New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-23
TERRIFIC TORNADO IN OHIO.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
CIscISEATI, Tuesday, May %, 1856

The most destructive tornado ever known visited
this city yesterday afternoon between and o'clock.
The storm came from the northwest and appeared TO
be cloud densey black, some two miles in breadth,
rushing forward with fearful rapidity, accompanied
with thunder and lightning and torrents Of rain.
The damage done in this city by the blowing down
and unroong of houses lie immense, and viii probably
approximate 100000.
large number of persons were injured but as far
as ascertained, but ak persons were killed.
The roof of the new Commercial Office building was
blown off, portions of which were carried to the dis
lance of an entire square.
part of the wall fell through Johnsons saloon ad-
joining injuring several persons who were on the
ground foor
The steeplc of st. Andrews Church was blown off
and feel through the roof
Mott all the public buildings, school-houses, and
churches, beside a large number Of dwellings, were
unrooed OF otherwise damaged.
The telegraph lines in every direction were pros
trated
Little is known Of the damage in the country, but,
as far is ascerained it has been fully severe as
in the city.
TIE Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad was
covered with forest of fallen timber between here
and Carthage Village, and the country along the Little
Miami Railroad, between here aud LOyeland, suffered
terribly.
AT Loveland the railroad depot and other buildings
were demolished as was also the railroad shop at
Lawrenceburg.
The Catholic Seminary, on the hill beyond Brighton,
was umoofed and otherwise badly damaged.
The storm visited Cumminsville with great fury
The Catholic Orphan Asylum completely I'M
roofed and the road between Cumminsville and the
Brighton House completely covered with trees torn up
by the pots The nurseries and the gardens along the
road suffered terribly
The storm ragged with fearful violence along the
river. The cleaners at the levee were, however,
properly moored, and weathered the gale.
The steamer Virginia Home when two miles above
the city, cpsized and the cabin parting from the
hull oated down the river in fragments. There were
but three passHgerson board, all of whom saved.
Two of the crew were lost. The boat was valued at
$1,000.
AT Spring-Gpve Cemetery the destruction to monu-
ments, trees and shrubbery was severe.
Along the Cincinnati, Wilmington and GAINESVILLE
Railroad, from Norrowtown to Crclevle, trees were
blown down by thousands, and several houses were
destroyed There was great destruction of trees and
shrubbey, and all along the Clifton avenues the trees
were uprooted.
A train on the Covingon and Lexington Railroad
was thrown from the track, and the locomotive and
baggage car completely demolished. The passengers
escaped uninured.
heavy rainset in early in the evening and con-
timed till after midnight drenehing the habitations
already made roo9ess by the tornado which is con-
eeded TO have been the most disastrous known to the
present generation.
1t is impossible to enumerate all the damage that has
been DONE but scarcely house in the city has escaped
uniniured.
No traces OF the storm were seen on the Ohio and
Mississippi Road west of Lawrenceburg. From that
point east its signs on every hand.
North-west!of the city it appears to have extended
about seven miles in the line Of the Marietta and Gin
cinnati Railroad.
The tornado very as far east as Chilli
cothe.
Trees were blown down in all directions, houses I'M
roofed and general destruction of property is appar-
ent in all quarters.
Great fears are entertained for seamboats and COAL
boats on the river above here
The storm along the river, above and below, was
very severe. At Madison, Indiana six eight build
ines were unroofed but no lives were lost. Three or
four pairs of coal boats were sunk and six are
missing. The steamer Eunice was partly wrecked
near Client, Ky. Her cabin and chimneys We're
blown oTerboard together with quantity of freight.
The steamer Argyle lost her chimeys. Wharf boats at
Patriot, Client and Corrllton were torn from their
mooring, carried up stream, and wrecked. At New
Richmond Ohio several buildings unroofed, and
vast amount of damage was done boats and RATS.
Six pair Of coal-boas were in sight as the storm
came on but nothing has been seen of them since. All
on board have probably persisted. The railroads have
sustained but little damage, and are all in running
order