New-York tribune., 1871-07-11
THE RECENT STORMS.

NAMES OF THE KILLED AND INJURED.
| CINCINNATI, July 10.-Late information from
Dayton, Ohio, indicates that the effect OF the storm
there yesterday afternoon serious than first
supposed The OF the persons killed by falling
vi 81 johns LurtheTan Church, Christian Thomas,
Mrs. Theresa Randall. and Leonard weyraugh. Jacob
"aifrim ia probably fatally injured. Beside these,
NUMBER Oh others were seriously injured EGsard
Mehan and George speyer, lads. taken dead
from the Westinghouse. bridge. horribly mangled.
James flschbaugh and another boy removed alive.
but badly injured few miles from the city tree was
blown across gipsy wagon in camp instantly killing ~
woman. The Tbirdst Presbyterian Church spre was
moved foot out OF line; the spires OF Mr. stemper's
Presbyterian Church st. Clair-st and OF the First
Baptist Church. somewhat damaged. The storm
severe In the country adjacent 10 Dayton parcu-
ary in Randolph township, destroying crops and fences
and in few instances barns struck by Lightning
and burned. At Xenia, the storm less but
made havoc among the trees, fences and outhouses.
few miles southeast of Dayton trees fell across
farmhouse, crushing 1t and killing two of the hmairs
Frghtful accounts given Of the injuries done TO the
It is impossible to more than conjecture aggregate
loss Some persons place the loss in the city and country
at little less than million OF dollars but this s prob
ably an exagaeraon. AT Crestaine several buildings
were Struck by lightning and four OF five persons were
injured.
THE STORM IN METEOROLOGICAL DAMAGE AT
GEDDES-sALT WORKS INJURED.
Sunday afternoon a severe storm swept over
the country about Syracuse The Syracuse standard
says: Its pathway in some localities marked by
wholesale destruction After literally deugng the city,
the storm which from the north went east short
distance where it was by force which sen ID
back drop for hour more continued sheet oK
A. c. Carpenter, bound from Buffalo TO NewYork was
passing through the village Of Ambo some 10 rods west
Harris the steersman and son OF the captain Thomas
Harris; was instantly Killed He & had 6eeh sassh ~ te %
body tearing his clothes and greatly dishgurng him
ts passage The other young man. though badly injured,
BY far the most serious damage to property 10
cted in the village of Geddes. The entire loss will
tanly reach $4,000 and 1t may prove as high az f50O!
Coming from the northwest across the lake the sod by
the time it reached the village had immense force.
An eyewitness says the scene was quite fearful The
gale first struck the sachmney OF Block No IL all but
% feet went crashing down. The chimney Of double
Block Nos and clipped from the top 20 feet.
tOppied to ground then the wind spored win
Ium6eryard; several thousand feet OF boards and
they were but shingles, and scattered far and
salt Office breaking in the side Of the barber shop scat
tering chimneys as If they had been made Of pebble
But this but the sport of the wind. It's serious
work done at the Union School building The entire
main portion carried over 300 feet huge piece of tho
tin was dropped in The PARK stl another piece IIe'
and bep switched of ON the ground toward and in the
rear Of G. B. Van Deusen's house The debris bricks
and spllnered boards and rafters was scattered
TO the southeast The roof OF the school gone the build
ing turned into big cistern Huge beams had fallen
space of time each door was deIGged With water Tie
material beneath the floors 70 deaden the sound became
wet and the floors were SINKING yesterday, at O'CLOCK
several private houses were somewhat damaged, aud
the whole town thrown into agony Of terror by tho
fury of the storm and the immense objects dashng vo-
done by the lightning striking houses Du beyond slight
bruises, no casualties occurred.
INCREDIBLE POWER OF A sTORM-A TRAIN
BLOWN FROM THE TRACK-nMMENsE DE-
sTRUCTTON.
The teegraphic reports in no way exagger-
ated the tremendous OF the storm which recently
devastated portion of Nebraska. the country
Omaha serious mischief DONE A number OF people
were killed and quantity OF property destroyed
The house OF farmer j. r. Jester, was lifted bodily
from its foundation by furious blast and whmtd
through the air five rods more stunning and bruisng
the frightened inmates In the town. nearly every
house was unrooed, the wind tearing the roofs OF IKE
pasteboard. For miles the fine fields and Wig
fields have been ruined. Says The omaha Herald: I
procession following the corpse OF Lewis F. ThoIfp
Overtaken by the tempest about four miles
this city Mr. Ireland Of the first TO see comfg
ana bemy t g sn 10 nj The Gognd C" But his
fruitless the vehicle beng twisted out OF his ga
rom the ground carriage, in which Mrs Thompstn,
Ireland, Mrs scott, aud other near relatives OF e
9Sn po hollow Where sReiter was Afforded One y
was taken the ground and carried dstanceof
could not stand up but were thrown about at @ae
The afternoon train on the Fremont and Elkhorn Val
ley Railroad struck by the Storm between sebner
and CrOwe and the three coaches were ited from tne
track thrown down the embankment, and turned upside
down in the ditch. One side OF the engine was hited
eight inches from 'S yery og, sas more or
less Injured John McCiary Of Norfolk received frae-
their johnnie had his skull fractured Robert @ II
Pr SGo"fsr Beebe was OF Blair was broken above
the the Chow Conductor McLeods shoulder
broken Lew Reed q ts hru Gy Mas & one ON me ne rom
tine wreck Of the tran the house OF Nathan Austin was
picked by the wind carried about 100 se ana asoh so
in the wreck by falling mbers His danghter escaEea
with her te though she was ,rsH seDerS When End drawn
No To- the Wafer tank at lone Tree backed away
notcs6 IS tie snd ne moment TOO soon the wind
mill and building fell immediately inn lt 1,erTsTd oson
the train shaking il tremendously, the employees
of the Company hurried through toward the sleepng
cara which were considered the safest from being lhe
and they said that the passengers were nearly
all on their knees praying for mercy for not one ~
- tai, point, and dispatch received fIem
there said that none were smaller than "a 1csn conc
dow destroyed The roof was torn from .ne so%n
side the depot the Kitchen OF the hotel s m sroand
down the telegraph poles were torn rom 'ne ,sn,"t
box freight ear standing on Sasn sae sS emSsns@en and
The truck was taken up by an opposite euvs essr were
and thrown the main traSS a pes ppesaor 3, aeead
that "a woman was picked up sy raie she Of thou.
carried quarter ,S%,e Of mils a. gentleman named
Phelp.. living near Lone Tree, Ms' nemSer Of
daughter mat. fatally ,.. TsSS bruised The there
tnued about ten minutes and ts sxerv sd Of srsin
%ss a snaTs9 ~ wS'u udesrcSed Blair the Sic Sioux city and
Pacic was s.Haped from the runs with
man. ,ns yes Ts Mr. house about one mile IRON .ns
town torn to pesSs sdass u. and crops WHEN Il I'M
ii1ne cannot now estimated, and II Is probable lhs'
ine.se, .,, las Of human life viii be reported