Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-07-12
rEisisIBLE STORMS,
RAIN, WIND AND LtaHTNING
Loss ofLife and Property.
STORM 1N ONO AND INpIANA.

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Hurricanes and tornadoes, with floods of
rain, have followed each other in rapid sue
cession. This city and its immediate vici-
nifty escaped the fury of these storms
The country north of this and parallel in
Indiana and Ohio has suffered severely by
furious storms which passed overit on the
ID Sd and 4th instants. Telegraph wires
have been generally prostrated AtSpring-
field, Ohio, it is reported that telegraph
poles were blown down across the turnpike
so thickly in some places as TO entirely OBJ
struct travel east of Springfield. On the
Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Line there
were two hundred poles down, some of
them struck by lightning and others protrat-
ed by the wind. ~
Passengers from Logansport say that the
storm yesterday leveled trees nearly all the
way from Logansport to Richmond, Ind
In Richmond trees were blown down in
the streets. One fell across an express
wagon, breaking both legs of the driver
and crushing the wagon. At Troy. Ohio,
a large cordage factory was unroofed.
! This side of Troy, on the line OF the
Dayton and Michigan railroad, houses
were blown down, fences prostratcd, trees
uprooted, fields of grain leveled, corn fields
| 6attened. and, in some instances the corn
uprooted. Everywhere the fields looked
! like lakes Of water. -
On the GAINESVILLE road five bridges were
washed away.
No trains win go east to Circleville be-
: fore Monday, number OF feet OF the rail-
road track having been washed away.
The same prostration OF trees and de-
vastation of crops are reported in this Sec
tion of country as that further West
At Port Washington, Ohio, about seven
/ ty miles east of Columbus, a severe storm
of wind and rain occurred last night, up
roofing trees aud unrooling houses. AT
! Centreville, Ohio near Xenia, great num-
bers of telegraph poles have been splint
cred by lightning. .....r ..
AT Washington, indians, the storm was
exceedingly fierce shocks of wheat were
scattered about wildly and carried many
feet in the air. AZ Columbus the storm
was very severe and destructive.
The general prostration Of telegraph
poles is without PARALLEL III the history oi
the telegraph company. An alarming!y
large number were shivered to pieces by
/ lightning and totally destroyed and many
prostrated by the wind o..
To-day will be busy day in repairing
these lines. By tonight they will be ready
to tell their own story of the storm.
/ DAYTON, July ga terrific storm OF
wind and rain passed over this city last
night, lowing down trees and chimneys.
In the country the damage to the grain,
fencing and sheds is said to be extensive
The Miami river is full and still rising.
CINCINNATI, July 5.--Advices from
Mavsvile state that a severe storm visited
that section yesterday, unrooting many
buildings, upruoting trees and doing great
damage to the croops. The Hooking Val
ley in Ohio is inundated. the water being
higher than ever before known. Six miles
ofthe canal gone between Athens and Sc
line. The damage to the crops amount tc
over 81 ,000, 600, and the salt works ant
other commercial interests are suffering
greatly. .
WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE. July 5.-The terrible
storm which swept over Wisconsin yester
day proved very disastrous to pleasure par
ties. At Green Lake, Wis. II number o
pleasure seekers on the lake were struck by
the storm, three boats capsized, and twenty
souls were sent to eternity.
MILWAUKEE, July 5.-Reports from
Fond du Lac state that the storm has dam
aged the grain throughout Green Lake
Fond du Lac and Sheboysan counties to ;
great extent. Its course, from northwes
to southeast, was about five miles wide
along which space grain, timber, building
and fences were thrown to the ground. Ii
Fond du Lac City many,buildinGs were uu
rooted. The reported loss OF Lille at Ell
Hart lake proves to be false.
Aside from the disaster at Green Lake i
is remarkable fact that no lives were lost
The damage 10 the telegraph lines is bein!
rapidly repaired and communication is nov
open to- st. Paul. -r ..
MASSACHUSETTS. .
BosToN, July 5.-During heavy show
er in Andover yesterday afternoon tn
lightning struck the old South Church ant
stunned the Rev. Mr.. Abbott, who wa
delivering an Grafton. and also Mr.. Carter
tenor of the choir. Both recovered in
few moments. The church was not ma
terially damaged. Several other building
were also struck. 1t was the most violen
storm experienced here for fifty years.
AtGroveland, Mass. yesterday, during
thunder storm, lightning struck n tree, b.
which horse was frightened, overturnin!
q carriage containing several ladies an
children. and severely njuring Mrs. Grit
fifth and Mrs. Charles Kimball, the latte
probably fatally.
MISSOURI.
ST. JOSEPH, july "a lcrrluc WIN
storm, amounting almost to n tornado
f passed over the city last night. The steam
er lOuatdineGr was lying above the bridge
secured to the railroad track by eigh
cables, two of which were new and Of fou
and a-half inches diameter. At the frs
big blow the lines parted, after tearing u
, portion of the track, and the steame
, turned her head to the stream.
The wind kept her close to the st. Josep
, shore, and she struck the end of the bridge
draw. Several of the iron guys Of tn
bridge were sprung from their bolts, an
, the damage to the bridge amounts to $500
, to $4,000. The MOuHtaineer was terrbl
wrecked in her forward part, the uppe
, works and hurricane deck being mashed
Loss on vessel, $4,000.
, ST. LOUIS 6.-Accounts are arrivin
, with details of the late storms in the Wes
, Near Des Moines, Iowa, the country wa
deluged. and the wheat and oat crops wei
, badly injured. Along the line of the Roc
Island railroad hail storm did create
damage. \ farm house near Stewart sta
| ton was wrecked. Five persons WEI
seriously injured at Alexandria, Mo.
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