Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
A DESTRUCTIVE THUNDER STORM
AT VARIOUS POINTS.
Telegraph Poles Blown Down and
Shiyered 10 Pieces.
Twenty Persons Drowned at Green
lake, Wisconsin.
Great Damage to Grain, Buildings. &c.
RayHges Of the Tornado.

Spears of wheat were scattered about Wild |
ly, and carried many feet in the air.
AT Columbus, the storm was very severe |
and destructive.
The general prostitution of telegraph !
poles is without a parallel in the history of
the telegraph company. An alarmingly
large number were shivered to pieces by
lightning and totally destroyed, while
many others were partially destroyed, and
many Frustrated by wind.
To-day will be busy day in repairing
the lines. by tonight they will be ready
to tell their own story of the storm.
At Dayton. Ohio.
DAYTON ONO, July "a terrific storm
of wind and rain passed over this city last
night, blowing down trees and chimneys.
In the country, damage to the grain, fenc-
ing and shade trees is said to be extensive.
The Miami river is full and still rising.
IiIwauHee.
MILWAUKEE, July "a terrific storm
passed through Wisconsin yesterday,
which proved very disastrous to the parties
at Greenlake, Wisconsin. A number of
pleasure seekers on the lake were struck
by the storm, their boats capsized and
twenty peISOllS were uIOWHtu.
Illinois.
CHICAGO, July 5,-The weather to-day
| is clear and beautiful. Meagre reports re-
ceived from various points i'll the country
show that the storm of the last two days
has been one of the most severe kind ever
experienced here. An immense quantity
of water fell and there has been good
| deal of damage to telegraph poles and
| wires by the lightning and w nd.
There were large gatherings of farmers
at Springfield, Galesburg Pontiac, Cham
pion, Knoxville and other places in Hi
nois yesterday, who celebrated the day by
listening to Speeches aupon the farmers
| movement and the railroad question.
Several accidents happened here yester-
day. the most serious of which was shoot
ing, and it is thought, fatally woundfng OF
q boy by young man who was shooting
at the mark.
CINCINNArI, July Sat Owingsville,
kentucky, on Thursday, William q. Lot
terfield was placed on trial for burning
that place in April last. While one Hay
den was testifying in regard to being EN-
ployed by Lotterfield to burn the place
Lotterfeld and his friends rushed towards
him with revolvers in hand, when severa
determined citizens interfered and aVerteC
a collision. Court then adjourned till yes
friends rode into town with double-barreleC
shot guns and revolvers, and were met by
Mr.. Hoon, the jailor, and other citizens
Hoon fired at Lotterfield, killing him in
stantly, when the rest of the party flee
with the body of Lstterfield. Lotterhel(
has been regarded as u dangerous, desper
ate character, and his death is not mucl
regretted by law-abiding citizens.
Freaks OF the storm in the East.
During the heavy shower in Andove
? yesterday afternoon lightning struck tn
t old South Church and stunned the Rev
, Mr.. Abbott, who was delivering an ora
. ton, and also Mr.. Carter, tenor of tn
t choir. Both recovered in few minutes
: The church was not materially damaged
8 Several other buildings were also struck
e The storm was the most violent one eXpe
t rienced here for fifty years.
4 A lady, a child and the lady sister wer
J killed at Warsaw, Illinois.
t CINCINNATI, July o. The storms of til
. past three days have seldom If ever beel
o equalled in severity III Ohio and Indiana
s The hurricanes and tornados, with flood
j. of rain have followed each other in rapi
!, succession. This city and its immediat
!, vicinity, escaped the fury of these storms
o The country north of this and probable j.
Indiana and Ohio has suffered severely D.
the furious storms which passed over it o
V the second third and fourth instants. Th
telegraph wires have been generally pros
}. trated. At Springfield, Ohio, it is reporte
e that the telegraph poles Were blown dow
e across the turnpike so thick in some place
It as to entirely obstruct the travel east {
Springfield, on the Pacific and Atlant
y telegraph line, there were two hundre
d poles down, some of them were struck b
re lightning and others wefe Frustrated /
d the wind.
re Passengers from LogaaspOrt say Il
s. storm yesterday levelled the trees nearl
~ all the way from Logansportt t. Richmon
1t indiana. Il Richmond thu trees we
I'd blown down in the streets.
d, CIRCLEVuLE, OHIO, July 5,--The Scot
re river has overlooked the extensive broo
Je corn fields in this vicinity and probab
ct running from five hundred to thoUsar
a acres. The broom corn is tlattened dow
IT, and dirt washed on to it so that much Of
ne cannot rise The streams are so high tn
ely the roads are impossible between here al
in Columbus. No trains have arrived fro
ITS the East since Thursday.
PORTSMOUTH, N, H., July 6.-Sevel
n. houses here and in the vicinity were stru
10y Igh'"iug yesterday.