The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-04-16
Destructive Tornado-.-l5 Houses

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Blown Down Loss of Life.
We are indebted to conductor Rus
sell, Of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Rail.
road, for the following facts:
The storm which visited this city on
Saturday, in the vicinity of Alliance,
Stark CO., became a terrific hurricane.
It's track extended along the line of the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad from
ten miles south of Alliance to two miles
north of that place, and along it, fences
and trees we're scattered.
Near Alliance q barn was blown to
pieces, and six cattle killed-the man
in the barn escaping unhurt.
In Alliance a church and fifteen houses
we're destroyed. The Exchange was
full of travellers when the roofwas blown
off, and none of them were hurt. In the
"-E;;y Block four brick buildings, the
ends werc blown down, the chimneys and
rafters passing through a room where a
family were sitting, but none of the par
ty 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 fami-
~, who were near, was agonizing.
Another man was fatally injured.
a largo new frame building, all the
property Of two enterprising young men,
was literally torn; to pieces.
At Damascus, on the Ohio & Penn
sy%lvania Road, q man was killed; and
not less than twenty five trees were
blown upon the track between Salem
and Alliance.
Upon tho Cleveland and GAINESVILLE
Road, between Millersburg and Akron,
a tree fell across a train, disconnecting
the cars, and at the same time trees fell
at either end of the train, fairly hem
ming it in.
A freight train standing on the track
at Alliance, was blown down the track
and off a switch, as though propelled by
a powerful engine.
Conductor Russsll's train upon the
C. s. P. road, found seventeen trees
upon the track, but by running with
great caution, he avoided accident until
a mile and a half north of Alliance the
locomotive struck IN oak tree two feet
in diameter, cutting entirely through it.
The engine was disabled and thrown off
the track, but the passenger cars were
unframed. Fortunately a coal train
was following, and with its 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 behiud time.-C~Z erclander.
LIZ Just rs we 60 to press the d lii
ance Ledger, extra, came to hand, with
full details of the terrific tornado. We
can only add a few items of damages in
the vicinity. Damage to property in
Alliance estimated az from $4,000 to.
$4,000. MI. LETTERS farm, near by
damaged $500. The house of Mr.. HAv-
HURST took fire, and while the family
were trying to put it out, the house blew
down, severely injuring Mr.. H.'s two
daughters and = colored man-ths lat
ter supposed fatally. Other farms in
the n~eighborhood suffered severely.
At Mt. Union, the Methodist Church
was unroofed and several buildings in
jured. No persons injured.
At Salem some damage was done and
two persons injured, but not dangerous
ly. At Rochester, Bayard, Winchester
and Moultrie, much damage done to
dwellings, barns and fruit trees At
Damascus, the Quaker meeting house
and other buildings destroyed. New
Chambersburg, Columbiana county, re-
ported q mass of ruins. Fifteen persons
killed or wounded. Account probably
exaggerated. At Old Enon, Pa, DANA.
gcs reported heavy, and several lives.
Lost. Considerable property destroyed
in Allegheny city.-HeraM.
Terrific Tornado at Philadelphia.
Great Destruction Of Property-Tsco
Churches and an Iron foundry
Blo.on DoWn-One hundred and
Dty Houses Unroofed, cct., etc.
PHILADELPHIA, April Is, 1856.
About 10 o'clock last evening our city