Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-04-18
Destruetive Tornado-Is Houses T1o--
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Desrruettye TOrnadQ--15 Houses FfIor---,
Down--LOss OF life.
We are indebted to conductor Russell Of
the Cleveland q Pittsburgh Railroad, for
the following facts:
The storm which visited this city on Sat
urday, IN the vineity of Alliance. Stark co.
became terrific hurricane. It's traek av.
tended along the track of the Cleveland 4.
Pittsburgh Railroad from ten miles south of
Alliance to two miles north of that place.
and along it, fences and trees were scatter.
ed.
Near Alliance barn was blown to pieces
and SIX cattle killed-the man in the barn
iescaping unhurt.
In Alliance church and fifteen houses
were destroyed. The Exchange was full Of
travellers when the roof was blown off and
none Of them were hurt. In the aFlv
Block" four brick buildings, the ends were
blown down, the ehimneys and rafters pass
ing through a room where a family were
sitting, but none of the party was injured.
A farmer who had sought shelter beside
the building, was crushed under the walls
and instantly killed. The grief Of his wife
and family, who were near was agonizing.
Another man was fatally injured.
A large new frame building, all the pro
Iperty of two enterprising young men was
literally torn to pieces.
AT Damascus, on the Ohio & PennsyIya-
MIA Road, man was killed; and not less
than twenty-five trees were blown upon the
track between Salem and Alliance.
TTpOu tho O1oz-olo-J T.
between Millersburgh and Akron, tree
fell across train disconnecting the cars and
at the Same time trees fell at either end of
the train fairly hemming It in.
A freight train standing on the track at
Alliance, was blown down the track, and off
switch, as though propelled by powerful
engine.
Conductor Russelrs train upon the C. Il
P. road, found seventeen trees upon the
track, but by running with great caution, he
avoided accident until mile and a half
north Of Alliance the locomotive struck an
oak tree two feet in diameter, cutting entire
ly through it. The engine was disabled
and thrown off the track, but the passenger
cars were unharmed. fortunately coal
train was following and with It's engine the
Express train was run back to Alliance, the
track cleared, and the Express came on to
Cleveland in safety, arriving at half past five
on Sunday morning, eight hours behind
time Clevelander.
Just as we go to press, the Alliance
Ledger, extra, came to hand, with full de-
tails Of the terrific tornado. We can only
add few items of the damages in the VI
einity. Damage to property in Alliance esti-
mated at rrom SIS, 900 to $4,000. Mr..
TEETERs' farm, near by, damaged 1900
The house of Mr.. HAvHURsr took fire, and
while the family were trying to put it out
the house blew down, severely injuring Mr..
HIS two daughters and coloured man
the latter supposed fatally. Other farms in
the neighborhood suffered severely.
At Mt. Union, the Methodist Church was
unroofed and several buildings injured. No
persons injured.
At Salem some damage was done and
two persons injured, but not dangerously.
At Rochester, Bayard, Winchester and Moul-
trie, much damage was done to dwellings,
barns and fruit trees. At Damascus, the
Quaker meetin@hOuse and other buildings
destroyed. New Chambersburg, Columbi-
ana county, reported a mass of ruins. Fif-
teen killed or wounded. Account probably
exaggerated. At Old Enon, Pa, damages
reported heavy, and several lives lost. Con-
property destroyed at Allegheny
Herald.