, 1860-02-27
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
PEOPLE 1NJURED-GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY,
tFrom ttc Cleveland Herald, Thutxdav1

On Tuesday night there vas heavy rain-
storm. Yesterday morning was brig BIT aud
warnl-too warm to be seasonab!c. III the af.
ternoon there were some strong gusts Of wind.
aud about six o'clock tremendous storm OF
wind and rain, accompanied by lightning, broke
over the city. Chimueys. roofs, sheds, fences.
and trees we're swept away in many parts Of the
city, and We do not remember greater havoc
from wind for many months.
The roof was stripped from the stables of the
Omnibus Line. Two chimneys Of the johnson
House we're blown down and fell through the
roof. Several roofs were stripped Of their COW
eriugs, and portions Of a number Of roofs torn
of. Fences were blown down in a!l directions.
sides blown down. One shed roof we saw lifted
bodily into the mir, and after performing snndry
grrations, deposited as u mass Of board. on the
opposite side Of the lot.
The roof to the steeple to the Third Presbyte-
rian Church wa Carried array by the storm. 4
rooted, and a woman had but just removed
child from the upssair room when the erent oc.
CURED:
The roof Of the large Religions Printing e.
Enlistment on the corner Of kins.nan and H=r-
mon streets, WAS blown of in part and carried
't1stance ot twelve rods, landing in the garden
Of Mr. George B. Ely, destroying his fruit
trees.
The coping stone was blown from the resi-
deuce of Mr. Barlow, On kinsman street, and
fell on the adjoining house. crushing n the roof.
Three chimneys were blown down at the Or
phaa Asylum on klnsman street. 4 little boy
was hurt, it is feared fatally. 4 chimney was
blown down at Seeiey's Water Cure. on Kins-
man street. Two chlmneys were blown from
the Catholic Orphan Asylum, Harmon street;
two from the residence Of S. S. Zoe, on Perry
street; four from the house Of ]. Ross, corner
Perry md Prospect; one from the house Of W.
Slade, Jr.; two from the house Of II. Il. Dodge
on Euclid street; E. B. Hale, on Euclid street,
lost two chtlnueys and barn.
L dwelling house on on Pittsburgh streetwas
unroofed. 4 grocery store in the same vicinity
was blown down.
Three chimneys we're blown from the Seneca
block on Superior street. One OF the bricks
board Of Nr. Lord, foreman Of Osram Co.,
who was at work. One chimney of the Aneri-
can House was blown down, aud fell through
into sleeping room. We hear Of more than
forty oil1er ehintneys. blown down in various 10.
c1lities. aud Expect these are but small num-
ber Of those actually destroyed.
The frame car building Of the Cleveland and
Mahoning Railroad Was blowu down.
The freight denot Of the T.. c. 4 C. R. Il. aud
that Of the G. E. r. r., on the pier, were par
TALLY uaroofed.
The tin wa. stripped from the roof of the G.
G. l. C. Il. X. carpenters shop On one side, aud
nearly the entire roof on the other side carried
over the building aud plunged into second
class car belonging to the Buffalo aud Erie Rail
road, completely Wrecking the Car.
The front part Of the 1oof Of Merchants large
brick building On River and Lighthouse streets
was blown uif aud carried into Meadow street.
The gable end Of the Michigan Central Il. R.
warehouse roof VAS blown down. The roof Of
| the "Buckeye Pork House," owned By Mr.
Warner, was blown of in part The back part
Of ". J: Gordon's house, on water street, was
| stripped.
The ice house Of the Cleveland Ice Co., at the
| piers, was unroofed. 4 shed in the vicinity
was thrown down and portions blown across
| the river.
Prof. Thomc's house; on the West Side, lost 4
| chimney i number of other chimneys were
blown down on the West Side
belonging to Edward White, lost its gable end.
Il barn on Detroit street, belonging 10 James
| Mckeever, Ind its gable end blown down. Lie
had just removed his horses before the barn
/ went ose. :.
The omnibus that runs 10 University Heights
was crossing the Flats when it was blown ore:
on its side. No one was hurt.
Several teams took fright duriug the storm
and rau of. Fortunately no serious accidents
occarred iu consequence.
The tin was stripped from the roof Of Davis
i Co.'s store, on Water street, and lies in y roll
in the street.
TO add to the alarm, cry Of fire was raised,
/
Fortunately, the aiarm was fulse.
During the height Of the storm, woman was
| passing across the Flats, ueAr the packing house
OF II. u. Chaplin & Co., when she was blown to-
! wards the river. Just as she reached the bunk
she was caught up by violent gust and drop
| ped into the river. She was buGyed up by her
| expanded clothes, but drifted rapidly down tho
st1ca'u. Mr.:.Thou,us Walters, who Was passing
waded out into the strea.n md succeeded IN get
| ting her ashore, much scared and very wet, but
| not hurt.
The storm WIS very fierce in other places. At
Norxalk barn VAS lifted IRON its position and
carried partly into an adjoining Geld.
| 1t Grafton a dwelling house, belonging t. Mr.
LaoEls, which was not quite finished. WAS lifted
from its foundations and carried ten fee1. Other
| houses were also injured.
| At Shelby several houses Wers un(oofed by
| the gale; one new house was slid from its foun-
| l;.ton, and large number Of sheds, 0ut'houses
| g., were demolished.
| At Sandusky the roof Of the Union Block, on
| Columbus avenue, was stripped Of its tin cover
! ing, aud five chimncys blown down. 4 board
| from the roof smashed in a large front window
| Of uosmer / Wells Store, on Water street.
Trees were uprooted or broken down aud a
| general scene Of wreck and ruin marked the
| puth ofthi viule1t storm,
| at about hatf.past seven another storm came
| up accompanied BY fierce lightning and thun-
| der, but tue wind WIS not SO boisterous.
F! During the night it raincd at intervals, and
this morning steady rain set in, changing
| ubnHt noon to snow.
| That much quoted individual, the 'toldest in-
| iabitaut,' severely strained his memory this
u,orning in trying to 'think back" to the date OF
ssmilar storm in this region, but gare up the
attempt in despair.