned.
Yoatc , Nob. , April 1. ( Special to Tun
lir.r. . | The Wyoming hotel was destroyed
by fire this morning. The building was la
ilamcs when discovered. Several puost
escaped death by leaping from thn second
story windows. Landlord Ashtqn was com
pelled to leave the hotel in this manner Ha
was seriously injured by allghtlnsona fence.
The contents were destroyed. The building
was insured for $1,000 , In the Pbtunix of
Hartford ,
Kiitertiilned Her
Noiiroi.K , Keb. , April I. [ Spncial to TUB.
Bin : . ] Wednesday night Mrs. H. II. ilako
gave u most enjoyable party In her pleasant
home in honor of MrE. . G. Harris , wlfo ot
Superintendent Harris of the Fremont. Elkhorn -
horn & Missouri Valley , and located at Chad-
ron. Mr. and Mrs. II irrls wore , until one
year ago , located at Norfolk. Thu party was
h must enjoyable affair. Cards were the
order of the evening , after which u most de
licious luncheon was served.
Nehninltu Mortgage * .
GKNUVA , Nob. , April 1. ( Special to Tun-
DUE. ] Following la the mortgage indebted
ness of Flilinoi'o county for March : Number
of rent estate mortgages tiled , seventy ,
amounting to { & " ,033.04 , j roloaied , US , $09-
OIU.il : ( ; city mortgaaos filed. lwcntvll,7'.4.t5 : |
released , iwenty-bix , 1lO.-IOvV.25 ; chattel mortgages
filed 249 ? 4iblS.'JO : ( released T0
gages , , , ; , , f7-J-
lUJ.l.r ( ( . Total amount of mortgage * of all
kinds lllcd , ? HO.lUH.iiO ; released , $ IM,610.2(1.
llitniptoii NRUM Notes ,
HAMITON , Nob. , April 1. ( Special to-
Tun HUE , ] Prof. Gcorgo M. Caster , prin
cipal of the Ked Cloud High school Is spend
ing the spring vacation with bis brother , ,1 ,
G. Caster , principal of the local High school.
The funeral sermon of the two Thomas
girls , who died of diphtheria in February ,
was preached at the MotbodUt'EpIscopal
church Monday morning to a largo concouria
of Iriends.
Cellar Counl.'tff < : < > iu t Hoime.
JlAitTiNT.roN , Nub , , April 1. [ Special to ,
Tun Htu.J : Work will commence on Cedar
county's ' court house at thU place' again next
\\eok. The building was completed to tuo
second story , but winter set in , nnd the work
was abandoned until spring. Contractor
Patterson of Omaha is in Ilarllngton looking
over matters In regard to the structure , i'lio
Duilding will con about f 11,000 , when com
pleted.
Iteilureil tlio U.tmugri.
Oitn , Neb , , April 1. ( Special Telegram toil
THE IJi'.K.l The Jury In the case of Nash
against the City of Ord retiirucd a verdict
ngalnst the city for fiOO today. At the
former trial the verdict was for $1,700. The
city secured a now tiial with this result. A
new trlul will boask'cd for and if rchuod un
appeal will bo taken ,
Seuaril I'cople Klilertulnuil ,
SE\\AHI > , JJob. , April 1 , [ Special to Tu > i
Uii.J--The opera hcuso at thU plcco