Furious Storms

DELUGED. Atciiisox, Kan., Aug. 22.- A twrific .rain, wind and thunderstorm struck this city about ö o'clock Friday afternoon and ragod with unbounded fury for nearly an hour. The streets and alleys were floodcd, and several large buildings were demolished and many unroofed. Trees, signs and fences were scattered in every direcUon. White Clay creek, which flows throug-h the city, burst its banks and carried several small houses away. Several persous were badly injured. Reports from the country districts are that great damage was done p growing crops and fruits by huil. The rain caused a landslide on the Missouri Pacific railroad at Oak Mills, whifeh is causing a great delay of trains. A.t Leavenworth the brick buildings belonging to E. Purdue and C. W. White were unroofed and the stocks of goods contained therein were badly Samaged by water. The loss amounts to about és.OOO. The corn cribs and eattle sheds on the Anthonia farm were blown down. The damage there is $8,000. Much corn was prostrated throughout Leavenworth county. KaXsas City, Mo., Aug. 22.- A terriflc wind and rainstorm, which amounted to almost a cloudburst, passed over this city from the northwest Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock. The rain feU in solid showers for half an hour. The, wind blew down many shade trees and much shrubbery in the residence portion of the city. The wjres of the telegraph companies were prostrated for three hours. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 22. -Severa hundred f eet of the track of the main line of the Wabash railroad tumbled into the river at Missouri City, a few miles below here, Friday morning. Travel has been completely blocked and all the Wabash trains are compelled to use the Santa Fe tracks from Lexington junction into Kansas city. It will be several days before the road can be used, and fresh sections areconstantly into the turbid stream. Macon, Mo., Aug-. 22. - The heavy rains that have fallen within the past few days have causad the Chariton river and Muscle fork, running through the western portion of Macon county, to overílow sí) that the water now reaches in oach st;v:r.n from bluff to bluff. Thé hay, wln-at and Oats in stacks and ■hoeks being . fhpd away by tons and bubh K The corufields and fences are destroyed and a larf amount of live stook has ben drowned. The water only lacka 1 foot of buing ovar the lannibal & SI. Josepu railroad track, and it is feared the railroad and wagon bridas will be washed out. The water in these streatns is higher thau ever known before. It is impossible to estímate the loss caused by high water, but it is tremendous, as the crops in the bottoms were heavy, and the streams run for 30 miles through Macon county. Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 22. - A special from Blooming-ton, Ind., to the News says: "The heaviest electrie 6torm ever known here passed over this city about 10 o'clock Thursday nigbt, accompanied by a drenching rain. Lightning seemed like sheets of flre so close as to cause a general alarm. The residence of John Beatty was struek and damaged, and this was soon followed by a oke flring the top of the Catholic lirch spire. Whistles were soundeA and the fire bells rang the peo ple to the street in the midst of the drenching rain. Meanwhile the branch on the east side o the city got out of its banks and flooded things ffenerally many liouses being inundated. plonon trains are all lying here awaitmg the down of the flood. South of the city a cyclone passed over, doing great damage to timber and standingcorn. The bain of Henry IMllman wus destroyed by the storm. Columbus, Ind., Aug. 22. - One of the most fearful rainstorms for many years feil about mldnight Thursday nipht in BroWn county. In 1 ■ i n Blossom creek bottoms fifty acres of fine corn in one locality was swept away. For two hours a soliil sheet of rain feil. The fanjily of Wmi&m Carmichel were forced from their residence to the hUlside, where remained in an outbuilding until morning. In the valley is a drift of fences, trees and farming implemcnts that will reauire days to remove. In what is known as the "Bear Wallow" neighborhood hail of largo size almost completely destroyed the peach erop, just as it was begianing to ripen. A'larg barn belonging to Andy Gray was leveled by the wind. The rainfall was Vi inches in two hours. Pottsvfli.k, Pa., Aug. 24. - A cloudburst here yestenlay flooded many buildings, causing a loss of over $100,000. Reports from Minersville, St. Clair, Port Carbon, Schuylkül Haveii, Girardvil!t and Mahanoy I'lane teil the same story of devastation and damage by the rain and flood. Summit, N. J., Aug. 25. - A cyclone struck Lon llill. in the Passaie valley, dnring the thunderstorm Sunday evêüing. Whole orchards and corn fields were uprooted and seattcred broadcast Tho cyclone ttruck Long BUI about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, cutting a swath as thongh a huge mower had gone over the ground. The cyclone is the first ever experienced in this se?tion The dainagc amounts to $100,000,