Howling Tempests

WIND'S WHD WOBK. Hutchinson, Kon., May S.- The nows reached this city Tuesday morning that the wind-storcn that had been ragincf lor the last three days bad cnlminated in a cyclone in the northern pari of Pratt County, exumdinj over the eastern portion of Stafford and up into Elce County. The funnel-shaped cloud formed between T and 8 o'clock and could be seen for miles. The district over whlch it passed was sparsely settled, and but for this tact the loss of lite and property would have been terrible. The cyolone flrst etruck at a point abont uve miles southeast of Stafford, and for miles in a southeasterly direction left nothing but a barren waste strown with the wreek of houses and barns, trees and fences, with here and there the bodies of stock either killed or crippled by the wind. The only person killed oatright was William Crawford, whose neck was broken by the flying timbera of hls house, which was totally demolished. The more seriously injured were: Wtlliam Bolt, internal Injuries, tatal; Oliver Beard, paralyzed trom breast down, can nol possibly recover; Jason Beard, inlernallj Injured and bleeding from ears, la sol expected to live; 1 ule ftirl of Ueorjte De ves. fatally injured; S. S. Crawford, fatally injured; Mrs. J. Love, serl ously injured; Peter Starlet, leg broken; Mrs. Jobn Bartlett, slioulder bladu broken and otner injuries, will die; Willam McVey, lnternally injured, can nol recover; John Ferris, injured about tbe bead, wiil die. About twenty or tíilrtr more were mora or less injured. A. F. Ouinups' house was totally destxoyed, and himself and fainily badly in. jured. His wife and a babe wer carried a distance of 1U0 feet and tha child's thigh was broken. Joseph Giles' house was tocally destroyed and tha contenta scattered in every direction, The house belonging to Mrs. lind. ley and occupied by herselt' and two stepchiidren- Maude and William itlue - were blown to atoma Mra Lindley wal seriously injured and is not expected to recover. Joseph Bellers' fine two-storj house wa3 torn to pieces and so scattered that not a splinter remained on rts tonner site. Another large house not yet occupied was demolished. A large number of horsei and cattle were killed and crippled. As soon as the ne ws of the cy clone reached Stafford a mass-meeting was held and eornmittees organized to carry on the work of re. lievlng the distress in a systeniatic mannar. Busiuess has been suspended, and very bed; is lendim? a helping hand. SubscriptWn papers have been started, and the people are responding liberaily, but there is much distress to be relieved and food and clothing to be bought More than a hundred people are left homeless and without food or clothing. Milwaukks, May 9.- A cyclone strook Ashland Tuesday afteraoon, coming from tha southwest, unroofing the Ashland Mercantilo ('ompany's store and npeettinif email dwellings, barns and frames not inclosed. Considerable lumbei piled on the docks was blo-vm Into the bay, and a large number ol Incrawornririvffn trnm t.liAÏT Tntnriniy liut eecured again. Telegraph polea were blows down and many on the Northern Paoifio & Omaha were burned, cutting off tolegraphic communication. The storm lasted bat a few minutes, resembling a tornado, and vanishlng as raplilly as It ca, l'ha damage will not exceed $1Ü.IHW. Bklvidehb, 1LL, May 10. - A most terriflo hall, wind and rain-storm visited this city and violnity Thursday afternoon. Oid residente Bay that it was one of the hardeet ever seen hu-re. Haüstones ag larga as walnnte feil for thirty minutos. The fruit trees are all ia fnll bloom and much damage will be done to eherries and late apples. Som of the earlier varieties will probably nol suffer so badly. Oom-planting was abont completed, bet much will probably have t be replanted, the seed being literallj washed out of the ground. The florista will be the worst nufferers, hundreds ol lights of gloss belng broken and the plantl being out to jiiect-8. WnjJAMSPORT, Pa,, May 11.- Barnum'i êhow waa stampéded by a wind-storm lasl evening. Three cagea of animáis wer oyerturned, an antelope was killed, and tha trumpeting of eiephants caught nnder falL ing canvas caused intense fright and confusión. Many of the performers, men and women, were shockingiy hurt. Pittsbueqh, Pa., May IL- There was th heavlest rain-storra here yeeterday slnca the memorable oloud-burst of 1874, when nearly 200 people lost their lires. The rabj iell in torrente, and in a few minutes th streets were converted into small riven cellars were flooded in all part of the city. The low lands along the Ohio rlver wer badly flooded and numerous farms wer completely washed out The storm wal aocompanied by a remarkable electrio display, and several house were Htruck bj Ilghtning on Mount Washingtou. New Yobk, May 11.- A tornado gwepi over this city yesterday, doing oonsiderabl damage, but no one was serioualy injored, The storm also swept across Long Island, and buildings were blown down, liuge piJoi of lamber soattered and several personf injured. üreat nombers of anímala wer klUed. Eenoto, Pa., May ïa-Mrs. WUUam Mc N&ll and her tour chlldren of IUdgway, EIS County, sought f afety trom Friday't terrible storm In the cellar of tiielr home. WMle there lihtuing strook the house aad the mother and thrae of her chlldren were killed. The other cblld, a babe of a month. was allve and unlnjured In the anus of iU de ad mother.