New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-06
THE STORM.

A Tornado Sweeps Through the Western
States-Telegrapb Poles Blown Down.
Trees and Chimneys Overturned
Twenty Persons Drowned at Green
Lake-One Of the Most severe Storms
Ever Experienced-OhfO Rivers Over.
fowing-The Storm Reaches New Eng.
lnnd-Deaths by lightning.
WASHINGTON, Ind, July 5.--At this place
the storm was exceedingly fierce; sheaves of
wheat were scattered about wildly and
carried many feet n the air.
Al Columbus The storm was very severe
and destructive: the general prostration of
telegraph poles is without parallel in the
history Of the telegraph company. An
alarmingly large number were shivered to
pieces by the lightning and totally de-
stroyed. while many others were partially
destroyed. and many were prostrated by
the wind.
To-day will be busy day in repairing
these lines; by tonight they will tell their
own story of the storm.
DAYTON, Ohio, July 5-A terrific storm
of wind and rain passed over this city las:
night, blowing down trees and chimneys.
In the country the damage to grain, fencing
and sheds is said to be extensive. The
Miami river is full and still rising.
MILWAUKEE, July 5.-A terrific storm
which passed through Wisconsin Yesterday
proved very disastrous to pleasure parties.
At Green Lake, Wisconsin, number of
pleasure seekers on the lake were struck by
the storm, their boats capsized and twenty
persons drowned
The following are the only names that
| could be obtained: M. c. Russell and
daughter, of Berlin, Wisconsin, Jennie Olin,
child of Mrs. Olin, Mrs. A. P COrwin,
Mrs. George Harding, William Beanham,.
| wife and child. and Mr.. John Balm. all from
hartford.
CHICAGO, July 5.-Thc weather to-day is
clear and beautiful. The meagre reports
received from the various points in the
country show that the storm of the last two
days has been one of the most severe ever
experienced here. An immense quantity of
water fell and there has been a good deal
of damage to. telegraph poles and wires by
the lightning and wind
CINCINNATI, July 5.-The storms of the
past three days have seldom, if ever. been
equalei in severity in Ohio and Indiana.
Hurricanes and tornadoes, with foods of
rain, have followed each other in rapid sue.
cessiOn. This city and its immediate vicin.
ity escaped the fury of these storms.
The country north of this and parallel in
Indiana and Ohio has suffered severely by
the furious storms which passed over it on
the second, third and fourth instant The
telegraph wires have been generally pros
| trated.
At Springfield, Ohio, it is reported that
the telegraph poles were blown down across
the turnpike so thickly in some places as to
entirely obstruct travel east of Springfield.
On the Pacific and Atlantic telegraph line
there were 200 poles down, some of them
struck by lightning, and others Frustrated
| By the wind.
Passengers from Logansport say the
storm yesterday leveled trees nearly all
| the way from Logansport to Richmond, In
diana. In Richmond the trees were blown
down in the streets
WoLFBoEo, N. H., July 5.-The lightning
| burned house and killed woman.
Four men, while fishing, were drowned
| at Deer island, off EastpOrt.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 5.-SeveraI
houses here and in the vicinity were struck
! by lightning yesterday.
| CIRCLEyILLE. Ohio, July 5.-The SciOta
| river has Overtowed. The exter sive broom
corn fields in its vicinity will probably be-
ruined From 500 to 1000 acres of broom
corn is fattened down, and the dirt washed
on to it. so that much of it can not rise.
| The ST. Q inns are 80 high that the roads are
impassable beyond here and Columb bus.
| No trains have arrived from the east since
Thursday.
| LONG BRANCH, July 5.-A terrific thunder
shower occurred here at eight o'clock this
morning, lasting one hour. and there was
another at noon, accompanied by a mOmen-
| tary hail storm.
| Boston, July 5.-During the heavy shower
yesterday evening the lightning struck the
| Old South Church, and stunned the Rev.
Mr.. Abbott, who was delivering an grafton,
and also Mr.. Carter, tenor of the choir.
Both recovered in a few minates. The
church was not materially damaged. Sew
eral other buildings we're also struck. 1t
was the most violent storm experienced
] hare fOr fifty vears