Severe Storms

FURY OF THE ELEMEXTS. TVaterloo, Ia., Ju]y 26.- The most ex tensive and destructive hail and windstorm ever kr.own in Central Iowa swept diagonally across Tama and Grundy counties Sundaj' night. In Tama County the path of the storm appeared to be from two to iour miles wide, and extended about eightcen miles in length. In its path the crops are totally destróyer!. Trees were stripped of their leaves and bark, and many were blown down. Many farm-buildings were leveled to the earth, and a schoolhouse was blown to pieces. The hall in many places had formed in drifts from two to four feet deep. There was no loss of life. In Grundy County the storm track was about five miles broad where it raged with most fury. In its path growing grain was utterly destroyed, only bare stalks remain where stood fine fields of corn. Several large barns were blown to pieces and much stock killed. Tha damage will amount to many thousands. During the storm the barn of a Germán living near Rough Woods was struck by lightning and burned. Two children are thought to have perisied in the flames, as they are missing. Minkeapolis, Minn., Aug. 1. - A severo wind and rain-stom frightened a good many timid people and did considerable damage. In Minneapolis small buildings were unroofed and trees blown down in different parts of the city. The wind Mew very hard in the West end. The storm did considerable damage in St. Paul. A work man on the Arcade building, corner of Tenth and St. Peter streets, was shocked by lightning and feil off the wall into the cellar. He was uniniured and went to workagain. Peter Swagart, a Swede 25 jaearb of age, was struck by lightning at the Corner of Seventh and Atlantic streets and Instantly killed. Several buildings were unroofed and the lightning played many queer pranks. Sergeant Lyons, of the SU Paul signal-service office, says regarding the storm: "The storm came from the west and the wind was light up to 9:07, at which time it suddenly increased from lts rate of flve miles an honr and blew with a velocity of sixty miles au hour for two minutes. It then subsided rapidly and at 9:30 was almost calm. This remarkable velocity had not been ex celled in seventeen years. " At Eighth itreet and Bradford avenue, North Minneapolis, a barn was blown down and a man had both arms and a leg broken. Clinton, Ia., Aug. 1.- A violent wind and rain-storm visited h?re, during the prof ress of which a barn belonging to Long Buell, two miles west of Lyons, was struck by lightning and destroyed. A valuable mare and colt, farming machinery, etc., were also burned. Lois about $7,000; insured for onehalf. A norse was knocked down on the itreet and is said to have been fatally inured by lightning, which struck In at least a, dozen places. One man was badly ihocked, but will recover. MIlwaükee, Aug. L- The heavy storm which struok Milwaukee Tuosday extended over a good portion of the State and lid considerable damage. At Neenah Doats were torn from their moorings in the river and roofs were ttlown off several buildings, and the barn and granary of George Roblee was wrecked by lightning At Green Bay, two □iholic churches in the town of Humaoldt, located two miles apart, were struck ly lightning at identically the same time, out are üid notresult. Horicon was shaken op in a lively shape, while at Sheboyjan it was pronounced the most destructive storm of the season. Smokestacks and roofs were blown away. Lightning struck the barn of Albert Rowe; the building caught fire and was consumed. Crops suflered to quite an extent throughout the country. In Milwaukee leaves were blown off lundreds of shade trees and hundreds of iparrows were killed. Robert Stuart, who las an artificial lake on nis grounds, found i dozen bushels of dead sparrows floating ,n it after the storm abated. The teeple of St. Matthew's Lutheran Shurch was struck by a bolt of lightning. Big wide strips of timber were torn out ind the steeple so badly damaged that t will have to be rebuilt. The people in ;he neighborhood were badly frightened, Jut no one was injured. Lightning struck the house of Joe Hoen, on North Water and Racine streets, and, pas3ing down the ;himney, carried several handfuls of jrick down into the parlor. There t arranged them neatly in the form )f a cross, and after breaking the tove nto fragments flattened all the waterjipes into sheets. There were two famlies in the house, but no one was injured. Three other houses were struck in differsnt parts of the city, with small damage. The storm was accompanied by a fall of liail-stones of great sizf.