Wind And Flood

FURIOU8 ELEMEXTS. Napanee, Ind., June 20. - A wlndstorm here yesterday did great damage to the crops and fruit trees, blew down barns and outhouses, and blew houses from their foundations, some of which were totally wrecked. Altooxa, Pa., June 20. - A rainstorm in this city yesterday flooded the streets, and Mrs. Barbara Reichl, aged 35 years, and Katie Brady, aged 8 years, were killed by lightning. Small bridges throughout ttie county were swept away by the overflowed streams. Caiko, 111., June 22. - A cy clone here on Saturday did considerable damage, unroofing a great many houses, tearing up trees by the roots and blowing cars ofE the railroad tracks. Effinuham, 111., June 22. - A destruotive cyclone passed 10 miles southeast of here Saturday, carrying houses, barns, fences and growing crops bef ore it. Topera, Kan., June 22. - The southeastern corner of Kansas was visited by terrible storms Saturday, causing some loss of life, much damage to property and enormous damage to ffrowing crops. Nokomis, 111., June 22. - A cyclone passed over this place Saturday, unroofing houses and barns and damaging orchards. Crops were seriously ïnjured. LoinsviLLE, Ky. , June 22. - In this state a tornado at Lewisport destroyed Beveral houses and the Methodist ijjiurch and killed George Ray. At Boaz several small houses were blown away. At Bevier seven houses were wrecked and four persons injured, one, a Mrs. Miller, fatally. At Campbellsburg several houses were destroyed. Louisville, Ky., June 2S.- A tornado is reported from the counties of Monroe, Metcalf and Washington, in southern Kentucky. About fifty houses were swept away and the loss to crops will amount to 825,000. Near Tompkinsville James Payne's house was wrecked and several members of his family injured. "Sam" McPherson's house and Jacob Bartlett's distillery were destroyed. Near Springfield the damage araounted to 10,000. Cairo, 111., Juno 23.- The great (oi'iu Sunday struck the fruit belt at Villa Ridge with disastrous effect. Five thousand peach and 1,000 apple trees loaded with fruit were blown down. One planter alone lost 300 peach trees. Wheat in the shock was blown all over the county, while that uncut is laid to the ground for miles. Grapevinea are badly injured. The tall timber on the Kentucky shore opposite here went down in great quantities before the blast and a report of fatal injury to oneman came in Monday, moming. Kansas City, Mo., June 23. - The nood in the Missouri reached the city Sunday night and the water now stands 23% feet above low water-mark. An additional rise of 2 feet would flood the lowlands along the river bank and cause great loss of property. The rise in the Missouri has backed up the waters of the Kaw until they stand within 2 feet of flood tide.